By Jason Pearson, griffinshockey.com Ask a professional hockey player how long they believed in Santa Claus as a kid and the array of potential reactions is endless: a valid answer, a sideways stare, or anything in between. Ask Vili Saarijarvi, the Red Wings’ third-round draft pick in 2015, and he supplies a grinning reply. “I still believe,” he said in the back hallways of Van Andel Arena, one day after a mid-December winter storm unloaded on downtown Grand Rapids. When prodded further, and after the interviewer allows he was a Santa believer until the early years of this century, the 20-year-old Finn relents and offers a more realistic response. “I would say…

22.12.2017 12:20 Translated from Finnish; https://www.suomikiekko.com/2017/12/suomalaissensaation-huippukausi-jatkuu-ahln-tulokaspuolustajien-ykkonen/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter Sami Niku , defender of the Winnipeg Jets organization for this season, may be happy with his autumn season in North America. The 21-year-old defender in JYP last season finished the 1 + 1 night on Friday night when AHL’s Manitoba Moose, represented by Nik, broke the San Antonio Rampage 7-2. Click Here: rugby league jersey sale The best player in the season has played in the 30 games with 4 + 16 = 20. The plus-minus balance is also good at +6. At its strongest points, Niku is the stock exchange for AHL’s income defenders. Which of the field players he is the 12th most powerful player…

Juuso Valimaki, a first-round pick of the NHL’s Calgary Flames.  Postmedia file He missed the bus. Over and over again. That would usually be a troublesome trend, but not in the case of Calgary Flames’ first-round selection Juuso Valimaki. “We have our development camp in the summer over at WinSport, and (the players) stay at a hotel near there and there is a van or a bus that takes them back and forth,” said Flames general manager Brad Treliving. “So for the first couple of days of development camp, it’s always, ‘Ok, is everybody here?’ They do the roll-call, and Juuso was never there. He would never be on the bus…

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Hungry, desperate Matthew Peca just what Lightning need Winnipeg Jets’ Dustin Byfuglien (33) delivers a big hit on Tampa Bay Lightning’s Matthew Peca (63) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) By Roger Mooney Published: January 31, 2018 Updated: January 31, 2018 at 11:13 PM WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Matthew Peca is hungry, and that’s what the Lightning needs right now. That’s why J.T. Brown was waived last month, to create a roster spot so general manager Steve Yzerman could import some of the young talent at AHL Syracuse. “Just reinvigorate, just reenergize our team,” assistant coach Todd…

Adam Vingan, USA TODAY NETWORK — Tennessee TORONTO — Pekka Rinne ambled into the visiting dressing room at Barclays Center on Monday evening, a relieved smile plastered on his face. He was happy to discuss the Predators‘ stirring comeback against the New York Islanders, though not before blaming himself for the team needing to rally in the first place. “We had played such a strong game,” Rinne said, “and we were down pretty much because of me.” The Predators also won because of him. If not for his crunch-time acrobatics Monday, there would’ve been nothing to celebrate. “We owed (Rinne) one of those games,” Predators center Ryan Johansen said. “He’s had our back all year, and he’s…

Nashville’s 2017 1st-round pick has 6 points in 2 games Feb 16, 02:59 PM ET Eeli Tolvanen, left, celebrates one of his two goals with Sami Lepisto during Finland’s 5-1 win over Norway in preliminary-round action at the 2018 Winter Olympics on Friday. © Frank Franklin II / The Associated Press     By Mike Shulman, CBC Sports While Finland’s most recognizable hockey talents Pekka Rinne, Tuukka Rask, Patrik Laine and Aleksander Barkov may be stuck plying their trade in the NHL an ocean away from Pyeongchang, Finnish teen Eeli Tolvanen is making a name for himself in their absence. The Nashville Predators’ first-round pick from last year’s NHL draft (30th overall)…

Kayla Anderson Published: February 18, 2018, 10:27 pm  Updated: February 19, 2018, 2:42 am   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -It’s a crazy time of the year, as the Nashville Predators battle for home ice, but it doesn’t keep them from giving back. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -It’s a crazy time of the year, as the Nashville Predators battle for home ice, but it doesn’t keep them from giving back. On Friday, the ice at Bridgestone Arena was transformed into a dance floor as Best Buddies Tennessee hosted its 2018 Prom. Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization creating opportunities for millions of people dealing with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This event is always a favorite…

Published 21.02.2018 02:38 GMT+10 | Author Lucas Aykroyd Is Eeli Tolvanen already carving out his place in Finnish hockey history alongside Jari Kurri, Teemu Selanne and Patrik Laine? Finnish forward Eeli Tolvanen after a goal against Germany in the preliminary round. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images Not to put undue pressure on the kid with the big one-timer. Regardless of nationality, that’s heady company for any 18-year-old hockey player to be mentioned in. But Tolvanen’s performance so far at the 2018 Olympics at least puts him in the conversation. The Jokerit Helsinki winger leads the scoring race with nine points. In the preliminary round, he put up six points (3-3-6) in three…

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