All Entries in the "Prospects" Category
Red Wings Sign Two Prospects to Entry-Level Contracts
The Detroit Red Wings are thinking ahead when it comes to life after Nicklas Lidstrom as they signed two blueline prospects to entry level contracts, it was announced early today. The team signed defensemen Xavier Ouellet and Ryan Sproul to standard three-year deals. The terms were not disclosed, per team policy. Ouellet, 18, was the [...]
Gaudreau’s Pair Leads Boston College Past Maine To Capture Third Consecutive Hockey East Championship
BOSTON– (#4) Maine Black Bears 1 @ (#1) Boston College Eagles 4 – FINAL Power-Play: Black Bears (0-5 / 0 %) — Eagles (1-3 / 33 %) Penalty-Kill: Black Bears (2-3 / 67 %) — Eagles (5-5 / 100 %) Shots: Black Bears (42) — Eagles (43) Recap: Things got out to a fast [...]
Black Bears Upset BU, Will Face Boston College For Hockey East Championship
BOSTON – (#4) Maine Black Bears 5 @ (#3) Boston University Terriers 3 – FINAL Power-Play: Black Bears (4-6 / 67 %) — Terriers (1-2 / 50 %) Penalty-Kill: Black Bears (1-2 / 50 %) — Terriers (2-6 / 33 %) Shots: Black Bears (44) — Terriers (31) Recap: The Terriers would jump ahead early [...]
Kreider, Eagles Down Providence 4-2 En Route To Third Straight Hockey East Title Game
BOSTON – (#7) Providence College Friars 2 @ (#1) Boston College Eagles 4 – FINAL Power-Play: Friars (0-2 / 0 %) — Eagles (1-4 / 25 %) Penalty-Kill: Friars (3-4 / 75 %) — Eagles (2-2 / 100 %) Shots: Friars (29) — Eagles (34) Recap: This one got off to a hot start [...]
Eagles Top Terriers In Overtime For Third Straight BeanPot Championship
In the 60th annual Beanpot Final on Monday evening, two of the most storied college hockey programs got together for yet another historic chapter in their epic rivalry. The Boston College Eagles were set to meet their cross-town rival Boston University Terriers at TD Garden for their fourth match-up of the season. Both student sections [...]
LA Kings shake things up with four roster moves
Slava Voynov is on his way back to Manchester. It’s an easy move to understand, as the team was carrying an extra defenseman and it seems that coach Darryl Sutter has settled on Alec Martinez. Thus, it was time for Voynov to head back to the AHL, where he can play large minutes every night [...]
Terriers And Eagles Take Care Of Business, Will Meet Again In Beanpot Finals
On Monday evening the two most prominent college hockey teams in Boston did their part in setting up yet another installment of one of the greatest hockey rivalries on the Eastern Seaboard. The Boston University Terriers and the Boston College Eagles will meet in the Beanpot tournament finals for the fourth time in the past [...]
Five Future NHLers To Look For At This Year’s BeanPot
Beginning on Monday evening, the Boston hockey tradition that is the BeanPot will once again emanate from the confines of the TD Garden. For the 60th consecutive year four of Boston’s finest college hockey programs will meet for two Mondays in February in an attempt to earn city-wide bragging rights for the next year to [...]
Five Deals That SHOULD Be Made Before The Deadline
As the late February NHL trading deadline approaches rumors have began to surface in every corner of the hockey world. From buyers to sellers and rentals, a plethora of deals always seem to be made this time of year. This year, as a few top-tier players are slated to become Unrestricted free agents at year’s [...]
Q & A with Hockey Future’s Jared Ramsden (Update on NJ Devils prospects)
Thank you to Jared Ramsden from Hockey’s Future (www.hockeysfuture.com) for taking out the time to answer some questions for me on the future prospects of the New Jersey Devils. Jared is a great resource on the up and comers for the Devils. Be sure to check out his upcoming column (expected to be available in mid-February) on the [...]
CONCUSSIONS KILLING HOCKEY
Speed and offense are now the kings in the present day NHL. A focus on players with those very attributes took over drafts and team on-ice strategies. Slower skaters have slowly been fazed out, especially those pugilistic specialists who all too often didn’t quite have the same skill sets and strides of their respective teammates. [...]
Thoughts on World U-17 Tournament
As a hockey fan living in Michigan, I have always been accustomed to watching the Detroit Red Wings, but it’s not the only hockey ticket in town. About 30 minutes northwest are the Plymouth Whalers and they are one of the premier teams in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). If you want to cross the [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week In Review
At the Christmas break, the Detroit Red Wings (21-12-1) are currently in third place in the Central Division with 43 points and they now stand in sixth place in the Western Conference. With back-to-back losses on the road to Vancouver and Calgary, it’s no secret that the Red Wings need to pick it up and [...]
The Personal Demons Of NY Islanders Prospect Corey Trivino
If you aren’t aware, I am a hockey blogger for CBS New York / WFAN now. My first blog was earlier this week with the lay of the land with the NY Islanders, arguing that the Isles have indeed taken a step forward thus far. My second piece, today, is on Isles 2008 2nd [...]
Pre-season prospecting: Tom Kuhnhackl
It is not clear how many people in recent history have made the 4,250 mile journey from Augsburg, Germany to Pittsburgh. In a few years, the Penguins are hoping a prospect who travelled that path will realize his NHL dream. Right wing Tom Kuhnhackl, 19, a 6’2″ 172 lb. native of Landshut, Germany, was drafted [...]
Sky’s the limit for award-laden Nashville blue line prospect Ryan Ellis
After a distinguished four-year major junior career in which he put his name in the conversation of all-time best Ontario Hockey League defenceman while earning just about every award imaginable, 20-year old blueliner Ryan Ellis only took a brief rest this past summer before resuming his training program. This week, Ellis continues his journey to [...]
LA Kings prospect calls Anaheim Ducks fan ‘a lost cause’
Kaunisto during Rookie Camp (photo: CIKIRI) It’s time for the return of the Yooper. Ray Kaunisto, a 6-foot-4 left wing, played 57 games for Manchester last season, the Kings’ AHL affiliate. He had 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) and finished with a minus-6 rating. Not exactly numbers that will shoot him past Brandon Kozun [...]
PAT LAFONTAINE AND STEVE WEBB TO RIDE 550 MILES FOR CHARITY
We here at HI support this effort by Pat LaFontaine and Steve Webb, and personally implore you to give just anything you can in support of this…. HOCKEY LEGENDS PAT LAFONTAINE AND STEVE WEBB TO RIDE 550 MILES FOR W20 FOUNDATION AND COMPANIONS IN COURAGE FOUNDATION NEW YORK (September 19, 2011) –NHL alumnus Steve Webb [...]
Despite winless Rookie Tournament, Nasreddine, Samuelsson positive
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost all three games of the 2011 NHL Rookie Tournament in Oshawa, Ontario, falling by a lopsided composite score of 13-2 in three games over four days. Today, the Penguins’ prospects fell 4-1 to Chicago’s prospect squad in a game that turned near the end of the second period when after Pittsburgh [...]
McKegg’s 1 goal, 2 assists lead Leafs over Pens at Rookie Tournament
Greg McKegg, a returnee from last year’s Rookie Tournament, scored a third period goal and added two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs won their second straight game this weekend, 5-1 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh fell to 0-2 in Oshawa. McKegg, 19, scored 49 goals and 92 points for the Erie Otters of the [...]
