Penn State men’s hockey freshman forward Chase Berger (St. Louis, Mo.) was named the Big Ten’s Third Star of the Week on Tuesday morning by the league office. Berger led the conference with five points on three goals and two assists and 30 faceoff wins during a sweep of AIC.
Matthew Tkachuk, an A-rated skater on NHL Central Scouting’s September players to watch list for the 2016 NHL Draft, is in his first season with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound left wing has four goals and 17 points in nine games.
Considered a first-round prospect for the 2016 NHL Draft, the six-foot-six, 218-pound Brown was suspended Thursday for a major penalty for interference he took Sunday in Owen Sound against the Attack.
Seated high above downtown St. Louis on Wednesday morning while having breakfast at Club 360, members of the USA Hockey committee had a good view of not only the Arch and Busch Stadium but also across the Mississippi River into Illinois.
The St. Louis Blues are off to a strong start to the season at 5-2-0, but their recent six-game road trip proved costly. Paul Stastny, the team’s top center sustained a broken right foot on Oct. 16 and has been placed on injured reserve. He will be re-evaluated in five weeks.
Vitale was placed on injured reserve on Monday, but it wasn’t announced until Wednesday that the 30-year-old forward suffered a fractured orbital bone in a fight with Boston’s Kevan Miller.
McGrath notched two game-winning goals in the weekend sweep of Colorado College, which include the game-clinching score with 2:46 left in regulation in Friday night’s 2-1 victory at the Tsongas Center. He finished the weekend with five shots on goal and a 1 plus/minus rating for the River Hawks.
The Arizona Coyotes have recalled forward Matthias Plachta from Springfield of the AHL and placed center Joe Vitale on injured reserve with an upper body injury.
Coasting near the right circle, Clayton Keller hesitated before dishing the puck across the slot to linemate Kieffer Bellows, who lit the lamp with a quick dangle and shot into the net.
Or about a few other spots along the way where others thought his hopes of playing in the National Hockey League were a ridiculous dream.
“I’m not blessed with the size (5-10, 180 pounds) and the skill of most guys,” Wideman said after his NHL debut for the Senators in the 4-3 shootout loss to Nashville.
