It was five years ago — the summer of 2015 — when Cooper Marody’s father, Patrick, came home with a guitar. “He was playing simple chords,” Marody said by phone Wednesday. “The next day, I went to a small shop in Sheboygan, Wisc., and picked up a cheap guitar of my own. It went from
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The Manitoba Moose announced today that defenseman and team captain Peter Stoykewych is retiring from professional hockey following five seasons with the Moose. Stoykewych, a 27-year-old Winnipeg native, played all 267 of his professional games in the Winnipeg Jets organization with the Moose and the St. John’s IceCaps. Stoykewych totaled 19 goals and 53 assists for
The most stunning part of being on the ice when a team is celebrating a Stanley Cup is the discovery. To be there three times and witness the same during each party makes it no less emotional for those with a vested interest.
The road to the NHL for a goalie is hardly hearts and flowers. OK, for Carter Hart it has been. The 21-year-old Sherwood Park goaltender was a second-round pick of Philadelphia in 2016, went back to his WHL team in Everett for two seasons where he stood on his head, played just 18 AHL games
The question is hard for Kenny Agostino to answer. Why did he not get called up to the Toronto Maple Leafs this season? Agostino has played left wing at the pro level for six-plus seasons now, and the Leafs’ left side sustained long-term injuries to both Andreas Johnsson and Ilya Mikheyev. Fellow Toronto Marlie Pontus
The beginning of Mike Eaves story as head coach of the Cleveland Monsters doesn’t begin with the 2019-20 season. It begins in the summer of 2016. Eaves had just been relieved of his duty as head coach for the University of Wisconsin’s Men’s hockey team when, at the time, Assistant General Manager of the Columbus
Every draft produces selections and storylines that, given time, become generational talking points or fade from view. Our writers are throwing it back a decade to tell some tales about the classes of 2010. The series begins with the NHL. It’s invitingly easy to contrast Dalton Smith’s NHL career, all 86 seconds of it, with
Former Greyhounds star Zach Senyshyn is seeking a regular spot with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Provided jpg, SM Mention the name Zach Senyshyn to a Soo Greyhounds fan, and the image of a bona-fide speedster going wide and beating a defender to the net is sure to appear. But the offence-first sniper, who scored 87
News The NHL franchise is moving its AHL affiliate to Nevada, where the newly-christened Henderson Silver Knights will be just a stone’s throw away from the parent club. And the locals are excited. Cody Glass (right)|Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports This ‘hockey in Nevada’ thing seems to be working out pretty well. Not only have the
The Milwaukee Admirals couldn’t be stopped. Forty-one wins. Ninety points. The best record in team history. And then it all came to a screeching halt. Within a span of 24 hours in mid-March, the sports landscape in North America was put on pause due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic, and the team that sat
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed defenseman Jon Lizotte to an American Hockey League contract for the 2020-21 season. Lizotte, 25, skated in 59 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as a rookie in 2019-20, notching 17 assists and leading the Penguins in plus/minus with a plus-16 rating. A native of Grand Forks, N.D., Lizotte joined the Penguins on
When the Vegas Golden Knights announced their AHL team name and logo to the public on Thursday night, the Henderson Silver Knights were introduced to their new home and the organization as a whole could finally point to the team as the result of a process more than a year in the making. Chairman and
May 27, 2020 By Tom Witosky Follow @toskyAHLWild When Sam Anas, Kaapo Kahkonen, Gerry Mayhew, and Brennan Menell look back at their American Hockey League All-Star seasons, they’ll be able to talk about how they became the first members of the Iowa Wild franchise to ever get that honor. But, Anas, the AHL’s point leader,
The Los Angeles Kings announced on Saturday that they will not renew the contract of Ontario Reign head coach Mike Stothers, which is set to expire on June 15. Stothers has led the Kings’ AHL affiliate for the last six seasons, including five with the Ontario Reign (2015-20). He earned the Louis A.R. Pieri Award
It’s important to see strides of development with younger players. There’s no one route or path for them to take, there’s no blueprint for how every player should develop, but when a player advances from season-to-season, growth in certain areas is necessary and growth was the name of the game for defenseman Kale Clague. Clague
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that forward Gerry Mayhew of the Iowa Wild has been voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2019-20 season. The award is voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s
The Vegas Golden Knights announced on Thursday night that their new AHL franchise will be known as the Henderson Silver Knights. The announcement was made during a one-hour special airing on KSNV-TV in Las Vegas and on the Golden Knights’ Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Twitch platforms. “Today is a momentous day for our organization, the
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Belleville Senators forward Josh Norris has been voted the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie for the 2019-20 season. The award is voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 31