Category: National Hockey League

Wings make major cuts

Compared to the other Midwest-based teams, the Detroit Red Wings left a large number of players in camp for longer, but on Sunday (Oct. 4) the long awaited deep cuts came getting the team close to a final roster. The Wings forwards: Andreas Athanasiou;  Louis-Marc Aubry; Tyler Bertuzzi; Colin Campbell; Anthony Mantha; Zach Nastasiuk; Tomas

Blue Jackets trim six more from roster

The Columbus Blue Jackets trimmed six more players from its pre-season trainining camp roster Sunday (Oct. 4) after wrapping up a 5-2-1 pre-season run. The team re-assigned forwards Kerby Rychel and Markus Hannikainen along with defenseman Dean Kukan to the Lake Erie Monsters while forward Michael Chaput and defenders Andrew Bodnarchuk  and Justin Falk were

Hawks move Leighton to Ice Hogs

The Chicago Black Hawks may be at a final roster for the regular season after moving veteran goaltender Michael Leighton to the Rockford Ice Hogs on Saturday (Oct. 3). A 34-year-old, 6’3,” 190 lbs. goaltender from Petrolia, ON, Leighton was selected in the Sixth Round (165th Overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Blackhawks.

Wings send Czarnowczan to Grand Rapids

The Detroit Red Wings made a roster move Saturday (Oct. 3), reassigning Scott Czarnowczan to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Czarnowczan, a 24-year-old, 5’10,” 176 lbs. defenseman from Macomb Cty., MI finished his fourth season at Ferris State University, wearing the captain’s ‘C’ in 2013-14 and got his first taste of pro with Idaho of the