Category: NHL

07Nov

Mark Flood(8) Winnipeg Jets

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7th year defenseman Mark Flood(8) scored his first NHL goal with Winnipeg Jets, the team that signed him at the end of last year. He skated last season with Manitoba Moose, who were the old tenant of the MTS Centre.

It was only his 7th NHL game in a career that has seen ice time in 317 AHL games. He was called up after 11 games with St. John’s IceCaps, where he put up a goal and 6 assists in 11 games and is a respectable +4. In 3 games with the Jets he’s put up a couple of points.

He was originally drafted by Montreal Canadiens in the 6th round of the 2003 draft (#188 overall).

No doubt about it, I need to find a better picture of him, but he’s off to the left in this shot (a little out of focus).

11/9: Flood scores his 2nd NHL goal in his 4th game with the Jets.

05Nov

Danny Taylor(1) Springfield Falcons

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By the numbers, 6th year pro goaltender Danny Taylor(1) is making an argument for Springfield Falcons to sign him to an American Hockey League standard player contract.

He is currently signed to a pto.

His 2.31 GAA puts him at #17 on the AHL goalie leaders and his .931 SV% ranks 6th.

As of October 7 he signed a contract with Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL but did not appear in a regular season game.

We’ve seen it: this former Los Angeles Kings‘ 7th round pick in the 2004 draft (#221 overall) may have found his zone.

He has one game of NHL experience.

05Nov

Cody Eakin(14) Hershey Bears

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Washington Capitals‘ 2009 3rd round draft pick (#85 overall) rookie center Cody Eakin(14) has lit the AHL up with 3 goals and 5 assists in 10 games played for Hershey Bears.

The impressive start has earned him an early call up to the NHL and he skated in his first game with the Caps on the first of the month. He produced no points but had 3 shots on net in over 13 minutes of ice time. Probably won’t be long until he pops in a goal.

11/4: He puts in his first NHL goal and assist and has followed it up with his 2nd and added 2 more assists to his totals in 11 games played.

04Nov

Ryan McDonagh(17) New York Rangers

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2nd year defenseman Ryan McDonagh(17) is stepping it up big time with the only NHL team he has ever played for, New York Rangers.

He was originally picked by Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2007 draft (#12 overall).

Last season in 40 games with the Rangers he put up 1 goal and 8 assists but most impressively was a +16 for the team. In the first 11 games of the 2011/2012 season he already has 3 goals to go along with a pair of assists.

Very doubtful that he’ll be back in Connecticut anytime soon, unless he gets injured and it’s on a conditioning stint.

04Nov

Carter Ashton (18)

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Tampa Bay Lightning think a lot of rookie wing Carter Ashton(18).

He was chosen #29 overall in the 1st round of the 2009 draft.

He’s off to a quick start with their AHL affiliate Norfolk Admirals putting up 13 points (9 goals, 4 assists) in 10 games.

For the first month of the season he was named Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month.

Last Friday night in Providence he didn’t fare so well in the fisticuffs with Bruins‘ Zach McKelvie.

Oddly enough though he did get the Admirals‘ first goal and was picked as the game’s #1 star.

04Nov

Tyson Sexsmith(31) Worcester Sharks

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San Jose Sharks 3rd round pick in the 2007 draft (#91 overall) goaltender Tyson Sexsmith(31) is in his 3rd year pro and third with Worcester Sharks, but is still considered a rookie in the AHL, because he hasn’t appeared in enough games to qualify him for a complete season.

He’s currently the #2 leading goalie in the league after 4 games played with 2 wins, 0 losses and 2 overtime losses and a 1.69 GAA and .930 SV%.

In 19 ECHL games over two seasons with Stockton Thunder and Kalamazoo Wings he posted a 12-3-3 record.

San Jose has a ton of good goalies in their system. His nickname is Sexy. It’s written on his mask.

03Nov

Jonathan Audy-Marchessault(18) Connecticut Whale

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My new favorite last name in pro hockey is Jonathan Audy-Marchessault(18).

Undrafted, he was signed by Connecticut Whale to a AHL player contract in early summer but by all means is one-year property of New York Rangers.

He’ll definitely get some looks and before the end of the season he could sign himself an NHL contract. He’s small at 5’9″ 175 lbs. but he’s quick and plays a tough enough game to survive out there. In 10 games he already have 4 goals and 4 assists.

Reminds me a tiny bit of a small Teemu Selanne or maybe a Paul Kariya?

His name beats older favorite Harry Zolnierczyk.

03Nov

Joe Sova(6) Kalamazoo Wings

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Undrafted defenseman Joe Sova(6) was signed by New Jersey Devils to a two-year entry level contract upon completion of his college career.

He was assigned to Albany Devils and appeared in their last 11 games of the regular season, where he put up a goal and 3 assists but was an unfortunate -6 on a team that struggled.

To start his pro career he was reassigned to their ECHL affiliate Kalamazoo Wings.

In this early part of the 2011/2012 season, he finds himself a +8 player, good enough to get him the nod of AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performer Of The Month for October.

Pretty likely we’ll see him back up in the AHL sooner than later.

11/4: Good ECHL player feature story was just put out there.

03Nov

Jared Cowen(4) Ottawa Senators

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Ottawa Senators‘ 1st round pick in the 2009 draft (#9 overall), big-as-can-be defenseman Jared Cowen(4) scored his first regular season professional goal in the team’s 5-3 loss to Boston Bruins on Tuesday night at the TD Garden.

He played 10 postseason games with Binghamton Senators last season after his junior team was knocked out of the playoffs and put up four assists on their way to winning the AHL Calder Cup Championship.

Most folks thought that was pretty much the only time they would see him in the league as he was pegged to become a top 6 defenseman in his rookie season and from the looks of it he’s been successful in achieving that goal.