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NHL report: 6 made debuts in 16-17

Six former Miamians made their NHL debuts in 2016-17, bringing the total number of ex-RedHawks to play in the world’s best hockey league to 33.

Scoring their first NHL goals were rookies Austin Czarnik and Blake Coleman, who became the 18th and 19th players to hit the net in that league after playing their collegiate hockey in Oxford.

Miamians have logged a total of 5,831 NHL games, tallying 798 goals and accounting for 2,205 points.

BoB takes a look at ProHawks’ milestones and highlights of the 2016-17 NHL season:

FIRST LOOKS: Dressing in their first NHL games this season were Czarnik, Coleman, Riley Barber, Sean Kuraly, Pat Cannone and Jack Roslovic.

Austin Czarnik (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).

Czarnik had the best rookie year from a points perspective, scoring five times and dishing for eight assists for 13 points in 49 games for the Boston Bruins.

Coleman played in 23 games for the New Jersey Devils, finishing 1-1-2 in 23 games.

Kuraly picked up a lone assist in eight games with Boston, but he scored twice in the same game in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the tying goal with under three minutes left in the third period and the overtime game winner in a 3-2 win over Ottawa.

Cannone (Minnesota) debuted at the age of 30, and both he and Barber (Washington) logged three games without a point, while Roslovic (Winnipeg) took the ice for one game and was held off the scoresheet.

Dan Boyle (BoB file photo).

CALLING IT A CAREER: Dan Boyle called it quits prior to the season, ending his career with 1,093 games played, 163 goals and 442 assists for 605 points. He is tops all time among ex-Miamians in games, helpers and points and is second only to Brian Savage in markers.

SCORING LEADER: Los Angeles D Alec Martinez was tops among former RedHawks in NHL scoring with 39 points, including nine goals. F Reilly Smith was No. 1 in goals, scoring 15 times for Florida.

PLAYOFFS? PLAYOFFS?!?! While 13 players who spent time in Oxford logged NHL games in 2016-17, only three participated in the Stanley Cup playoffs: Kuraly, Tommy Wingels and Chris Wideman. Kuraly scored two goals in four games, including a game-tying goal and an OT winner. Wideman made his NHL postseason debut, and notched a goal and three assists in 15 contests. Wingels dressed for nine games but did not tally a point. Wideman and Wingels both played for the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa eliminated Boston in the first round before being knocked off in the conference final.

Tommy Wingels (BoB file photo).

HEADING TO CANADA: Wingels was traded to Ottawa mid-season and rolled up four points including two goals in 36 games after his move. He had eight points (5-3-8) in 37 games with San Jose, but that team was bounced in the first round of the playoffs.

IRON MAN: For the fourth straight season, Smith played in at least 80 games. He dressed for exactly 80 in 2016-17, which actually represented a four-year low for the forward. He has also recorded at least 20 assists and 35 points in each season during that span.

MILESTONES: Andy Greene moved into second place on the all-time games-played list by former Miamians, and dressed for the 700th time in his career, all with New Jersey. He also earned his 150th career assist in 2016-17.

Martinez moved into sixth in games played, eclipsing the 400 mark, and passed Kevyn Adams to move into sixth place in career points.

Wingels became the sixth former RedHawk to scored 50 NHL goals. He had eight in 2016-17, giving him 53 total. Wingels has now played in 54 postseason contests, fourth-most by a former Miamian.

On deck: BoB takes a look at Miamians in the AHL.

FINAL 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON STATS


Skaters

Player Team Pos. GP G A Pts. +/– PIM
Alec Martinez Los Angeles Kings D 82 9 30 39 -17 24
Reilly Smith Florida Panthers F 80 15 22 37 -13 17
Chris Wideman Ottawa Senators D 76 5 12 17 7 46
Curtis McKenzie Dallas Stars F 53 6 10 16 5 72
Austin Czarnik Boston Bruins F 49 5 8 13 -10 12
Andy Greene New Jersey Devils D 66 4 9 13 -15 8
Tommy Wingels Ottawa Senators F 73 7 5 12 -11 27
Blake Coleman New Jersey Devils F 23 1 1 2 -7 27
Sean Kuraly Boston Bruins F 8 0 1 1 -1 2
Pat Cannone Minnesota Wild F 3 0 0 0 0 0
Riley Barber Washington Capitals F 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Roslovic Winnipeg Jets F 1 0 0 0 -1 0


Goalies

Player Team GP Min. W L GAA Sv% SHO
Jeff Zatkoff Los Angeles Kings 13 555 2 8 2.94 .879 0

