When the draft begins Friday night in Buffalo, get ready to hear a lot about players from St. Louis with at least four potential first-rounders from here in Matthew Tkachuk, Swansea’s Clayton Keller, Logan Brown and Luke Kunin.
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Blues pick Luke Opilka has surgery and will miss months for Rangers
A starting goaltender going under the knife is never what a team wants to hear.
But in this case, the Kitchener Rangers didn’t really have a choice. A doctor told the St. Louis Blues that goalie Luke Opilka needed surgery. The Blues told the Rangers they were doing it now, to help the player long term.
Rangers’ Luke Opilka named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week
The Canadian Hockey League today announced that St. Louis Blues prospect Luke Opilka of the Kitchener Rangers is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending January 31 after posting a 2-0-0-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .979.
Opilka Shuts Out Opposition – Rangers Defeat Spitfires On Potato Night
Luke Opilka made 20 saves and earned his second Ontario Hockey League shutout as the Kitchener Rangers defeated the visiting Windsor Spitfires 2-0 in front of 7,232 fans during Don Cameron Potato Night at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex on Friday.
Rapid Fire – Luke Opilka presented by ‘Your Neighbourhood Credit Union’
Ever wonder your favourite player’s pregame meal? What about his favourite NHL team growing up? Luke Opilka makes his picks in the latest installment of Rapid Fire presented by ‘Your Neighbourhood Credit Union’.
Rangers goalie Opilka cleared to return following ailment
Luke Opilka’s mystery illness has been diagnosed. Kind of.
“We’re fairly certain that he had mono at some point but he seems to have played right through it,” said Kitchener Rangers general manager Murray Hiebert. “It looks like if he did have mono, then that part is gone.”
Opilka remains sidelined at US Junior camp
For the third straight day, Kitchener Rangers’ goalie Luke Opilka was not on the ice at the US Junior Hockey selection camp in Boston.
2016 U.S. National Junior Team Preliminary Roster Set
“This is a young, talented group that has experience winning on the international level,” said Jim Johannson, USA Hockey’s assistant executive director of hockey operations and the general manager of the 2016 U.S. National Junior Team.
Three Rangers in mix for world juniors
Top-line centre Ryan MacInnis and starting goalie Luke Opilka were both invited to USA Hockey’s selection camp Monday, while defenceman Dmitrii Sergeev has made Russia’s roster for the tournament, which runs Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Helsinki, Finland.
Rise of local youth hockey talent key part of St. Louis’ bid for World Junior Championships
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.
