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G-Force · 01-12-2021, 08:26 PM

AHA SHOOTOUT JAN. 1
five rounds of monthly news from around the league

Wayne Gretzky continues to make his mark on the AHA's inaugural season. The Calgary Stampede center posted 9 goals and 14 assists to take home Player of the Month honors, raising his season totals to 28-45-73, each leading the league.
Portland Pioneers goalie Tiny Thompson earned Goalie of the Month honors including a stretch of three straight shutouts from Dec. 17-21 against Calgary, Los Angeles and Charlotte. Thompson appears to, for the time being at least, have taken the starting job from Mike Vernon.

The Indianapolis Engines continue to set the pace in the Eastern Conference, holding a 9-point advantage over second-place Charlotte despite having played four fewer games. Their offense has been solid, led by Brian Bellows (21-23-44) and six guys between 25 and 30 points. But the goalie tandem of Olaf Kolzig (15-6-4, 2.30, .926) and Tuuka Raask (9-5-2, 2.15, .933) has been stellar to lead the way.
Gretzky's Calgary squad has been outstanding, but still unable to take down the San Diego Condors, who hold the AHA's top record. The Condors have flown particularly high on the road, putting up an astounding 12-4-1 road mark. Lead goalie Patrick Roy (16-8-3, 2.40, .914) has been terrific, but the story here is Pekka Rinne, who has been otherworldly in a backup role (8-1-3, 1.94, .921). "They are the most complete team in hockey," one rival coach said. "To knock them off you're going to need to be pretty close to perfect."
The Chicago Hitmen got stud defender Bobby Orr back from injury to close out the year on Dec. 30 and he was flying! Orr picked up a pair of assists and fired off a season-best 8 shots on goal in a 4-3 win over Philadelphia. The Hitmen currently hold that third and final Eastern Conference playoff spot.

GH

01-12-2021, 08:26 PM	#28
G-Force All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,264	AHA SHOOTOUT JAN. 1 five rounds of monthly news from around the league Wayne Gretzky continues to make his mark on the AHA's inaugural season. The Calgary Stampede center posted 9 goals and 14 assists to take home Player of the Month honors, raising his season totals to 28-45-73, each leading the league. Portland Pioneers goalie Tiny Thompson earned Goalie of the Month honors including a stretch of three straight shutouts from Dec. 17-21 against Calgary, Los Angeles and Charlotte. Thompson appears to, for the time being at least, have taken the starting job from Mike Vernon. The Indianapolis Engines continue to set the pace in the Eastern Conference, holding a 9-point advantage over second-place Charlotte despite having played four fewer games. Their offense has been solid, led by Brian Bellows (21-23-44) and six guys between 25 and 30 points. But the goalie tandem of Olaf Kolzig (15-6-4, 2.30, .926) and Tuuka Raask (9-5-2, 2.15, .933) has been stellar to lead the way. Gretzky's Calgary squad has been outstanding, but still unable to take down the San Diego Condors, who hold the AHA's top record. The Condors have flown particularly high on the road, putting up an astounding 12-4-1 road mark. Lead goalie Patrick Roy (16-8-3, 2.40, .914) has been terrific, but the story here is Pekka Rinne, who has been otherworldly in a backup role (8-1-3, 1.94, .921). "They are the most complete team in hockey," one rival coach said. "To knock them off you're going to need to be pretty close to perfect." The Chicago Hitmen got stud defender Bobby Orr back from injury to close out the year on Dec. 30 and he was flying! Orr picked up a pair of assists and fired off a season-best 8 shots on goal in a 4-3 win over Philadelphia. The Hitmen currently hold that third and final Eastern Conference playoff spot. GH __________________ LEGENDS SPORTS UNIVERSE - WHERE LEGENDS PLAY...FOREVER YouTube and the Web Check out my Dynasty Threads The Alltime Hockey Association The Alltime Baseball League Austin James: Playing For His Life (a Vietnam-era baseball drama) The Pastime Boxing Association