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Game of Firsts Keeps the Sharks on Top

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By Mary Walsh

OTTAWA- Sunday, the San Jose Sharks defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-2 with goaltender Alex Stalock making his first NHL start. Stalock had played in 2 NHL games before, but always in relief. James Sheppard and Andrew Desjardins also scored their first goals of the season, bringing the number of 2013-14 Sharks with goals to 16. The Sharks are now 10-1-1 this season.

After the game, Stalock spoke on CSNCA‘s television broadcast:

Being there before, going in in relief is a little bit easier, because you don’t have all day to think of it. But you’re thinking about it all night– I found out yesterday– and thinking about it all day today. But it was nice to have a five o’clock game, a quick turnaround, didn’t have much time to think, just go and play.

Stalock stopped 38 of 40 shots from the Senators. The Sharks had not allowed more than 31 shots in a game before Sunday. The Senators’ quick, persistent forecheck was one reason they had so many shots. The Sharks’ energy level was inconsistent, almost sluggish at times. That could be because Sunday’s game followed a very quick turnaround.

The Sharks’ game in Montreal had ended a mere 17 hours earlier. Only two San Jose players had not played the night before: Stalock and forward Mike Brown. Other changes to the lineup included moving James Sheppard to the top line with Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl. Sheppard had been a healthy scratch two games earlier. Matt Nieto was out, though he had been expected to play. After the game started, news came that he was not a healthy scratch.

The Sharks didn’t look especially weary to start the game. Tomas Hertl reminded everyone that he bears watching when he elluded the Senators defense and slid the puck by Craig Anderson just 1:16 into the game. Andrew Desjardins followed at 6:35 with a quick, hard backhander that surprised everyone. Desjardins had to look over his shoulder to follow his shot, since his back was to the net. That gave the Sharks a two goal lead.

The Sharks played with that lead for just over four minutes. At 11:07 of the period, Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson cut the lead in half with a shot from the point, while Cory Conacher screened Stalock.

With under three minutes to go in the period, San Jose’s Mike Brown was called for interference on Kyle Turris. With Brown in the box, Logan Couture initiated a short-handed rush off a pass from Tommy Wingels. Couture’s shot was stopped, but Anderson went down to stop Couture’s shot. Before he could recover, Wingels pounced on the puck for a shorthanded goal.

It was during the second period that the Sharks looked weary. With very little zone time, they still managed 11 shots, but the Senators outskated them at every turn. Karlsson’s first period goal served as a model for the Senators’ second goal, the only one scored in the second period. Near the midpoint of the period, with traffic buzzing in front of Stalock, Marc Methot‘s slapshot from the blue line brought the Senators back within one.

The Sharks came out refreshed for the third period. It took Joe Thornton under 90 seconds to get behind the goal line with the puck. James Sheppard, just arrived in front of the net, took Thornton’s pass and put the Sharks back up by two.

A little over six minutes later, Justin Braun and Joe Pavelski executed a play that should show up on the week’s highlights. Tommy Wingels picked up a mishandled puck from Senators defenseman Jared Cowen, carried it out of the Sharks’ zone and passed it to Pavelski who was just crossing the Senators’ blue line. Pavelski sent the puck to Justin Braun, who entered the zone at a good clip. Each player had pressure to contend with. The Sharks’ defenseman continued almost to the corner, drawing defense away from Pavelski and Anderson far out and to the side of the net. Anderson slowed Braun’s shot but it got by, sitting behind the goalie for a beat before Pavelski came flying in to put it home. Pavelski finished by crashing into the goal post. The goal was reviewed in case it had gone off of his skate. The goal held up as Pavelski had his stick well in position on the way in.

Each team had 3 power plays in the game, neither scored on any of those. The Sharks return to California tonight, finishing up their road trip on Wednesday, against the Kings in Los Angeles.

Sharks lose a heartbreaker

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by Jerry Feitelberg

PHOTO 11 OF 25 – SAN JOSE SHARKS VS. BOSTON BRUINS BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 24: David Krejci #46 of the Boston Bruins skates against Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks at the TD

The Sharks played a great game. They dominated play in all three periods but they lost the game as the Bruins could not get their legs going.The Sharks dominated play in the first period and had sixteen shots on goal while the Bruins could manage just three shots. There was no scoring in the first period.

