#garrett pilon

[jimothystu]

Quick business trip

[goalhofer]

Top 10 AHL assist leaders: week 5

10: Georgii Merkulov, Providence (9) 9: Emil Bemström, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9) 8: Alex Limoges, Hershey (9) 7: Isak Rosén, Rochester (9) 6: Chris Terry, Bridgeport (10) 5: Collin Graf, San José (10) 4: Garrett Pilon, Belleville (11) 3: Jansen Harkins, San Diego (11) 2: Jakob Pelletier, Calgary (12) 1: Vinnie Hinostroza, Milwaukee (12)

[mitchbeck]

HERSHEY BEARS SWEEP THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK

By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Despite a two-to-one shots advantage, the Hartford Wolf Pack season ended before 4,596 at the XL Center Wednesday night when the Hershey Bears defeated them 3-1 and swept their Best of Five Atlantic Division Final series in three straight. Hershey moves on to play the Rochester Americans, who swept their series over the Toronto Marlies, setting up an AHL Original Two matchup in-a Best-of-Seven Eastern Conference Final. "Hershey's a very good team. They're the best team five-on-five in our conference this year," Wolf Pack Head Coach Kris Knoblach said. "The difference in the series was we weren't able to generate enough offense. "In the first game, we had three power play goals. If we had that tonight, it would have made a huge difference. Five-on-five we weren't able to capitalize, and they did. Two even-strength goals in three games are simply not enough." THE THIRD PERIOD The Bears put the game away in the third period scoring twice after a penalty shot at 3:28 by former Quinnipiac alum Sam Anas, who was stopped by starting netminder Louis Domingue. A penalty shot was awarded to Anas after breaking into the Pack zone off the right wing on a two-on-one. Pack Captain Jonny Brodzinski tugged him from behind, creating the penalty shot situation. After starting at center ice on the shot attempt, Anas weaved and zig-zagged to the net. Domingue slightly adjusted to stay in front of him, patiently waited him out, and made a glove save. It kept the score tied and gave the team hope they could still pull this out. "That was a huge moment for our team. Louie came up with a huge save. We had a lot of offensive zone time in the third period, but I don't know how many quality chances we had, but we just couldn't find the net. Not being able to capitalize early in the game, we could have been up two or three goals, especially on a chance (Tim) Gettinger had. It was the turning point in the game. We couldn't build off our lead," Knoblauch said. The Bears, on the other hand, had other ideas. Lucas Johansen broke the 1-1 tie at 4:22. Normally a defensive-oriented defenseman, Johansen took a Mark Vecchione pass from behind the goal line at the left point. The 6'2 2016 first-round pick (28th overall) ripped a laser of a shot past Domingue high to the glove side at 4:22. That made it 2-1. Then at 7:25, Garrett Pilon put the final nail in the Pack coffin. Pilon, who was a two-way physical menace in this series, was deep on the right-wing side and took a cross-ice feed from Connor Michaels and, from a bad angle, beat Domingue, who couldn't come across fast enough to get there. For Pilon, it was his second goal of the playoffs. The Bears' Hunter Shepard (33 saves)  stopped the Pack's efforts to come back the rest of the third. SECOND PERIOD In the second period, the Pack had an early power play they could not capitalize on. At 9:14, Hershey's Riley Sutter, a righthanded shot on the left wing off a three-on-two, struck Domingue in the mask. Despite losing his protective gear, Domingue maintained his presence of mind and kept the puck in front of him. Beck Malenstyn, part of the Hershey fourth line, who was a thorn in the Pack's side throughout the entire series, leveled Bobby Trivigno at center after he released the puck for a penalty creating a brief scrum. The hitting at both ends of the ice by Hershey forced an offensive zone turnover by Tanner Fritz and led to a Hershey goal. Henrik Borgstrom fed Vecchione, who quickly found Vincent Iorio open on the right side. Iorio was two strides ahead of Gettinger and Ty Emberson and fired his first of the playoffs high to the blocker side past Domingue to tie the score at 1-1 with 4:55 remaining in the