Category Archives: Junior

Time with NHL Dad Helped Fuel Tkachuk’s Love of Hockey

Brady Tkachuk

And if all goes as planned, Brady Tkachuk will be following a familiar path. Through 34 games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team, the 6-foot, 176-pound forward has tallied six goals and accumulated 20 points.

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Icerays Acquire Brady Crabtree from Amarillo

Brady Crabtree

The Corpus Christi IceRays of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) have acquired forward Brady Crabtree from the Amarillo Bulls in exchange for a 2016 2nd Round Pick. The deal is the second involving the IceRays this week prior to Saturday’s NAHL trade deadline.

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Rangers’ Luke Opilka named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week

Luke Opilka

The Canadian Hockey League today announced that St. Louis Blues prospect Luke Opilka of the Kitchener Rangers is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending January 31 after posting a 2-0-0-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .979.

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Opilka Shuts Out Opposition – Rangers Defeat Spitfires On Potato Night

Luke Opilka

Luke Opilka made 20 saves and earned his second Ontario Hockey League shutout as the Kitchener Rangers defeated the visiting Windsor Spitfires 2-0 in front of 7,232 fans during Don Cameron Potato Night at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex on Friday.

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MacInnis point streak tumbles after 21 games

Ryan MacInnis

The streak started with a goal against Sarnia in early November.

It ended Friday at the Aud in Kitchener’s 2-0 victory over the visiting Windsor Spitfires.

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Growing up Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk

A new face on the Canadian Hockey League scene this season, London Knights forward and top rated North American prospect Matthew Tkachuk has come along and turned heads across the country with his intriguing blend of size, skill, patience and a knack for precision passing.

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Musketeers trade for forward Dodd

Trey Dodd

The Sioux City Musketeers traded a sixth-raound Phase II draft pick and future considerations to Dubuque for forward Trey Dodd.

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Matthew Tkachuk gained drive, desire watching dad

Matthew Tkachuk

The younger Tkachuk, at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, also has a pretty good idea what it’s going to take to reach the next stage of his playing career.

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Career game for Logan Brown carries Spitfires past Firebirds

Logan Brown

The son of former NHLer Jeff Brown came in at No. 14 among North American skaters in the central scouting bureau’s rankings Tuesday.

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Musketeer watches intakes year-round

Jacob Wilson

Jacob Wilson, an 18-year-old Musketeers defenseman, has actually gained weight this season, going from 175 pounds at the start of the campaign to 180 at this point.

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