FINAL 2016-17 PLAYOFF STATS


Skaters

Player Team Pos. GP G A Pts. +/– PIM
Chris Wideman Ottawa Senators D 15 1 3 4 4
Sean Kuraly Boston Bruins F 4 2 0 2 4
Tommy Wingels Ottawa Senators F 9 0 0 0 4

ALL-TIME NHL STATS


Skaters

(through 2016-17)

Player Yrs. Pos. Games Goals Assists Points +/– PIM
Dan Boyle 1998-2016 D 1,093 163 442 605 -5 693
Brian Savage 1993-2006 F 674 192 167 359 -80 321
Randy Robitaille 1996-2008 F 531 84 172 256 -64 201
Andy Greene 2006-present D 707 39 158 197 -1 208
Reilly Smith 2012-present F 365 76 111 187 38 92
Alec Martinez 2009-present D 419 48 99 147 31 126
Kevyn Adams 1997-2008 F 540 59 77 136 -38 317
Tommy Wingels 2010-present F 373 53 73 126 -28 209
Ryan Jones 2008-2014 F 237 40 32 72 -11 141
Chris Wideman 2015-present D 140 11 19 32 11 80
Curtis McKenzie 2014-present F 92 10 11 21 -4 120
Mike Glumac 2005-2008 F 40 7 6 13 -8 38
Austin Czarnik 2016-present F 49 5 8 13 -10 4
Alain Chevrier 1985-1991 G 234 0 11 11 0 35
Pat Leahy 2003-2007 F 50 4 4 8 -1 19
Todd Harkins 1991-1994 F 48 3 3 6 -10 78
Todd Rohloff 2001-2004 D 75 0 6 6 -19 40
Blake Coleman 2016-present F 23 1 1 2 -7 27
Justin Mercier 2009-2010 F 9 1 1 2 2 0
Andy Miele 2011-2014 F 15 0 2 2 2 11
Jarod Palmer 2011 F 6 1 0 1 -2 4
Carter Camper 2011-2012 F 3 1 0 1 1 0
Rob Robinson 1991-1992 F 22 0 1 1 -4 8
Connor Knapp 2014 G 2 0 1 1 0 0
Jeff Zatkoff 2013-present G 48 0 1 1 0 0
Sean Kuraly 2016-present F 8 0 1 1 -1 2
Craig Fisher 1989-1997 F 12 0 0 0 -3 2
Richard Shulmistra 1997-2000 G 2 0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Schilling 2013-2015 D 6 0 0 0 -2 4
Steve McKichan 1990-1991 G 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Cannone 2016-present F 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Roslovic 2016-present F 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Riley Barber 2016-present F 3 0 0 0 0 0


Goalies

Player Yrs. Games Min. W L T SHO GAA Sv %
Richard Shulmistra 1998-2000 2 122 1 1 0 0 1.48 .941
Jeff Zatkoff 2013-present 48 2,490 18 25 0 1 2.72 .908
Connor Knapp 2014 2 77 0 1 0 0 3.12 .875
Alain Chevrier 1985-1991 234 12,202 91 100 14 2 4.16 .864
Steve McKichan 1990-1991 1 20 0 0 0 0 6.00 .750

ALL-TIME PLAYOFF STATS


Skaters

Player Pos. S. Cups Games Goals Assists Points +/– PIM
Dan Boyle D 1 130 17 64 81 -10 68
Alec Martinez D 2 60 6 10 16 1 30
Reilly Smith F 0 18 8 5 13 12 0
Brian Savage F 0 39 3 8 11 -7 12
Tommy Wingels F 0 54 2 6 8 4 42
Andy Greene D 0 45 3 4 7 4 16
Randy Robitaille F 0 13 1 4 5 -5 8
Kevyn Adams F 1 67 2 2 4 -9 9
Chris Wideman D 0 15 1 3 4 -4 4
Sean Kuraly F 0 4 2 0 2 0 4
Alain Chevrier G 0 16 0 1 1 0 0
Jeff Zatkoff G 1 2 0 0 0 0 0


Goalies

Player S. Cups Games Min. W L SHO GAA Sv %
Alain Chevrier 0 16 1,013 9 7 0 2.61 .909
Jeff Zatkoff 1 2 117 1 1 0 3.08 .908
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Catching up with Miami alumni

LoVerde

(Defenseman Vincent LoVerde, photo by Cathy Lachmann)

Between the Stanley Cup playoffs, minor league championships, the NHL draft and its resulting transactions, trades and Wednesday’s free agent madness, numerous Miami alumni have spent the past couple of months winning trophies and moving to different cities.

