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Last week, her already well-established career path took a leap from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic when the Hershey Bears - the Caps' longstanding AHL affiliate - named her as the Bears' new video coach. Last week, her already well-established career path took a leap from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic when the Hershey Bears - the Caps' longstanding AHL affiliate - named her as the Bears' new video coach. "I played club hockey at the University of Colorado and my club coach Kristen Wright played Division III hockey out [at Connecticut College]," explains Engel-Natzke. I think it speaks well to her opportunity, and we do view those hires in Hershey for the coaching staff as really important hires because these are potentially people that you're going to be bringing into your NHL club at some point, either as an assistant coach or a head coach or something else.

Oskar Lindblom's return to the Philadelphia Flyers during the Stanley Cup Playoffs marked a milestone in his battle against bone cancer. Oskar Lindblom's return to the Philadelphia Flyers during the Stanley Cup Playoffs marked a milestone in his battle against bone cancer. The Flyers opened training camp July 13, 11 days after Lindblom completed his cancer treatment with a ceremonial bell ringing at Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital. Since its inception, Biscuit Tees has donated 10 percent of sales of all items to various charities, but Parent said the company will be working now in a larger way with Hockey Fights Cancer as another tribute to Lindblom.

Val James usually enjoys a quiet celebration of the anniversary of becoming the NHL's first Black player born in the United States on Nov. 1, 1981, by toasting the occasion at home with his wife and remembering his late father, who got him started in the sport. Val James usually enjoys a quiet celebration of the anniversary of becoming the NHL's first Black player born in the United States on Nov. 1, 1981, by toasting the occasion at home with his wife and remembering his late father, who got him started in the sport. But the Buffalo Sabres and the NHL are changing James' low-key approach Sunday by paying tribute to the 63-year-old retired forward on the 39th anniversary of his first NHL game for overcoming stark racism throughout his career and helping to pave the way for other Black players born in the United States to enter the League. James spent more than a decade in the minors playing for teams in the American Hockey League, Eastern Hockey League, Northeastern Hockey League and International Hockey League before a shoulder injury forced him to retire after the 1987-88 season.

Sikura, 25, joins the Golden Knights after completing his third season in the Blackhawks organization during which he split time between Chicago and the AHL's Rockford IceHogs. Sikura, 25, joins the Golden Knights after completing his third season in the Blackhawks organization during which he split time between Chicago and the AHL's Rockford IceHogs. Sikura has registered 14 points (1G, 13A) in 47 NHL games and 68 points (31G, 37A) in 91 AHL games since leaving Northeastern University after his senior season. With the 2020-21 NHL season on the horizon, Sikura said he hopes his own progress as a player will help the Golden Knights reach new heights in their fourth season in the NHL.

we had training camp, he came to us out of nowhere, basically," said former Stars winger Jere Lehtinen, the general manager for the Finnish National Team since 2014."We had been thinking about getting him into one of our tournaments, but he had injuries, so it didn't happen. Pushed into service because of an injury to Andrew Cogliano, Kiviranta scored three goals, including the game-tying goal late in the third period and the game-winner in overtime. said Game 7 was a great example of how Kiviranta can affect the game. second goal was a display of Kiviranta's speed, as he made a nice pass to Roope Hintz in transition and then pounced on the rebound of a Hintz shot and rifled in the rebound from a hard angle."I

Players will compete."After spending seven season working as an assistant general manager with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Zito is more than ready to finally run his own team - a sentiment that was shared over social media by numerous pundits from around the NHL shortly after the hiring was announced."Was only a matter of time before Zito got a GM job," Sportsnet's Jeff Marek wrote. During this time, they discussed nearly every aspect of running a hockey team, with topics ranging from business to players."There was an instant connection from the first moment we met," Caldwell said. And, ultimately, we had five NHL coaches come from that group."When asked about the impact he expects Zito to have on the organization, Caldwell said the decision to hire him was the most important since Viola purchased the franchise back in 2013."I want to thank the Viola family for empowering me to lead this search," Caldwell said. We believe he's the leader that's going to take us to the next step."With countless ideas already swirling through his head, Zito said that he has "a brain that can't stop working."For the longtime executive, this job is a dream come true, a culmination of years of hard work behind the scenes that have now finally helped push him right up into the forefront.