The addition of new forward Alex Jasiek, 19, has paid immediate dividends for the Austin Bruins, who have won all four games since his arrival and ramped up their offense in the process. That was evident against this past week as the St. Louis, Missouri native led his new team to two more wins, both over the Brookings Blizzard.
A senior at The Fulton School in St. Albans, Dunne is not your typical teen. Her rapid on-ice development over the past year has put her on the fast track to the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
An O’Fallon, Missouri, teen scored the gold medal-clinching overtime goal for Team USA hockey at the Under-18 Women’s World Championship Monday.
When the Blues signed forward Paul Stastny and Chris Butler this past offseason, they didn’t just get one of the league’s best centers and a reliable veteran defenseman. They brought home two St. Louis natives who are providing plenty of inspiration for the next generation.
Luke Opilka is in his second year in the National Team Development Program, or Team USA. Lisa Opilka said Luke in his first year in the program competed both in the US Hockey League and internationally. This year, Luke is in the national program, is playing against college hockey squads, and is competing internationally. Last year, the stops along the way included Slovakia, Sweden and Nova Scotia.
Blake Clarke made his return to the lineup Friday, Jan. 16 scoring a goal in a 4-1 win over Sudbury. It marked the first game for the 18-year old since breaking his hand and wrist in the third game of the season at Sault Ste. Marie.
The 31-year-old McKenna has posted a 16-13-2 record with a 2.09 goals against average (GAA) and a .934 save percentage (SV%) in 32 games with the Pirates. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound native of St. Louis, Missouri owns a 3.40 GAA and a .891 SV% in 21 career NHL games. McKenna was originally drafted by the Nashville Predators in the sixth round (172nd overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft.
Jake Henderson and Luke Opilka have been listed on the 2015 NHL Central Scouting Mid-Term Ranking Report.
Jasiek scored 2:45 into overtime on Wednesday to lift the Bruins to a 1-0 victory against the Brookings Blizzard in a North American Hockey League Central Division game at Riverside Arena. Bruins captain Brian Bachnak assisted on the game’s lone goal.
For those who watched last year’s NHL Revealed series, the name Patrick Maroon brings to memory five choice words:
“Buddy, you suck at hockey.”
