With just under four minutes left in regulation, Dakota Mermis drove Ontario’s zone, leaving a drop pass for Ryan MacInnis. MacInnis directed a shot low on Campbell, which he couldn’t handle cleanly, and Mermis, who was driving hard to the net, got a stick on the loose puck, tucking it past the Reign netminder to tie the game.
When Scott Mayfield got to practice in Bridgeport Tuesday morning, he was told “treat it like a morning skate.” So while the rest of his minor league teammates were doing their daily drills, the defenseman was focusing on the possibility he was going to play in the Big Show hours later.
In other fantastic news, Jincy Dunne garnered an invite to Team USA’s training camp. The Buckeye defenseman is in the midst of a standout rookie season. She is a key contributor to the team, sitting in second place on the OSU points chart with two goals and seven assists. Most impressively, Dunne has racked up 39 blocked shots, more than any other freshman in the nation.
It’s bullshit but I get it. I understand what these assholes are talking about. Being able to tolerate pain isn’t something that is inherently masculine. But it’s not like Pat Maroon went out to make this comment specifically to say women can’t tolerate pain
Insisting that hockey is a “man’s game” only obfuscates the real issue here. This isn’t about gender or manliness. Concussion awareness is about living well, especially after your career is over.
Ohio State defenseman Jincy Dunne has been invited to USA Hockey’s Women’s Winter Training Camp that will take place later this month.
A redshirt freshman from O’Fallon, Mo., Dunne leads the Buckeyes with seven assists and is second on the team with nine points. Both of those totals put her in the Top 5 nationally among all freshmen defensemen.
It might have made sense to keep pending free agent Ben Bishop all year – if the Lightning were healthy and not in a dogfight for a playoff berth.
USA Hockey announced the 27 players that will compete for the 23 roster spots on this year’s World Junior Championships team that will compete in Toronto/Montreal later this month.
The Edmonton forward was asked Sunday about the decision made by the NHL to remove Connor McDavid from the game after the Oilers captain smacked his chin on the ice in a collision with Wild defenceman Jared Spurgeon.
Twenty-seven players, including five members of the bronze-medal winning 2016 U.S. National Junior Team, have been named to the preliminary roster for the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team.
