The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled seven players Friday (Oct 2) previously reassigned to the Lake Erie Monsters. Forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand, Alex Broadhurst, Ryan Craig, Sonny Milano , Lukas Sedlak and T.J. Tynan all returned to Columbus along with goaltender Brad Thiessen, presumably to play in the team’s final pre-season games over the weekend. With this
The Chicago Blackhawks reassigned eight players — six forwards and two defensemen to Rockford of the American Hockey League Friday (Oct. 2) to get within a single player of the 24-player roster required for the opening of the NHL Regular season. Among those returned are forward Brandon Mashinter and Ville Pokka who had been recalled
Playing at the Scottrade Center Thursday (Oct. 1), the St. Louis Blues collected a 5-2 pre-season win against the Chicago Blackhawks thanks in part to a goal and assist from Jori Lehtera who was playing his first game since undergoing ankle surgery in August. Lehtera was named as the game’s Second Star for his efforts
The Minnesota Wild added another big win to its pre-season totals, collecting a 6-1 decision at the Xcel Energy Center Thursday (Oct. 1) against the Buffalo Sabres. The Wild jumped into a 3-0 first period lead and both teams added one in the middle frame before the hosts grabbed two more to turn it into
The St. Louis Blues are closing in on a final roster to start the NHL season, sending four more players to join the Chicago Wolves on Thursday (Oct. 1). Forwards Ivan Barbashev and Jeremy Welsh along with defenders Andre Benoit and Peter Harrold will join the Wolves, dropping the St. Louis Blues pre-season roster to
The Minnesota Wild made a couple of roster moves Thursday(Oct. 1) — additions rather than deletions. First, the team recalled Zac Dalpe from the Iowa Wild in Des Moines after reassigning him Sept. 27. Dalpe, who has 117 NHL games to his credit with Carolina, Vancouver and Buffalo is likely to be used in the
