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When the Pittsburgh Penguins made their splash
into free agency this past off-season, it seemed
like the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were
actually the big winners. What may have been
depth signings for the NHL club were big-time
additions for their American Hockey
League affiliate.
There were names with which Penguins fans were
all too familiar. Trevor Smith put up 12 points
against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as he helped the
Norfolk Admirals to the 2012 Calder Cup. Benn
Ferriero pretty much won the game by himself
when the Worcester Sharks down the Penguins
at the DCU Center last season. Warren Peters
played in Houston and Minnesota under former
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton assistant Mike Yeo and
also made it to back-to-back Calder Cup finals
with the Texas Stars and Aeros. Even Dylan
Reese and Phil Dupuis spent about half of the
2011-12 season in the NHL.
Whether it was justified or not the signing of Riley
Holzapfel fell under the radar. And it wasn’t for
lack of pedigree. The fifth-year pro has totaled
119 points (48-71a) in 259 AHL games and set
career high last season with 16 goals and 21
assists in just 48 appearances.
So far this year, Holzapfel has been firmly in the
spotlight as he is second on the Penguins in
scoring with 15 points. He and Beau Bennett
have recently come together to form one of the
most explosive forward combos on the team.
Holzapfel has been all over the ice and the score
sheet over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s recent stretch
at home. The first signs that something special
was brewing came on Nov. 14 as the Penguins
faced off against the top team in the league, the
Springfield Falcons. A scoreless tie in the second
period gave way to the blossoming chemistry
between Holzafpel and Bennett.
Breaking up-ice on a 2-on-1 rush, the forwards
orchestrated a give-and-go with passes that,
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To say Holzapfel has kept since it going would
be an understatement. That his points continue
to amass is one thing, but the way he finds
himself involved in about every key goal is
uncanny. Go back to last Friday’s game versus
the Syracuse Crunch. The Penguins seemingly
had 3-1 comfortable lead in the third period, but
things started to get uneasy when it looked as
though they would go through seven minutes
on the power play without converting. That was
until Holzapfel got behind the defense and took
a long lead pass from Bennett for a breakaway
tally that put Wilkes-Barre/Scranton up by three.
It turned out to be a much needed goal and the
eventual game-winner as the Crunch staged a
mini-comeback before falling 5-3.
The following night the Penguins were holding
on to a 4-3 tenuous edge over the St. John’s
IceCaps when Holzalpfel through the puck into
an empty net with a minute left in the game to
officially clinch the win. At this point, it can’t be
a surprise to learn that he and Bennett also had
the assists on Benn Ferriero’s deciding marker
earlier in period.
Holzapfel can’t exactly put a finger on why he
and Bennet have had such chemistry, but he is
more than content to enjoy the results
“I like to work hard in both ends of the ice and
have some offensive skill to go with that,” said
Holzapfel. “Beau’s a great player. Under
pressure, he’s not afraid to try some risky things
that might work out. He just has a lot of skill and
it has been fun playing with him.”
Holzapfel helped the team to a 10-2 record in
November and a win to start off this month. He
may have been an unknown coming into the
season, but as Holzapfel continues to come up
big in big moments, everyone in Penguins Nation
now knows exactly who he is.
seemed to impossibly traverse the entirety of
the Falcons zone. Despite the degree of
difficulty, Bennett deposited Holzapfel’s feed to
the back of the net and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
had a 1-0 lead.
Later in the period, the pairing struck again.
After a stellar keep-in at the Springfield blueline
by Dylan Reese, Holzalpel found himself with
the puck on his stick on top of the near circle.
Seeing Bennett set up camp near the left post,
Holzapfel wristed a shot that went off the
blocker of goalie Curtis McElhinney and directly
to his linemate for the easy rebound goal. It
proved to the game-winner in a 2-1 victory for
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
“He has been putting himself in good situations
where he has been playing a detailed game and
a thorough game,” commented Hynes. “His
work ethic has been high and so he’s been
finding himself in positions during the game
where he can make big plays.”
When the Penguins were back at home after
Thanksgiving, Holzapfel was on display
once again.
In yet another tense match-up versus one of
the better teams in the AHL, the Penguins
found themselves in a 1-1 dead heat with the
Toronto Marlies. With his team on the power
play late in regulation, Holzapfel made sure it
would be a happy locker room after the game.
Finding some space in the slot, Holzapfel tipped
Simon Despres’ point shot down and watched
it bounce off the ice and over the leg pad of
goalie Ben Scrivens. It was yet another win for
the Pens and a key play at an important time by
Holzapfel.
Position: Left Wing Number: 24 Height: 5’10” Weight: 180 Shoots: Left Age: 23
Is there any story behind your number? Not 24. I wore 46 at Brown [University] though. I was the fifth person in my family to wear 46 in college. My dad, two uncles and cousin all wore number 46 playing football at Brown and I wore it playing hockey.
