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CANTLON'S CORNER: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. WOLF PACK

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT - The sprint toward the end of the season normally starts after the AHL All-Star break as well as the February 24th NHL Trade Deadline. It increasingly looks like the Hartford Wolf Pack will still be playing hockey when the calendar flips over to April. However, the past performance over two weeks losing four road games in varying different ways does raise some red flags. The "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" routine is coming not only game-to-game but period-to-period over this stretch. Head coach Kris Knoblauch showed his displeasure over the first loss against Wilkes Barre/Scranton in their second shutout of the season 3-0 as they headed out last weekend. His mood improved a little. The games in Utica, two of them and the finale of the road trip in Hershey point to some underlying problems that need to be addressed. The first period of the first game in Utica the team went down 5-0 easily the worst period of the season as "Dr. Jekyll" showed up. Knoblach pulled starter Adam Huska for just the second time this season he was not alone in the first period debacle, but can’t pull all your players off, although it might have been an improvement. “Yes, it was five nothing, but it wasn‘t five nothing, It wasn’t the full indication of how we played,“ remarked Knoblauch. “It wasn’t a good period. We were turning pucks over and give high marks to Utica, they turned our mistakes into goals. We have to balance our play better an show more urgency.” Then "Mr. Hyde" appeared as the Wolf Pack recovered and roared back to tie the game at five starting with Vitali Kravtsov’s second goal just 10 seconds into the second period and Vinni Lettieri’s goal with 14.8 seconds left in regulation to knot the game and put all the momentum on its side. Kravtsov’s play has markedly improved and Knoblauch thinks brighter days are ahead for the Russian rookie. “He is in a really good spot right now. He is cheerful and working hard getting used to the North American rink. He's realizing there is not as much room out there. It's tighter space. The rinks are smaller and he will get hit more often. When you make the turn there isn’t that extra space, it just the boards. He understands it better now (systems and playing style) and is starting to make a positive impact on our lineup. He’s played both the left and the right side. With Fogarty back, he has shifted to the right side.” The Pack gained a point but lost the game in the three-on-three OT with 34 seconds remaining. Knoblauch, in Charlotte two months ago, after 1,625 Wolf Pack franchise games, pulled starting goalies in back-to-back games. He would shorten that time span in doing it again just 11 games later, as he lifted starter Tom McCollum and inserted Huska. Utica’s Jason Bailey, the ex-Sound Tiger recorded his second hat trick in as many games becoming the first player since Mark Mancari, then of the Portland Pirates on January 22-23, 2011 against Providence and Worcester, to record that feat. Bailey earned the AHL/CCM Player of the Week (primary assist goes to AHL VP of Communications Jason Chaimovitch for providing that great stat on Mancari). The Wolf Pack has been outscored 20-12 in this stretch. “We're giving up too many chances. We have to tighten things up right now,” said Knoblauch. Defensive combinations are being contemplated. “We're looking to change things up. We tried several things in practice. For the first time, we have now three lefties and three righty shooting defensemen, but we haven’t made a decision yet. I’ll have to have something ready by 7 pm tomorrow night.” Then in Hershey again the team's lackluster defensive play cost them dearly with the player suffering most being Libor Hajek, in Hartford on a conditioning stint, was a minus-4 in three games. Certainly not the direction the Rangers were hoping for in this rehab stint with the Wolf Pack. “We all have to realize Libor has missed a significant amount of time with injuries, I wouldn’t call them struggles. He is getting back into game shape, getting the feel and flow of a game. Its not an easy thing to do. It’s a progression for him. It’s a matter of getting his timing down and feeling comfortable,” said associate head coach Gord Murphy. All-Star Joey Keane had a tough night in Hershey too, getting beaten on a one-on-one in front of the net that led to a goal. “You don’t want guys running around trying to make hits, bumping into each other either. To put yourself in the proper position, you've got to move your feet and skate on the right side of the puck. We got away from that a little bit. We have had a couple of good days here to get our skating legs back I think it's going to help us this weekend,” commented Murphy. The team defense took it on the chin as the opponents outscored the Wolf Pack 20-12 “We have a good defensive corps to start. We have to work on the fundamentals that were first looking out for our own zone on out, “ remarked Murphy in charge of the defense “ We gotta box people out better, watch their sticks and keeping them (opponents) to the perimeter. Maybe we’re a little fatigued on the road, back-to-back games. We probably sat back more than we should have and weren’t aggressive enough.” Up-front, Letteri, and in Hershey, Boo Nieves, have maintained their point-a-game pace of late, but