by Jameson Olive / @JamesonCoop / FloridaPanthers.com  November 29th, 2018 SUNRISE, Fla. – Juho Lammikko has earned every inch on his long road to the NHL. A third-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, the 22-year-old center is just 22 games into his career with the Florida Panthers, a journey that was jumpstarted when a spot opened up after the team lost veteran fourth-line center Derek MacKenzie to injury during the season opener on Oct. 6. That said, Lammikko worked hard to put himself in the position to fill MacKenzie’s role in the bottom-six. He was the last player sent home from this summer’s training camp after a solid showing in the preseason and is gaining…

By ALEX PREWITT December 17, 2018 By ALEX P If everything had gone according to his original plan, Pekka Rinne would be headed for retirement at the end of the 2018-19 NHL season. He would be making his farewell tour now, visiting rinks for the last time, shaking hands with old opponents, maybe even snagging some parting gifts along the way. From there, the Predators goalie would hang up his mask and decide what would come next: owning a restaurant, opening a clothing store, finding another job in hockey, working on his tennis serve… “That was my thing,” Rinne says. “I always thought that this year would be my last year.” PREWITT:…

Predators goaltender won Vezina Trophy; at forefront of equipment, technical innovations by Kevin Woodley / NHL.com Correspondent   Editor’s note: As part of NHL.com’s end-of-year package, correspondent Kevin Woodley is using his final weekly column of 2018 to give out the first annual Unmasked Goaltender of the Year Award. The winner this year is Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne.  Pekka Rinne won his first Vezina Trophy in 2017-18 and continues to play at a high level this season, helping make the Nashville Predators goalie the inaugural Unmasked Goaltender of the Year. Click Here: cheap warriors rugby jersey Rinne continues to be near the top of the NHL statistically, but numbers are…

 January 28th, 2019 MONTREAL – Do you know a lot of players who have embarked on a volunteering trip just a week after being drafted into the NHL? Well, if you’re a Habs fan, you know at least one: Matthew Peca. Click Here: Brazil football tracksuit A week after hearing his name being called at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s seventh-round pick (201st overall) in 2011 decided to head to the Dominican Republic with his high school on a humanitarian volunteering trip. Over those 10 days down south, Peca worked on a sugar cane plantation, helped paint buildings, and met with children in schools.…

MARK MONROE Blade Sports Writer [email protected] FEB 12, 2019 5:57 PM Young Toledo Walleye goaltender Kaden Fulcher embraces his role as a difference-maker, putting in the work to thrive in the biggest moments. The 20-year-old rookie loves living in the limelight. “As a goalie, you have such a big impact on the game, either positively or negatively,” Fulcher said. “When the game is on the line, you can be a difference-maker. I always like to shoulder the workload and be the main guy on the team. Guys are counting on you.” Fulcher, a native of Brigden, Ont., was just 8 when he realized his calling was to be a goaltender.…

The Manitoba Moose have left him off of their Clear Day roster. By HappyCaraT@HappyCaraTMar 6, 2019, 3:08pm EST The Manitoba Moose’s Clear Day/Playoff Roster has come out and there is no Sami Niku on there. That is because he is a NHLer and according to Pascal Vincent, not expected to be back in the AHL. This is excellent news for the Winnipeg Jets based on how Niku has been playing of late. He has been on a pair with Ben Chiarot and has looked like a NHL defencemen since getting a few reps in. The fact Niku shines when he is playing regular minutes is a great sign going forward. The Jets are going to need cost-effective…

In what will be his first match in the United States in over 25 years, Japanese pro wrestling legend Minoru Suzuki has been booked for the big Ring Of Honor “Death Before Dishonor XV” event next month. Click Here: Mercedes Racing Suit It was announced during the latest set of ROH television tapings, which were held in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday evening, that Cody Rhodes will be defending the ROH World Championship against Suzuki at the ROH pay-per-view event in September. Rhodes had previously noted via social media that competing against Suzuki was one of his dream matchups. In the storyline, Suzuki is being portrayed as a feared Japanese legend…

On Thursday’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez noted that the long-rumored match between Kevin Owens and SmackDown Live commissioner Shane McMahon could happen in some form at October’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Whether or not Shane vs. Owens ends up being inside Hell in a Cell remains to be seen, but we’ll probably find out the stipulation sometime soon, as the HIAC pay-per-view is a little over a month away. In case you missed it, Kevin Owens aired his grievances with Shane McMahon on Tuesday’s SmackDown: Click Here: All Blacks rugby store

As noted, Chris Jericho recently appeared as a guest on The Other Guys Podcast for an interview. In addition to the highlights we posted earlier this week, Jericho also spoke about whether or not another WWE run is in his future. “Will I be back? Maybe, possibly,” Jericho said. “If I never wrestled again it wouldn’t bother me.” The future WWE Hall Of Famer would elaborate, explaining that it would be an interesting story, not opponent, that would be likely to entice him into returning. Click Here: custom injection moulding “I don’t care about who is it I want to work with, for me it’s what’s the story behind it…

Ken Anderson was a guest on the Stone Cold Steve Austin podcast where he discussed a variety of topics, including his thoughts on WWE’s current product and what frustrates him. Anderson worked in WWE as Mr.Kennedy and he told Austin the differences between WWE and TNA as well as some advice he received from Paul Heyman. Below are some highlights from the interview, with a h/t to WrestlingInc.com for the quotes. What Frustrates Him About WWE “The thing that’s frustrating to me is that it seems to me that guys are told, and girls are told, exactly what to do paint-by-numbers. It’s not ‘just go out there and try some stuff and see what…