Mantis Armalis, G Catches: L Height: 6-04 Weight: 194 Born: 1992-09-04 Hometown: Plunge, Lithuania Drafted: Signed as Free Agent by San Jose Sharks Observations: March 2017 – Teal Steel as he is affectionately known has had a hard time finding starts behind Troy Grosenick, who has been lights out [...]
Games are the hallmark of goalie development. Sure, players work on all facets of their game, but as a prospect knocking on the door for an NHL job, nothing beats game situations for player development. With the NHL welcoming in the Vegas Golden Knights and presumably opening up four jobs (if they get their own [...]
Both the NHL and the AHL seasons are emerging from grinding part of the season and getting into the last period of player movement. Down in the AHL, players are stuck down in the minors for a variety of reasons. That does not mean they are not ready or deserving of time with their respective [...]
| Dylan Demelo, D | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 194 |
| Born: 1993-05-01 | Hometown: London, ON, CAN | Drafted: 2011 round 6 #179 by San Jose Sharks |
| Nikita Jevpalovs, LW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-01 | Weight: 210 |
| Born: 1994-09-09 | Hometown: Riga, Latvia | Drafted: Undrafted |
The American Hockey League announced its All-Star rosters a few days ago, and there are a few familiar names and a large number of first-timers on the roster. The NHL’s developmental league will take the 3-on-3 format and turn it into a round-robin tournament as well with 12 players from each division (Atlantic, North, Central, [...]
The AHL season is about a quarter of the way to completion, more or less with the unbalanced schedules. Some young players have put themselves on the radar of their parent clubs with strong starts in the AHL and perhaps entering the conversation for call-ups to either shake up the lines or to fill in [...]
Shoots: R Height: 6-06 Weight: 192 Born: 1997-01-03 Hometown: Wausau, WI Drafted: 2015 by San Jose Sharks, 160th overall Observations: November 2016 – Adam Parsells is a good skating, sizeable defender that has limited offensive upside but with a solid passing and defensive game. The route Parsells has taken thus far has been [...]
| Patrick McNally, D | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-02 | Weight: 190 |
| Born: 1991-12-04 | Hometown: Glen Head, NY | Drafted: 4th round 2010 (115th overall) |
The AHL season is in full swing, even if the games played varies from a minuscule six games for the San Jose Barracuda to a high of a dozen for the St. John's IceCaps. But for young players that should be on the radar, the picture is becoming clearer. Out East Kasperi Kapanen continues [...]