the secondary scoring has been spotty. Shawn McBride has been the exception picking up his first pro goal against Utica and then picking up an assist in Hershey. The team has also been snakebitten as Nick Jones with an open net in Hershey managed to hit goalie Phoenix Copley in the mask as he was getting back to the net. NOTES: Huska was reassigned to the Maine Mariners (ECHL) after practice to continue getting playing time while Igor Shesterkin and Tom McCollum are in Hartford. He will be return next week when Shesterkin is recalled when the Rangers season starts up again when the NHL All Star break ends. A logical move. In a curious move, Maine goalie Francois Brassard, who played in just seven games, and was a training camp invitee this year, signed to a PTO deal. The Rangers assigned him to Hartford. In addition, they sent forward Lewis Zerter-Gossage back to Maine. Talk continues of a possible deal to be announced when the NHL All-Star break ends involving Alexander Georgiev possibly? The Wolf Pack’s leading scorer Vinni Lettieri (42-18-17-35) was rewarded as the Shesterkin replacement in the AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, CA. “I am obviously very grateful. I appreciate my teammates, the coaching staff, the training, and equipment staff; they all helped me and are part of this too." Knoblauch is his regular season and now All-Star coach. He praised his top point-getter. “He was a possibility of an All-Star, but his play over the last four weeks clearly earned him the honor and unfortunately Igor won’t be going.” Knoblauch was his ever-gracious, self-taking no-victory laps on being named the coach of the Atlantic squad. “The only reason I’m going is because of the guys in that locker room. Joey and Igor were deserving of their selections and we're only limited to two players, but they’re several others in there, in my opinion, who are worthy of being there.” Shesterkin and forward Di Giuseppe were reassigned to the Wolf Pack Wednesday. Di Giuseppe was scratched all four games he could have played since his recall. Meet the new Rangers, same as the old Rangers when it comes to recalls. The Wolf Pack recalled defenseman Jeff Taylor from Maine. He played in three games (now 10 in total) in Maine and scored a goal and an assist after playing just eight of a possible 30 Wolf Pack games. Mason Geersten helped Utica’s Vincent Arseneau earn an unpleasant hat trick. Aresenau, who lost a majority decision in a Hartford scrap two weeks ago to Geersten, got pushed down late in the game last Friday, in Utica. He decided he wanted another crack at Big Gert with nine seconds to go. It was a big mistake getting knocked out with a thunderous right hand from the 6’4 225 lb. Geersten, a defenseman playing left wing. He lost the fight decisively and got an instigator penalty. He was suspended by the AHL for getting the instigator in the last five minutes of a game. See the fight HERE The Islanders sent Bridgeport defenseman Sebastien Aho and sent rearguard Ryan McKinnon to Worcester (ECHL) for the break. Ex-Pack Jordan Owens is playing Canadian senior league hockey with the Brantford Blast (ACH0) that’s Allan Cup Hockey Ontario. Last year he with the Sheffield Steelers (England-EIHL) in Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne Mustangs AIHL) playing hockey. Ex-Pack, Akim Aliu, who made headlines across the US and Canada regarding two months ago about a 10-year-old racially charged pair of incidents with his then, head coach, Bill Peters in Rockford (AHL) in several tweets on Twitter. The firestorm led to the dismissal of Peters by the Calgary Flames. Aliu gave his first full interview with Hockey Night In Canada host, Ron McLean this past weekend. See it HERE. Aliu was signed on Tuesday to a deal to play defense by HC Litvinov (Czech Republic-CEL) for the rest of the season. Ex-Pack, Robin Kovacs, was traded from Lulea HF to Orebro HK (Sweden-SHL) and as expected the team announced, a three-year deal that he was going to get after the season ended. In a sign that we're all getting old, congrats to Easton Armstrong, the second son of the Wolf Pack's original founding member, Derek Armstrong and his wife Shannon. He played for the Los Angeles Jr. Kings U-16 team (TIEHL) signed a standard WHL player agreement with the Regina Pats (WHL) who drafted him as their 10th pick 214th overall in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft. He could play this weekend in the two Pats home games, Friday night against the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Sunday afternoon against the Saskatoon Blades. Easton will be wearing jersey #37 as jersey #17, Dad’s old Wolf Pack number is retired (Bill Hicke). The Pats GM and VP of Hockey Ops is the father of Derek’s former coach and Wolf Pack great, John Paddock. Older brother Dawson, who was born in Hartford currently plays with the Utah Outliers (WSHL) with 26 points in 28 games. Derek played junior hockey with the OHL Sudbury Wolves and next weekend will be an honorary captain at the AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, California. He will be joined with former Wolf Pack teammate and former New Haven Nighthawk, goalie Robb Stauber as the other honorary captain. Lukas Sillinger, the middle son of ex-Sound Tiger Mike Sillinger announced his commitment to Bemidji State (NCHC) to join his older brother Owen. Younger brother Cole is with Medicine Hat (WHL) while Dad is a scout with Regina (WHL). Read the full article

