Alumni in the Pros 2020-2021

[jtwcornell91]

It's a new season (at least on the calendar) so we should have a new thread.

[jtwcornell91]

So I just learned (via a facebook farewell message from the team) that Justin Krueger's time with SC Bern is at an end.  Apparently they announced back November that they wouldn't be renewing his contract after this season.  Apparently he's still a free agent.  Here's a recent article (in German) https://www.blick.ch/sport/eishockey/nla/papa-ralph-hilft-scb-verteidiger-krueger-auf-jobsuche-id15806551.html "Papa Ralph helps SCB Defenseman Krueger on the job hunt".  Some highlights: Justin Krueger played eight years for SCB and won three Swiss Championships, including last year.  "My heart belongs to Bern" he says, but as the article points out, his future is elsewhere.  With the NHL suspended, Sabres coach Ralph Krueger is acting as his son's agent, and he's in talks with two or three teams in Switzerland.  There's no talk of moving to Germany, so Siddharth and I will have to shelve our fantasies of him playing for Löwen Frankfurt or Adler Mannheim.  Justin and his wife Eva have two kids now, including a two-year-old daughter with (according to her father) a mean slapshot.

It seems Justin Krueger has crossed the Röstigraben and is now playing for Lausanne HC of the National League, the top professional league in Switzerland: https://lausannehc.ch/team/137-justin-krueger They've been playing in Switzerland before reduced capacities for a month or so, although they've now switched to ghost games with the onslaught of the second wave of COVID-19 in Europe.

[George64]

Forever Blueshirts on Morgan Barron

[David Harding]

Forever Blueshirts on Morgan Barron

Painful writing.

[billhoward]

As I read it, Barron is pretty good and has great promise. But he may not be good enough to play even fourth line wing. Except maybe the Rangers should trade him except some people say Barron is pretty good and has a lot of promise and he's cheaper, currently, than some other Rangers but it's too bad he's not a center, except maybe he could be.

[scoop85]

Morgan Barron "ready to make the jump"

[nmcorm83]

I'm guessing Morgan Barron is not going to play opening night, but scroll down to see the Ranger coach's take on him: https://nypost.com/2021/01/11/mika-zibanejad-missed-start-of-rangers-camp-with-covid-19/

[jeff '84]

I'm guessing Morgan Barron is not going to play opening night, but scroll down to see the Ranger coach's take on him: https://nypost.com/2021/01/11/mika-zibanejad-missed-start-of-rangers-camp-with-covid-19/

He didn't make the active roster, but was assigned to the NYR taxi squad, rather than sent to Hartford (AHL).

[upprdeck]

I didnt realize that Mark Jankoswki who scored first goal for Pens tonight

His dad Len played for Cornell 78-82

[Trotsky]

Cole Bardreau waived by the Islanders.

[blackwidow]

Joel Lowry now in Germany playing with Jake Weidner

[jtwcornell91]

Joel Lowry now in Germany playing with Jake Weidner

Weidner and Cornell get a shoutout in the German press release: https://iserlohn-roosters.de/2021/01/19/joel-lowry-verstaerkt-die-roosters/

Iserlohn plays in the top-level DEL, where they finished 13th out of 14 teams last season.  I haven't paid much attention to them this year, since the DEL is split into divisions because of the pandemic, and Iserlohn is in the North while Mannheim is in the South.  (Frankfurt plays in the second-tier DEL2, although they aspire to be promoted soon.)

[dbilmes]

Here's a nice video of Matt Moulson. It's guaranteed to bring a smile to your face!

[jkahn]

Jacob MacDonald '15 played 19 min. 41 sec. at D for the Avalanche last night.  He's now played in 3 games.  Both Cale Makar and Erik Johnson were out with injuries, so we'll see if Jacob can stay in the lineup when they return. For a guy who could hardly get much playing time his freshmen year, he's come a long way.

[abmarks]

Now this is an absolute snipe. Not sure how he even thought it could go in.

https://twitter.com/CUBigRedHockey/status/1362972352351526913?s=20