The Sharks controlled play in the second period. They outshot the Bruins 10-7 but the Bruins scored the first goal of the night when Jarome Iginla scored with just 1:12 left to play in the period. For Iginla, it was his first goal as a Bruin. Krejci and Seidenberg assisted on the play.

The lead didn’t last long. The Sharks evened the score at one when Patrick Marleau scored on a rebound with just eighteen seconds played in the third period. Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic received assists on the play. The Sharks kept the play in the offensive zone for most of the third period and it looked the game was going to end in a tie. However, with less than four seconds left to play, Milan Lucic got the puck from the corner to Adam McQuaid at the point and McQuaid’s shot

was tipped into the net by David Krejci. The goal came with just 0.8 seconds left in the game.

Boston wins 2-1. It was the first loss of the year, in regulation, for the Sharks.

Game notes- Dan Boyle who was injured last week was with the team in Boston but did not play. Forward Brett Burns also did not play and is listed as day to day. The Sharks also announced that they acquired Mike Brown from the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth round draft pick.

Sharks goalie Antti Niemi made fifteen saves but allowed two goals while his counterpart,Tuuka Rask of the Bruins stopped 38 shots and allowed just one goal and was named first Star of the Night.

The Sharks are now 8-1-1 on the season.

After the game Sharks coach Todd McLellan commented on the heartbreaking loss. McLellan said “we could have scored on numerous chances. We played the game we wanted to play and we are disappointed with the loss.”

The Sharks travel to Montreal to play the Canadiens Saturday night then on to Ottawa for a Sunday afternoon game. Sharks conclude the five game road trip in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

The Sharks announced that the "Road to the Olympics-Olympic Celebration Tour will be at the Oakland Ice Center October 25-27th,2013. Additional details are in the attachment below.

The Sharks beat the Red Wings

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The Sharks beat the Red Wings in a Shoot-out

The San Jose Sharks began a five game road trip Monday night in Detroit. The Sharks and Red Wings had been long time opponents the Western Conference but the league re-aligned the division and the Sharks will play the Red Wings just twice this year, once in Detroit and once in San Jose.

The Sharks started the road trip with a 1-0 win over the Red Wings winning the game in a shoot-out.

The Sharks’ Dan Boyle was not available as he is recovering from the wicked hit he took last week in St. Louis. Forward Brett Burns also did not play as he was hit in the mouth with a stick Saturday night

and was having dental work done.

Neither the Sharks nor the Red Wings could produce any offense at all. There was no scoring in any of the three periods. The game went to a five minute overtime period but neither team could put the puck in the net.

The Red Wings sent out Pavel Datsyuk, Daniel Alfredsson and Todd Bertuzzi to try and beat Niemi in the first three rounds of the shoot-out. The Sharks countered with Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture and rookie Tomas Hertl .

The Red Wings went first. Antti Niemi stopped Datsyuk and Wings’ goalie Jimmy Howard caught a break when Marleau’s shot hit the post. Alfredsson failed to score but the Sharks’ Logan Couture

beat Jimmy Howard put the Sharks up 1-0. Todd Bertuzzi was the last chance for the Wings and he

left the ice talking to himself as Niemi stopped his shot as he sprawled across the net while lifting his right leg and blocked the shot with his pads. It was Niemi’s best save of the year.

Game notes- Sharks’ goalie Antti Niemi stopped all 24 shots he faced while the Wings’ Jimmy Howard made 27 saves. Couture recorded his eighth career shoot-out goal and fifth game winner of his career.

The Sharks improve to 8-0-1 good for 17 points while the Red Wings drop to 6-3-1 for the season.

The NHL announced that Patrick Marleau was named as one of the three stars this week.

The Sharks announced that forwards Freddie Hamilton and John McCarthy were recalled from Worcester of the AHL while forward Matt Pelech was assigned to Worcester.

McCarthy has played in two games with the Sharks this season while Hamilton is looking to make his NHL debut. Hamilton is from Toronto and his parents traveled to Detroit to watch him play.