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KEELEY: ELMER NAMED 2020 ECHL ALL-STAR

Rangers prospect named to ECHL All-Star Game BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – January 6, 2020 – The ECHL announced the rosters for the 2020 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic on Monday, and forward Jake Elmer will represent the Mariners for the Eastern Conference. The 2020 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic is presented by Toyota, to be hosted by the Wichita Thunder on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. CT at INTRUST Bank Arena. The game will air LIVE exclusively on NHL Network. Elmer is in his first season as a pro after signing a contract with the Rangers last spring out of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The 21-year-old native of Calgary, Alberta leads all Mariners rookies in scoring with 10 goals and seven assists in 21 games. Elmer has registered two hat tricks this season – each against the Adirondack Thunder. His first came on November 9th at the Cross Insurance Arena and the encore performance on December 6th in Glens Falls, which included the overtime winner. Nine of Elmer’s 10 goals have come against Adirondack. Signing with the Rangers following an 81 point campaign in Lethbridge in 2018-19, Elmer was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) at the of last season where he had two goals and two assists in five games. He has also appeared in one game for Hartford this season. Following the format established last season, the Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic will feature a 3-on-3 tournament with four teams competing for the top spot. The host Wichita Thunder will make up two of the four teams and face-off against the other two teams made up of All-Star players from the Eastern and Western Conference. These four teams will compete in a 3-on-3 tournament with rally scoring in order to crown a winner. The 2020 Kansas Star Casino/ECHL All-Star Skills Competition will take place in between rounds of the tournament, with results counting towards the cumulative score. There have been 68 players from the ECHL All-Star Game have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 52 since 2002 when the lineups began having players who coaches felt were prospects to move up to a higher level. Other representatives from the North Division include Ralph Cuddemi of the Reading Royals, Robbie Payne of the Adirondack Thunder, Jordan Samuels-Thomas of the Worcester Railers, Joseph Duszak of the Newfoundland Growlers, and T.J. Melancon of the Brampton Beast. The Mariners will travel to Reading, PA for a 10:30 AM game tomorrow at the Reading Royals. They’re home for three in a row next weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the “Winning 3Kend,” presented by Three Dollar Deweys. The Mariners will host Newfoundland on Friday at 7:15 and Sunday at 3:00 PM, while hosting Adirondack on Saturday at 6 PM. Fans will have chances to win prizes throughout the week including a $10,000 game of a chance for a lucky fan each game. Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets to all games by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. Read the full article

