Alumni News 2018-19

[sah67]

A few recent updates from the AHL in alphabetical order:

-Anthony Angello is 5th in scoring for the W-B/Scranton Penguins with 15g, 10a in 47 games played. He's also bringing a lot of physicality to his game, with two fights already this season.

-Cole Bardreau has appeared in only 23 games for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms this year (injuries, perhaps?)

-Colin Greening has 13 points in 49 games for the Toronto Marlies, but is also unfortunately in possession of the lowest +/- on the team (-10).

-Jeff Kubiak has 4g, 10a in 34 games played for Bridgeport.

-Joel Lowry has 7g, 17a in 35 games played for Springfield.

-John McCarron received a PTO from the Stockton Heat and appeared in 1 game, but was released soon after.

-Jacob McDonald is the top scoring defenseman (and 5th leading scorer overall) for Springfield with 11g, 21a in 47 games played.

-Matt Moulson is leading the Ontario Reign in scoring with 21G, 19A in 44 games played.

-Reece Wilcox has 2g, 12a in 43 games played for Lehigh Valley.

-Trevor Yates appeared in 2 games for Grand Rapids back in November, but was sent down to the ECHL afterward.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Bardreau had hand surgery a couple months back.  He'll out for a while yet.

Saw Bardreau at the rink last night (15 Feb.) in street clothes.  Willcox (LV) and Kubiak (Bridgeport) on the ice, but neither one had any points.

[RatushnyFan]

Have to say I'm surprised that Jason Botterrill has not given Moulson a 3-5 game test stint as second line LW on the Sabres.  Botterrill was in some ways a similar player to Moulson in college, probably more physical but less skilled (particularly with his shot).  Nobody on the Sabres besides Jeff Skinner is producing.  Sabres 2018-19 stats

Moulson looks like he's still competing (look at the horrendous +/- of many of his fellow forwards on the Reign, at Ontario Reign 2018-19 stats).

Second unit power play doesn't look to scary.  https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/

[pfibiger]

This happened:

https://www.rt.com/sport/453350-ice-hockey-mma-throw/

Yes I realize the link is from RT. You can also read about it at golf digest:

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/this-is-it-this-is-the-biggest-scumbag-move-in-hockey-history

[Trotsky]

This happened:

https://www.rt.com/sport/453350-ice-hockey-mma-throw/

Yes I realize the link is from RT. You can also read about it at golf digest:

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/this-is-it-this-is-the-biggest-scumbag-move-in-hockey-history

Can we rescind his degree?  Presumably it was in "Durr... hockey."

[Beeeej]

This happened:

https://www.rt.com/sport/453350-ice-hockey-mma-throw/

Yes I realize the link is from RT. You can also read about it at golf digest:

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/this-is-it-this-is-the-biggest-scumbag-move-in-hockey-history

Can we rescind his degree?  Presumably it was in "Durr... hockey."

Psychology.

Maybe he can examine himself.

[ugarte]

This happened:

https://www.rt.com/sport/453350-ice-hockey-mma-throw/

Yes I realize the link is from RT. You can also read about it at golf digest:

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/this-is-it-this-is-the-biggest-scumbag-move-in-hockey-history

Can we rescind his degree?  Presumably it was in "Durr... hockey."

*too mentally deep in the conference wrestling tournament* what's the problem?

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Bardreau back on the ice for the LV Phantoms after 35 games on IR.  He got a big ovation when his name was announced.

No points in the game, but gets "Check of the Game" & "Collision of the Game" on the TV broadcast.

[RichH]

Mitch Gillam was called up to AHL Bridgeport and got into a 4-0 game in Rochester tonight. He ended up giving up 1 goal in 1+ period.

https://twitter.com/TheSoundTigers/status/1104187147832254465

https://twitter.com/TheSoundTigers/status/1104198404991787014

[jtwcornell91]

SC Bern, despite finishing first in the National League (Switzerland's highest level of competition) regular season, currently has their hands full in their quarterfinal series against Genève-Servette HC.  The series is even at two (with the visiting team winning each of the four games so far).  SCB managed to blow 2-0 leads in games two and three, winning one in OT and losing the other in double OT, before hanging on to win 2-1 in game four last night.  Justin Krueger got into the highlight reel of game three, but not in a good way, as he was used as a screen on the GWG: https://mysports.ch/a/9TUXU64F (about 1:30 in).

[sah67]

An article on Trevor Yates being reunited with Anthony Angello on a line for Wilkes-Barre:
https://theahl.com/midseason-trade-reunites-penguins-rookies

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

An article on Trevor Yates being reunited with Anthony Angello on a line for Wilkes-Barre:
https://theahl.com/midseason-trade-reunites-penguins-rookies

I saw the Baby Pens play at Lehigh Valley on the 13th.  Yates name wasn't on the line-up card for WB and I don't recall seeing him on the ice.

[dbilmes]

If you don't subscribe to the Athletic, you won't be able to read this story about Matt Moulson, but it's worth the money to do so. It's an in-depth story about how things went downhill for him in Buffalo and how he has rediscovered his love of hockey playing for the Kings' AHL team. It's got some interesting details about his wife and her role in giving him confidence to excel when he was playing for the Islanders. I also learned that Eichel stayed with the Moulsons during Eichel's first year in Buffalo. Matt comes across as a person with a lot of character.

[jtwcornell91]

SC Bern, despite finishing first in the National League (Switzerland's highest level of competition) regular season, currently has their hands full in their quarterfinal series against Genève-Servette HC.  The series is even at two (with the visiting team winning each of the four games so far).  SCB managed to blow 2-0 leads in games two and three, winning one in OT and losing the other in double OT, before hanging on to win 2-1 in game four last night.  Justin Krueger got into the highlight reel of game three, but not in a good way, as he was used as a screen on the GWG: https://mysports.ch/a/9TUXU64F (about 1:30 in).

Justin Krueger scored in SCB's 5-1 win over EHC Biel/Bienne in Game Seven of their semifinal series, a series which they trailed 2-0 and 3-1.  To even get to Game Seven, Bern had to win Game Six 1-0 in Biel despite being outshot 38-19.  Krueger's goal is at 1:44 of https://mysports.ch/a/CEYY2C1A and 9:00 of https://mysports.ch/a/7L8QYEDD

BTW, SCB did manage to take that quarterfinal series with Geneva in six games, but Game Six was the longest game in Swiss ice hockey history, with SCB taking a 2-0 lead into the final minute, only to give up two extra attacker goals before eventually winning the game 3-2 in triple overtime.

The best-of-seven finals between SCB and EV Zug (who won the multi-division Swiss Ice Hockey Cup this year, and finished second to Bern in the regular season) start Thursday in Bern.

[Trotsky]

A sophomore from Fitchburg State just jumped ship to sign with Thurgau, which is Swiss tier 2.  Gotta be a story behind that.