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SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick — The wind was driving a cold rain sideways, turning the first Sunday afternoon of November into a preview of what winter often looks like in this old seafaring hub on the Bay of Fundy. For Adam Marsh, a 17-year-old hockey player from Chicago’s west suburbs, it was a good time […]

Edgars Kulda, a top prospect for the 2014 NHL Draft, had two goals and an assist to lead the Western Hockey League champion Edmonton Oil Kings to a 5-2 victory against the host London Knights at the Memorial Cup on Sunday night. The Latvia-born forward is No. 145 on NHL Central Scouting’s final ranking of […]

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 […]

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, […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]