Pierre Dorion was visibly giddy at the return of hockey to the Canadian Tire Centre. Never mind that this was just Day 1 of a scaled-back development camp with fewer than 25 skaters and goalies on the ice and none of the NCAA prospects, who are already at school. The Senators general manager walked clear
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FRISCO, Texas — Making the jump from the AHL to the NHL is difficult for any player. Making it for a skilled forward might be the toughest job in the sport. While a goalie, a defenseman or a checking line forward will get a similar assignment in trying to make the big team, a skilled
The Columbus Blue Jackets have named Cleveland Monsters associate coach Steve McCarthy as an assistant coach on Brad Larsen‘s staff. McCarthy replaces Sylvain Lefebvre, who has decided not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and thus will not be able to perform the duties required of him given current NHL protocols. McCarthy, 40, has spent the past
Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Ottawa Senators NHL Hockey The Senators’ goaltending prospect says qualifying for Beijing was one of the most important events ever for hockey in his native Denmark. Author of the article: Bruce Garrioch Mads Sogaard takes a break during Senators development practice at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. Photo by Tony Caldwell
The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed forward Cooper Marody to a one-year, two-way contract. Marody led the American Hockey League with 21 goals and tied for third in overall scoring with 36 points in 39 games for the Bakersfield Condors in 2020-21, his third pro campaign. He added one goal and two assists in six postseason
When the Dallas Stars open development camp on Saturday afternoon, it will be the first time the organization will have an up-close look at many of their prospects from the last two drafts. Typically held during the week after the NHL draft, development camp is instead being held in mid-September as a precursor to next
The Iowa Wild have signed forward Nate Sucese to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Sucese spent the 2020-21 season with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners, collecting six goals and seven assists for 13 points. A native of Fairport, N.Y., Sucese spent four seasons at Penn State University, totaling 140 points in 147 games. He earned
The Calgary Flames have re-signed defenseman Connor Mackey to a two-year contract. Mackey, 24, skated in 27 games with the AHL’s Stockton Heat in 2020-21, posting three goals and 13 assists for 16 points and earning a spot on the Canadian Division AHL All-Star Team. Mackey also made his NHL debut with the Flames last
The Seattle Kraken have signed restricted free-agent defenseman Dennis Cholowski to a one-year, two-way contract. Cholowski, selected in the expansion draft from Detroit, played 16 games with the Red Wings in 2020-21, posting one goal and two assists. He also had three goals and seven assists for 10 points in 13 AHL games with the
The members of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team staff are from all over the country, but five of them have one city in common: Pittsburgh. USA Hockey announced today that Todd Reirden has been named one of Mike Sullivan’s four assistant coaches for the 2022 Winter Olympics, while Andy Saucier will be Team USA’s
The Bakersfield Condors have announced that Colin Chaulk has been named as an assistant coach on Jay Woodcroft‘s staff. A native of Toronto, Chaulk will work primarily with the team’s forward group. Chaulk, 44, served as an assistant with the AHL’s Belleville Senators in 2019-20, helping the club to a 38-20-4-1 record (.643) and the
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed defenseman Mitch Reinke to an American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Reinke appeared in 18 games with the AHL’s Utica Comets last season, notching two goals and 10 assists for 12 points. He also made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut, skating in one game for the St. Louis
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed goaltender Louis Domingue to a one-year, two-way contract. Domingue spent the 2020-21 season in the Calgary Flames organization, making three appearances with the AHL’s Stockton Heat (0-2-1, 4.04, .859) and one with the Flames (0-1-0, 3.12, .870). He spent the majority of the season on Calgary’s taxi squad. Domingue has
The Chicago Wolves have signed defenseman Daniel Brickley to an American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Brickley posted three goals and three assists in 23 games with the AHL’s Ontario Reign last season, his third pro campaign. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Brickley has played 78 games in the AHL with
The Henderson Silver Knights have signed forward Alan Quine to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Quine enters his ninth pro season after appearing in seven games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors in 2020-21, recording three assists. In 285 career AHL contests with Bakersfield, Stockton, Bridgeport and Grand Rapids, Quine has
The Syracuse Crunch have announced that they will require all their employees, game-night staff and fans ages 12 and up to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to enter the Upstate Medical University Arena during the 2021-22 season. “After extensive discussions with Onondaga County, medical professionals at Upstate University Hospital and our partners at the
The Vegas Golden Knights have named Tim Speltz to the position of general manager of the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights. “We are very excited to have Tim join our organization. I’ve known him for a very long time, dating back to our days in the Western Hockey League, and he has an outstanding
EDMONTON, AB – The job of balancing both veteran and youth talent to win as many hockey games as possible within an organization focused on graduating players to the next level doesn’t have to be a ‘one or the other’ scenario. The Bakersfield Condors, boasting a John D. Chick Trophy as the American Hockey League’s