Joakim Kemell did two things every coach notices during the preseason. In overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, he finished a clean, heavy hit on Andrei Svechnikov, drew the extra penalty, then stepped into a one-timer for the game-winner.
Joakim Kemell debuted tonight for Nashville as the Preds took on the Blackhawks in Chicago, but it wasn’t the kind of experience a rookie dreams of. The Hawks drew first blood, as the Preds lost Frank Nazar as he came onto the ice for a shift and he finished off a neat play to score the first goal at 8:37 of the first.
An opportunity for one of the Nashville Predators’ top prospects to shine is on the horizon. On Thursday, the team announced it has called up forward Joakim Kemell from its American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.
Every NHL player faces some degree of pressure. Even Aleksander Barkov, who has captained the Florida Panthers to back-to-back titles. However, some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.
After a grueling playoff showdown with the Vancouver Canucks, the Nashville Predators saw their Stanley Cup aspirations shattered on home ice in the dying moments of Game 6.
When Kimmo Oikarinen, the GM of Finland’s Under-20 World Junior team, announced on Tuesday the 25 players competing for a spot on the team’s 23-man roster for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship Dec.