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Brad Thiessen

Emptying the 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets’ Development Camp Notebook

Mark Scheig | July 4, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets are almost ready to go into full offseason mode. But before they get there, 2025 Development Camp is taking place at the Ice Haus. A total…

Categories Blue Jackets Prospects, Columbus Blue Jackets

Cleveland Monsters Preserve Matiss Kivlenieks’ Legacy

Mark Scheig | August 26, 2023

Saturday August 26 would have been the late Matiss Kivlenieks‘ 27th birthday. The Cleveland Monsters are making sure that his legacy is preserved. This year is no different. The team…

Categories Cleveland Monsters, Columbus Blue Jackets

Q&A With Brad Thiessen

Ted Warren | February 27, 2014

If there is one position that the Norfolk Admirals have under lock and key that position is goaltending. The parent club, the Anaheim Ducks, has solidified that position in the…

Categories AHL, Norfolk Admirals

Gibson,Bobkov,Thiessen Unmasked

Ted Warren | January 9, 2014

In other professional sports every player’s equipment is tailored to their liking. The same standards hold true in professional hockey. There is one piece of equipment in hockey that goaltenders…

Categories AHL, Norfolk Admirals

Top 10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Moments of 2013

Alison Myers | December 29, 2013

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins accomplished a lot in 2013. They experienced a playoff comeback for the ages, but not before one of their goaltenders broke a team record and they participated…

Categories AHL, Top 10 Lists, Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins

Brad Thiessen Looks for New Opportunity with Norfolk Admirals

Alison Myers | December 13, 2013

From 2010 through 2013, Brad Thiessen was a mainstay in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ goal. He came up from the Wheeling Nailers as a rookie in the 2009-10 season and showed…

Categories AHL, Norfolk Admirals

The Year Marc-Andre Fleury Wins a Vezina Trophy

Justin Glock | March 27, 2012

With the return of Sidney Crosby and the MVP caliber play of Evgeni Malkin dominating the Pittsburgh Penguins headlines, Marc-Andre Fleury has been under the radar. Once again another season…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Albany Devils Details: Strong Finish To Home Stand

Michael Gwizdala | February 19, 2012

Like virtually every other American Hockey League club, the Albany Devils are right in the thick of the playoff hunt.  Much like the other 29 teams bunched together, the race…

Categories AHL, New Jersey Devils

Pittsburgh Penguins November Minor-League Update

Mike Colligan | November 7, 2011

The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a strong start despite dealing with a number of big injuries once again this season.  They’ve compiled a 9-3-3 record and sit atop the…

Categories AHL, Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins Roster and Cap Analysis

Mike Colligan | October 4, 2011

The first week of the season is becoming an annual tradition of roster complication and chaos for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Front offices around the NHL probably don’t feel bad for…

Categories Injury Report, Pittsburgh Penguins, Trades Contracts and Transactions

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