Forward Matthew Tkachuk didn’t hesitate when asked what he felt stood out most about his U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame father, Keith Tkachuk, during his playing days.
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Tkachuk, Marner key Knights offence in win
Tkachuk and Berisha sit 1-2 in league scoring through four games. The 17-year-old Tkachuk has two goals and 10 points while the 20-year-old Berisha has four goals and eight points.
Rangers hope they’ve found a saviour in net
Opilka plans to put a miniature version of the cross on his goalie mask when he gets it painted. The symbol reminds him of his roots and of the town he called home until Grade 6 when his family moved two hours west to St. Louis so he could pursue his passion of playing hockey.
“There is no hockey scene in Effingham,” he said. “It was either go to Chicago or St. Louis to play hockey.”
Kitchener is at a crossroads, too. But this one is in the crease.
Logan Brown, Luke Kirwan to miss Spitfires opening game
Forwards Logan Brown and Luke Kirwan will not be in the lineup Thursday when the Windsor Spitfires open the Ontario Hockey League season.
Instead of being at the WFCU Centre for the 7:05 p.m. match with the Erie Otters, Brown and Kirwan will be in Buffalo to compete in the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game (7 p.m., NHL Network).
Draft, schmaft? Rangers say it’s not so
Hiebert said drafting and then waiting for players like St. Louis, Mo., natives, goalie Luke Opilka and forward Jake Henderson, might’ve been considered risky moves two years ago. But they paid off.
The twosome signed in August and reported to Kitchener to start the season.
Knights Have a Special Player in Matthew Tkachuk
The son of former NHL All-Star Keith Tkachuk is about to follow in his father’s footsteps and embark on what many expect to be his own storied career. Matthew Tkachuk is a top 2016 NHL Draft prospect (we ranked him fourth overall in our first 2016 NHL Mock Draft) who is expected to be a top-five draft selection.
Henderson is more than a tough guy
Henderson, 18, and from St. Louis, Mo., signed with the Kitchener Rangers in the off-season. “I love hitting but I can also make plays and score goals and be an all around player.”
IceDogs doing a sales job
The IceDogs hosted 2014 draft pick Trent Frederic and his parents at the Meridian Centre in an effort to sell the promising forward on what the organization and the Ontario Hockey League has to offer.
St. Louis pipeline spits out another Ranger
This city is making a case to be known as St. Louis north.
On Thursday, the Kitchener Rangers announced they received a commitment from a third player from St. Louis, Mo., in burly right winger Jake Henderson.
Rangers sign goaltender Luke Opilka
The Kitchener Rangers announced today that they have signed goaltender Luke Opilka to an Ontario Hockey League standard player agreement. Opilka was the team’s sixth round pick (102nd overall) in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.
