Dalibor Dvorsky

AHL Playoff Preview: Springfield Thunderbirds at Providence Bruins with Line Combinations 4/27/2025

AHL Playoff Preview: Providence Bruins at Springfield Thunderbirds with Line Combinations 4/25/2025

AHL Weekend Recap: Springfield Thunderbirds Can’t Buy a Win

AHL Game Preview: Milwaukee Admirals at Springfield Thunderbirds with Line Combinations 3/21/2025

AHL Weekend Recap: Springfield Cooled Off

AHL Game Recap: Minten, Providence Beat Springfield

2025 World Junior Championship: Finland vs Slovakia

The quarterfinals for this game were filled with physicality, great goaltending, and competition from both teams. Team Finland matched up against Team Slovakia for the fourth game of the day. Finland: Finland has shown that they can play as a five-man unit on the ice for the entirety of the 60 minutes. Finland dominated the […]

2025 World Juniors Championship: Sweden Remains Perfect in 5-2 Win over Slovakia

The whistle has been blown and the puck is on the play. The first game of the 2025 World Juniors Championship happened at 11 a.m. CST Thursday, on Canadian soil. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship It was a thrilling match in which Sweden gathered the win, 5-2. The Swedish team […]

AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. Springfield Thunderbirds | 12/14/2024

On a cold holiday season night, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins held their teddy bear toss game against the Springfield Thunderbirds. First Period: In the opening frame, rookie forward Rutger McGroarty made the teddy bears rain down on the Mohegan Sun Arena ice at 1:53. He was assisted by Joona Koppanen and Vasily Ponomarev. At 16:06, Emil […]

When Can Newly-Drafted Prospects Break Through Into The NHL?

When do or can prospects make the jump to the NHL/AHL level? Most NHL prospects take 3-5 years post-draft to reach the NHL, with less than a third of first-rounders making an NHL team. Factors like skill development and individual progression dictate the timeline. Additionally, a strict NHL-CHL agreement impacts where prospects can play, depending on age. Any player under the age of 20 is ineligible to play in the AHL. NHL Entry Draft intricacies, entry-level contracts, Russian political issues and AHL stints shape a prospect’s journey.