Matthew Tkachuk wants to strong-arm his new employers in the most positive way possible.
The newest member of the Calgary Flames wants to force his way onto his new club come fall.
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Category Archives: Professional
Bruins Select Charlie McAvoy and Trent Frederic in the First Round of the 2016 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, June 24, that the team has selected defenseman Charlie McAvoy (14th overall) and forward Trent Frederic (29th overall) in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Wild Selects Center Luke Kunin In First Round Of 2016 NHL Entry Draft
The Minnesota Wild selected center Luke Kunin (pronounced KUHN-in) with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft tonight at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
Swansea’s Clayton Keller becomes first metro-east NHL first-round pick
Swansea native Clayton Keller made history Friday by being the first metro-east player ever selected in the first round of the NHL Draft, going seventh overall to the Arizona Coyotes at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
Boston Bruins Select Trent Frederic 29th Overall
Trent Frederic is a silky-smooth skilled centre who put up decent numbers with the U.S. National Development Team this season. His 40 points was good for fifth on his team, but he possesses a high-level of skill. Frederic has a really good shot and is a great north-south player.
Flames select Matthew Tkachuk with 6th overall pick in NHL Draft
Not only did the Flames land a potential top line winger with the No. 6 overall pick in Matthew Tkachuk, but Calgary also got the No. 1 goaltender they were desperately seeking this off-season, acquiring Brian Elliott in a trade with the St. Louis Blues.
Former NHLers watch their sons rise up in the hockey hotbed of St. Louis
It was around the time Matthew Tkachuk turned 8 when a prospect from the St. Louis Blues, Lee Stempniak, moved into the family household. Stempniak was from Buffalo, had played college hockey at Dartmouth College, and Tkachuk’s father, Keith, wanted to help the first-year player make the transition to professional hockey.
St. Louis could have four players chosen in first round of NHL draft
The dreams were so much simpler then, Matthew Tkachuk recalls. Back then, he, Logan Brown, Clayton Keller and Luke Kunin were four kids playing youth hockey for the AAA Blues at Hardee’s Iceplex in Chesterfield.
Clayton Keller 2016 NHL Draft Profile
The last 17-year-old pure offensive talent that I can remember dominating in the same way Clayton Keller did this past year was Patrick Kane. Both were tiny wizards with the puck. Both set NTDP scoring records.
Trent Frederic 2016 NHL Draft Profile
It’s a banner year for the youth development in the city of St. Louis, which could see as many as three local products–Matt Tkachuk, Logan Brown, and Clayton Keller–all taken within the first ten picks of this year’s Draft, and another, Luke Kunin, also taken in the first round. But there is a fifth player from St. Louis that doesn’t get as much attention, but is also likely to be taken within the first 60-75 picks of this year’s Draft in NTDP forward Trent Frederic.
