The Mississauga Steelheads extended their winning streak to three games on Friday night, as they captured a 3-0 victory over the North Bay Battalion. Joe Ranger was terrific in his 17th game of the season, making 27 saves en route to the shutout. James Hardie scored twice in this outing, putting him up to 28 […]
Month: January 2022
Jake Uberti Boosts Secondary Scoring For The Steelheads
On January 9th, 2021, the Mississauga Steelheads acquired Jake Uberti from the Niagara IceDogs in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick, a 2025 third-round pick, and a 2025 fourth-round pick. Since making his Steelheads debut, Uberti has already suited up on the team’s first line with James Hardie and Luca DelBelBelluz. He has proved to […]
Maine Mariners Take Two Of Three From Orlando Solar Bears
What started with a stalled third period rally on Friday ended with the Maine Mariners taking two of three at home from the Orlando Solar Bears. This comes after the two teams last met on November 20th, where the Solar Bears exited the ice with a narrow 5-4 victory. From puck drop on Friday night, […]
The Adirondack Thunder Are Officially Off The Rails
Coming out of the All-Star break, the Adirondack Thunder were a little short-handed, as Tyler Irvine was recalled to Utica, while Pete MacArthur Colin Long, and Ivan Chukarov are all inactive due to injuries. Adirondack, after the weekend series, now sits at the bottom of the division and on a five-game losing streak after dropping […]
67’s Sell At OHL Trade Deadline, Continue Building For Future
The OHL’s Trade Deadline has now come and gone, and for the Ottawa 67’s, it was a difficult one, where they saw multiple players leave the team, both for trades and other reasons. After taking a run at the Memorial Cup twice in 2018-19 and 2019-20, the team entered the 2021-22 season with relatively low […]
Adirondack Gets Thrown Off Ship In Weekend Series Against Mariners
This weekend’s series between the Maine Mariners and Adirondack Thunder was a critical one, as the two teams entered the series both having 26 points, which had them tied for fourth in the North Division. Adirondack, however, does have three games in hand on Maine. The theme of the weekend would be fights and physicality, […]
Recap Of Ken Holland’s State Of The Oilers Press Briefing
Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland addressed the media on Tuesday morning at Rogers Place to discuss what’s gone wrong and the team’s recent string of poor results. Holland was asked a flurry of questions, including how he sees this season playing out as of now, whether he would consider making a mid-season coaching change, his thoughts […]
Tyler Boucher Is A Big Boost For The 67’s
On December 30th, the Ottawa Senators signed their 10th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Tyler Boucher, to a three-year, entry-level contract. This signing disqualifies him from playing in the NCAA, where he had previously been playing with Boston University, leaving questions surrounding where he would play out the rest of the season. […]
Hamilton Bulldogs Win OHL Trade Deadline, Acquire Arber Xhekaj From Kitchener Rangers
Named the winners of this year’s OHL Trade Deadline, the Hamilton Bulldogs made a splash on Thursday, acquiring defenseman Arber Xhekaj from the Kitchener Rangers. In exchange for the overager, the 13-14-1-1 Rangers add another forward in Navrin Mutter. Joining the winger in the package deal, the Rangers acquire a flurry of draft selections, including […]
Cutter Gauthier: The Next New York Ranger?
The second half of the NHL’s regular season is just approaching, and the New York Rangers have placed themselves in the upper echelon of NHL teams by concluding the first half with a 19-7-4 record, positioning themselves for a potentially long playoff run. Sadly, that would come at the cost of a low first-round pick […]
Making Sense of the 67’s Trading Brenden Sirizzotti
As the early January trade deadline approaches for Ontario Hockey League clubs, the Ottawa 67’s got a head start on the action Monday afternoon by announcing a trade. They acquired a second-round pick in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection that was originally owned by the Guelph Storm from the Niagara IceDogs in exchange for young […]
Adirondack Thunder Split First Series Of 2022
The Adirondack Thunder picked up three out of a possible four points this weekend, as they faced two North Division opponents in the Newfoundland Growlers and Maine Mariners, and have now picked up at least one point in eight out of their last nine games. It hasn’t been easy, as the Thunder have been losing […]
Winter Classic Review: Kyrou Steals The Show In NHL’s Coldest Game On Record
The coldest hockey game ever played in the NHL lived up to the title of a marquee Winter Classic matchup. The Minnesota Wild played host to the St. Louis Blues on New Years Day in a highly anticipated matchup. By the time the players took to the ice for the ceremonial face-off, it was -9 […]