The Idaho Steelheads brought back another big player from last season on Tuesday, re-signing forward John Swanson for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. Swanson was a huge role player for the Steelheads, filling in at several positions and contributing 53 points (23 G, 30A) in 70 games played during the regular season. His signing might...
The Allen Americans continued adding pedigreed players this week, as they announced the signing of former Anaheim Ducks draft pick, Bobby Bolt. A fifth-round pick in 2005, Bolt has played in both the AHL, ECHL and IHL, and has made it to the post-season in three of his five full professional seasons. From what...
The Texas Stars announced on Wednesday afternoon that they had signed 2008 6th-round draft pick Matt Tassone to a contract for the 2010-2011 season. Tassone has played for the WHL’s Swift Current Broncos for the past five years. Here is the team’s short release about the signing: *** Cedar Park, TX – The Texas...
The CHL announced the extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Professional Hockey Players’ Association on Tuesday afternoon. The CBA, which will remain in effect until the end of the 2011-2012 season, provides financial boundaries for the teams and players to work within in regards to salaries and expenses. There were a couple...
In a no-risk move that could turn out to be a smart, money-saving signing if all goes well, the Dallas Stars have invited Jonathan Cheechoo, a one-time Maurice Richard Trophy winner for most goals in a season, to their training camp later this month. Cheechoo, who Stars fans will remember for his days with...
If you’re a fan of fantasy games like I am, then I invite you to join the Big D Hockey Fantasy Hockey League over at Yahoo! Sports, sponsored by NHL.com. I’ve set up a head-to-head hockey league, and it would be great to have some fun competition going on while we enjoy our favorite...
Being a goaltender is hard work and is often unfair. Playing that position is akin to being the quarterback of a football team; if a team isn’t doing well, fans will often look between the pipes to place blame, even if it’s undeserved. But, when a team is winning, it’s often players on offense...