Pelech played five games with the Sharks scoring one goal and 22 penalty minutes.

Next stop for the Sharks is Thursday night in Boston then they play Montreal on Saturday and Ottawa on Sunday. The road trip concludes Wednesday night when the Sharks play the LA Kings.

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Aces Shut the Bulls Down 5-0

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By Mary Walsh

ANCHORAGE- The Alaska Aces made the San Francisco Bulls pay dearly for ruining their home opener, beating the Bulls 5-0 on Saturday. It is hard to tell from the score, but the Bulls did show signs that they were working better as a team, leaving fewer gaping holes on defense.

The Bulls went in to their second game in Alaska without Dean Ouellet, who was described as having a non-specific upper body injury. If the team was thrown by that development, it didn’t show as they started the game with more composure in the defensive zone than they displayed in the first game. Despite taking too many penalties and giving up more goals than in the previous game, the team actually had more chances and showed signs of improvement.

San Francisco looked sharp to start the game. Things looked bright when Dale Mitchell had a great opportunity on a breakaway. Aces goaltender Joni Ortio was ready for him and thwarted the Bulls’ best chance to take an early lead.

A lapse in defensive focus gave the Aces a 3 on 2 and the 1-0 lead at 10:01 of the first. The goal was scored by Jordan Kremyr, with assists to Dustin Molle and Tommy Mele. That goal took the wind out of the Bulls and they too much time trapped in their own zone. They finished the period credited with only two shots on goal to Alaska’s 17.

The second period got interesting quickly when Dylan King took a boarding penalty while the Bulls were already killing Luke Judson‘s hooking penalty. Kris Belan, Scott Langdon and Kyle Bigos valiantly killed off a 5 on 3 that lasted for over a minute. Judson came out of the box at the end of his penalty and helped them clear the zone. The Bulls killed off the rest of the penalty and within a couple of shifts seemed invigorated by that success.

Defenseman Kyle Bigos was assigned to the Bulls by the AHL Worcester Sharks. He was conspicuous during the troubled second period, making a number of critical interceptions and clears for his team. Bulls goaltender Tyler Beskorowany doesn’t leave a lot of dangerous rebounds but it was a good sign that Bulls skaters were there to clean them up anyway.

The Bulls were taking too many penalties in the period, and it cost them when the Aces scored on their third power play of the period. That power play goal scored by Evan Trupp, with assists to Peter Sivak and Zach Davies.

Ironically, the Bulls more than doubled their first period shot total during the first half of the second period. They finally earned a power play at 11:58 of the period. It did not start out well as the Bulls let Aces center Nick Mazzolini break the other way unfettered. Narrowly escaping another goal against, the Bulls held the zone for the rest of the power play. They came close but lacked polish and didn’t score. Less than two minutes later, the Bulls were on the penalty kill again, this time with Jordan Morrison in the box. The Bulls killed off the penalty and responded with some good offensive rushes. Still they didn’t score and by the end of the period it was evident that they’d spent too much time short-handed. They had lost a step, but they had also outshot the Aces 8-6 in the period.

The Aces jumped into the third period with an early goal, a second for Evan Trupp off a cross-crease pass from Peter Sivak. As if killing penalties were the Bulls’ theme of the night, Mark Lee went to the box at 4:51 for cross-checking. Before that ended, Brett Parnham was called for the same and the Bulls were down two men. The team survived that but did not make it through their next penalty, Alaska’s seventh power play of the game. That put the Bulls in a 4-0 hole. Alaska’s fourth goal was scored by B.J. Crum, with assists to Sivak and Mazzolini.

A power play at 10:20 of the third gave the Bulls some energy. Alaska seemed to sit back on their four goal lead, still able to frustrate the Bulls’ offense. In the last two minutes of the game, Zach Davies took advantage of Scott Langdon’s errant pass up the boards and scored the Aces’ fifth goal.

The Bulls finished the game on the penalty kill. Sullivan Arena played “All By Myself” while Chris Crane went to the box. To make matters worse, the refs gave Crane four minutes for his high stick.