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KEELEY / CRAWFORD: ELMER CALLED UP TO HARTFORD FOLLOWING HAT TRICK

Rangers move Elmer to AHL after big game BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – November 10, 2019 – Just hours after being named first start of Saturday night’s Mariners win, forward Jake Elmer was recalled to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers. Elmer registered his first professional hat trick last night, leading Maine to a 5-1 home win over the Adirondack Thunder. Elmer was the youngest players on the Mariners roster at just 20 years old. The Calgary, AB native signed with the Rangers in March, and skated in five games with Hartford at the end of 2018-19. He was assigned to the Mariners to begin the 2019-20 season. Coming out of the WHL, Elmer had a huge season for the Lethbridge Hurricanes in 2018-19, putting up 81 points in 68 regular season games, followed by six points in seven playoff contests. In his give game stint with the Wolf Pack, he continued his strong season, registering two goals and two assists. Despite a slow start to his ECHL career, Elmer picked up his first goal on October 23rd at Adirondack, and after his big night on Saturday, has four goals and two assists in eight games. Elmer is the fourth forward recalled to Hartford in the last three weeks, joining Ty Ronning, Lewis Zerter-Gossage, and Ryan Dmowski. The Mariners have three home games this week, beginning with, Gritty Does Portland on Monday at 7:00 PM. The famous Philadelphia Flyers mascot will make an appearance and the Military Appreciation theme will continue for Veteran’s Day, sponsored by Martin’s Point in partnership with Bath Iron Works. On Friday, November 15th, it’s Wes McCauley Appreciation Night, as the Mariners honor the South Portland NHL referee, who will sign autographs during the first intermission. Game time is 7:15 PM against the Brampton Beast. It’s also a 1-2-3 Friday with $1 Aquafina, $2 Pepsi products, and $3 Bud Lights through the start of the 2nd period. Saturday, November 16th is Hockey Fights Cancer against the Adirondack Thunder at 6:00 PM. It’s a Family Four Pack night as well and the first, 1,000 kids through the door will receive a Mariners pennant. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to MarinersOfMaine.com, call 833-GO-MAINE, or visit the Mariners front office at 94 Free St. in Portland. ___________________________

CRAWFORD: FORWARD JAKE ELMER REASSIGNED TO WOLF PACK Rookie has Four Goals and Six Points in Eight ECHL Games with Maine  BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack  HARTFORD, November 10, 2019:  Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Chris Drury announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned forward Jake Elmer to the Wolf Pack from its ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners. Elmer, a rookie out of Western Hockey League, has four goals and two assists for six points, plus eight penalty minutes, in eight games with the Mariners, including a hat trick in a 5-1 Maine win over Adirondack Saturday night at home.  The 6-1, 183-pound Elmer is tied for third on the Mariner club in goals and ranks fourth in points. Elmer skated in five games with the Wolf Pack in 2018-19, notching two goals and two assists for four points, plus four penalty minutes.  The 20-year-old Calgary, Alberta native scored a team-leading 39 goals and added 42 assists for 81 points in 68 games with the WHL’s Lethbridge Hurricanes last season, finishing third on the team in points.  That included a league-leading seven shorthanded goals. In 204 career WHL games over five seasons with the Hurricanes, Kootenay Ice and Regina Pats, Elmer totaled 64 goals and 70 assists for 134 points, as well as 117 penalty minutes.  He signed as a free agent with the Rangers March 15, 2019. The Wolf Pack finish a three-game weekend Sunday afternoon, visiting the Providence Bruins for a 3:05 PM game.  All of the action of that battle can be heard on-line at hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming is available at ahllive.com. The next home game for the Wolf Pack is also against the Bruins, this Saturday night, November 16.  Face-off is 7:00 PM, and that is “Hockey Fights Cancer Night”.  The Wolf Pack will be teaming up with Hockey Fights Cancer to support those who are battling cancer, and their families.  Also, the first 2,000 fans will receive a free Wolf Pack lanyard, courtesy of CM Concessions. Tickets for  all 2019-20 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Sunwave Gas & Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $10 each, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase. To speak with a Wolf Pack representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack’s many ticketing options, call (860) 722-9425, or click here to request more info.  To visit the Wolf Pack on line, go to hartfordwolfpack.com. Read the full article

