It’s shaping up to be a December to remember for the Niagara IceDogs. The Ontario Hockey League team so far has played five games this month and has won four of them, including the last three in a row. Their latest victory - and seventh in the last 11 games - came Saturday night in Ottawa, where the IceDogs blanked the 67’s 3-0 to wrap up a two-game road swing through eastern Ontario. Matthew Philip, Danial Singer and Elijah Roberts each scored a goal, and Stephen Dhillon stopped 29 shots for his
Amateur Top Prospect Maxim Letunov, C, University of Connecticut (Hockey East) One half of a dynamic duo alongside of Kyle Connor (WPG) with the Youngstown Phantoms, Maxim Letunov is a streaky, lanky forward with a ton of offensive ability. Letunov is a shifty forward, who recently finished a 25 goal, 39 assist season in the USHL. While it’s not one of the powerhouse NCAA schools, the University of Connecticut offers something that other schools may not have been able to, playing time. All reports
Laura Fortino has had quite an amazing career so far. Her historic NCAA experience with Cornell stationed her at sixth in all-time team assists, and she left the team with the second-highest plus-minus in school history (+142). She is a two-time gold medalist and four-time silver medalist with Team Canada, and assisted on the golden goal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. She’s a two-time CWHL all-star. Oh, and she’s turning 25 on January 30th. Laura grew up playing in the minor hockey alliance
Mark McMorris was born on December 9th, 1993 in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada. Mark is the son of Saskatchewan provincial politician Don McMorris, a grain farmer. Craig McMorris being Mark’s older brother is also a professional snowboarder, McMorris eventually became a professional Canadian snowboarder in 2010, who specializes in the slopestyle and Big Air events. McMorris was the first ever complete a backside triple cork 1440. He has accomplished quite a lot for being so young. He has racked up a
This memory is brought to you by the newly signed Derek Stepan. The New York Rangers needed to win 2 games to clinch the top spot in the Eastern Conference and 3 to win the Presidents Trophy. The opponent in their way to lower that number, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Before the start of the game Cam Talbot would be named the winner of the Steven McDonald extra effort award, for his play during Henrik Lundqvist’s absence. Martin St, Louis scored the game’s 1st goal of the game, but, the period ended
Former Toronto Marlies forward Tyler Wong lit up in pre-season action on Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks with 3g, 1a. Vancouver, B.C.- After a convincing 9-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, former Toronto Marlie and Lethbridge Hurricanes captain Tyler Wong put on a clinic against the nucks' in a 4 point effort. This isn't the first time Tyler Wong has had a multi-point game, as the diminutive forward tallied 109 points in 69 games in the WHL last season with the Hurricanes. The
Title The Arizona Coyotes prospect pool has never looked better, and the team is starting to reap the rewards from their recent draft classes. Anthony Duclair and Max Domi looked great on the same line while playing for Canada in the 2014-15 World Junior Championships, and that chemistry has already surfaced in Arizona. With the deadline trades of Zbynek Michalek, Antoine Vermette, and Keith Yandle, the prospect pool appears even deeper than where it was just one year ago. While a number of the
Intro- Hey guys did you know that the earliest form of hockey was found by archaeologists in some ancient civilizations Persia. Connection- Hockey connects to my life because it really connected me and one of my best friend and cousin Arthur. He is one of the reasons I still play hockey for fun today. Thesis-The body paragraphs will contain some reason why I value Hockey some of its brief history and what's interesting about it and what it says about me. Topic Sentence-Why I value hockey is because
Standing at 6'8 280lb John Scott is one of the biggest players in the NHL, and while he may seem useless due to stats, I am here to prove you wrong. He may only have five goals and 10 points but he would still be an asset to have, for example, he is still a young player; only 32 years old. Scott still has a lot of time to improve his game and personally I can see him playing 2nd line minutes and maybe even first in Edmonton and I want to talk about his upsides. As previously stated Scott still
Stanley was not particularly interested in architecture or medieval arts, so it was with a passing glance that he absorbed the palace. He loved the finery and his eye immediately caught on anything that glinted; silvery decorations casually placed like a treasure hoard, glazed ceramic engaged in the soothingly geometric eddies of mosaics, and of course, the sparkle of fountains in the garden. Even with the interest that he took in the compliments of wealth that he observed, he still felt slightly