Scoring summary: Alaska: Jordan Kremyr (Molle, Mele) 11:59, Evan Trupp(PPG, Sivak, Davies) 9:57, Trupp (Sivak, Mazzolini) 1:47, B.J. Crum (PPG Sivak, Mazzolini) 7:55, Zach Davies (Sivak) 18:02. Alaska killed 3 of 3 penalties. Joni Ortio made 17 saves for the win. 

San Francisco killed 7 of 9 penalties and Tyler Beskorowany made 34 saves on 39 shots for San Francisco.

The Bulls play next in Idaho, on Wednesday at 6:10 PT. Listen on KNBR.com or watch on AmericaOneSports.com. The team’s full schedule can be found on their website.

Beskorowany Shines In Bulls’ Road Start

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By Mary Walsh

San Francisco’s penalty kill was impressive in their first meeting with the Alaska Aces, but it is safe to say that goaltender Tyler Beskorowany stole the game for the Bulls. The final score was 2-1 Bulls, but the official shot clock favored Alaska 45-19. Beskorowany outdid himself. It was almost unsettling to watch him turn away shot after shot, including all but one of the breakaways that the Bulls allowed. “How good is this goalie?” one observer asked Bulls’ broadcaster  Jason Lockhart during intermission. Beskorowany answered that question during long stretches of sustained Alaska offense. The Bulls’ goals were scored very early (Jordan Morrison from Scott Langdon 2:22 into the first) and late (Brett Parnham from Dale Mitchell and Mark Lee 13:44 into the third) in the game. In the meantime, the Bulls’ new goaltender was that good. Really, that good.

The Bulls faced Beskorowany four times last season, and he was memorable for more than his name. The Bulls scored four times against him in their first meeting, but didn’t come close to that again for the rest of the season. In their final meeting, the goalie shut the Bulls out. No wonder Bulls President Pat Curcio was happy to sign the big goaltender for this season.

No goaltender is infallible, he will have off nights, he will be unlucky at times. Even with a goaltender who makes a spectacular start, it is critical for the rest of the team to do their part. Early in the season, after relatively little time to practice together, it is to be expected that the Bulls will have some communication glitches to sort out. Those glitches were most evident in their defensive schemes. The team allowed multiple breakaways and failed to hold the zone at inopportune times, sometimes doing both at once. Their Friday performance suggested that the team wasn’t reading each other very well, yet the Bulls killed all five penalties assigned to them. In that, fans can find hope. The team does know how to defend, they just need to smooth the edges between offense and defense.

Starting the season with an 18 day road trip is taxing in many ways, and some will downplay the team bonding value of such a trip. For an ECHL team, it really is a significant inconvenience. They don’t leave ice at home for players to practice on (see Grand National Rodeo schedule), and they can’t travel with the whole roster. Still, no one denies that a road trip has value for team chemistry. Playing in multiple arenas, being thrown together in transit and training, at work and at rest, all of this will give the Bulls plenty of time to communicate.

Starting the season against arguably the best opponent in the west is a blistering trial by fire for the team. On the plus side, several Bulls ended last season against the Aces, so the formidable opponent is familiar. Either way, winning on such steeply tilted ice as the Bulls did in their first game is something to be proud of. A win is a win. Bulls fans can look forward to seeing less harrowing wins if the team sorts out their defensive cues.

Sharks win but Lose Dan Boyle to Injury

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San Jose Sharks watch as teammate Dan Boyle is placed onto a stretcher during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in St. Louis. Boyle suffered a head injury. The Sharks won 6-2. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)

Sharks win but lose Boyle to Injury

The San Jose Sharks met the St.Louis Blues for the first time this season and came away with

a 6-2 win to remain unbeaten so far this year. The Sharks are now 6-0 while the Blues lost for the first time this year and drop to 4-1.

The Sharks’ played a very emotional game as their All-Star defenseman Dan Boyle was mugged by

the Blues Maxim Lapierre. LaPierre could see Boyle’s name and number but did not let up and

he slammed into Boyle ramming Boyle’s jaw into the top of the boards. Boyle went down and did not move. Boyle was placed on stretcher and taken to a St. Louis hospital. There were 79 minutes of penalties called in the first period. LaPierre was given two five minute majors and a game misconduct.