What was your last job before being a hockey player? I worked at Market basket in New Bedford, Massachusetts. I stocked shelves and worked grocery and produce.
What was your first car? A gross, tan-colored, old 1990-something Lumina.
If you could skate on line with any other two players, who would they be? Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
If you could skate in on any one goaltender of all time on a break-away, who would you take a shot at? Dominik Hasek
Where is the best vacation you’ve ever been on? The Caribbean. I went to Virgin Gorda with my family.
If you could go anywhere in the world right now for a week’s vaca-tion, where would you go? I’d head back to he Caribbean.
Who would play you in a movie of your life? Gerard Butler.
What is your favorite TV shows? Arrest Development.
What is your favorite movie? The Shawshank Redemption.
Who is your favorite band/artist on your iPod right now? Definitely Kesha
Who had the biggest influence on your hockey career outside of your parents? Brian Daccord, my coach my first two years at the Brooks School and Dean Boylan, my coach at Phillips Academy for my second two years of high school.
Who was your favorite player growing up? Cam Neely when I was younger, but as I got older I really loved Patrice Bergeron.
What is your favorite hockey memory? The one year we made the ECAC Final Four at Brown in 2010. We played up in Albany
against Cornell.
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SLASHING Swinging the stick
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above the shoulder against
an opponent.
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ICING Shooting the puck
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The American Hockey League is enjoying its 77th season of play in 2012-13, continuing a tradition of excellence that began in 1936 when the Canadian-American Hockey League merged with the International Hockey League to form what is today known as the AHL. Eight teams hit the ice that first season, playing in Buffalo, Cleveland, New Haven, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Springfield and Syracuse.
Frank Calder, the National Hockey League’s president at the time, was instrumental in the forming of the new league, and his name would be given to its championship trophy. The first Calder Cup was won by the Syracuse Stars in 1937; the 76th championship was captured by the Norfolk Admirals last spring.
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Over the past three-quarters of a century, the American Hockey League has been home to some of the greatest players in the history of our sport. In fact, more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame have been affiliated with the AHL during their careers. All-time greats like George Armstrong, Toe Blake, Gump Worsley, Terry Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, Brad Park, Ken Dryden and Brett Hull came through the AHL ranks and now find themselves enshrined in Toronto, and the coveted Calder Cup trophy is inscribed with the names of legendary AHL alumni like Patrick Roy, Larry Robinson, Gerry Cheevers, Andy Bathgate,Tim Horton, Al Arbour, Emile Francis, Doug Harvey and Billy Smith.
The American Hockey League has created its own legends as well, and in 2006 began honoring them with the formation of the AHL Hall of Fame. The seventh class of inductees, recognized in 2012, included Joe Crozier, Jack Gordon, John Stevens and Zellio Toppazzini. They join the likes of Johnny Bower, Fred Glover, Jody Gage, Mitch Lamoureux, Willie Marshall, Frank Mathers, Eddie Shore, Bruce Boudreau, Tim Tookey and others as distinguished members of the American Hockey League Hall of Fame.
The AHL All-Star Classic showcases the league’s top talent each year in an All-Star Skills Competition and All-Star Game. The 2013 Dunkin’ Donuts AHL All-Star Classic will be held in Providence, R.I., on January 27-28, featuring the Eastern Conference All-Stars battling the Western Conference All-Stars in an event to be televised live across the U.S. and Canada.
Of the 597 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 92 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Dan Boyle, Daniel Briere, Ryan Callahan, Brian Campbell, Chris Kunitz, Zach Parise, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Eric Staal and Tomas Vokoun.
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In today’s National Hockey League, more than 88 percent of the players are AHL alumni, including 2012 Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and Selke Trophy recipient Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. The 2012 Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings were stocked with AHL graduates as well, among them Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Dustin Penner, Jarret Stoll, Willie Mitchell and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick.
During the 2011-12 season, more than 850 AHL alumni played in the National Hockey League, including 329 who skated in both leagues last year alone. Edmonton’s Jordan Eberle, Ottawa’s Jason Spezza and Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux were among the 11 AHL graduates who led their NHL teams in scoring, and former AHL All-Stars Pekka Rinne, Kari Lehtonen and Ryan Miller were among the 28 AHL goaltending alumni who paced their NHL clubs in victories. More than 200 former first- and second-round draft picks developed their skills in the AHL last season, including 2012 AHL All-Stars Kyle Palmieri, Thomas Hickey, Brandon Pirri, Colby Robak, Alex Plante and Zack Kassian.