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KRIS KNOBLAUCH NAMED HEAD COACH OF THE AHL’S HARTFORD WOLF PACK

Becomes 7th Head Coach in HWP History BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, July 29, 2019 – The New York Rangers announced today that the team has named Kris Knoblauch Head Coach of the Rangers’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. Knoblauch is the seventh head coach in Wolf Pack history. Knoblauch, 40, joins the Rangers organization with 13 seasons of coaching experience, including parts of seven seasons as a head coach. Most recently, he served as an Assistant Coach with the Philadelphia Flyers for the past two seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19). Prior to joining the Flyers, Knoblauch served as a Head Coach for seven consecutive seasons (2010-11 – 2016-17), first with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2010-11 and 2011-12, and then with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for parts of five seasons from 2012-13 – 2016-17. Over Knoblauch’s seven seasons as a head coach with Kootenay and Erie, his teams posted a 298-130-16-13 record in 457 regular-season games (.684 points percentage). In his first season with Kootenay in 2010-11, Knoblauch guided the team to a 46-21-1-4 record (97 points) in the regular season and helped the team win the WHL Championship, as the Ice won 16 of 19 WHL playoff games. In Knoblauch’s four full seasons with Erie (2013-14 – 2016-17), the Otters posted a 204-58-7-3 record (.768 points percentage). Erie won at least 50 games in all four seasons, becoming the first team in the history of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL; comprised of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League) to post four consecutive 50-win seasons. During Knoblauch’s tenure with Erie, the Otters won the OHL Championship in 2016-17, won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy for having the OHL’s best regular-season record in back-to-back seasons (2015-16 and 2016-17), and in addition to their Championship in 2016-17, also advanced to the OHL Championship in 2014-15. Knoblauch received the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2015-16, and he was named to the OHL’s Second All-Star Team in 2013-14. Over his seven seasons as a head coach in either the OHL or WHL, Knoblauch played a key role in the development of numerous players who are currently in the NHL, including Connor McDavid, Alex DeBrincat, Sam Reinhart, Dylan Strome, Andre Burakovsky, Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak, Connor Brown, and Travis Dermott. Prior to becoming being named Kootenay’s Head Coach, the Imperial, Saskatchewan native served as an Assistant Coach with Kootenay for three seasons (2007-08 – 2009-10). He began his coaching career as an Assistant Coach with the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL for one season (2006-07). In addition, Knoblauch has coached in several international tournaments. He served as an Assistant Coach with Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, helping Canada earn a silver medal. Knoblauch also served as the Head Coach for Canada-Red at the 2015 World U17 Hockey Challenge. Knoblauch was selected by the New York Islanders in the seventh round, 166th overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of four seasons of junior hockey in the WHL (1995-96 – 1998-99) with the Red Deer Rebels, Edmonton/Kootenay Ice, and Lethbridge Hurricanes, followed by five seasons (1999-00 – 2003-04) at the University of Alberta. Knoblauch, a forward, registered 117 points (38 goals, 79 assists) in 102 games at the University of Alberta, and he helped the school win a National Championship in his first season in 1999-00. Read the full article

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CANTLON'S CORNER: ELMER AND OTHER COLLEGE FREE AGENT SIGNINGS CONTINUE