The league will probably have a lot to say about the hit and they will possibly suspend LaPierre for

the vicious hit on Boyle. Ryan Reaves of the Blues and Matt Pelech of the Sharks also received

game misconduct penalties and were ejected from the game.

The Sharks scored two power play goals in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Logan Couture and

Joe Pavelski scored the power play goals and Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton assisted on each goal.

The Sharks made it a 4-0 game in the second period. Tommy Wingels scored a wraparound goal with 8:34 played. Matt Nieto and Joe Pavelski picked up assists. With just 2:47 left in the period, Scott Hannan put the puck through the “five” hole with help from Joe Thornton and Brett Burns.

The Sharks scored two more goals in the third period. The Blues replaced goalie Jaroslav Halak with

backup Brian Elliott. Thornton scored the fifth goal of the night with an assist from Tomas Hertl.

St.Louis came back with two goals to make it a 5-2 game but Patrick Marleau beat Elliot for the Shark’s sixth and final goal of the night. Final score 6-2 Sharks.

Game notes- After the game, Joe Thornton had this to say about Dan Boyle. “He wasn’t saying anything and he wasn’t responding.” He also said “it was very scary.”

Logan Couture responded by saying “ it’s just disgusting to see that type of play in hockey, when a player that probably shouldn’t even be in this league is taking out one of the best players in the world.”

Sharks Coach Todd McLellan said”well, he left and went to the hospital and from what I understand he is doing OK.”

In other notes, Antti Niemi stopped 25 shots while allowing two goals. Blues’ goalie

Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 shots while giving up four goals and was replaced by Brian Elliott who was beaten twice by the sharks. Tomas Hertl leads all NHL rookies in scoring with nine points(7 goals and two assists.) The Sharks lead the league in goals scored(30) and in goal differential (plus 9)

Joe Thornton scored a goal and had three assists and Patrick Marleau also notched a goal and he had two

assists for the Sharks.

The NHL announced that Tomas Hertl was named as one of the NHL three stars for the week.

Sidney Crosby of the Penguins and Avalanche Goalies Varlamov and Giguere were also named.

The Sharks recalled forward Bracken Kearns from Worcester and place Adam Burish on injured reserve.

The Sharks play The Dallas Stars Thursday night in Dallas.

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The Sharks beat the Canucks again

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by Jerry Feitelberg

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  2. The Sharks beat the Canucks again

    The San Jose Sharks won their fourth straight game of the season to remain unbeaten.

    The Sharks traveled to Vancouver and beat the Canucks again by the score of 4-1.

    It was the second win over Vancouver so far this year and both games were won by the same 4 to 1 score.

    Antti Niemi was in goal for the Sharks and he made 25 stops and allowed just one goal. His counterpart

    Robert Luongo allowed four goals while making 24 saves.

    The Sharks took a 2-0 lead in the first period. Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (aka Pickles)

    scored his first goal of the year. Brett Burns and Big Joe Thornton assisted on the play. The other goal was scored by rookie Matt Pelech. It was Pelech’s first goal in his NHL career and it was the third straight game that a rookie scored his first NHL goal. James Sheppard picked a point as he assisted on the play.

    The Canucks got back in the game when they scored at the 10:20 mark of the second period.

    Mike Santorelli scored on a deflection to beat Niemi. Ryan Stanton and Christopher Tanev

    picked up assists. The Sharks took a 3-1 lead at the 11:55 mark. Patrick Marleau beat Luongo on a slap shot and Tyler Kennedy and Logan Couture assisted.

    The Sharks scored the final goal of the game late in the third period. Brett Burns scored on a wrist shot

    and Joe Thornton helped out to pick up assists on the play.

    The Sharks return home to play the Ottawa Senators Saturday night at the SAP Center.

Sharks thump on the Canucks at home

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SAN JOSE, CA — A lot of things went right for the Sharks in their preseason game against Vancouver Canucks at SAP Center on Tuesday night.

