Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has a new three-year contract, and a bright future as an NHL goalie. NHL free agency lived up to its billing this year as frenzied NHL GMS awarded 32 contracts totaling $334 million in just the first hour Friday. Media and fans understandably focused on big-ticket signings this week [...]
| Jeff Zatkoff, G | ||
| Catches: L | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 180 |
| Born: 1987-06-09 | Hometown: Detroit, MI | Drafted: 2006 by Los Angeles Kings, 74th Overall |
Sergei Plotnikov, LW/RW Shoots: L Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 Born: 1990-06-03 Hometown: Komsomolsk-na-Amure, RUS Drafted: Undrafted Observations: June 2016- The Sergei Platnikov experiment has seemed to have failed as he was not given a qualifying offer by the Arizona Coyotes and is now a unrestricted free agent. After [...]
| Anton Zlobin, RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 195 |
| Born: 1993-02-22 | Hometown: Moscow, Russia | Drafted: 2012 by Pittsburgh, 173rd overall |
| Harrison Ruopp, D | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 193 |
| Born: 1993-03-17 | Hometown: Zehner, SK, Canada | Drafted: 2011 by Phoenix, 84th overall |
| Matthias Plachta, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 220 |
| Born: 1991-5-16 | Birthplace: Freiburg, Germany | Drafted: Undrafted-Signed as a free agent (Arz) May 2015 |
Has once-and-current Anaheim head coach Randy Carlyle (left, being welcomed by GM Bob Murray) forsaken his abrasive, demanding style? What kind of impact might he have on the Ducks' outstanding young blueline prospects? The hockey world is in the calm before the storm, which is the annual NHL entry draft June 24 and [...]
| Tyler Biggs, W | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 224 |
| Born: 1993-04-30 | Hometown: Binghampton, NY | Drafted: 2011 by Toronto Maple Leafs, 22nd Overall |
Blue Jackets' prospect Oliver Bjorkstrand is prospering in the Calder Cup playoffs as an AHL rookie. Considering six Monsters are among the top 10 AHL playoff scoring leaders, it’s no surprise Lake Erie is poised to win the Calder Cup, possibly completing a four-game sweep today (June 11). Including 4-1, 5-3 and [...]
Islander prospects such as Mathew Barzal might get a shot at several vacancies in the next year or two depending how significantly GM Garth Snow decides to retool his roster. The in-flux lineup of the New York Islanders solidified this week when Casey Cizikas averted restricted free agency by signing [...]
