Cole recorded his point by burying an empty-net goal against the Ottawa Senators with just 26 seconds remaining in regulation. In doing so, Hutson and his older brother, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson, joined a small group of brothers over the last 30 years to both record a point in their NHL debut.
Having previously played for the San Jose Sharks' developmental program, Landon Marleau eventually started playing for the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League before recently getting called up by the Kingston Frontenacs. During his debut, which saw the Frontenacs lose 3-2 to the Brantford Bulldogs, Landon Marleau registered two shots, with one of them being a scoring chance.
Hall was born in HUmboldt, Canada, on October 3, 1931. He began skating at a young age when he became obsessed with the game. At the age of 20, he began playing pro hockey with the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League. He played well enough to sign with the Detroit Red Wings in 1951-52 and his careeer in the NHL had begun. He would remain with the Red Wings until the 1956-57 season when he was traded to the Chicago BlackHawks.
In what can only be another cruel twist of fate for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, a castaway put on one heck of a performance, stopping the NHL's best team, the Colorado Avalanche. On Wednesday night, former Maple Leafs PTO invitee James Reimer stymied the Colorado Avalanche en route to a 5-2 win. Reimer, now a member of the Ottawa Senators, stopped 16 shots in what was arguably one of the worst showings for the Avalanche this season.
Toronto Blue Jays announcer Buck Martinez has announced his retirement, ending a career that saw the former big-league catcher call over 4,000 Blue Jays games over four-plus decades in the booth. Martinez made the announcement in a statement Friday, saying after conversations with his wife Arlene, that it was time to pass the torch. The 77-year-old from Redding, Calif., first joined the Blue Jays as a player in 1981 and spent his final six seasons with Toronto.
"Today's players need a new kind of coach," Torrey explained. "The game isn't like it was in 1946 or 1956 or even 1966. You can't arbitrarily dictate to a player today. They have to understand why you want something done."
On Team Canada, he'll be part of one of the deepest lineups ever. That situation has the Islanders' star leading an elite fourth line. But before Isles fans jump out of their seats at the thought of Horvat being a fourth liner, it's worth looking into the context. Team Canada revealed the first iteration of its forward lines on Sunday. Skating with Horvat were Sam Reinhart of the Florida Panthers and Brandon Hagel of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
After consecutive defeats, the Toronto Marlies produced one of their best 60-minute performances this season to brush aside the Belleville Senators. While Jacob Quillan will rightly receive the headlines for his performance and production, this 6-1 victory was an excellent team effort. First Period From the outset, the Marlies drove the pace of the game, albeit without generating a whole lot of high-danger scoring chances throughout the opening frame. It took until the eight-minute mark for Toronto to really threaten offensively. The puck was worked back to Noah Chadwick atop the circles, where the rookie defenseman ripped a slapshot. The puck thudded off the underside of the crossbar and bounced straight out, with Hunter Shepard beaten.