period. The Pack got a late power play on the roughing situation between Will Lockwood and Iorio. Ryan Carpenter, a team-best six shots, was stopped. "We had quality chances. It (was) that last ditch effort for the puck. It was throwing one wide, not bearing down. We played a really good game. In the third period it was those small breakdowns, and they played the opportunistic game. They didn't play their best game, but when you're off, they just sat back and took advantage of our mistakes. Two mistakes, (then) we found the puck in the back of our net," said Brodzinski. The Pack held the shot advantage throughout, but Shepard had his mojo going as he did in November and this entire series and kept his team in the contest. "We had a very resilient group this year," Brodzinski said. "A lot a credit to everyone in that locker room. There was no quit. I thought we had a good enough team to make a deep push, but we came up short. They were very opportunistic on their chances. He (Shepard) played a good game against us. All the credit to them, (they) played a sound defensive game once they got up one or two goals. They're a tough team to break down, get pucks through. But I'm proud of this team how they played this year." FIRST PERIOD The Wolf Pack started Domingue between the pipes over Dylan Garand, who had gotten them to this point when Domingue was called up to the Rangers for their playoff run. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Knoblauch also decided to shake up all of his lines and sat Karl Henriksson in favor of 6'6 Adam Edström to add some size to counter the Bears in that department. "They're big and physical, and we're a fast, gritty team. I thought we matched up well against them. It's the way the series goes. They beat us in overtime in that first game that we should have had. We were up in this game, and we let it slip away. Two of the (three) games could have been ours; that's how playoffs work. Next year we'll have to be better," Brodzinski said. He has another year left on his two-year $325K deal. Defensive combinations were also required to change because Adam Clendening's mother-in-law passed away unexpectedly, and he was understandably unavailable. The two teams traded chances. At 17:40, the Wolf Pack broke through as Anton Blidh won a one-on-one battle keeping the puck in the Hershey zone. The puck found Carpenter was behind the net all alone, came out of the left wing, and tried to stuff it in the net on the short side, but Shepard made the save. The puck came back on his stick. He waited patiently, and in came Turner Elson and stuffed in his second postseason goal. Blidh and ex-Pack Dylan McIlrath were battling for position in front, leaving it open for Elson. Each player was penalized, but Mac escaped a cross-checking minor. LINES: Carpenter-Cullye- Elson Fritz-Pajuniemi-Blidh Leschyshyn-Brodzinski-Lockwood Gettinger- Adam Edström-Trivigno Jones-Emberson Hájek-Scanlin Kalynuk-Hillman Domingue Garand SCRATCHES: Karl Henrikksson (healthy) Talyn Boyko #40 Matt Rempe (healthy) Louie Roehl #4 (healthy) Brett Berard #27 (healthy) Matt Robertson (upper body) Patrick Khordorenko (season-ending shoulder surgery). C.J. Smith (hip area surgery done for the season) NOTES: Condolences to Clendening on the passing of his mother-in-law. The last win by the Pack against Hershey was on November 20th. Tanner Fritz finished the Pack playoffs with a team-best nine assists and ten points. The Pack lost back-to-back games for the first time since early March. They ended the year with a three-game losing streak (0-3) in a five-game stretch and lost four of their last five. The previous streak of that kind was in early March 5th-11th. The last series win by the Pack over Hershey was eight years ago in six games. Just over nine years ago, they last lost to the Manchester Monarchs. McIlrath was at both. He was on the losing side of a sweep by Manchester, the eventual Calder Cup champs, and in the game against the Bears. The Calgary Wranglers will play the Coachella Valley Firebirds in a decisive Game 5 Friday. The winner goes to the Western Conference final. The Milwaukee Admirals lead the Central Division final. They are up two games to one over the Texas Stars and play in the Lone Star state capital on Friday. Brennan