Hours after signing his first pro contract, Brock Boeser paid immediate dividends to the Canucks, scoring the winning goal in a 4-2 win over the host Minnesota Wild. Eagerly awaited 2015 first-rounder Brock Boeser made a large impact Saturday on the slumping Canucks, scoring the winning goal as Vancouver toppled the host Minnesota Wild [...]
| Bryan Rust, RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 198 |
| Born: 1992-05-11 | Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA | Drafted: 2010 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 80th overall |
In hockey’s version of NCAA basketball’s March Madness, pro teams begin signing undrafted or free agent players, often once their collegiate season ends. NHL teams or their AHL affiliates sometimes sign players to amateur tryout deals for the remainder of the season to get players under contract without complicating the parent club’s cap situation [...]
Austin Czarnik could get some valuable NHL experience down the stretch with Boston while fellow center Ryan Spooner is out indefinitely with a concussion. If you scan the migration of players between the NHL and either the minor leagues, junior or collegiate teams, you can spot some intriguing glimpses into what might be one [...]
Pavel Buchnevich, seen here celebrating a goal, could have a strong finish to the NHL season after being called up by the New York Rangers from the AHL. Deadline-week transactions, even minor ones, have been analyzed thoroughly. The NHL season has entered the stretch drive when changes in the standings are scrutinized daily by [...]
Speedy prospect Vinnie Hinostroza paid the price at least in the short term when the Blackhawks acquired LW Tomas Jurco a few days ahead of the NHL trade deadline. NHL GMs have become willing in the past several years to make deals ahead of the trade deadline rather than waiting in an effort to [...]
| Danny Kristo, W | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 187 |
| Born: 1990-06-18 | Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN | Drafted: 2008 by Montreal, 56th overall |
Anaheim defenseman Shea Theodore is singing that old Otis Elevator hit Baby I've Had My Ups and Downs. Shea Theodore is getting a sense of how difficult it used to be to crack an NHL lineup in the Original Six days. True, there were no international players (with the rare exception of someone like [...]
The Winnipeg Jets' No. 1 goaltending job is available for Connor Hellebuyck. All he has to do is seize it. Injuries are inevitable in sports. Sometimes they can cost a hotshot newcomer a rookie-of-the-year award. For example, Connor McDavid last season. Promising careers have been ruined as up-and-coming youngsters never get untracked due to [...]
Although he's been assigned to the Tucson Roadrunners so he can play in the AHL all-star game, Christian Fischer scored in his first two NHL games and will likely be recalled by the Arizona Coyotes. After mentioning a week ago that RW Christian Fischer had been promoted by the Coyotes, the 2015 second-rounder [...]
