Category: AHL

20Oct

Marvin Degon(3) Reading Royals

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6th year pro defenseman and Worcester, MA native Marvin Degon(3) looked like he might stick on the Providence Bruins‘ roster after a strong training camp with the team.

He spent the last few seasons playing overseas mostly in Germany and Austria for a short time, but decided to return to North America for the 2011/2012 season. In his first two seasons he was the leading scorer on defense for both Hartford Wolf Pack, then Hamilton Bulldogs, where he was actually signed with the Canadiens.

After playing just two games for the P-Bruins and then being waived, he signed with their ECHL affiliate Reading Royals, where he should be nothing short of outstanding and likely will be back up in the AHL soon.

 

 

20Oct

Jody Pederson(25) Stockton Thunder

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Undrafted 2nd year defenseman Jody Pederson(25) starts the season pretty much where he ended last year with the ECHL Stockton Thunder. He also appeared in 11 games with their AHL affiliate, Worcester Sharks on two separate call-ups (one from Elmira), registering 3 assists but was also a healthy scratch much of the time.

If the injury bugs bites the Sharks like it did last season look for him to be in more games with Worcester this season but he could also get called up by any AHL team and that could very well happen too.

19Oct

Dave Leaderer(20) Milwaukee Admirals

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For the last couple of seasons, 4th year pro defenseman Dave Leaderer(20) has received call-ups to the AHL from his ECHL team, Trenton Devils. First it was with Milwaukee Admirals in 2009 and the next year he was called up within the system to Albany Devils for 5 games, where he registered his first point, an assist.

Leaving the Devils‘ nest after 212 games with Trenton, he signed for 2011/2012 with Cincinnati Cyclones, the affiliate of Milwaukee Admirals. He was called up today and will appear in his fourth game ever with the team this weekend. Coincidence?

 

 

19Oct

Marco Scandella(6) Minnesota Wild

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Minnesota Wild 2008 2nd round pick (#55 overall) defenseman, Marco Scandella(6) finds himself right in the mix on the NHL team in his 2nd year in the system. And in the first five games played, he picked up his first NHL goal.

He played 20 games with the team last season collecting a couple of assists but doesn’t exactly have the best +/- numbers.

In the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs, he played 20 games for the Houston Aeros registering 2 goals and 6 assists before falling to Binghamton Senators in the Finals.

18Oct

Harri Sateri (35)

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San Jose Sharks‘ rookie netminder Harri Sateri(35) got some unexpected time riding pine and playing in practices with the NHL team that drafted him in the 4th round of 2008 (#106 overall).

Late last season he joined their AHL affiliate Worcester Sharks and although he didn’t post the best stats, his play was mostly very impressive.

San Jose just reassigned him to Stockton Thunder of the ECHL. I think that’s mostly to keep him close, just in case.. .

10/19 Sateri gets reassigned to Worcester. Must mean the two starting goalies for San Jose are injury-free (for now).

 

18Oct

Brett Sutter(14) Carolina Hurricanes

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In a bit of a surprising move, Carolina Hurricanes recalled their minor league affiliate Charlotte Checkers‘ team captain Brett Sutter(14) to fill-in.

He has yet to record a point in four AHL games but is said to been great in the NHL training camp and in his fifth pro season has emerged as a leader. He also switched his jersey number from 14 to 7 this year.

In 19 NHL games he has just 1 goal and 1 assist. Adding to those totals will go a long way to help him make the jump more permanently.

17Oct

Slava Voynov(76) Los Angeles Kings

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Los Angeles Kings‘ newly minted $6 million dollar defenseman Drew Doughty goes down with an upper body injury and 2008 2nd round draft pick (#32 overall), the now named-shortened Russian defenseman Slava Voynov(76) finally gets the call for his first NHL action.

He’s played 200+ games in the AHL with their affiliate Manchester Monarchs amassing over 100 points (33 goals, 72 assists) over three seasons without a call up. Now that’s grooming.

After an outstanding training camp, he was pegged to make the opening night roster…and then Doughty signed. He’s got offensive skills and is accountable in his own zone. I feel like he put on a bit more bulk in the offseason, because that was the main knock on him, intensity. He looks ready to bring it.

10/27: Voynov scores his 1st two NHL goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist to boot.

16Oct

Andrei Loktionov(48) Manchester Monarchs

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Los Angeles Kings‘ 2008 5th round draft pick (#123 overall) Russian-born center Andrei Loktionov(48) is definitely an NHL caliber player but due to a shoulder injury in his rookie season has been knocked off track a bit.

He made the team out of training camp last season but had trouble staying in the lineup and was assigned to their AHL affiliate Manchester Monarchs for a couple of stretches, where he put up roughly a point per game.

In the 2011/2012 season, he starts the season with the Monarchs but is out of the gate quickly with 1 goal and 4 assists in 5 games played. What he lacks in size (5’10” 180 lbs.) he makes up for in deft skating and stick handling skills on the ice.  In 19 NHL games he has 3 goals, 4 assists.

He won the Memorial Cup and OHL title in 2009 with Windsor Spitfires.

16Oct

Ben Scrivens(30) Toronto Marlies

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Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 2nd year goaltender prospect, Ben Scrivens(30) had a good training camp and NHL preseason, which he looks to be parlaying into another winning season for their AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies in 2011/2012.

As a rookie, he started the year with the ECHL Reading Royals post quite the record in the early going, earning him a call-up and didn’t return until the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Undrafted, he signed two one-year contracts with the Maple Leafs but could stay in their system for some time to come.

He’s already started the first three games of the season posting a pair of wins and one loss and looks to be the go-to goalie for the team again. He has yet to play in regular season NHL action but was called upon once as back-up goalie.

10/24: Scrivens gets recalled by Toronto on an emergency basis to serve as backup goaltender. It’s a bit doubtful that he’ll play.

11/3: Ben Scrivens gets his first win in his NHL debut.

9/12-12: Signs a 2-year deal with the first season being a two-way contract and the second one-way NHL. He lead the Marlies to the 2012 Calder Cup Finals and could be a campaign away from a starting job in the show.