The defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues added to its coaching staff with the signing of Marc Savard today. Savard, 42, from Ottawa collected 706 points (207g, 499a) over 13 NHL seasons. Drafted in the Fourth Round (91st) in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Savard played parts of two seasons with the New York
A 39-save effort by goaltender Tyler Parsons helped the Kansas City Mavericks open the ECHL season with a 5-3 road win at the BOK Center in Tulsa against the host Oilers on Friday (Oct. 13, 2017) Formerly known as the Missouri Mavericks, the ECHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames and Stockton Heat, rolled out of
The Kansas City Mavericks added a forward and a couple defenseman to its pre-season roster Wednesday (Sept. 6, 2017), bringing its roster total to 17 – nine forwards, seven defensemen and a goaltender. The Mavericks are affiliated with the Stockton Heat of the American Hockey League and the Calgary Flames of the NHL. Forward Justin
The game on Tuesday (Oct. 25) between the Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins at the TD Center in Boston was a clear case of haves vs. have-nots with the ‘have’ Wild coming out on top 5-0. In other action involving Midwest based teams, the Detroit Red Wings doubled the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 at Joe
Chicago BlackHawks‘ goaltender Corey Crawford saw a familiar face staring him down in the seventh and ultimately final round of a shootout in their game against the Calgary Flames on Monday (Oct. 24) at the United Center in Chicago. Kris Versteeg who ended both of his two tenures with the Hawks, sipping from Lord Stanley’s
Among the early week pro hockey transactions among Midwest teams Monday and Tuesday: The Minnesota Wild returned Mike Reilly, a 23-year-old defenseman from Chicago to the Iowa Wild Monday, but recalled him once again to the Twin Cities on Wednesday (Oct. 19). Reilly played one game with the Wild early this season and last year