If all of the activity is giving you a headache, here is the Miami-centric version of recent events involving former RedHawks.

LOVERDE WINS CALDER – Defenseman Vincent LoVerde, the captain of AHL Manchester, led the  Monarchs to a Calder Cup championship in June.

The fourth-year pro who graduated in 2011 tied a career high in the regular season with nine goals, and he went 2-8-10 in 19 playoff games. LoVerde, 26, has already played in 275 professional games, racking up 25 goals and 69 assists for 94 points in the Kings organization.

STEFFES A KELLY CUP WINNER – What a season it was for Gary Steffes. The 2010 Miami graduate scored 61 goals between the regular season and playoffs and capped his year off by winning the Kelly Cup with Allen of the ECHL.

Steffes netted four goals in nine games in a call-up to AHL Milwaukee, potted a league-leading 44 regular season goals for Allen – more than twice his previous career high – and tallied 13 more in 25 postseason contests, the second-highest total in the league.

In 317 pro games, Steffes has 128 goals and 116 assists for 244 points.

BOYLE REACHES NHL CONFERENCE FINAL – Defenseman Dan Boyle advanced to the Stanley Cup conference final as a member of the New York Rangers, playing 19 postseason games and recording three goals and seven assists.

Boyle, the only RedHawks alum to participate in the Stanley Cup playoffs, also became the first former Miamian to play in 1,000 regular season games in 2014-15. In addition to leading all ex-RedHawks in career regular season games played (1,019), he is tops in assists (428) and points (581), as well as career playoffs games played (126), goals (17), assists (63) and points (80).

PRO SIGNINGS, PLAYERS ON THE MOVE – Former Miamians were involved in a number of transactions between draft weekend and the first day of free agent signings on Wednesday.

Here are the highlights:

– Forward Reilly Smith was dealt from Boston along with F Marc Savard to Florida for F Jimmy Hayes. Hayes and Smith played against each other in the 2010 Frozen Four.

Smith has 36 goals and 64 assists for 100 points in 203 NHL games with the Bruins.

– F Blake Coleman signed a two-year deal with New Jersey on Wednesday. Coleman was drafted by the Devils but did not join a New Jersey affiliate in the spring after Miami was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.

– F Andy Miele was re-signed by Detroit for one year. He finished second in the AHL in points last season with 70.

– D Chris Wideman was re-signed by Ottawa for one year. Wideman led all AHL defensemen in assists (42) and points (61) and was tied for the league lead in goals (19).

– F Carter Camper, who played in the Boston, Columbus and Ottawa systems, was signed to a one-year deal by Washington. Camper finished with a pro-high 52 points with Binghamton in 2014-15.

– F Marc Hagel was inked to a two-year deal by Minnesota. Hagel is coming off his second full pro season, and he went 12-21-33 with AHL Iowa.

– F Curtis McKenzie signed a two-year deal to remain with Dallas. McKenzie split time between AHL Texas and the Stars. He went 6-15-21 in 31 games in the AHL, and he was 4-1-5 in the NHL.

– F Austin Czarnik signed with the Bruins right after Miami’s season ended, coincidentally ending up in Providence, where the RedHawks played their final game of 2014-15. Czarnik played three games with the P-Bruins, notching two assists.

– Though he’s not an alumni yet (thank God), F Sean Kuraly had his rights traded from San Jose to Boston last week. Kuraly will be a senior at Miami this fall and could rejoin Czarnik in 2016.

Twenty-four former RedHawks either logged games in the AHL, the NHL or both last season. Here are the final 2014-15 regular season and postseason stats for all former Miamians currently playing pro hockey around the world:

