college hockey
Undrafted Northeastern University forward Tyler McNeely(14) signed a one-year two-way contract with New York Islanders for the 2011/2012 season.
He played in the last 11 AHL regular season games with Bridgeport Sound Tigers and notched 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 10 games.
Ottawa‘s 3rd round pick (#91 overall) in the 2006 draft, Kaspars Daugavins(26) scored the game 5 winning goal in OT to keep the AHL “Atlantic Division” Semi-Finals alive for Binghamton down 3-2 sending it back to Manchester for games 6 and 7, if necessary.
5th year pro was signed at the beginning of the year by Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL but has spent the 2nd half of the season with Connecticut, the team he played full-time with in ’09/’10.
He got his 1st AHL postseason goal, the game-winner, in game 3 of the Atlantic Division Semi-Final round vs. Portland last Sunday at the XL.
A veteran of more than 200 NHL games, Matt Ellis(37) has spent most of this season as team captain with Portland.
He was up with Buffalo for the end of the regular season but sent down again where he should help with the Pirates‘ Calder Cup run.
The Pirates Calder Cup playoff run (for the moment) rests on goalie David Leggio(33), who is playing his first full season in the AHL. He went 22-12 with a 2.80 GAA and .911 SV% this year.
It’s doubtful that #1 goalie Jhonas Enroth(1) will be back until the Sabres are eliminated, which will last at least through the first round vs. CT Whale.
Without Mark Mancari(25) in the lineup for Portland Pirates AHL Calder Cup run, the advantage has to tilt in Connecticut Whale‘s favor.
He was called up to Buffalo and will hopefully see some Stanley Cup playoff action.
The series is now tied at 2.
Undrafted Marlborough, MA native Bobby Butler(12) has enjoyed a good rookie season doing just about equal time in the AHL and NHL with Binghamton and Ottawa; and now with the Baby Sens for the Calder Cup run.
5th year pro Ryan Potulny(22) has been a bit of a rubber ball bouncing between 4 teams and NHL/AHL stints since 2006. He was dished at the trade deadline from the Chicago system to Ottawa and may find a nice spot for himself with the Senators.
Here he is very upset with a late second period penalty interference call, which didn’t result in a Monarchs‘ goal.
2008 Ottawa Senators 4th round draft pick (#119 overall), center Derek Grant(21), signed to an ato at the end of his 3rd year with Michigan State, got the ot goal for Binghamton in game 2 of the AHL “Atlantic” Division Semi-Finals Friday at the Verizon Wireless Arena to tie the series at 1 game apiece.
Monarchs‘ rookie defenseman Jake Muzzin(3) celebrates the game-tying goal late in the third period of game 2 of the series sending it into overtime at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