Othman, who will likely be with the Wolf Pack next season, had an assist as he and his Peterborough Petes teammates beat the London Knights 5-3, going up three games to one. They're one step closer to an OHL title with the chance for a trip to the Memorial Cup in Kamloops, BC. They would join the host Kamloops Blazers. The game will air on the NHL Network. The Halifax Mooseheads are up three games to one on the Quebec Remparts in the QMJHL Gilles Courteau Trophy Championship. The Seattle Thunderbirds are up by the exact count in their series with the Winnipeg Ice. Propositions 301, 302, and 303 on creating a Tempe Entertainment District, which would primarily house a new 16,000-plus seat arena for the Arizona Coyotes, were soundly defeated by the voters 56 % to 44%. The defeat now sets the stage for the eventual relocation of the long-troubled franchise. The NHL was unhappy with the outcome and will meet with the Coyotes' ownership in the next few days to discuss the options now available to them. Staying at Mullet Arena beyond the contracted three years is not likely one of them. What could throw a monkey wrench into this are the quiet negotiations that have already been taking place. The NHL Players' Association's new head, Marty Walsh, when asked what his first order of business was when taking over last month, replied that he was getting NHL players not to play regularly in a college arena. That signaled how he felt the Coyotes' situation playing in the 5,000-seat Mullett Arena at ASU (Arizona State University) had to be remedied immediately. The agreed and signed escrow scheme (a part of the CBA revenue) to meet desired levels by finding them a new home and closing that gaping hole. The most likely scenario will see the team relocate to Houston, the fourth largest US TV market. It also won't disturb Commissioner Gary Bettman's 16 East and 16 West scheduling balance. By extension, the AHL Tucson Roadrunners would likely need to be moved. A lease arrangement would need to be agreed to first. Then, a regional TV deal would need to be secured, and several large sponsorships, especially for food and concessions with a soft drink company and a beer company, will be required, staffing, and so on. The NBA's Houston Rockets have been very open to adding an NHL team to the building's portfolio. It will take time to put in an ice system and to deal with making their building, the Toyota Center, dual-use compliant for hoops and hockey. Regarding naming the team in Houston, what's most likely is a new name and color scheme to maximize branding and merchandise sales. In the past, Houston has seen the Aeros in the old WHA, IHL, and AHL. Then there was the Apollos, for four years in the Central Hockey League (1965-1969) as an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Then a second edition in the CHL (1979-1981). The Houston Blast played in the Gulf Coast Hockey League. They and the league never got off the ground. A USHL team, then a semi-pro league, had a team that called Houston home just after WWII that lasted for just two years. As for options other than Houston? Quebec City already has an NHL-level building, The Videotron Centre, but it won't get a team for four reasons. 1. French language requirements 2. Canadian currency exchange rate 3. The Montreal Canadiens 4. It busts Gary Bettman's mentioned 16/16 conference formula. Hartford? Not a chance. Kansas City? Despite Patrick Mahomes lobbying, remember the Kansas City Scouts, the mid-'70's NHL expansion disaster? The clock has started ticking. Tucson relocation options would be... in order... 1. Beaumont, at the Ford Center east on I-10 on the Texas/Louisiana border, 2. San Antonio, the AT&T Center, was an old AHL city south of Austin (Texas Stars) on I-10 southwest of Houston. 3. Waco 4. Amarillo 5. San Angelo 6. Allen. Ex-Sound Tigers goalie Kristers Gudlevskis, heads from MODO (Sweden-Allsvenskan) to Fischtown (Germany-DEL). C.J. Stretch leaves SC Bietigheim-Bissen (Germany-DEL 2) and heads down a level to Rosenheim (Germany Division-3). The AHL to Euro list has grown to 25 as the semi-Swedish name of Axel Andersson going from San Diego to Djurgårdens IF (Sweden-Allsvenskan). Expect more in the coming days. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

