2nd year Buffalo prospect Paul Byron(12) got his phone call to join the Sabres for some games in the NHL and made the most of his 8 game debut with a goal and a helper to show he can contribute.
Category: AHL
27Mar
Another Devils‘ 1st round pick, Jacob Josefson(27) (20th overall in 2009) has split time equally between the NHL and AHL in his rookie season but displays signs of becoming a permanent member of the big club for some time to come.
1st round, 2008 draft pick Mattias Tedenby(9) started his first pro season in Albany but after only 12 games was called up to New Jersey and has played 51 games in the NHL and has impressed everyone with his play.
Forward Stefan Chaput(25) landed with the P-Bruins at the trade deadline in an AHL deal that also scored them David Laliberte for big guy Brian McGratton. This is Chaput third team this season. He started with Charlotte and then was shipped to Syracuse before arriving in Providence.
P-Bruins‘ defenseman Colby Cohen(26) has Pirates‘ forward Igor Gongalsky(22) in a head lock but is seemingly looking at one of the officials as if he’s doing no wrong.
Veteran forward Mark Parrish(13) went on a point scoring streak tear recently with the Pirates helping them into first place in the AHL Atlantic Division and was rewarded with his debut call-up to Buffalo for a couple of games.
Goalie Jeff Jakaitis(31) has now spent time in the net for AHL Atlantic Division rivals in the 2010/2011 season. He’s currently up from the CHL Dayton Gems with Portland Pirates. Earlier this season he played a few games for Worcester after Alex Stalock went down and Carter Hutton went up.
23Mar
6′ 6″ rookie netminder Mikko Koskinen(1) got 4 games in with the ever-rotating crop of goalies New York Islanders were forced to use due to injuries in the 2010/2011 season and fared ok with a couple of wins despite a high goals against.
He’s done less well with Bridgeport where their lineup has also been injury-decimated.
He, along with Kevin Poulin, could find himself to be part of the goaltending future for the team.
It’s that time of the year when teams start to sign players fresh out of college and ready to turn pro. Forward Phil Ginand(28) is one such player, out of Mercyhurst College from Milford, MA signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Sound Tigers and has skated in 7 games and registered his first professional point, an assist.
The Sound Tigers has to be the team that used the most players on call-up this season (by a long shot). Most of the year when I saw them play, it looked like a who’s who ECHL team.
Bloomington Prairie Thunder of the CHL leading scorer, Jason Dale(51) was one of the latest to get a shot. He has yet to fair too well.
