“I’m very excited for the first game back,” he said. “I’m hoping it’s like my first game as a Ranger.”
That’d be the season opener where Henderson made quite the first impression at the Aud. The St. Louis native scored the team’s first goal of the campaign and added a second in a 5-4 overtime loss to Owen Sound.
Wilson played a major role in Sioux City’s 12-goal weekend sweep of the Youngstown Phantoms. Wilson picked up an assist in the Musketeers’ Friday night shootout win, and added two goals and another assist on Saturday.
Musketeers Coach Jay Varady appreciates Wilson’s diligent leadership. He saw it show in factors outside of his 2-goal, 1-assist performance in the 9-4 triumph.
As two of the NHL’s top prospects, Mitch Marner and Matthew Tkachuk of the London Knights share the same childhood dream of playing pro hockey.
“It’s an experience I will never forget,” Woll said. “To be able to go overseas and represent the country and bring home a championship — it was special. I know the guys and coaches were proud of what we did together.”
Top-line centre Ryan MacInnis and starting goalie Luke Opilka were both invited to USA Hockey’s selection camp Monday, while defenceman Dmitrii Sergeev has made Russia’s roster for the tournament, which runs Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Helsinki, Finland.
Ryan MacInnis celebrated his milestone games last weekend in fine fashion.
MacInnis, 19 and in his third season with Kitchener of the Ontario Hockey League, had one goal and three assists in wins against Sarnia and Sault Ste. Marie.
The Springfield Jr Blues are proud to announce goalie Tommy Nappier has made a Division I commitment to Ohio State Universtiy.
This is a big year for USA Hockey at this tournament. There’s been a couple of tough finishes the past two years, so I really don’t know if they’re going to take a different approach or dynamic to creating this team headed to Finland.
Rookie goaltender Luke Richardson made 22 saves and Ryan MacInnis scored at the 3:26 mark of overtime as the Kitchener Rangers came away with a 2-1 win over the Owen Sound Attack in front of 3,198 fans at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Saturday night.
