Posts About "Calen Addison"
Wild Have their Latest Game-Changing Talent in Calen Addison
October 8th, 2020 On Feb. 11, 2020, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin orchestrated a significant trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins that gave a “jolt” to his team. Heading to Pittsburgh was talented winger Jason Zucker in exchange for (what is now) a 2021 first-round draft pick, Alex Galchenyuk, and talented defensive prospect, Calen...
Wild's Roster Moves Change Their Postseason Landscape
July 14th, 2020 The Minnesota Wild have announced their roster for training camp for the 2020 postseason. On that list are some additions from their prospect pool, their AHL affiliate, and one particularly high profile player from the KHL. Some of these players could end up having a major impact on how far the Wild can go in their postseason quest. At...
Lethbridge Hurricanes' 3 Big Questions This Offseason
June 25th, 2020 In junior hockey every offseason is intriguing as teams evaluate and get ready for training camp. There will be big decisions that need to be made and a direction to be decided on. Every team will have choices to undertake. Many teams will have to decide which 20-year-old players to bring back, which listed players to invite to camp and...
Lethbridge Hurricanes Changing of the Guard On Defense
June 19th, 2020 Heading into the 2019-20 season, the Lethbridge Hurricanes had a deep, leadership-filled defensive group that included two overagers in Ty Prefontaine, who served as one of the teams co-captains, and Koletraine Wilson. Add in 19-year-old Calen Addison and they were set. Fast forward to 2020-21 season and the story is much different....
Solving the Lethbridge Hurricanes Overage Issue for 2020-21
June 14th, 2020 Looking ahead to the 2020-21 season can be a hard task in this unknown sports landscape. Junior hockey is no different. It is not known when the new seasons will drop the puck nor how it will look, but what does remain is the rules around the roster and the limitation of 20-year-olds. For the Lethbridge Hurricanes, they head into a new...
2020 Trade Deadline: 3 Teams That Improved Their Prospect Pools
February 25th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and as you can expect there were some massive moves. As with any trade deadline, some teams were buying veteran and NHL players as they ramp up for a playoff run, but some teams were selling these pieces off in return for young prospects and draft picks. Granted, there weren't as many...
Weekly Prospect Report: Addison, Byram, Commesso, Lambert & More
February 17th, 2020 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: Norris, Podkolzin,...
Penguins Make Big Splash with Zucker
February 11th, 2020 When general manager Jim Rutherford wants a player, he'll find a way to get him. Every time. After what felt like an eternity of rumors, the Pittsburgh Penguins have finally landed Jason Zucker. In exchange, the team sent Alex Galchenyuk, defensive prospect Calen Addison, and a 2020 first-round pick to the Minnesota Wild....
Penguins' Top-5 Trade Deadline Assets
January 27th, 2020 Since the 2019-20 NHL season began, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been forced to navigate through nearly every key member of the team being injured at some point. Still, after the NHL All-Star break, the Penguins find themselves with the fourth-most points in the NHL and just four points behind the Washington Capitals for the...
7 Penguins to Watch at Prospect Challenge
September 6th, 2019 This weekend, from Friday Sept. 6 until Monday Sept. 9, the 5th annual Prospects Challenge will take place in Buffalo. The Buffalo Sabres will play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils where fans will be able to see the future of the NHL take center stage and play three round-robin style games against...
Penguins 2019-20 Top-10 Prospects
September 4th, 2019 When a team has two of the best players in the world and makes the postseason for 13 consecutive seasons, they usually aren't too concerned with the future of the franchise. That's where the Pittsburgh Penguins currently sit. The Penguins have spent the last decade selling picks and prospects to bolster their roster for postseason runs....
Penguins Top 7 Trade Pieces
February 20th, 2019 There may not be a more exciting time during an NHL season than the trade deadline, especially for a franchise like the Pittsburgh Penguins that isn’t afraid to shake up the roster. This season, Pittsburgh may have already made its biggest move by acquiring Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Florida Panthers, but there...
Revisiting the Penguins 2018 Draft
February 17th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins' 2018 NHL Draft was like many others that the team has experienced over the past several years. The team traded away its first-round pick at the 2018 Trade Deadline in an attempt to make a deep playoff push. While they were quiet on the first day of the draft, the Penguins found value in the second round and...