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - The New York Rangers announced the signing of free agent junior forward, Jake Elmer. He will be the first new addition for the 2019-20 edition of the Hartford Wolf Pack. Elmer signed a three-year entry-level contract (ELC) paying $925K at the NHL level and $70K for his play in the AHL. Elmer, a right-wing, is 20-years-old and plays with the Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL). A native of Calgary, Elmer is in his third complete major junior year. He also played two years of Junior A hockey with the Grand Praire Storm (AJHL). The team begins the last weekend of it's 72-game regular season. In the 66 games he has played in, he has 38 goals, 40 assists (78 points) and sports a plus-24. Elmer enters the weekend on a 16-game consecutive point scoring streak. He's tied for the top spot in the WHL in shorthanded goals with six. He sits 15th in the list of the Top 20 in scoring. Elmer has played in just 16 playoff games, all last season with Lethbridge. They expect to open the first round of the Central Division playoffs next weekend. The Hurricanes are trying to catch the Calgary Hitmen with both of their games on the road against Red Deer and Medicine Hat. The team trails the Hitmen by two points with 86. Their record stands at of 38-16-5-5. Elmer also played with two other teams in his WHL career. He skated with the Regina Pats and the Kootenay Ice who will be relocating to Winnipeg after their season ends. The US college signings barrage continues. Two more Hockey East signings as another UCONN senior, Max Kalter signs with Kansas City (ECHL) while Craig Puffer of New Canaan goes from Vermont to Indy (ECHL) on ATO deals. Two more players from Canisius College (AHA), Cameron Heath goes to South Carolina (ECHL) and Alex Jaekle to Norfolk (ECHL). Mercyhurst saw Taylor Best head to Jacksonville (ECHL). The Big 10 saw Seamus Malone go from Wisconsin to Manitoba (AHL) and Brennan Sanford from Michigan St. to Kalamazoo (ECHL). Texas signs goalie Byron Spriggs from the University of Manitoba Bisons (CWUAA). Albertus Magnus College got twins, Mckenzie and Carson Welke from Camrose (AJHL) to commit to the Falcons for their maiden season in the NESCAC conference coming in the fall. Goalie Yehonatan Reisinger returns to Israel from the Hartford Jr. Wolf Pack (USPHL Premier) to play for the Holon Ninjas in the Israeli Hockey League (IHL), Monday, March 25th at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, the first Connecticut Cup will be competed for. The four Connecticut Division 1 schools that are involved are UCONN (HE), Yale (ECACHL), Quinnipiac University (ECACHL) and Sacred Heart University (AHA). The tourney will be an attempt to emulate the great Boston institution known as the Beanpot Championship. That tourney is played between Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern University, and Harvard. Read the full article

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RANGERS ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF JAKE GLUE

BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, NY - New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with free agent forward Jake Elmer. Elmer, 20, has skated in 66 games with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this season, registering 38 goals and 40 assists for 78 points, along with a plus-24 rating and 41 penalty minutes. He has established WHL career-highs in several categories in 2018-19, including goals, assists, points, and plus/minus rating. Elmer posted a 13-game goal streak from Feb. 8 to Mar. 6 (17 goals over the span), which was tied for the longest goal streak in the WHL since the 1996-97 season. In addition, Elmer enters the final weekend of the WHL regular season with an active 16-game point streak. He was named the WHL's Player of the Week for the week ending on Mar. 3, as he recorded 10 points (five goals, five assists) and a plus-nine rating in Lethbridge's four contests during the week. He received three awards from the team in 2018-19: Three Stars Award, Fan Favorite Award, and Community Relations Award. The 6-1, 190-pounder is tied for the WHL lead in shorthanded goals (six), is tied for 11th in goals, is tied for 12th in game-winning goals (seven), is tied for 14th in shots on goal (245), and ranks 15th in points this season. Elmer leads Lethbridge in goals and shorthanded goals ranks third on the team in points and ranks fourth on the team in assists in 2018-19. During his active 16-game point streak, Elmer has registered 32 points (18 goals, 14 assists), and he has posted 11 multi-point games. The Calgary, Alberta native has skated in 202 career WHL games over parts of five seasons (2014-15 - 2018-19) with Regina, Kootenay, and Lethbridge, registering 63 goals and 68 assists for 131 points, along with 117 penalty minutes. Elmer made his WHL debut as a 15-year-old with Regina on Dec. 13, 2014. He has also skated in 16 career WHL playoff games (all with Lethbridge during the 2018 WHL Playoffs), recording four goals and nine assists for 13 points, along with a plus-six rating and eight penalty minutes. Read the full article

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