Kasper Puutio played on the first defense pairing in Pelicans 4-0 shutout of HC Vítkovice Ridera in action from the Champions Hockey League. Puutio registered one shot on goal and a block in 18:32 of ice time. He was teamed with Michal Jordan and finished the game with a plus-one rating. With the victory, Pelicans moved to 2-1 in the tournament.
Aleksi Heponiemi did not play in EHC Biel-Bienne’s 4-1 Champions League defeat to Färjestad BK. The loss dropped Biel’s record to 2-1 in the tournament.
Jakub Kos did not take part in Ilves exciting 5-4 Champions League win over HC Oceláři Třinec. Ilves (3-0, +9) is currently tied with Lukko at the top of the table.
Stepan Zvyagin logged just 3:50 of ice time and finished with a minus-one rating in Dinamo Minsk’s 6-4 loss to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in a regular season KHL contest.
Ludvig Jansson played on the third defense pairing in Luleå HF’s 1-0 exhibition win over Finnish side Oulun Kärpät. Jansson did not figure in the scoring.
Luke Coughlin played on the first pairing with Charle Truchon in the Rimouski Oceanic’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Drummondville Voltigeurs in a QMJHL preseason game. Coughlin did not figure in the scoring.
PWHL News
The New York area franchise made its third and final signing of the pre-draft free agency window by inking 26-year-old Canadian defender Micah Zandee-Hart.