Category Archives: Tier 1 – Canada

Al MacInnis’ son positioned for success

Ryan MacInnis

NHL draft prospect Ryan MacInnis offers both a reflective answer and a joking reply to the question of why he doesn’t play defense as his Hall of Fame father Al did.

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Ryan MacInnis hopes to follow in father’s footsteps

Ryan MacInnis

Ryan MacInnis is hopeful that he’ll one day be able to follow the path of his Hockey Hall of Fame father. The only difference is he’ll do so playing at a different position.

Unlike Al MacInnis, a seven-time All-Star defenseman who spent 23 seasons in the League with the St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames, son Ryan plays center for the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers. The younger MacInnis was one of 39 players in attendance here at Consol Energy Center for the morning practice session in preparation for the second annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game.

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Roster Unveiled for 2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game

Connor Chatham

Blake Clarke, Connor Chatham, and Ryan MacInnis have all been selected to participate in the the 2013 CCM / USA Hockey All American Prospects Game.

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MacInnis invited to All-American Prospects Game

Ryan MacInnis

USA Hockey announced today that Kitchener Rangers forward Ryan MacInnis is among the 40 players who will skate in the second annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, which will be held September 26 at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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MacInnis Commits to Kitchener Rangers

Ryan MacInnis

Kitchener Rangers General Manager Murray Hiebert announced Wednesday that forward Ryan MacInnis has committed to the team and has signed an Ontario Hockey League agreement. MacInnis was the Rangers’ third round pick in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection.

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Power Forward Connor Chatham commits to Plymouth Whalers

Connor Chatham

Plymouth Whalers General Manager and Head Coach Mike Vellucci announced the commitment of 17-year-old forward Connor Chatham to a Standard Ontario Hockey League Player’s Agreement.

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Brampton Battalion’s Blake Clarke filling big role as a rookie

Blake Clarke

Blake Clarke’s parents will have an odyssey next season when they set out from their home in St. Louis to North Bay, Ont., to see their oldest son play. Even with the chance of weather delays, it’s nothing compared to how far the rookie left wing’s game has come in the past 12 months, including his first major junior season with the Brampton Battalion.

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Clarke Takes The Number Two Spot in OHL Plays of the Week

Blake Clarke

Clarke Takes The Number Two Spot in OHL Plays of the Week

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Clarke scores winner as the Battalion end winless streak

Blake Clarke

Blake Clarke scored the eventual winner at 4:38 of the third period as the Brampton Battalion came from behind to beat the visiting Sudbury Wolves 2-1 on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action.

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Newest Knight Knows His Role

Dakota Mermis

Dakota Mermis readily admits the last few days have been a whirlwind.

Travelling from Denver to St. Louis to London, meeting his new teammates with the London Knights, getting settled in and skating a couple of times at the Budweiser Gardens. Oh, and playing in his first Ontario Hockey League game Friday night on the eve of his 19th birthday.

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