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A Tradition of ExcellenceEst. 1936
The Norfolk Admirals set a franchise single-season attendance record in
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1971 Calder Cup Champion
At the start of the 2012-13 season, the NHL featured 22 head coaches who were former AHL bench bosses, including recent Stanley Cup champions Claude Julien (Boston, 2011), Joel Quenneville (Chicago, 2010), Dan Bylsma (Pittsburgh, 2009), Mike Babcock (Detroit, 2008), Randy Carlyle (Anaheim, 2007), Peter Laviolette (Carolina, 2006) and John Tortorella (Tampa Bay, 2004).
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2011 Jack Adams Award Winner, 2009 Stanley Cup Champion
Attendance was up nearly 5 percent in 2011-12 as 6.4 million fans attended games; since 2001, AHL games have been played before more than 72 million fans in arenas across North America. The Hershey Bears paced the league for the sixth year in a row, averaging 9,872 fans per game last season, and outdoor showcases in Philadelphia (45,653 - an all-time AHL record) and Hamilton (20,565 - largest ever for AHL in Canada) set league attendance marks.
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LEGENDS
The American Hockey League is enjoying its 77th season of play in 2012-13, continuing a tradition of excellence that began in 1936 when the Canadian-American Hockey League merged with the International Hockey League to form what is today known as the AHL. Eight teams hit the ice that first season, playing in Buffalo, Cleveland, New Haven, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Springfield and Syracuse.
Frank Calder, the National Hockey League’s president at the time, was instrumental in the forming of the new league, and his name would be given to its championship trophy. The first Calder Cup was won by the Syracuse Stars in 1937; the 76th championship was captured by the Norfolk Admirals last spring.
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Over the past three-quarters of a century, the American Hockey League has been home to some of the greatest players in the history of our sport. In fact, more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame have been affiliated with the AHL during their careers. All-time greats like George Armstrong, Toe Blake, Gump Worsley, Terry Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, Brad Park, Ken Dryden and Brett Hull came through the AHL ranks and now find themselves enshrined in Toronto, and the coveted Calder Cup trophy is inscribed with the names of legendary AHL alumni like Patrick Roy, Larry Robinson, Gerry Cheevers, Andy Bathgate,Tim Horton, Al Arbour, Emile Francis, Doug Harvey and Billy Smith.
The American Hockey League has created its own legends as well, and in 2006 began honoring them with the formation of the AHL Hall of Fame. The seventh class of inductees, recognized in 2012, included Joe Crozier, Jack Gordon, John Stevens and Zellio Toppazzini. They join the likes of Johnny Bower, Fred Glover, Jody Gage, Mitch Lamoureux, Willie Marshall, Frank Mathers, Eddie Shore, Bruce Boudreau, Tim Tookey and others as distinguished members of the American Hockey League Hall of Fame.
The AHL All-Star Classic showcases the league’s top talent each year in an All-Star Skills Competition and All-Star Game. The 2013 Dunkin’ Donuts AHL All-Star Classic will be held in Providence, R.I., on January 27-28, featuring the Eastern Conference All-Stars battling the Western Conference All-Stars in an event to be televised live across the U.S. and Canada.
Of the 597 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 92 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Dan Boyle, Daniel Briere, Ryan Callahan, Brian Campbell, Chris Kunitz, Zach Parise, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Eric Staal and Tomas Vokoun.
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In today’s National Hockey League, more than 88 percent of the players are AHL alumni, including 2012 Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and Selke Trophy recipient Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. The 2012 Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings were stocked with AHL graduates as well, among them Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Dustin Penner, Jarret Stoll, Willie Mitchell and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick.
During the 2011-12 season, more than 850 AHL alumni played in the National Hockey League, including 329 who skated in both leagues last year alone. Edmonton’s Jordan Eberle, Ottawa’s Jason Spezza and Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux were among the 11 AHL graduates who led their NHL teams in scoring, and former AHL All-Stars Pekka Rinne, Kari Lehtonen and Ryan Miller were among the 28 AHL goaltending alumni who paced their NHL clubs in victories. More than 200 former first- and second-round draft picks developed their skills in the AHL last season, including 2012 AHL All-Stars Kyle Palmieri, Thomas Hickey, Brandon Pirri, Colby Robak, Alex Plante and Zack Kassian.
Jonathan Quick2012 Conn Smythe Trophy Winner
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The Norfolk Admirals set a franchise single-season attendance record in
2011-12 en route to their firstCalder Cup championship.
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Former AHL forward Claude Giroux finished third in the NHL scoring race with 93 points for the Flyers
in 2011-12.
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Ben Bishop2012 AHL All-Star Game MVP
Billy SmithHonored Member, Hockey Hall of Fame
1971 Calder Cup Champion
At the start of the 2012-13 season, the NHL featured 22 head coaches who were former AHL bench bosses, including recent Stanley Cup champions Claude Julien (Boston, 2011), Joel Quenneville (Chicago, 2010), Dan Bylsma (Pittsburgh, 2009), Mike Babcock (Detroit, 2008), Randy Carlyle (Anaheim, 2007), Peter Laviolette (Carolina, 2006) and John Tortorella (Tampa Bay, 2004).
