Training Camp is a time for prospects to shine, but its also a time for veterans to show how excited they are to get back on the ice. Count Vladimir Tarasenko and Paul Stastny in that category for the Blues as they both picked up three points and helped pace the Blues to a 6-0
A pair of Red Wings hopefuls helped their cause with four-point efforts Thursday (Sept. 24) as the Wings hosted and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 in 2015-16 pre-season play at the Joe Louis Arena. Selected in the Fourth Round (111th Overall), Teemu Pulkkinen has bided his time at Grand Rapids while inching toward Motown. He
A pair of Midwest-based NHL teams ran into each other in pre-season action Thursday (Sept. 25), the Wild downing the Blue Jackets at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Jason Zucker played a key role for the Wild, setting up the first goal and adding another helper later before securing the win with his empty netter
The St. Louis Blues reassigned its top pick from the 2015 NHL Entry Draft to his junior team and later rewarded him with a Three Year Entry Level contract. Vince Dunn, an 18-year-old, 6’0,” 187 lbs. defenseman from Peterborough, ON was Selected in the Second Round (56th Overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft after collecting 56 points
The Minnesota Wild made some moves on Thursday (Sept. 24) which cut eight members from its training camp roster. Six players were re-assigned to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League, one was returned to junior and one was released from an amateur tryout contract. Moving on to Des Moines are: Raphael Bussieres –
Following last night’s pre-season game with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings this morning have assigned its top pick in this summer’s draft to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Evgeny Svechnikov, selected in the First Round (19th Overall), by the Wings is a native of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in Russia but he played last season
