Posts About "Rick Kowalsky"
Q & A with New Jersey Devils Prospect Michael McLeod
September 20th, 2018 It’s only been two years since Michael McLeod was selected 12th overall by the New Jersey Devils at the 2016 NHL Draft, so even if he doesn’t make the team’s NHL roster this October there shouldn’t be any panic. A full season in the AHL with the Binghamton Devils might be just the seasoning that the 20-year-old needs before...
Hall Not Satisfied with MVP Season, Qualifying for Playoffs
September 19th, 2018 After a season that saw Taylor Hall carry the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a career-high 93 points (39g-54a), while also capturing the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP he didn’t take things easy this past summer. The biggest difference for Hall was that his off-season training started two weeks later than it had...
Albany Devils 2016-17 Season Review
May 3rd, 2017 To paraphrase former Albany River Rats head coach Robbie Ftorek, there's no practice tomorrow because there are no games left to play. In the case of the AHL Albany Devils, this goes twofold. After bowing out to the Toronto Marlies (3-1) in the Calder Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season, the Devils, after seven years and 13...
Coleman’s Case Strong for a Second Look
January 23rd, 2017 It was only a five-game stint, but the start of Blake Coleman’s career and his NHL debut were impressive and pretty cool for the humble kid from Plano, Texas. Although he only registered one point over the eight days he was with the New Jersey Devils, he could have had more (with a near-miss and a disallowed goal) and left quite an...
Repeat Pieri Award for Albany's Kowalsky?
January 3rd, 2017 Earning the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the top head coach in the American Hockey League is quite the accomplishment. Winning it twice is a special feat. Take the award home in consecutive seasons and you're in rare company. Since the award was established in 1967-68, three coaches have earned the award twice: Bob McCammon...
Goaltending Controversy Arising Deeper in the Devils Organization
March 31st, 2014 There is another goaltending controversy involving the New Jersey Devils but this time it is happening with the Albany Devils, their top developmental team, of the American Hockey League. Despite being cast as the next goaltender to make the leap to the NHL and having one of the strongest seasons among all net minders in the AHL, Keith...
