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AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Interview With Tristan Broz

Some may be familiar with Tristan Broz’s name, but if not, they will be soon. Broz is currently a forward in the Pittsburgh Penguins system and assigned to the AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Prior to turning professional, Broz played in the USHL with Fargo Force and the NCAA with the University of Minnesota and the […]

AHL: Ontario Reign Sign Rookie Bryce Brodzinski

The Ontario Reign have been building their 2024-25 season roster with new and returning faces being signed. Today, Aug. 22, the Reign, AHL affiliate of the LA Kings, announced that they have signed rookie forward Bryce Brodzinski. About Brodzinski Coming out of his collegiate career within the NCAA Big Ten Conference, the 24-year-old from Blaine, […]

AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: Former Olympian Named Assistant GM

On Monday, August 19th, 2024, it was announced that Amanda Kessel would be named Assistant GM to Jason Spezza regarding operations in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and for the Wheeling Nailers. Kessel spent the 2023-2024 season as the Special Assistant to the GM in Pittsburgh. Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Kessel has a hockey background that is quite decorated. […]

ECHL: Solar Bears Sign Former Grizzlies Skater

The Orlando Solar Bears have signed former Grizzlies D-Man, Robbie Stucker onto a standard player contract for the 2024-2025 ECHL season. This finalizes the trade that took place when Utah obtained forward Nathan Burke in October of 2023. Stucker joins Orlando after playing 24 games with the Utah Grizzlies last season. In addition to having […]

2024 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Brodie Ziemer

The Scouting Report: Standing at 5-foot-11, 192 pounds, Brodie Ziemer is becoming increasingly adept at using his physicality on the ice. Ziemer has displayed numerous standout performances, outshining his teammates at times and demonstrating his potential to dominate the puck. In the 2023-24 season, Brodie Ziemer played 61 games with the NTDP US National Under-18 […]

Jonny Sorenson Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks Iowa Heartlanders

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Add NCAA Forward

Coralville, Iowa—Before Iowa’s three-game series with the Wheeling Nailers, Derek Damon looked to the NCAA to bolster the Heartlanders’ roster for a postseason push. Jonny Sorenson, a forward from St. Louis Park, Minnesota, played five years of NCAA hockey and 167 games, playing three seasons for the University of Minnesota before transferring to Alaska-Fairbanks, where […]

2023 Prospect Challenge: A Buffalo Sabres Preview

Coming into this season, the Buffalo Sabres are a hot topic around the league. Many analysts have them making the jump and becoming a playoff calibre team. But you cannot talk about the Sabres without discussing their immensely deep prospect pool. With the annual prospect challenge roster announced, here’s a preview discussing a few key […]

Arizona Coyotes Top 10 Prospects

1. Logan Cooley Cooley was the third overall pick of the 2022 NHL draft. The 5’10”, 181-pound center man played this past season for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, where he put up a stat line of 22 goals and 38 assists. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native plays an exciting, high-tempo offensive game with several tools he […]

Report: Ben Meyers Signs with Colorado

After weeks of speculation about where undrafted college center Ben Meyers was going to go, the answer has finally arrived. It was thought that the Minnesota native, who played his college hockey career for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, was going to stay put and sign with his home state team, the Minnesota Wild. […]