Brown, a native of Chesterfield, MO., netted 14 goals and 25 points in 25 games.
“We had our sights set on him,” Niagara coach/general manager Marty Williamson said. “We believe he is a wonderful player. His talent level is something we really haven’t seen before in a big man. There are a lot of comparisons to Joe Thornton.
While the BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game marks the first competitive opportunity on Saddledome ice for Ryan MacInnis of the Kitchener Rangers, there is a long history of his family’s success in the building that accommodates the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.
The sight of the colour photo, displayed prominently on the wall outside the Calgary Flames dressing room, taking the place of the original framed image, an unfortunate a casualty of the summer flooding, is enough to make Ryan MacInnis chortle out loud in delight.
The North Bay Battalion has acquired Zach Bratina from the Saginaw Spirit in a trade for fellow left winger Blake Clarke, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Friday.
Kitchener Rangers forward Ryan MacInnis will play in the Top Prospects hockey game in Calgary in January.
The 17-year-old rookie is one of 40 players chosen by NHL clubs to play in the Jan. 15 game, which will feature junior hockey players from across the country and serve as a showcase for NHL draft eligible players.
Ryan MacInnis wasn’t born when the Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup, but he’s heard all of the stories and has seen the pictures and video evidence.
It may be hard to believe, but in three months the North Bay Battalion’s top NHL draft prospect, Blake Clarke, has only played one game at North Bay Memorial Gardens this season.
Dakota Mermis scored in overtime as the London Knights beat the Guelph Storm 6-5 in Ontario Hockey League play Thursday.
At 6’3-½, Kitchener Rangers’ pivot Ryan MacInnis doesn’t need much help standing out from the crowd. But when you add in the fact that the St. Louis, MO native is the scion of an NHL legend, it’s hard not to get noticed.
It is no longer uncommon for St. Louis to produce players such as Connor Chatham, Ryan MacInnis and Blake Clarke, who have the skills to bypass the collegiate level and play in major junior hockey leagues.
