AHL
Young, Exciting Monsters Adjusting to New Conference
October 14th, 2018 The Cleveland Monsters raced out to an impressive 3-0 start after wins against Rockford and Toronto. Clearly the new season was a welcome sight for a team that had many off nights in 2017-18. They looked to keep up that momentum against a new foe, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Griffins Impact Players Ready to Hit Home Ice
October 12th, 2018 The Grand Rapids Griffins, who have a season-opening road record of 14-6-2-0, dropped their first two regular season games. In their first game, a 3-1 loss to the Texas Stars, the Griffins struggled to control the puck and find a rhythm. Their inability to score resulted in...
Finding Positives From the Providence Bruins Slow Start
October 10th, 2018 American Hockey League seasons can be difficult to forecast. Until the puck is dropped, you can't know how prospects, veterans, and everyone in between will come together on the ice. The 2018-19 Providence Bruins will want to regroup after opening losses to the Hartford...
Wild’s Success Runs Through the Iowa Pipeline
October 8th, 2018 If the Minnesota Wild has a remote chance of winning the Stanley Cup in the near future, the development of its farm system in Iowa will be a major factor. Minnesota began its affiliation with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League for the 2013-14 season. Since then,...
Maple Leafs Call Up Candidates
October 7th, 2018 After a Calder Cup championship season, there are plenty of players from the 2017-18 Toronto Marlies who have deservedly earned spots with their parent club, the Toronto Maple Leafs. This leaves room for some of the Marlies' promising youngsters to earn a call up to the...
Chicago Wolves 2018-19 Season Preview
October 6th, 2018 The 2018-19 season is expected to be a special one in Rosemont as the Chicago Wolves will be celebrating their 25th anniversary all year long. On top of that, the Wolves will boast one of the best teams in the American Hockey League as they go for their third straight...
Rockford IceHogs 2018-19 Season Preview
October 4th, 2018 The calendar has finally flipped to October and the temperature is getting cool enough to bust out your favorite Rockford IceHogs sweater. The IceHogs have completed their training camp and made their final rosters cuts, so it's time to preview the upcoming 2018-19...
Making Sense of Oilers Defense & Opening Night Roster
October 3rd, 2018 As the NHL prepares to drop the puck on its 101st season of play (102nd of operation), teams announced their opening night rosters. The Edmonton Oilers finalized their roster with a flurry of moves over the past 48 hours. Gone are Pontus Aberg (claimed on waivers by the...
Providence Bruins Have Impressive Center Depth
October 2nd, 2018 The Providence Bruins are set to open the season on Friday night with one of the league’s strongest rosters. The 2018-19 version of the P-Bruins is strong down the middle of the lineup card, with an abundance of talent. Young Centers Pushing For Time in Boston Jakob...
Penguins' Forward Logjam, Explained
September 29th, 2018 The Penguins did not receive satisfactory secondary scoring last year. This has been analyzed and harped on, both inside the organization and by the fanbase. After failing to three-peat in 2017-18, GM Jim Rutherford has made it a priority to secure an abundance of...
Oilers 2018-19 Opening Night Roster Prediction
September 26th, 2018 Earlier this summer we looked at the probabilities of what the Edmonton Oilers 2018-19 opening night roster would look like. With the preseason schedule winding down, several stories have changed what most thought was a foregone conclusion. It's like they say, you never...
McQuaid Trade Providing Depth for Providence Bruins
September 22nd, 2018 As is the case with most hockey trades, the Adam McQuaid trade had a ripple effect on the Bruins organization. For the big club, it clears cap space and solves the problem heading into camp of eight NHL-proven defenseman on the roster. Steven Kampfer returns to the...
Oilers Reduce Training Camp Roster to 45
September 18th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers have made the latest round of re-assignments on their training camp roster. To recap, the Oilers started camp with 62 players and sent Kirill Maksimov, Olivier Rodrigue, and Dmitri Samorukov back to their respective junior clubs over the weekend. With...
