In the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes on March 19, goaltender Ben Bishop stopped all 32 Coyotes’ shots to record his 15th shutout as a member of the Lightning since coming over from the Ottawa Senators in a trade during the 2013-14 season.
In the National Hockey League, call-ups are earned and not given.
And through his play this season with Columbus’ AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, defenseman John Ramage has earned his first stint with the Blue Jackets.
Patrick Maroon. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 230-pound Maroon has worked his way up to the top line with Jordan Eberle and Connor McDavid.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman John Ramage to a two-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract extension through the 2017-18 season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were not disclosed.
He was born in Denver, but grew up in St. Louis before starring in the crease for the University of Maine, and then made his NHL debut with the team he grew up rooting for as you’ll find out below. With Bishop in-goal, the Lightning are now set for the foreseeable future to be a perennial contender in the Eastern Conference as GM Steve Yzerman continues to build a winning team in the Sunshine State.
In a late move, the Anaheim have made a trade with the Edmonton Oilers that will send Patrick Maroon to the Oilers in exchange for a prospect and a pick.
The Ottawa Senators announced early Wednesday morning they have signed D Chris Wideman to a two-year, $1.6m contract extension.
The Ottawa Senators agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with defenceman Chris Wideman on Wednesday.
The one-way deal carries an annual value of US$800,000 for both the 2016-’17 and 2017-’18 seasons.
There is no doubt Bishop, named to his first career All-Star game for his outstanding play during the first half of the 2015-16 NHL regular season, is in the conversation for the Vezina Trophy, an award given to the leagues top goaltender at the end of the season.
Vitale (concussion-related issues) will miss the remainder of the season, Sarah McLellan of AZCentral reports. “There’s been no real measurable progress,” general manager Don Maloney said.
