Long-time NHL defenseman Mark Pysyk is heading overseas for the first time. According to a team announcement, Pysyk has signed a one-year contract with Saimaan Pallo, known as SaiPa, in the Finnish Liiga.
With NHL training camps getting underway in a few days, several players have signed professional tryouts (PTOs) across the NHL, including some veteran names.
Mark Pysyk was one of the more veteran players on the Calgary Wranglers’ roster last season at the age of 32. He had more years in professional hockey than most of his teammates and came to Calgary with over 500 games in the NHL under his belt.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Calgary Wranglers started a four-game homestand on Friday afternoon after being on the road for seven straight games. They hosted the San Diego Gulls for the first of two on back-to-back days.
A bit of minor Calgary Flames news on a Sunday. After being placed on waivers after signing on Saturday morning, defenceman Mark Pysyk has cleared waivers and been assigned to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.