Minor Leagues

Player Profile: Matthew Poitras

UPDATED MAY 28, 2024 Matthew Poitras was born on March 10, 2004, in Brooklin, Ontario, Canada. In 2018-19, Poitras played for the Whitney Wildcats U-15 team in the ETAHL. In 16 games, the young center scored eight goals with six assists and 39 penalty minutes. Poitras became captain of the U-16 team the following year […]

Prospect Profile: Frederic Brunet

Frederic Brunet was born on August 21, 2003, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Brunet began his hockey career playing in his hometown for Gatineau Intrepide Bantam AAA in 2016-17, where he competed in 27 games and posted five assists and 23 penalty minutes. The following year the defenseman joined Nicolas-Gatineau and scored four goals with 16 […]

Bruins’ 2022 Draft Pick Nominated For Top OHL Award

Matthew Poitras was a second-round pick, 54th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 2022 NHL Draft. The Bruins are in need of young talented centers to develop in preparation for the retirements of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci soon. Poitras just completed his second season with the Guelph Storm and saw a huge jump […]

Toronto Marlies end seven game losing streak

The Toronto Marlies finally put an end to their losing streak. Toronto defeated the Belleville Senators 6-2 on Sunday, April 2nd. They had lost their previous seven games. The Marlies’ six goals on Sunday are more than the goal total (5) from all seven games combined during their losing streak. Thanks to the win, the […]

Jacksonville Icemen hockey player is skating towards the camera with the puck as a Solar Bears player follows behind over his left shoulder

ECHL: Icemen Weekend Recap – No April Fools

The Jacksonville Icemen took on the Orlando Solar Bears in back-to-back games this weekend, contending for critical points in the ECHL’s South Division playoff race. Going into the weekend, the Icemen found themselves in the third spot in the division, just two points back from first place and just one point back from second. Orlando […]

Bruins Sign Top Defensive Prospect To Amateur Tryout Offer

Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced Friday that the Providence Bruins have signed defenseman former seasons-round draft pick Mason Lohrei to an AHL amateur tryout agreement (ATO). The Madison, Wisconsin, helped lead Ohio State to an NCAA Quarterfinals berth in 2022-23 and was the team’s top defenseman with four goals and 28 assists for […]

ECHL: Utah Grizzlies Lose Against First Place Central Divison Cincinnati Cyclones

Wednesday 3/22/23 1st Things started off looking good for the Grizzlies when Jordan Martel scored the first goal of the game at just 1:48 into the 1st period. Cyclones’ Zack Berzolla would tie up the game four minutes in, and Adam Berg would follow up with a 2nd goal at 4:32. The Grizzlies thought they […]

Iowa Heartlanders hockey player, Brendan Robbins is waxing his hockey stick that is leaning on the boards of the home bench.

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Weekend Preview

Only eight games left for the Iowa Heartlanders (17-33-13) before they close out their season. Without an opportunity to play for the Kelley Cup in the post-season, the Heartlanders have been using their recent games to test out a few new team members and look forward to the franchise’s third season. The season begins to […]

ECHL: Debuts in the Heartland

As we near the end of the 2022-23 regular season, many teams are gearing up to make their final playoff pushes and runs. Though the Iowa Heartlanders will not appear in the playoffs, they are gearing up in another way. In case you are struggling to keep track of all the new faces hitting the […]

Toronto Marlies on six game losing streak

The Toronto Marlies lost their matchup against the Hershey Bears on Wednesday and have now lost six in a row. It’s their longest losing streak of the season. Toronto has not won a game since March 12th, when they beat the Rochester Americans 6-3. Since then, the Marlies have gotten outscored by a 20-5 margin. […]