“The American Hockey League has been essential in developing my potential both as a player and as a coach.Being able to hone my skills and improve at a high level of competition was key to reaching my goals of
playing in the NHL, becoming a head coach and winning the Stanley Cup.”-- Dan Bylsma, Head Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins
2011 Jack Adams Award Winner, 2009 Stanley Cup Champion
Attendance was up nearly 5 percent in 2011-12 as 6.4 million fans attended games; since 2001, AHL games have been played before more than 72 million fans in arenas across North America. The Hershey Bears paced the league for the sixth year in a row, averaging 9,872 fans per game last season, and outdoor showcases in Philadelphia (45,653 - an all-time AHL record) and Hamilton (20,565 - largest ever for AHL in Canada) set league attendance marks.
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Penguins Prospects Head to National Team Tryouts
With the 2013 World Junior Championship less
than a month away, the team selection process
began this week as invitations for national team
tryouts were announced. The 2013 WJC will run
from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Ufa, Russia and could
feature a number of prospects from the
Pittsburgh Penguins.
Defensemen Scott Harrington and Derrick Pouliot
are among 37 players invited to Team Canada’s
National Junior Team selection camp, which
will take place Dec. 11-13, 2012 at the Markin
MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park
in Calgary.
Harrington, 19, is looking to make his
second-straight WJC appearance for Canada
after helping the Canadians earn a bronze medal
last year with four points (1G-3A) and a plus-7
rating in five games during the ’12 WJC in
Edmonton and Alberta, Canada.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Harrington is in his first
year as team captain for the London Knights –
who own the best record in the Ontario Hockey
League (OHL) – and has notched eight points
(1G-7A) in 30 games.
A native of Kingston, Ontario, Harrington was
drafted by Pittsburgh in the second round
(54th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft.
An OHL First-Team All-Star last season,
Harrington has appeared in 196 career OHL
regular-season contests for London, tallying 70
points (11G-59A) and posting a plus-47 rating.
Harrington has added 10 points (1G-9A) in 37 OHL
playoff games. He helped London reach the
final of the Memorial Cup last spring, where
the Knights fell to Shawinigan in the
championship contest.
Pouliot, 18, will be attending his first selection
camp. He has previously represented Team
Canada at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial
Tournament, where he earned a gold medal, and
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named to the tournament all-star team.
This season, the 5-foot-11, 195-pound blueliner
has helped the Portland Winterhawks of the
Western Hockey League (WHL) to that league’s
best record by ranking fifth on the squad – and
first among D-men – with 27 points (6G-21A) and
a plus-19 rating through 28 games. Pouliot’s 19
assists also lead team blueliners.
Pouliot, who was selected by Pittsburgh in the
first round (8th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft at
CONSOL Energy Center with the choice acquired
from Carolina in the Jordan Staal trade, has
totaled 115 points (22G-93A) in 172 career WHL
regular-season games. He has added 21 points
(4G-17A) in 43 postseason games.
Defenseman Olli Maatta was named to Finland’s
selection camp roster. The 6-foot-2, 206-pound
Maatta will be looking to appear in his third-
straight WJC. Maatta, who was chosen by the
Penguins with their second first-round pick (22nd
overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft, ranks fourth on
London – and first among defensemen – with 24
points (3G-21A) in 30 games.
Last season, the native of Jyvaskyla, Finland led
all London defensemen in scoring with 32 points
(5G-27A) in 58 contests.
Zlobin, 19, will be auditioning for a spot on
Russia’s entry at the 2013 WJC. The 19 year-old
has ranked among the top offensive performers
in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
(QMJHL) this year in his first season with the Val
d’ Or Foreurs following an offseason trade. He
currently ranks third on the team with 37 points
(14G-23A) in 27 games.
The 5-foot-11, 189-pound Zlobin, who hails from
Moscow, has been red hot over the past two
months, tallying at least one point in 19 of his last
21 games played for a total of 33 points
(11G-22A) – including a 15-game point streak
between Oct. 7-Nov. 14.
Last season, the 2012 sixth-round (173rd overall)
draft pick enjoyed a breakout campaign with the
Shawinigan Cataractes, tallying team-best totals
with 40 goals (making him 1 of just 6 players in
the QMJHL to reach that number) and 76 points
in his second year playing in North America.
Zlobin was instrumental in helping the Cataractes
earn a Memorial Cup championship as the top
team in the CHL. In addition to scoring both of his
team’s goals in the decisive victory over London,
he led all players in the tournament with five
goals in six games, while his nine points ranked
second (tied) overall. Zlobin also added 10 points
(3G-7A) in 11 QMJHL postseason contests.
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