When the Columbus Blue Jackets Prospect team takes the ice at the annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament on Friday, it will have a pair of USHL graduates guarding the crease. Since the end of the 2016-17 NHL season, the Blue Jackets have signed both Matiss Kivlenieks, the 2016-17 USHL Goaltender of the Year from the
Three Midwest based teams headed into National Hockey League play on Saturday (Oct. 29) and all three were involved with shutouts. Leading the way was Devan Dubnyk who recorded an unheard of third straight shutout, stopping all 29 Dallas Stars shots, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 4-0 win at the Xcel Energy Center. The
Artem Anisimov gathered in the rebound of a shot by teammate Artemi Panarin and buried it past goaltender Keith Kincaid as the icing on a come from behind win for the Chicago BlackHawks who bested the host New Jersey Devils 3-2 in overtime at the Prudential Center in Newark in one of two NHL games
Both the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets started the regular season with losses in their first two games. For both, that seems like a long time ago now. While the offense is starting to come around, stellar goaltending has helped in a huge way for both clubs. The Blue Jackets entered the weekend
The first season for the Flint Firebirds was tumultuous to say the least. However, if the first month of the Ontario Hockey League season is any indication, the Firebirds could make a big impression on the league this season. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have a guy like Ryan Moore in the lineup. The
In a series that had dozens of momentum shifts and huge moments, the end might have seemed a little anti-climactic. The St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars were separated by two points at the end of the 82-game NHL regular season so it came as no surprise the two heavyweights battled toe-to-toe throughout the series. Both