They got plenty of scoring chances which resulted in a lot of goals. They limited the Canucks scoring chances to close to nothing, which helped Antti Niemi earn a shutout. They avoided the penalty box all night. Their lines seems to gel well together. And they won their game 5-0.

“Once we established [the pace of the game], we were on puck, we were hard,” said happy Sharks head coach Todd McLellan after the game. “The special teams were great tonight.”

Of course, it was just a preseason game with very little on the line. But even then, the coaches are watching and are experimenting with player combinations, tactics and special teams, building the foundation for a long season ahead.

Sharks rookie Tomas Heart opened the score early in the game at 10:37 of the first period. Deep inside the Canucks zone, Scott Hannan shot the puck from a sharp angle just outside the center circle, allowing Hertl, who stood right in front of the net, and puck went off him into the net. This was Hertl’s second goal of the preseason, as he’s getting great looks playing on the top line alongside Joe Thornton and Brent Burns.

Dan Boyle increased the Sharks lead to 2-0 three minutes as he scored on a wrist shot from a pass from Tyler Kennedy as he joined the attack. Kennedy did all the work on that goal, hitting the goalpost earlier, and keeping the puck inside the zone after it rebounded off Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack and then finding Boyle wide open.

Once it started to rain, it began to pour.

Joe Thornton added third goal for the Sharks half way through the second period after he scored on a one timer after a pass by Patrick Marleau on the Sharks power play.

Logan Couture added to the scoreboard on yet another Sharks power play with less then a minute remaining in the second period. Standing right between the face-off circles, he got a quick pass form Joe Pavelski, and fired it on goal and into the net with his signature wrist shot. That made it 4-0 for the Sharks.

This marked two power play goals for the Sharks top power play unit, which McLellan mentioned will stay intact. The second unit had its chances, but McLellan indicated he’ll continue to change who’s playing there.

Thomas Hertl made another case that he belongs in the NHL and on the Sharks top line when he never gave up on the play in the Canucks zone at the start of the third period, and kept on fighting for the puck, eventually putting it in with a wrester, scoring his second of the night, and Sharks’ fifth goal that made it 5-0 for the home team.

“He’s good around the net,” said Sharks captain Joe Thornton when asked about his thoughts on Hertl’s play so far in the preseason. “He scored around the net in the last game too. He’s very competitive. He just goes to the net and is not afraid of that area.”

As for the Canucks, they looked disorganized, undisciplined, and almost as if they didn’t want to play in that game. They did not look like a team that will be competing for a playoff spot next season.

Czinder and Findlay return to Bulls, top prospect Chiasson signs

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SAN FRANCISCO– The San Francisco Bulls Professional Hockey Team announced today that forwards Brett Findlay, Nick Czinder and Paul Chiasson have agreed to terms. Nick Czinder and Brett Findlay are returning from last years Bulls roster while Paul Chiasson is entering his first year in professional hockey.

At 6-foot, 5-inches and 230-pounds Nick Czinder provided the much needed intimidation factor last year after the Bulls had traded away the feisty Jordan Clendenning to Utah. Although he didn’t contribute much in the way of points (2 goals, 1 assist) he did add some tenacious defense to the Bulls and was always around the puck on offense and defense.

Brett Findley who also joined the Bulls late last year rejoins the team and is a welcome sign to the offensive side of the ice. In six games last year he was able to notch three assists but during the Bulls first ever playoff run, we was able to get two assists against the number one seeded Alaska Aces.

Of the returning player, head coach Pat Curcio said “Nick is a big physical player with skill, we saw it in his brief stint with the team last season. Brett is a very skilled and smart player, with his skills he has the ability to play at the next level.”

Paul Chiasson who enters his first season of professional hockey after four years at Mercyhurst College comes in with some great numbers a some confidence from Curcio. “Paul is a very fast tenacious right winger,” said Curcio. “He shoots the puck well in stride and has always scored a lot of goals.” Chiasson totaled 109 points (55 goals, 54 assists) in 151 games with Mercyhurst College.

The Bulls have open tryouts the weekend of September 14th at the Cow Palace and open the season in Alaska on October 18th.