Last week, USA Hockey, in celebration of Hockey Across America, asked parents and players in their minor hockey systems to name their hockey heroes so that they might be put on the honor list of the organization. The immediate answer that came to my mind was Keith Veltre and Dennis Ruppe, the hockey coaches at [...]
We primarily cover the NHL here at The Hockey Writers, with an occasional foray into international and minor hockey. In fact we will be beefing up our Prospects coverage over the next few weeks.
I thought I’d take a second and take a look at some of the other leagues. Lots of great hockey is being [...]
Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent
With the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected forward Jack Skille. He was an immensely talented young forward, and he was one of the top prospects available in that year’s class.
Skille had a history of winning, picking up a silver medal in 2004 and a [...]
The AHL’s Toronto Marlies, in keeping with their dedication to the community, took to the ice Monday night at the Vic Johnston Community Centre in Streetsville Ontario giving their fans an experience they would not soon forget.
The Toronto Marlies saw their three game win streak come to and end Saturday as they were defeated 4-1 by the North Division leading Rochester Americans.
While the Toronto Maple Leafs (2-7-5) battled Friday night to stay out of the NHL’s bottom spot, the far more successful Toronto Marlies (6-3-1-1) found themselves fighting their own battle against the Lake Erie Monsters to stay out of the bottom slot in the AHL’s North Division.
Though Thanksgiving was nearly a month ago, Toronto hockey fans have a lot to be thankful for as we approach Halloween. If you are fan of Toronto’s NHL club, then you will know I am not talking about the stats.
Last night’s truculence gave birth to tonight’s testosterone. The 5-3 Marlies loss to the Abbotsford Heat came amidst an apparent attempt to squash their seaon’s single game penalty minute record set the night before.
Dallas Eakins’ certainly had the Toronto Marlies firing on all cylinders tonight as they are the first to defeat the Abbotsford Heat, one of two new franchises to the AHL, in regulation time. A 60 minute battle that can not be described any better than “truculent” ended in a score of 3-1 helping the Marlies break a three game win-less streak.
By Rick Gethin
It was announced today that the Columbus Blue Jackets traded right winger Stefan Legein to the Philadelphia Flyers in a minor league deal for defenseman Michael Ratchuk.
Ratchuk, 1 assist in 5 games for the Adirondack Phantoms this season, will report to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. He was a 2nd [...]
