Posts About "Utica Comets"
Virtanen Barging His Way onto Canucks Roster
September 19th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks have faced a lot of questions stemming from the 2014 NHL Entry Draft when they selected Jake Virtanen sixth overall in the first round. Since then, players chosen after Virtanen like the Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander, the Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers and the Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin have established...
Mr. Zero: Jacob Markstrom
December 22nd, 2016 Jacob Markstrom, despite some inconsistency early on, has been a reliable 1B goaltender alongside Ryan Miller the past season and a half for the Vancouver Canucks. With Miller aging and his contract expiring this offseason, most fans and analysts see Markstrom as the team's next uncontested starting goaltender. From Pedigree to...
Canucks Need to Be Patient With Youngsters Virtanen and Shinkaruk
July 14th, 2015 There is growing expectation in Vancouver that Jake Virtanen and Hunter Shinkaruk will make serious attempts at earning an opening night roster spot on with the Canucks - but are those two players along with the collection of other young talent in Vancouver's pipeline really ready for that kind of responsibility? The short answer:...
Baertschi and Virtanen Forming A Formidable Duo in Utica
May 30th, 2015 The Canucks are getting a good look at their future down in Utica, as the Comets battle the Grand Rapids Griffins in the AHL Eastern Conference Final. Two prospects in particular, Sven Baertschi and Jake Virtanen, have elevated their games for the Comets. They're both at different points in their careers, but find themselves forming a...
Hershey Adds Unsigned Aussie to Training Camp Roster
September 22nd, 2013 Finally, we can see the puck at the end of the hot, humid tunnel we call summer. With the NHL deep into training camps, the AHL is filling its rosters and prepping to kick off camps of its own. On the same day the Hershey Bears announced their 2013 training camp schedule, a dozen players hit the ice at Giant Center. Last Friday, Derek...
Albany Devils 2013-14 Schedule Breakdown
August 23rd, 2013 The 2013-14 American Hockey League campaign will mark the fourth season of Albany Devils hockey at the Times Union Center and the seventeenth for a New Jersey Devils affiliate at the downtown arena. As they did in 2012-13, the Devils will play in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference, along with the Adirondack Phantoms,...
