Playing for the Allen Americans at the start of the season, Combs racked up 22 goals and 56 points in 32 games. He and Chad Costello (currently the top scorer in the ECHL) were tearing it up with Gary Steffes right along side chipping in here and there. Yet, it seemed like the allure of being one of the best players in the ECHL wasn’t enough for Combs.
Paul Stastny was one of the biggest free agents on the market last summer and signed a four-year, $28 million contract with the St. Louis Blues. He had spent eight seasons in the NHL as a skilled, two-way centerman, averaging 0.85 points per game.
Winners include Auston Matthews of Team USA, named CCM Forward of the Week; Chad Krys of Team USA and Hayden Shaw of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, named co-recipients of CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Cam Gornet of the Sioux City Musketeers and Eric Schierhorn of the Muskegon Lumberjacks, selected as co-recipients of CCM Goaltender of the Week.
Anaheim Ducks forward Patrick Maroon recently joined teammate Ryan Kesler on the latest installment of ‘Between Two Zambonis’. The pair discussed Maroon’s celebrity look a likes and even took shots at captain Ryan Getzlaf’s hairline.
The Robert Morris Colonials hockey team continues to collect accolades. On Thursday morning, captain Cody Wydo was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. This time, it was head coach Derek Schooley, who was the recipient of the Atlantic Hockey Conference’s coach of the year award on Thursday.
Gornet posted his second shutout of the season Saturday night, recording 35 saves as the Musketeers blanked the Madison Capitols 6-0 in front of 3,376 fans at Alliant Energy Center. Joe Snively and Max Kalter each recorded a goal and an assist for Coach Jay Varady’s 34-16-5 Musketeers, who clinched a second straight United States Hockey League playoff berth.
Maroon, who didn’t play Friday in Minnesota, used his size to dominate the Nashville Predators on Sunday on the boards and in the corners, with his work keeping possession alive for the Ducks.
A little more than a year ago Montreal Canadiens forward Brandon Prust and Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop had a run-in with each other when Prust speared Bishop in the groin during a TV timeout.
Ryan MacInnis is a couple of years away from contributing at the NHL level, but the Coyotes view him as a potential impact center as he gets stronger and older.
Immediately after his team was swept for the only time this season at St. Cloud State, UNO senior co-captain Brian O’Rourke delivered a passionate locker room speech about finishing the year out strong.