[jiminy-crickets]

okay im going down the b-sens roster

wyatt bongiovanni, sens branding, no games played for the sens, undrafted.

zack ostapchuk, sens branding, and has played games with the sens, was drafted.

kyle betts, no branding, no nhl games with the sens, not drafted.

bokondji imama, sens branding, no nhl games with sens (HAS played games for the yotes), drafted.

egor sokolov, sens branding, has played games for the sens, drafted.

tyler boucher, sens branding, played no sens games, drafted.

stephen halliday, has sens branding, no nhl games played, drafted. (he signed a two year contract with the sens over the weekend which starts next year)

josh currie, sens branding, no nhl games played with the sens (HAS played for edmonton and pittsburgh), not drafted.

jamieson rees, sens branding, no games played for the sens, drafted (acquired by the sens the SAME DAY AS WYATT!!!!!!!!!!)

garrett pilon, sens branding, no nhl games played for the sens (played three games for the caps), drafted.

cole reinhardt, sens branding, played one game for the sens, drafted.

brennan saulnier, no branding, no nhl games for the sens, not drafted.

graham mcphee, no branding, no nhl games for the sens, drafted. (first drafted player with no branding, might be attributed to him being drafted by edmonton???)

oskar pettersson, sens branding, no nhl games for the sens, drafted.

roby jarventie, sens branding, played games for the sens, drafted.

jiri smejkal, sens branding, has played games for the sens, drafted.

dillon heatherington, sens branding, played games for the sens, drafted.

jacob larsson, sens branding, played games for the sens, drafted.

donovan sebrango, sens branding, no nhl games for the sens, drafted.

maxence guenette, sens branding, played games for the sens, drafted.

tyler kleven, sens branding, played games for the sens, drafted.

lassi thomson, sens branding, played games for the sens, drafted. (we put him on waivers last year, the yotes picked him up, then THEY put him on waivers a week later, and we grabbed him again, poor baby boy)

ryan mackinnon, no branding, no games played for the sens, not drafted.

nikolas matinpalo, sens branding, played games for the sens, not drafted.

ive spent long enough on the skaters, im not checking the goalies.

IN CONCLUSION: the nhl website is bad you only get sens branding if you were drafted, or played games (including games for other teams prior to being traded or acquired)

AND SO, with the given conclusion that you only get branding if you play, or were drafted wyatt should be due soon for his nhl debut!!!!!!!

this post brought to you by @affectionteaming and my meds kicking in.

uhhh who’s this newborn infant on the roster

[andrebearakovsky]

Washington Capitals Zodiac Signs

Below is an astrological breakdown of all the players who have played at least one game for the Caps this year ✨

♈ Aries (3/21–4/19) 🐏

Tom Wilson (3/29), Garrett Pilon (4/13)

♉ Taurus (4/20–5/20) 🐂

Brett Leason (4/30), Lars Eller (5/8), Evgeny Kuznetsov (5/19)

♊ Gemini (5/21–6/20) 👯

Nic Dowd (5/27), Zach Fucale (5/28), Conor Sheary (6/8)

♋ Cancer (6/21–7/22) 🦀

Justin Schultz (7/6)

♌ Leo (7/23–8/22) 🦁

Dmitry Orlov (7/23), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7/24), Michael Sgarbossa (7/25)

♍ Virgo (8/23–9/22) 👧

Carl Hagelin (8/23), Michal Kempny (9/8), Anthony Mantha (9/16), Alex Ovechkin (9/17), Nick Jensen (9/21)

♎ Libra (9/23–10/22) ⚖️

Martin Fehervary (10/6)

♏ Scorpio (10/23–11/21) 🦂

Alexander Alexeyev (11/15), Lucas Johansen (11/16)

♐ Sagittarius (11/22–12/21) 🏹

Nicklas Backstrom (11/23), Garnet Hathaway (11/23), Matt Irwin (11/29)

♑ Capricorn (12/22–1/19) 🐐

TJ Oshie (12/23), Joe Snively (1/1), Aliaksei Protas (1/6), Vitek Vanecek (1/9), John Carlson (1/10), Connor McMichael (1/15)

♒ Aquarius (1/20–2/18) 🏺

Beck Malenstyn (2/4), Hendrix Lapierre (2/9), Axel Jonsson-Fjallby (2/10), Dennis Cholowski (2/15)

♓ Pisces (2/19–3/20) 🐟

Ilya Samsonov (2/22), Daniel Sprong (3/17)

[thornescratch]

Dying at all the Caps advising “Keep it!” at Garnet during the ax giveaway after the win in LA.

[mitchmarner]

When Garrett Pilon makes his NHL debut tonight with Capitals, Zdeno Chara will have played NHL games with him and his father Rich Pilon. Chara and Rich Pilon were teammates with the Islanders during Chara's first 3 NHL seasons. [via TomGulittiNHL]

[anzekopistar]

𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐧𝐨-𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥

[luxnowell]

[washingtoncapricorns]

If anyone loves the hershey bears go watch this! You won’t regret it!!!

Y’all need to see this!!!

