Ahl All-Star Skills Competition News

 
Bleacher Report
Vancouver Canucks Prospects Coverage: Defenseman Kevin Connauton
Bleacher Report
How can we attest to that? Well, in late January, when the American Hockey League All-Star Game held the Skills Competition, Kevin Connauton was invited to compete in the Hardest Shot contest. Connauton won the competition with a shot of 99.1 MPH.

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Kings goalie Jonathan Quick's unique skills lead LA into West finals
MetroNews Canada
Just ask the reporters and team employees who approached his locker for an interview earlier this week, only to watch the Los Angeles Kings' All-Star goalie quickly pivot and back out of the room with remarkable agility. Quick returned a moment later, ...

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Off-Season Game Plan: Winnipeg Jets
TSN (blog)
After starting the season with no goals and five assists through 14 games, Blake Wheeler took off, scoring 59 points in 66 games, leading the Jets in scoring while increasing his role, playing more than 21 minutes per game after the All-Star break.

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TSN
Kings goalie Quick's unique skills lead LA into West finals
TSN
Just ask the reporters and team employees who approached his locker for an interview earlier this week, only to watch the Los Angeles Kings' All-Star goalie quickly pivot and back out of the room with remarkable agility. Quick returned a moment later, ...

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The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
Journal From The AHL: TJ Syner and Michael Marcou
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
Syner candidly noted how much the level of competition has changed since his move to Hershey. “Guys [in the AHL] are so good,” said Syner. “It's a lot more controlled than college is so you [have to] pick and choose where you're skating.


 
The 6th Sens' Review of the 2011/12 Season
The 6th Sens
While spectacularly shittacular, Auld's presence afforded the organization the opportunity and time to keep Robin Lehner in the AHL – allowing the young goaltender to play in more games, mature as a professional and possibly even offer him a lesson in ...

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Todd Richards - More Than Mr. Right Now
The Cannon
I have no doubt there are coaches in the AHL, Major Junior, and even the NCAA ranks who saw an opportunity, but after the lack of NHL coaching experience burned them so badly, I doubt the team was going to walk down that road again.

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