Nick Schmaltz, Christian Dvorak, Vinnie Hinostroza, and Christian Fischer all grew up playing for the Chicago Mission youth ice hockey club. Today, the Mission is considered one of the best AAA youth ice hockey clubs in the nation. The quartet played for the Arizona Coyotes for two seasons (2018-19 and 2019-20) before they went their
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Everyone loves to think about the big flashy star players on each team; the goal scorers, the high-profile names, and the fresh-faced rookies with big potential, but some players can fly under the radar for their team. These are the players that quietly contribute to the scoresheet or make subtle plays to break up opposing
The Buffalo Sabres’ 2021-22 season ended as it has in each of the past 11 campaigns: on the outside looking in. Although in doing so, the team set an NHL record for the longest postseason drought, it was an encouraging year for the Sabres. The team displayed marked improvement since 2020-21 and could be ready
Lou won’t trade for the sake of trading James Nichols: Jeff Marek on New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello on not trading some of his pending UFAs at the trade deadline for just the sake of trading them: “He’s not just gonna take a 7th round pick for Zach Parise or Greene. He does not
Bowen Byram’s Health Could Help the Colorado Avalanche Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: The health of Bowen Byram is of the utmost concern when it comes to the Colorado Avalanche. For better or for worse, the Avalanche are right up against the salary cap. There is one big wrinkle which could help Byram immensely.
The Chicago Blackhawks started their trade deadline moves early. Although the deadline is April 12, general manager Stan Bowman decided to get the party started on April 2. The Blackhawks made a trade with the Florida Panthers to re-acquire 27-year-old forward Vinnie Hinostroza in exchange for forward Brad Morrison. It’s not a big move by
Potential landing spots for Ho-Sang Steven Ellis of The Hockey News: Looking at five potential landing spots for New York Islanders forward Josh Ho-Sang. Edmonton Oilers – Have Jesse Puljujarvi also looking for a change of scenery. Ho-Sang played with Connor McDavid in minor midget, and actually outscored him one year. Boston Bruins – Could