HOUGHTON, Mich. — Michigan Tech hockey coach Mel Pearson announced today that sophomore Jujhar Khaira (Surrey, B.C.) is foregoing his final years of eligibility to sign a contract with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. The 6-3 forward will attend their upcoming prospects camp and their main preseason camp with the goal of making the Oilers’ opening day roster.
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UMass’ Allen to turn pro with Rangers
New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Conor Allen.
Allen, 23, registered five goals and 14 assists for 19 points, along with 53 penalty minutes in 33 games with UMass-Amherst of Hockey East this season. He established career-highs in assists, points and penalty minutes.
Mac Carruth gets franchise-record 106th win as Winterhawks beat Cougars 3-0
PORTLAND, Ore. – Goaltender Mac Carruth made 23 saves in picking up his franchise-record 106th career victory as the Portland Winterhawks downed the Prince George Cougars 3-0 Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.
Feisty goalie Barry Brust ready to take the next step after Abbotsford Heat renaissance
Abbotsford, B.C. – Barry Brust has more than a passing interest as the bitter NHL lockout drags on.
As an unrestricted free agent goaltender who has emerged from the shadows to command the AHL spotlight with a record-setting shutout string, the Abbotsford Heat stopper is having a renaissance. And as much as a rotating three-goalie system should grate on any crease crusader, battling Brust has embraced the awkward challenge to such a degree that NHL teams in need have noticed.
Carruth tells “The Truth” about his season, his team and his nickname
Blackhawks prospect and current Portland Winterhawks goalie Mac Carruth has some unfinished business in the Western Hockey League playoffs. Last season, the team made the Championship round and won the opening game, only to fall in five against the Kootenay Ice. This year, after sweeping Kelowna, battling Kamloops to a dramatic seven-game series and then sweeping Tri-City, the Winterhawks again find themselves on the brink of the WHL title.
