Category Archives: Professional

Skill, not size, puts Logan Brown in the top 10 draft prospects

Logan Brown

Logan Brown, left-shooting center for the Windsor Spitfires, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1998 when his father Jeff played for the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Pros and cons of Clayton Keller as Hurricanes first round pick

Clayton Keller

But now Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis may get a second chance to land a less-hyped but nonetheless comparable forward to Marner with his top first-round pick in 2016: 5’10”, 170-pound center Clayton Keller.

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Ben Bishop keeps his cool in playoff pressure cooker

Ben Bishop

The quirks that have made the Barclays Center infamous are no big deal to Ben Bishop, the goaltender for the Lightning.

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Ben Bishop Has A Big Fan In Martin Brodeur

Ben Bishop

Look at Ben Bishop and the first thing you see is his size. The man stands 6 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 216 pounds in street clothes. Put him in skates and goalie equipment, and he’s 6-9 and wide. If you’re a shooter and he cuts down the angle for the Tampa Bay Lightning, you might be able to spot a strand or two of the net, if you’re lucky.

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Self-proclaimed ‘winner’ Tkachuk could be steal of draft

Matthew Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk is expected to go sometime after that, but the London Knights forward does not consider himself a loser pick. If anything, after building on a 107-point season by scoring 16 goals and 33 points in 14 playoff games so far, he could be the steal of the draft.

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Ben Bishop, Braden Holtby, Jonathan Quick are Vezina finalists

Ben Bishop

Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop, Washington’s Braden Holtby and Los Angeles’ Jonathan Quick are the finalists for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goalie.

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Clayton Keller – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile

Clayton Keller

While everyone focuses on NTDP-alumni and possible top pick Auston Matthews, undersized and speedy center Clayton Keller is constantly moving up the pre-draft rankings. He was the top scorer of the U.S. U18 team and is meanwhile considered a top 15 pick at least.

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Lightning’s Ben Bishop: Shuts out Red Wings to finish series

Ben Bishop

Bishop shut out the Red Wings on Thursday in Game 5’s 1-0 victory, as the netminder saved all 34 shots that came his way to send the Lightning to the second round.

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Tyler Parks Signs With ECHL’s Missouri Mavericks

Tyler Parks

Adrian College men’s hockey goaltender Tyler Parks has decided to forgo his senior year of eligibility to sign a professional contract with the Missouri Mavericks of the East Coast Hockey League, which is the “Double-A” affiliate of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders.

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Lightning’s Ben Bishop: Suffers defeat in Game 3

Ben Bishop

Bishop stopped 28 of 30 shots in Sunday’s Game 3 loss to the Red Wings.

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