Monthly Archive for June, 2016
Crazy Wednesday notes
The NHL was kind enough to pack most of its craziness into about a half-hour today, the kind of day that used to break before the draft, while we were usually at the GHO or whatever it was called that …
Tuesday bad-news notes
The report is that Ryan Haggerty also wasn’t tendered yesterday, making him and fellow Fairfield Countyite Michael Paliotta an unrestricted free agent. (Toronto’s had a couple of semi-surprises, too.) …
Qualifying offers day/nontendered day
It’s one of many deadline days, the day that Group 2 (restricted) free agents are due their qualifying offers, which retain their rights. From a Bridgeport standpoint, the important non-qualified …
Helping Gary DeCarlo
We had lots of fun in March when Providence played “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” in the closing seconds of regulation when the Bruins led the Sound Tigers by two goals. Three Bridgeport goals …
DraftWrap ’16: Saturday notes
So while I was out, the Islanders traded up in, then back into, the fourth round for a couple of Europeans including one highly regarded Russian forward. College/European on everybody except their …
Krys to the Blackhawks: Day 2
Ridgefield’s Chad Krys went to the Blackhawks early on Day 2 of the NHL draft, 45th overall, the middle of the second round. The defenseman, who was with the National Team Development Program, is …
Tage Thompson to the Blues
The St. Louis Blues traded up tonight to take Tage Thompson 26th in the NHL draft in Buffalo. Brent’s older son had been projected, generally, right in that range. He becomes UConn’s first NHL …
Draft day coming: Wednesday notes
Caught up with the Thompsons ahead of Friday’s big day. Wild that Tyce will be in Buffalo, but not at the draft. I really wanted to dateline it “Orange,” but we weren’t quite in town. I thought about …
Campin’ nationally: Tuesday notes
Open tab. Get distracted by run in soccer game. Forget what I was going to search for. Ah well. Might as well. As their draft day approaches, Tage Thompson and Chad Krys were invited to the USA junior …
Catchup: What’s old is new (Monday notes)
Tucson is officially the Roadrunners, a traditional minor-pro Arizona nickname. Rockford and the Blackhawks re-upped through 2022. A new coach, officially, in Iowa: TEAMOldNewBINLuke Richardson …
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