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Windsor Spitfires: Three Stars for December
December 31st, 2018 As the clock turns to midnight and the calendar flips over to 2019, three members of the Windsor Spitfires are ending 2018 on an especially high note. While the season hasn’t gone the way the Spitfires had hoped, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. A...
2019 World Juniors: Hrabik Getting Great Opportunity With Czechs
December 30th, 2018 VANCOUVER — Krystof Hrabik is trying to make the most of his opportunity at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, getting to play a prominent role for the Czech Republic as an undrafted prospect. Hrabik couldn’t have handpicked two better linemates, flanking a...
Midseason Q & A With Erie Otters GM Dave Brown
December 30th, 2018 The Erie Otters started their post-Christmas break with a split of their road trip to Michigan. They opened with a 9-2 win in Flint before losing a tough 6-4 decision in Saginaw on Saturday. With 29 points on the season, the Otters sit four points out of a playoff spot...
Five Gifts from Santa to the Windsor Spitfires
December 28th, 2018 T’was the night before Christmas and all through the rink, a red man in a suit was giving the Windsor Spitfires everything they needed, except the kitchen sink. The first half of this season hasn’t gone well. A record of 15-16-2-1 ranks them seventh in the Western...
AHL Central News: It is Very Crowded at the Top
December 27th, 2018 The AHL’s Central Division found a way to get even tighter as it headed into the Christmas break. As the league looks to close out 2018 this week, three teams are tied atop the division with the fourth-place team a point behind them. Only four points separate...
Maple Leafs’ Trade Bait: What Marlies’ Defensemen Might Leave?
December 27th, 2018 There is hope both inside the Toronto Maple Leafs’ team and with their fans that this might be the year the team could finally break through and win their first Stanley Cup since 1967. The team is playing well as the mid-season approaches; the young stars are...
Top 3 All-Time American-Born Barrie Colts
December 27th, 2018 While the Ontario Hockey League is dominantly filled with Canadian-born talent, it has also helped produce incredible American-born players, too. Skaters like Alex DeBrincat (Chicago Blackhawks), Bobby Ryan (Ottawa Senators) and Ryan Callahan (Tampa Bay Lightning) all came...
Maple Leafs’ Trade Bait: What Marlies Forwards Might Leave?
December 26th, 2018 In hockey terminology, the term rental is given to a player (usually an established veteran on the last year of his contract), who is traded by a team with little chance to make the playoffs or to re-sign that veteran player. Usually, “rentals” go to teams that believe...
Pavel Francouz: The Avalanche's Christmas Gift
December 23rd, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche witnessed goaltender Pavel Francouz make a case for his future NHL career with 29:15 minutes of ice time for the team Saturday night. It was a small sample size, just under half of a single game, but it was impressive. He entered the net...
Leadership and Service: Andrew Campbell Honored by AHL
December 22nd, 2018 The best players in the American Hockey League will be gathering in Springfield, MA at the end of January for the annual All-Star Classic. Earlier this week, the two captains for the game were named. Colin McDonald of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms will be the Eastern...
Barrie Colts Developing Nicely for the NHL
December 21st, 2018 The Barrie Colts have had a strong history of sending well-developed talent to the NHL through the entry draft. In the Dale Hawerchuk era, we have seen the number of players and the quality of talent rise within the Colts system. Alumni players like Mark Scheifele (Winnipeg...
Windsor Spitfires' Weekly: How the Teddy Bears Saved Christmas
December 21st, 2018 The Christmas break couldn’t have come at a better time for the Windsor Spitfires. Points have been hard to come by since they dealt goaltender Michael DiPietro to the Ottawa 67's but the team managed to finish the weekend off in style. After trading DiPietro, the...
AHL Central News: Standings Tighten Up After Exciting Week
December 20th, 2018 The AHL’s Central Division was expected to be one of the most competitive in the league and it has not disappointed. After a week which saw five games needing overtime, you can now throw a blanket over three-quarters of the division. There is just a six-point difference...