REGULAR SEASON
NHL
F Reilly Smith, BOS, 81 GP, 13-27—40
F Tommy Wingels, SJ, 75 GP, 15-21—36
D Alec Martinez, LA, 56 GP, 6-16—22
D Andy Greene, NJ, 82 GP, 3-19—22
D Dan Boyle, NYR, 65 GP, 9-11—21
F Curtis McKenzie, DAL, 36 GP, 4-1—5
D Cameron Schilling, WSH, 4 GP, 0-0—0
G Jeff Zatkoff, PIT, 1 GP, 0-1, 1.62 GAA, .941 Sv%
AHL
F Andy Miele, GRP, 71 GP, 26-44—70
D Chris Wideman, BNG, 75 GP, 19-42—61
F Carter Camper, BNG, 75 GP, 15-37—52
F Pat Cannone, CHI, 64 GP, 14-33—47
F Marc Hagel, IOW, 67 GP, 12-21–33
F Curtis McKenzie, TEX, 31 GP, 6-15—21
D Vincent LoVerde, MNC, 63 GP, 9-11–20
D Cameron Schilling, HER, 63 GP, 3-15—18
F Trent Vogelhuber, SPR, 64 GP, 8-8–16
F Tyler Biggs, TOR, 47 GP, 2-3–5
D Steve Spinell, HFD, 52 GP, 1-4–5
F Gary Steffes, MLW, 9 GP, 4-0–4
F Justin Mercier, 16 GP, 2-2–4
F Alden Hirschfeld, GRP, 12 GP, 1-1–2
F Austin Czarnik, PRO, 3 GP, 0-2–2
F Ryan Jones, UTC, 5 GP, 0-1–1
D Will Weber, SPR, 30 GP, 0-1–1
F Alex Wideman, BNG, 4 GP, 0-0–0
G Jeff Zatkoff, WBS, 37 GP, 18-18, 2.45 GAA, .910 Sv%
ECHL
F Gary Steffes, ALL, 63 GP, 44-29–73
F Justin Mercier, TOL, 46 GP, 22-21–43
F Alden Hirschfeld, TOL, 59 GP, 11-33–44
F Tyler Biggs, ORL, 8 GP, 4-2–6
D Steve Spinell, GRE, 6 GP, 1-1–2
F Bryon Paulazzo, STK, 22 GP, 2-2–4
G Connor Knapp, REA, 41 GP, 24-15, 2.58 GAA, .915 Sv%
G Cody Reichard, STK, 31 GP, 8-20, 4.31 GAA, .872 Sv%
SPHL
F Devin Mantha, MIS, 39 GP, 11-17—28
F Bryon Paulazzo, MIS, 35 GP, 6-16—22
F Max Cook, COL, 36 GP, 3-9—12
Europe
F Dustin Whitecotton, Deggendorf, Oberliga (Germany), 38 GP, 14-33—47
F Evan Cheverie, Belfast, EIHL (Britain), 47 GP, 12-32—44
F/D Matt Tomassoni, Kassel, DEL-2 (Austria), 43 GP, 9-27—36
F Ryan Jones, Cologne, DEL (Austria), 30 GP, 12-5–17

PLAYOFFS
NHL
D Dan Boyle, NYR, 19 GP, 3-7–10
AHL
F Andy Miele, GRP, 16 GP, 3-11–14
D Vincent LoVerde, MNC, 19 GP, 2-8–10
D Cameron Schilling, HER, 10 GP, 3-5–8
F Pat Cannone, CHI, 5 GP, 0-6–6
F Curtis McKenzie, TEX, 3 GP, 1-1–2
D Steve Spinell, HFD, 3 GP, 1-0–1
F Alden Hirschfeld, GRP, 6 GP, 1-0–1
G Jeff Zatkoff, WBS, 1 GP, 0-0, 1.03 GAA, .958 Sv%
ECHL
F Gary Steffes, ALL, 25 GP, 13-5–18
F Justin Mercier, TOL, 20 GP, 8-4–12
F Alden Hirschfeld, TOL, 7 GP, 1-0–1
G Connor Knapp, REA, 7 GP, 3-4, 2.44 GAA, .919 Sv%
SPHL
F Bryon Paulazzo, MIS, 5 GP, 4-1–5
F Devin Mantha, MIS, 5 GP, 1-1–2
Europe
F Mike Kompon, Belfast, EIHL (Britain), 4 GP, 1-3–4
F Dustin Whitecotton, Deggendorf, Oberliga (Germany), 4 GP, 1-2–3
F/D Matt Tomassoni, Kassel, DEL-2 (Austria), 5 GP, 0-1–1

 

Wingels from Boyle

Former Miami captain Tommy Wingels scored his first NHL goal last night in his hometown of Chicago as the San Jose Sharks dropped a 4-3 decision to the Blackhawks. Wingels, who helped lead Miami to back-to-back Frozen Four appearances has 13 goals in 29 games for the Worcester Sharks this year. Last season, he netted 17 goals and 33 points for Worcester in 69 games, but in his 12th NHL game, he finally broke through off a rebound of a point blast by former Miami All-America defenseman Dan Boyle.

Congrats Tommy!

Here’s a link to the video at NHL.com