[goalhofer]

Top 10 AHL assist leaders: week 4

10: Garrett Pilon, Belleville (7) 9: Travis Boyd, Iowa (7) 8: Chris Terry, Bridgeport (8) 7: Michael Sgarbossa, Hershey (8) 6: Dryden Hunt, Calgary (8) 5: Alex Limoges, Hershey (9) 4: Collin Graf, San José (9) 3: Jakob Pelletier, Calgary (10) 2: Jansen Harkins, San Diego (10) 1: Vinnie Hinostroza, Milwaukee (11)

[mitchbeck]

HARTFORD WOLF PACK SEASON ENDS WITH 3-1 LOSS TO HERSHEY BEARS

By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack returned to the XL Center on Wednesday night, looking to stay alive in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs. However, the clock struck midnight on the Wolf Pack’s Cinderella run, as three unanswered goals led the Hershey Bears to a 3-1 decision and eliminated the Wolf Pack from the playoffs. Lucas Johansen potted the eventual game-winner 4:22 into the final stanza. A four-on-four sequence began after Beck Malenstyn and Will Cuylle were called for hooking penalties at 3:51 and 4:07, respectively. Mike Vecchione corralled the puck behind the Hartford net and snapped a pass to Johansen, powering into the slot. Johansen blasted the puck over the glove of Louis Domingue to give the Bears their first lead of the game and eventually send Hershey to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Wolf Pack opened the scoring late in the opening period. Ryan Carpenter collected the puck behind the Hershey net and attempted a wraparound that Hunter Shepard denied. The puck popped right back to Carpenter, who snuck a pass through the blue paint to Turner Elson streaking towards the goal. Elson unleashed a shot over a diving Shepard to give the Wolf Pack the game’s first lead. It was the second time Elson has found the twine in the playoffs. Hershey answered back just over the 15-minute mark of the second period. A delayed penalty was called against Hartford, and Vecchione collected the puck before the Pack could touch it up. Vecchione snapped a pass to Vincent Iorio, who sped into the offensive zone and ripped a shot that found the back of the Hartford net to even the contest at one. The goal was Iorio’s first career playoff marker. Hershey had an opportunity to take the lead when Sam Anas was awarded a penalty shot at 3:28 of the final stanza. However, Domingue made an excellent glove save to keep the score even and keep Hartford’s hopes alive. Johansen scored his first career Calder Cup Playoff goal at 4:22 of the third period, however, putting the Bears ahead for good in the deciding game of this series. Garrett Pilon tacked on an insurance marker at 7:25 of the third frame, burying the rebound from a Connor McMichael shot to put the Bears up by two. The Wolf Pack pushed for an answer late in the third period, with Domingue lifted in favor of the extra skater. However, Shepard held strong, preventing the Wolf Pack from working their way back into the tilt and sending the Bears to the Eastern Conference Finals. Make sure to follow the Wolf Pack on all their social media pages for information on the 2023-24 season. The Wolf Pack thank you for all of your support throughout the 2022-23 campaign, and we hope to see you in the fall! ABOUT THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK: The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in the American Hockey League since the team’s inception in 1997. The Wolf Pack is the top player-development affiliate of the NHL's New York Rangers and plays at the XL Center. The Wolf Pack has been home to some of the Rangers' newest faces, including Igor Shesterkin, Filip Chytil, and Ryan Lindgren. Follow the Wolf Pack on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

[themoodytips]

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[andrebearakovsky]

Rookies to play for the Washington Capitals this season

Martin Fehervary

Beck Malenstyn

Connor McMichael

Garrett Pilon

Hendrix Lapierre (debuted Oct. 13, 2021)

Brett Leason (debuted Oct. 29, 2021)

Aliaksei Protas (debuted Nov. 1, 2021)

Axel Jonsson-Fjallby (debuted Nov. 8, 2021)

Zach Fucale (debuted Nov. 11, 2021)

Joe Snively (debuted Dec. 19, 2021)

Alexander Alexeyev (debuted Dec. 29, 2021)

Lucas Johansen (debuts tonight, Dec. 31, 2021)

A note that Fehervary, Malenstyn, McMichael, and Pilon made their NHL debuts before this season

[thornescratch]

Capitals: Woke up feeling dangerous.

Same energy:

[disney-prince-jake-debrusk]

Go off, Garrett!

Garrett Pilon (Métis) makes his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals against the Philadelphia Flyers