At the conclusion of Monday’s practice, Tampa Bay Lightning players lined up by the boards at center ice, forming a makeshift tunnel. The lone player not part of the tunnel was Carter Verhaeghe. He found out quite quickly he would not be joining the tunnel but would instead be going through it. One by one,
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[embedded content] GRAND RAPIDS – It’s hard to predict where the Grand Rapids Griffins will finish this season, but with so former No. 1 picks, it’s easy to know the interest level. That would be high, as in the Griffins might be more interesting than the Detroit Red Wings this season. The AHL team, which
After the game, Jets coach Paul Maurice all-but-guaranteed that the East Grand Forks Senior High and UND graduate would make the NHL club out of training camp. “I don’t want to unveil the spots,” Maurice said at the postgame press conference. “I probably have to talk to a couple of guys before that. But he’s
Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse Crunch forward Cory Conacher looked younger and as fit as ever following the team’s first practice of the season on Tuesday, and he was quick with an explanation why. “I think my son keeps me young, too,” Conacher said. “He’s always on the move. I don’t have much time to sit
Wolves coach Rocky Thompson tells his players if they concern themselves with the present, future opportunities will come their way. They can’t focus their energy on the NHL, just the present and getting better if and when they get called to the next level. That also holds for Thompson himself. “I approach it the same.
They hit the pause button on Tomas Jurco’s NHL career about four years ago. Two back surgeries, inconsistent play when healthy, lots of sitting in press boxes in Detroit, last season trying to get somebody to notice him with some very strong work in Charlotte in the AHL. He has teased coaches and GMs with
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired goaltender Antoine Bibeau from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Nicolas Meloche. Bibeau, 25, appeared in 35 AHL games for the San Jose Barracuda last season, going 16-13-5 with a 2.89 goals-against average, a .904 save percentage and one shutout. An AHL All-Star in 2018, Bibeau has played
“I didn’t feel out of place playing with (the Canadiens),” Laval right-winger says. “I feel confident and was happy with my camp in general.” At age 28, Alex Belzile hasn’t lost hope of fulfilling his dream to play in the NHL. He just won’t be with the Canadiens when the regular season commences next week.
The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Alex Petrovic to a one-year, two-way contract. He has been placed on waivers for the purposes of assignment to the AHL’s Providence Bruins. Petrovic, 27, skated in 35 NHL games between Florida and Edmonton last season, totaling two assists. In 263 career NHL contests with the Panthers and Oilers,
Matthew Highmore was, unsurprisingly, among the Blackhawks’ training camp roster cuts last weekend. But the 23-year-old center can’t be bothered by anything right now. “I’m finally healthy,” he said, relieved. “It’s been a long road to recovery, and my body feels really good, and that’s the first step to getting better. I’m starting to make
Dave Kallmann Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 1:33 PM EDT Sep 25, 2019 Rem Pitlick can laugh about it now, but the embarrassing story illustrates his point: Transition is a challenge, and it never hurts to have a friend around. No sooner had the University of Minnesota season finished than Pitlick began living his professional hockey
Another new right-winger has emerged for the Avalanche, and at this rate, the club will be entirely rebuilt on the right side of the ice in the Oct. 3 regular-season opener against the visiting Calgary Flames. Journeyman Jayson Megna practiced on Colorado’s fourth line Tuesday and coach Jared Bednar said he’s definitely in the opening-night
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Sports Business Journal on Monday named Grand Rapids-Comstock Park, Mich., as the “Top Minor League Market” in the United States, the latest in an extensive list of national honors for the West Michigan region. The market, which Sports Business Journal defines as including the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins, the
Ryan Lindgren knows the Rangers’ blue line is crowded with talent and running out of room. But the 21-year-old isn’t counting himself out of that equation just yet. The Rangers wanted to see Lindgren play both ends of the preseason back-to-back Friday and Saturday, and the defenseman responded with two solid and physical games to
BRANDON — If one goal wasn’t enough, the one that followed surely made a statement for forward Carter Verhaeghe against the Predators in Saturday’s preseason game. Though the Lightning lost 5-4 in overtime, the two-goal performance helped build more confidence for Verhaeghe, who survived the latest round of roster cuts Sunday. Among the nine cuts
WASHINGTON — As players took part in the famously grueling skate test on the first day of Washington Capitals training camp, Matt Moulson could be seen really digging into the ice, giving a full effort as he tried to keep up with the NHLers he used to fit in so well with. After his on-ice session, he
WASHINGTON — Midway through the second period of the Capitals’ preseason game against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, Ilya Samsonov looked like he could barely contain himself. Knowing he would soon be in the game, Samsonov put on his mask and leaned on the bench, just waiting for his opportunity. Finally, the puck was
BUFFALO – Sabres defenseman John Gilmour found a team in – of all places – suburban Cleveland, about a nine-hour drive from his home outside of Montreal. “Kind of a no-name school,” Gilmour said Friday following a session of training camp inside KeyBank Center. The prep school willing to give a no-name hockey prospect an