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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.