St. Louis native Chris Butler admitted to having some nervous energy in his Blues’ debut Sunday, but overall his performance was solid, coach Ken Hitchcock said.
Kyle Palmieri, Patrick Maroon score as Ducks outlast Coyotes 2-1
Barely three minutes later, Maroon knocked home the rebound off Sami Vatanen’s thunderous shot from the point for the 2-0 advantage. Kesler won the faceoff and dropped the puck right back to Vatanen, giving him 11 assists this season.
Bluenotes: Oshie wouldn’t mind more ice time with Stastny
“He said we might be switching,” Oshie said. “I thought we were really good. Me and ‘Stas’ showed up on the minus-sheet, but as far as the (offensive) zone play and reading off each other, it got better and better as the game went.
IceRays Recall Affiliate Player Frankie Melton
The Corpus Christi IceRays have recalled affiliate forward Frankie Melton from the St. Louis Jr. Blues of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). This is his first experience in the North American Hockey League (NAHL), and he is the second affiliate to be recalled by the IceRays this season.
Butler joins the Blues after “humbling” AHL stint
The start to Chris Butler’s seventh season of professional hockey wasn’t exactly picturesque. In fact, it was a rather disappointing beginning to the defenseman’s tenure with St. Louis.
Arizona Coyotes Junior prospects continue to grow in number and skill
Macinnis has been deployed as a first-line center for the Rangers throughout the early portion of 2014-15. With six goals and 16 assists in 19 games, his scoring production could improve given the role he plays.
Luke Opilka Growing, Improving in Year 2 With NTDP
A year of experience with the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and an intense summer of training have made a huge difference for goalie Luke Opilka.
The St. Louis native, who splits time with Michael Lackey on the U.S. National Under-18 Team, has a 7-3 record with a 2.71 goals-against average and .899 save percentage so far this season.
Heeter to Join Medvescak in KHL
Cal is very much looking forward to the challenge of competing for the number one goaltending spot in our club and to proving that he is a top goalie that can play at the KHL level.
Ben Bishop continues to build success with Lightning
The Lightning goalie has played some of his best games in the Windy City, including Tuesday’s spectacular 37-save performance that stole a point for the Lightning in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Blackhawks.
Wideman’s two late goals lift Miami
After 50 minutes of scoreless hockey, Miami senior forward Alex Wideman netted a pair of goals 3½ minutes apart.







