Dan Spiegel: Continuing Trends: Panthers Prospect Vincent Trocheck Wins OHL MVP
Last year it was London Knights goaltender Michael Houser. This year it is talented forward Vincent Trocheck who won the prestigious Red Tilson Trophy, which is given annually to the Ontario Hockey League's Most Valuable Player. The Panthers, who are not known for the NHL Draft prowess, have hit on high quality prospects in each of GM Dale Tallon's three years in Florida...
This was easy
Mitchell Theoret (OHL Images)
A quiet Saturday evening with one New York Ranger and one New York Islander prospect in action. Both saw their teams earn victories as they contributed in their own ways.
First it was Mitchell Theoret (NYI 2011 7th) and his Barrie Colts earning a 5-0 win over the Belleville Bulls to tie their OHL Eastern Conference Finals at 1-1. Theoret scored...
Preds prospect Leipsic finishes as leading scorer in all of major junior…
The Canadian Hockey League is made up of three regional leagues: the Western Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. And the Nashville Predators just so happen to have drafted the guy who led all three in scoring this year.
Portland Winterhawks winger Brandon Leipsic (pronounced LIPE-sick) blew up the WHL in 2012-13, tallying 49 goals and...
Dan Spiegel: Future Panthers Shine In Juniors And Banner To Be Raised
What a week in the life of a Florida Panthers fan. They watched their kids in the system shine at the World Junior Hockey Championship, including Rocco Grimaldi and Vincent Trocheck taking over the gold medal game against Sweden. Defenseman Rasmus Bengtsson and forward Yaroslav Kosov also had a solid tournament as well.
Needless to say Jonathan Huberdeau was just himself with...
(Video) A Badger and an Eagle lead the way; USA 5 Canada 1
With the win today, the Americans beat the Canadians in the World Junior Championship for just the second time in 11 tries (2/11 .188%). It was sweet watching the Canadians stand in shock at their red line – watching the American flag being raised – while the Star Spangled Banner was being played.
With the win, the USA will play the Swedes for the IIHF U20 WJC gold on Saturday...
2013 World Junior Championship: USA Preliminary Roster Outlook
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By Andrew Weiss (@WeissFC)
The Canadian Hockey League feels like it just got underway a little bit ago and the college hockey season feels like it just started last week. As it turns out, perceptions are not reality as the CHL is almost a third of the way done with their regular season and the NCAA is a month into its own schedule.
With those portions of the season already...
MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT
Penguins unveil Mario Lemieux statue
(Photo courtesy of the Pittsburgh Penguins)
It is a great day for hockey in the city of Pittsburgh. At a special unveiling in front of Consol Energy Center, the Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled a bronze sculpture that honored the greatest player ever to wear their sweater - Mario Lemieux. The artwork was adapted from a specific play that came against the New York Islanders on December...
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