The IceCaps losers of their first three A-H-L games have signed a new goalie. Officials says they signed Yann Danis to a one year A-H-L contract. Danis– who is 35– played two games with the New Jersey Devils last season and 47 with the Devils AHL team in Albany.…
Thanks to outstanding corporate support and fan commitment, the Clarenville Ford Caribous will be on the ice this season!! Although we fell well short of the season ticket sales targets, through last-minute meetings on Thursday, it is apparent that the corporate community has stepped forward to bridge some of the gap. Season pass commitments have continued to come in throughout today and executive members are working the phones as we speak to reach a level that, when coupled with the corporate pledges, will allow us to move forward. They are still approximately 75 passes short to make the…
Two Newfoundland Hockey players are headed in different directions after training camp with their N-H-L Teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs have assigned forward Colin Greening of St. John’s to their A-H-L team the Marlies. And Adam Pardy of Bonavista has been given his outright release by the Florida Panthers.…
The two undefeated teams in the Avalon East Hockey League meet tonight at the Stadium in Kelligrews. The Conception Bay CeeBee Stars and the Bell Island Blues both have 2-0 records after the first weekend of play. They will clash at 8:10. And the two teams will meet again Saturday night in Harbour Grace. …
Newfoundland’s two women’s teams finished sixth and eighth at the National Jubilee Competition which concluded on Monday. Halifax edged Holy Cross 3-2 on penalty kicks to finish fifth and Holy Cross sixth. Saskatchewan nipped Kirby United 2-1 also on penalty kicks. Kirby United placed eighth. The Royal Selects of Beauport Quebec claimed the gold. On the men’ s side Edmonton Green and Gold doubled St Lawrence Laurentians 2-1 . The Laurentians finished sixth. And Mount Pearl finished 11th with a 3-2 win in the Consolation round over Pegasus FC of Brtitish Columbia. The Gold Medal in the Challenge Cup went…
Daniel Cleary’s run with the Detroit Red Wings appears to be over, as the team announced Saturday the veteran winger has been released. The 37-year-old was invited to Red Wings’ camp on a professional tryout. Cleary, who last appeared in the NHL in 2014-15, will join the training camp of the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate. Cleary played 35 games with the Griffins last season, recording three goals and 12 assists. The 1997 first-round pick by the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008. …