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Jul 18, 2019 Story by Scott MacDonald For people who have seen him play will know that Mark Alt is a gifted hockey participant. What many could not know is that his profession in hockey virtually by no means even occurred in any respect. The Colorado Eagles’ captain grew up in bonafide soccer household. Alt’s father, John Alt, is a former first-round choose of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs of the Nationwide Soccer League. And the elder Alt had a fairly illustrious p...

by Patrick Williams | for TheAHL.comFollow @pwilliamsNHLCharlotte Checkers captain Patrick Brown discovered himself caught in one thing of a hockey model of a long-distance relationship this spring.After enjoying 70 regular-season video games for the Checkers, Brown had been recalled to the father or mother Carolina Hurricanes on April 16. His keep could be an prolonged one because the Hurricanes proceeded by means of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Carolina pulled out a seven-game first-round ...

by Suzie Cool | AHL On The BeatIt’s a complete of three,831 miles: The precise distance between Rochester, New York, and Gavle, Sweden, the hometown of Rochester Individuals goaltender Jonas Johansson.You would say that your hometown nearly all the time holds a particular place in your coronary heart. It’s the place you grew up, the place your childhood house is, the supply of most of your recollections. However extra importantly, this place represents the place you got here from and...

by Ryan Smith | AHL On The BeatSecond-year Springfield Thunderbirds defenseman Riley Stillman – son of two-time Stanley Cup champion and 17-year-pro ahead Cory Stillman – just isn’t the primary son of a professional hockey participant to comply with in his dad’s footsteps, nor will he be the final.Like others, he has had his jersey quantity honor his household, sporting his dad’s quantity 61 in Florida and Springfield in his rookie season. This yr, Riley switched his quantity...

Information Her two older sisters, Brianna and Denna, have pulled on the Satisfaction jersey previously, however the youngest of the Laing siblings is making her personal distinct mark on the NWHL.Lexie Laing|Michelle Jay/NWHLWhen requested about her lineage within the NWHL, Lexie Laing has a quip on the prepared, the joke proper on the tip of her tongue. The youngest of the Laing sisters, the 24-year-old sibling of former Boston Satisfaction goaltender Brianna Laing and ahead Denna Laing, Lexie...

by Matthew Tidcombe | AHL On The BeatFor the primary time in three years, Jonathan Davidsson isn’t hitting the ice each evening along with his brother Marcus.As an alternative, Jonathan is enjoying his first season in North America with the Ottawa and Belleville Senators whereas his youthful brother Marcus continues to play within the Swedish Hockey League.“Now after I look again at it, it was essentially the most enjoyable I’ve had in my entire life,” Jonathan mentioned of enjoy...

by Suzie Cool | AHL On The BeatOne look throughout the ice and there they’re.It’s a well-known face you’ve seen time and time once more and you recognize virtually all the pieces about them. From their favourite meals to their most embarrassing moments, you recognize this human all too effectively and now they’re standing on the other facet of the enjoying discipline. Each of you sporting completely different colours, however with the identical title throughout your again.We’ve...