The Peoria Rivermen signed goaltender Tyler Parks on Tuesday, as expected, after they released goaltender Troy Davenport the day before.
Parks began the season with expansion Evansville, and went 0-3-1 with a 3.47 goals-against and an .896 saves rate.
The Elmira Jackals, ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and the AHL’s Rochester Americans, announced today they have acquired defenseman Greg Amlong in a trade with the Reading Royals for future considerations.
Through his eight-game stint with the Flames, Tkachuk starts in the defensive zone an exorbitant 74.1% of the time and carries a 58.0 CF% (Corsi For Percentage).
The lone exception was Tyler Elbrecht, a defenseman from the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. He joins the team following a late trade for future considerations.
“He’s a nice addition to our defense,” Dickson said. “He’s a shutdown guy who will have a presence out on the ice. He might get into 10 or 12 fights a year – a tough player, but a guy who can skate and really play defense.”
So far in his decade-long career in professional hockey, McKenna has suited up for 10 different AHL franchises — as well five NHL clubs. The 33-year-old goaltender is no stranger to the city of Springfield either, starting in 36 games for the now-defunct Falcons during the 2013-14 season.
While people have wanted it to happen for years, while it seemed like it was never going to actually happen, it has. The Flames have placed Brandon Bollig on waivers.
Ryan grew up in the St. Louis suburbs, the son of an NHL legend; Al smacked pucks against a barn door in Nova Scotia, the son of a coal miner with eight kids. Ryan was born with natural talent, but only recently began to fill into his body and just now believes he’s starting to find his groove.
We caught up with new Cyclones forward Dominic Zombo for our special Season Ticket Holder Q&A! Find out a little bit about what drew him to Cincinnati, some of his strengths and weaknesses, and his roll in Toledo’s “Zombie Night” promotion.
Stastny was released from his professional tryout agreement by the Blues on Thursday.
Stastny has not played in North America since the 2009-10 season, split between St. Louis and AHL Manitoba. The 33-year-old spent last season with the Schwenningen Wild Wings of the DEL, where he logged 20 points in 38 contests.
McCadden played two years at Michigan Tech and then finished college at D-III St. Norbert. He spent the last two years with the Columbus Cottonmouths in the SPHL and had two call-ups to the ECHL.
