2014-15 Iowa Wild, Quad City Mallards, & Alaska Aces Thread

[Puckcrazy51]

Anybody know what happened to Syvret or Joel R ?? I see Gogul is playing in Alaska and lighting it up, these guys are character guys, ,,just gone without a word, kinda confusing, espically considering how many guys from the coast we have in line-up.

 

[Paul Bunyan]

Bickel had a great KO against Utica.

 

[8pmb96]

Syvret was released from his pto with Iowa and signed one with Wilkes barre in early March.

 

[mdrn]

Joel R left the team in January.

 

[Puckcrazy51]

Too bad I liked Joel, worked hard always gave a good effort. Kind of strange signing him for 125,000, then just letting him collect a pay check home--letting syvret go at this time of year and signing a 34 year old defencman???syvret was a good leader and deserved better.gogul, please don't tell me he couldn't have helped too..sign inning a 36 year Russian with injury problems???he is just taking ice time from the kids.

Glad Minnesota was PATIENT with dumba, most on here were awful critical of him--good player.

 

[thestonedkoala]

please don't tell me he couldn't have helped too..sign inning a 36 year Russian with injury problems???he is just taking ice time from the kids.

Ruslan has experience in the NHL. We don't know why guys like Iowa, they leave all the time because of one reason or another. Iowa is a dumpster fire right now and will be for some time...

 

[Paul Bunyan]

ECHL updates:

QC:

Quad City Mallards defenseman Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel has been signed to a professional tryout agreement by the American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild, the Mallards announced today.

The Quad City Mallards have signed rookie defenseman Jake Baker and have released forward Johnny Rogic, the Mallards announced today.

Alaska: The Alaska Aces, three time Kelly Cup champions, have signed rookie free agent Nilan Nagy (NYE-lihn, NAY-ghee), it was announced by Aces head coach Rob Murray.

The 6-foot, 201 pound defenseman recently completed four seasons at College of the Holy Cross (NCAA), registering 22 points (1g-21a) and 56 penalty minutes in 125 career games. The native of Canonsburg, Penn. registered a career-high eight points (1g-7a) in 28 games as a 2012-13 sophomore.

Nagy skated in a career-high 37 games for Holy Cross this season as a senior, collecting three assists and ten penalty minutes. He was a part of back-to-back 20-win seasons for the time in program history (2011-13).

 

[Avder]

How long until Iowa's season is over?

 

[Paul Bunyan]

How long until Iowa's season is over?

My two friends and I are going to their last game and driving down from the Cities. I think it's.....April? They play the Marlies and they have two on the road.

 

[Paul Bunyan]

ECHL move:

The Aces went fishing for more offense. Their catch: free agent forward Slater Doggett, leading goal scorer from the Windsor Spitfires (OHL). He'll make his debut tomorrow in Stockton.

 

[Nharris31]

@toskyAHLWild: Pavel Jenys is a scratch from #IAWild line-up today. He was in warm-ups. Knight and Jenys replaced by @oarchy09 and Ruslan Fedotenko.

why?

 

[Puckcrazy51]

Makes zero sense, Ruslan is playing why young guys sit, we just traded for Knight as he is sitting for a 36 year old and we are out of playoff chase ???

 

[Minnesota]

Baffling, unless there's something we don't know.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Jenys just got an assist, first professional point!

 

[Minnesota]

Jenys just got an assist, first professional point!

He's the Gaborik.

 

[gphr513]

Has Harding played at all this year, or is he done?

 

[MuckOG]

Has Harding played at all this year, or is he done?

No, and I think so.

Since it appears his playing days are over, it would be cool to see the Wild offer him a position with the team...maybe a scout or asst goalie coach, if for no other reason then to keep his medical insurance.

EDIT: I take that back, he did play two games for Iowa this season.

 

[57special]

I am guessing that whatever Harding did to deserve his suspension would work against him being hired as a coach.

 

[tyratoku]

Iowa won 6-0 tonight. Their first shutout of the season.

Yes. That is correct. With only a handful of games left in the season, they got their first shutout.

 

[Minnesota]

They broke a 14 game home losing streak... Yikes.

 

[Paul Bunyan]

Only 8? Days till I head down there.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Is this the worst season for the Aeros/Wild franchise?

 

[Minnesota]

They're basically the AHL's Buffalo Sabres... Except worse, and without promise of improvement due to lack of top-end prospects. Bottom of the league with 48 points. Next highest team has 57. They stink on ice.

 

[tyratoku]

They're basically the AHL's Buffalo Sabres... Except worse, and without promise of improvement due to lack of top-end prospects. Bottom of the league with 48 points. Next highest team has 57. They stink on ice.

Not entirely true.

Russo's recent article says that Labbe and Bertschy will be signed soon. And if Michalek doesn't get his NCAA exemption thing, he'll be signed too.

While that won't help at all for this season, Labbe should be an AHL top-4 defender next season and Michalek could be a good AHL goalie as soon as next year as well.

Plus you add in guys who could possibly go pro next year, like Lucia and maybe Gilmour, along with the college free agents who should be playing full years...

I doubt Iowa is suddenly going to become a Calder Cup contender or anything, but middle-of-the-pack isn't entirely out of the question.

EDIT: And a full year of Olofsson. That really can't be understated. He's going to be good and it's going to be soon.

 

[Minnesota]

Not entirely true.

Russo's recent article says that Labbe and Bertschy will be signed soon. And if Michalek doesn't get his NCAA exemption thing, he'll be signed too.

While that won't help at all for this season, Labbe should be an AHL top-4 defender next season and Michalek could be a good AHL goalie as soon as next year as well.

Plus you add in guys who could possibly go pro next year, like Lucia and maybe Gilmour, along with the college free agents who should be playing full years...

I doubt Iowa is suddenly going to become a Calder Cup contender or anything, but middle-of-the-pack isn't entirely out of the question.

EDIT: And a full year of Olofsson. That really can't be understated. He's going to be good and it's going to be soon.

The only player out of that bunch we should have high hopes for is Olofsson, IMO. All the others are huge question marks as to whether they can handle the rigors of professional hockey, let alone NHL hockey.