Tag: Jack Eichel
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Jack Eichel Explodes for Four Points With Rival Brand Stick
Perhaps Jack Eichel ran out of his trusted Bauer Supreme sticks, or maybe he’s just had enough of Boomtown and no longer wants to be mayor. Either way, Eichel made a switch last night to a rival brand. The Buffalo Sabres captain started last nights game against the Montreal Canadiens using a Bauer Supreme 1S…
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Jack Eichel Speaks Up About Buffalo Shake-Up
Earlier this spring, there were plenty of rumors surrounding Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres organization. Not all of them were great, however. Some sources close to the organization were saying that as long as Dan Bylsma remained head coach of the Sabres, Eichel would refuse to sign a long term contract. With his entry level…
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Buffalo Pulls the Trigger on Bylsma and Murray
The rebuild in Buffalo will be taking on a new direction this summer after GM Tim Murray and Head Coach Dan Bylsma ran out of time. The Sabres finished last in the Atlantic Division and while it is fair to say their rebuild is still on-going, I’m sure the owners and the fans would have…
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Jack Eichel Injured in Sabres Practice
Word is pouring out today that another superstar has been injured in practice, prior to the start of the regular season. In this case, it’s Jack Eichel of the Buffalo Sabres. Eichel was injured in a net-front battle for the puck with teammate Zemgus Girgensons. After the mix-up, Eichel collapsed down awkwardly on his left leg. He…
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Is All Star Dylan Larkin a contender for the Calder Trophy?
The Detroit Red Wings haven’t had a player win Rookie of the Year honors since the 1964-65 season when goaltender Roger Crozier won. That’s pretty crazy to think about when you consider that they drafted and fostered future Hall of Fame talents like Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Federov in the 80s, as well…
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Jack Eichel Scores First Career NHL Goal
In his first NHL regular season game, Jack Eichel began living up to the hype as he tallied his first career NHL goal for the Buffalo Sabres. Eichel, who was picked 2nd overall behind Connor McDavid in the 2015 NHL Draft, only needed about 50 minutes into his first NHL season before getting on the…
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2015-16 Buffalo Sabres Season Preview
Last year’s preview said that the Sabres would contend for the No. 1 overall draft pick. And they did such a great job at tanking that they ended up missing out on the Connor McDavid sweepstakes. All that tanking work only to end up with the No. 2 pick. But Jack Eichel isn’t that bad of a consolation…
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Jack Eichel wins Hobey Baker as a freshman
Boston University forward Jack Eichel became just the second freshman in college hockey history to win the Hobey Baker award as the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s ice hockey player on Friday, beating out University of North Dakota junior goaltender Zane McIntyre and Harvard University junior forward Jimmy Vesey for the accolade. “It was…
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Buffalo to Host 2015, 2016 Scouting Combines
The National Hockey League has announced that the 2015 and 2016 combines will be held in Buffalo, New York. The combine will be held at the First Niagara Center, home of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, as well as the HarborCenter, which is set to open this fall. The NHL combine is an annual event that…