Mike McKenna must have thought he was on the beach Friday night because he saw nothing but beach balls being thrown his way by the Providence Bruins.
McKenna stopped all 30 shots he faced for the Portland Pirates, shutting out the Bruins, 2-0, in front of 4,013 at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
Iowa Wild General Manager Brent Flahr announced on Wednesday the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed forward Nick Saracino to an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO).
The answer was quite far, but the problem was that he seldom stayed long enough with one team to establish any continuity. McKenna has played for four National Hockey League teams, nine American Hockey League teams and one ECHL team.
Mike McKenna made 28 saves to earn his 80th victory in a Portland Pirates uniform Saturday evening becoming winningest goalie in franchise history en route to a 6-1 win over the Springfield Falcons before 3,386 at the Cross Insurance Arena.
The strangest season of Jack Combs’ professional hockey career began in Latvia, where his Russian team was holding training camp in 2014.
Brett Olson had an empty-net goal and an assist and Mike McKenna stopped 26 shots as the Portland Pirates downed the St. John’s IceCaps 4-1 on Wednesday in American Hockey League action.
Veteran forward Jack Combs has already made a couple of trips back and forth this season between the Hartford Wolf Pack, with whom he signed an AHL contract August 5, and the Pack’s ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
Mike McKenna stopped 40 shots and John McFarland had a goal and an assist as the Portland Pirates downed the St. John’s IceCaps 4-1 on Saturday in American Hockey League action.
The American Hockey League announced today that Portland Pirates goaltender Mike McKenna has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 20, 2015.
Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill once recruited Wideman for the Miami University of Ohio hockey team when Chris was a midget player in St. Louis. Blashill was an assistant coach at Miami of Ohio at the time.
