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
The quirks that have made the Barclays Center infamous are no big deal to Ben Bishop, the goaltender for the Lightning.
Projecting Merrimack’s 2016-17 Goalie Rotation
By March though, Delia had suffered through an injury mid-season and freshman Drew Vogler had taken over as the starter, finishing with a .946 save percentage and a 1.47 goals-against average while starting the final eight games of the season, including the playoffs; the Warriors went 4-4 in these eight games.
Fighting Saints Conclude Phase II With 23 Selections
The Dubuque Fighting Saints hockey staff selected the “Class of 2016” during Phase II of the USHL Draft on Tuesday morning. Below are the selections, by round.
Ben Bishop Has A Big Fan In Martin Brodeur
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.
Self-proclaimed ‘winner’ Tkachuk could be steal of draft
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.
Ben Bishop, Braden Holtby, Jonathan Quick are Vezina finalists
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.
Clayton Keller – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
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.
Spitfires Logan Brown helps U.S. beat Canada for bronze
Windsor Spitfires centre Logan Brown and prospect Clayton Keller helped the United States win the bronze medal Sunday at the World Under-18 Hockey Championship in North Dakota with a 10-3 win over Canada.
Lightning’s Ben Bishop: Shuts out Red Wings to finish series
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.
