The coaching bug has clearly taken a bite out of Trent Vogelhuber. The first central Ohio native to be chosen in the NHL draft and the first member of the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets to embark upon a pro career, he saw his playing career come to an end last fall when he accepted a
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The San Antonio Rampage have agreed to terms with defenseman Rob O’Gara on an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. O’Gara, 26, is preparing for his fourth professional season. The Massapequa, N.Y., native appeared in 47 AHL games last season and served as an alternate captain for the Hartford Wolf Pack, collecting three goals and
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Cleveland Monsters announced today a multi-year affiliation agreement extension of their current National Hockey League and American Hockey League affiliation partnership. The Monsters have been the Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate since the 2015-16 season, which culminated with the club capturing the 2016 Calder Cup championship. During the 2018-19 campaign, the
Kris Versteeg doesn’t have to do this. He doesn’t need the money, he doesn’t need the fame and he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone. He has a wife and just welcomed his third young child and could be content with being a family man who had a distinguished NHL career, including helping the
NEW MINAS, N.S. — The past couple of years have already been quite a ride for Drake Batherson – and he’s only getting started. The 21-year-old, who calls New Minas home, got in his first 20 games of NHL experience during the 2018-19 season, collecting nine points and scoring three goals for the Ottawa Senators.
The San Diego Gulls announced that they have signed forwards Alex Broadhurst, Brent Gates Jr. and Luke Gazdic, defensemen Hunter Drew and Steven Ruggiero, and goaltender Roman Durny to one-year contracts for the 2019-20 AHL season. Broadhurst, 26, skated in 51 games last season with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters, totaling eight goals and 22 assists
The Toronto Marlies announced today that the hockey club has signed forward Nicholas Baptiste. Baptiste, 24, was acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a trade with Nashville on Feb. 24, 2019. He totaled 14 goals and 15 assists for 29 points in 73 regular-season AHL games between the Marlies and Milwaukee last season, his
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed defenseman Philip Holm to a one-year, two-way contract. Holm, 27, returns to North America after spending last season with Nizhny Novgorod in the KHL, collecting 26 points in 61 games. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Holm played 63 games in the AHL with the Utica Comets and Chicago Wolves during
Son of former NHLer Keith Primeau was named best goalie in NCAA last season after Habs selected him in seventh round of 2017 NHL Draft. If it was up to Cayden Primeau’s father, the kid never would have become a goalie. Keith Primeau played 15 seasons in the NHL as a rugged, 6-foot-5, 220-pound centreman
The San Antonio Rampage have agreed to terms with goaltender Adam Wilcox on an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. Wilcox, 26, compiled a record of 13-8-5 in 28 appearances with the AHL’s Rochester Americans last season, posting a 2.82 goals-against average and an .896 save percentage. Originally a sixth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay
LAS VEGAS — Nicolas Hague knows there’s an opportunity for him to make the Vegas Golden Knights this season. “I feel ready,” the 20-year-old defenseman said during Golden Knights development camp in June. “I know I’m going to have to battle for a spot, but I want to get out there. I want to show
COLUMBUS — Alexandre Texier made major strides in becoming an NHL player at the end of last season, but the French forward knows there are no guarantees he will make the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. “There’s not going to be a big spot for me because I played last year,” he said during Columbus
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Oliver Wahlstrom gave it the old college try, but with each passing day it became clear: The 19-year-old New York Islanders forward prospect just wants to play hockey. Selected by New York with the No. 11 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, Wahlstrom won’t return for his sophomore season with Boston
BRANDON, Fla. — Oleg Sosunov took a bit of extra joy in being part of the winning team during the 3-on-3 tournament that ended Tampa Bay Lightning development camp in June. After taking pictures with his teammates, the 21-year-old defenseman prospect grabbed the trophy and skated around the rink with it like it was the
The St. Louis Blues today announced that Jim Johnson has been named an associate coach with the San Antonio Rampage, joining head coach Drew Bannister’s staff for the 2019-20 season. Johnson, who turns 57 on Friday, most recently spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers (2015-18). He has
Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI Matt Luff exudes a friendly and carefree innocence as a charm. He’s always smiling, he’s approachable and he possesses a boyish charisma similarly seen across junior hockey college dressing rooms. This is a player who’d otherwise be an upper-classman in the NCAA, a likely senior. He recently turned 22. 22-year-olds have lots
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Marko Dano to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2019-20 season. Dano, 24, was originally selected by the Blue Jackets in the first round (27th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft. The sixth-year pro skated in 51 AHL games with the Manitoba Moose last season, recording 12 goals
The Charlotte Checkers announced the signing of forward Anthony Louis to an AHL contract. Louis, 24, notched 12 goals and 22 assists for 34 points in 74 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs last season. As a rookie in 2017-18, Louis led the IceHogs in both assists (30) and points (44) and helped the club