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ProHawks: Schilling earns first NHL point
It took Cameron Schilling until after his 30th birthday, but the Winnipeg defenseman finally earned his first NHL point.
Cameron Schilling (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
First called up in 2012-13 with Washington, Schilling was playing in his 10th NHL game and his fourth with the Jets.
Schilling picked up the secondary assist on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal early in the second period that put Winnipeg ahead for good, 3-2 on Tuesday.
Schilling became the 28th player in Miami history to record a point in the NHL.
BoB takes a look at other Miamians making news in pro hockey:
Chris Wideman (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
NHL: Chris Wideman was traded from Ottawa to Edmonton on Nov. 22.
In two games since being moved, Wideman has one assist for his sixth point of the season. This was his fourth season with the Senators.
— Thanks to a seven-game stretch
from Nov. 18-29 that saw Reilly Smith rack up nine assists, the Vegas forward now leads the team in helpers with 13.
Smith has already eclipsed the career 100-goal, 150-assist and 250-point marks this season and is just 39 games of 500.
— Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez has scored in back-to-back games, including a game winner vs. Carolina on Dec. 2.
Austin Czarnik (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
Martinez has 10 points on the season, and his marker vs. Arizona on Dec. 4 was the 60th of his NHL career.
— Calgary’s Austin Czarnik accomplished somewhat of a rare feat by scoring the ninth and final goal in the Flames’ 9-6 win at Columbus on Tuesday.
Blake Coleman (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
— New Jersey’s Blake Coleman is tied for fourth in the NHL with two shorthanded goals.
Coleman’s second SHG came on Nov. 26 at Florida.
Coleman has eight goals overall, tied for second on the Devils behind Kyle Palmeiri.
AHL: Carter Camper picked up his 350th AHL point on Dec. 1 when the Grand Rapids forward registered a goal and an assist vs. San Antonio.
In 465 games in the league, Camper has scored 92 times and earned 258 helpers since 2010-11.
— Riley Barber recorded a season-high three points in a win over Binghamton on Dec. 2.
Carter Camper (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
Barber is 8-10-18 through 20 games as he is on pace for the highest points-per-game rate of his career.
— Anthony Louis leads Rockford with eight goals, including tallies in consecutive games vs. San Antonio and Chicago on Nov. 20 and 23.
ECHL: This is Alex Wideman’s fourth pro season, and he is on his best ECHL scoring pace.
The Cincinnati forward has 18 points in 18 games – 1.00 per – and his previous best being 0.91 with Indiana last season.
Wideman has already picked up his 100th career assist and 150th point this season.
Wideman teammate and fellow forward Justin Vaive posted a career-best 32 goals in 2017-18, and he has scored nine times in 22 games to start this campaign.
Alex Wideman (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
SPHL: Andrew Schmit has notched five assists in nine games since being reassigned to Pensacola.
Europe: Matthew Caito has scored 11 goals for Graz of EBEL this season, with three coming in a two-game span Nov. 4-13.
Matthew Caito (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
Caito has tallied 11 assists as well, leading the 99ers in defenseman goals, assists and points.
Andy Miele is tied for third in scoring on Nivhny Novgorod of the KHL with 20 points.
That includes a three-point game against Chelyabinsk in which he picked up back-to-back assists in the Torpedos’ comeback and recorded the clinched with one second remaining.
This is the first season a Miamian has played in the KHL since Randy Robitaille in 2013-14.
Stats for all former RedHawks playing hockey around the world:
2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
(updated 12/6/2018)
NHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Reilly Smith | Vegas Golden Knights | F | 29 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 2 |
| Blake Coleman | New Jersey Devils | F | 26 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
| Alec Martinez | Los Angeles Kings | D | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | Anaheim Ducks | F | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Chris Wideman | Edmonton Oilers | D | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -11 | 12 |
| Jack Roslovic | Winnipeg Jets | F | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Austin Czarnik | Calgary Flames | F | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| Andy Greene | New Jersey Devils | D | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| Sean Kuraly | Boston Bruins | F | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Cameron Schilling | Winnipeg Jets | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Carter Camper | Grand Rapids | F | 22 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| Riley Barber | Hershey | F | 20 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 51 |
| Curtis McKenzie | Texas | F | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 39 |
| Anthony Louis | Rockford | F | 24 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 6 |
| Louie Belpedio | Iowa | F | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| Cameron Schilling | Manitoba* | D | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Vincent LoVerde | Toronto | D | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Trevor Hamilton | Grand Rapids | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6 |
| Trent Vogelhuber | Cleveland | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ECHL
Skaters
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Alex Wideman | Cincinnati | F | 18 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| Justin Vaive | Cincinnati | F | 22 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| Scott Dornbrock | Reading | D | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Taylor Richart | Utah | D | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Trevor Hamilton | Toledo | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Jimmy Mullin | Kalamazoo | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Schmit | Atlanta* | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
SPHL
Skaters
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Andrew Schmit | Pensacola | F | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 23 |
| Max Cook | Fayetteville | F | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
Europe
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Matthew Caito | Graz (EBEL) | D | 25 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 20 |
| Andy Miele | Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) | F | 35 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 40 |
| Kevin Morris | Coventry (EIHL) | F | 22 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 41 |
| Pat Cannone | Inglestadt (DEL) | F | 24 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 6 |
| Marc Hagel | Esbjerg (Denmark) | F | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| Ryan Jones | Cologne (DEL) | F | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Tyler Biggs | Nottingham (EIHL) | F | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 57 |
| Chris Joyaux | Coventry (EIHL) | D | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| Will Weber | Fischtown (DEL) | D | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 56 |
| Colin Sullivan | Chamonix-Morzine (France) | D | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Cody Murphy | Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan) | F | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 8 |
| Matt Tomassoni | Bolzano (EBEL) | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| Player | Team | GP | Min. | W | L | GAA | Sv% | SHO |
| Jeff Zatkoff | Straubing (DEL) | 19 | 1,141 | 10 | 9 | 2.63 | .906 | 1 |
EBEL (Erste Bank Eishockey Liga) – The top tier Austrian league which includes teams in Austrian, Croatia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Italy.
KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) – The top tier Russian league which includes teams in Belarus, China, Finland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, and Slovakia.
DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) – The German professional league with all of its teams in Germany.
EIHL (Elite Ice Hockey League) – The top tier league of the United Kingdom which includes teams in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
Allsvenskan – The second tier Swedish league.
ProHawks: 2 reach NHL milestones
Oct. 11 was a memorable night for Miami hockey alumni.
Reilly Smith (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
On that date, a pair of former RedHawks reached NHL career milestones, as Las Vegas forward Reilly Smith scored career goal No. 100 and Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez dressed for his 500th game.
Smith found the net in the third period of a 4-2 loss in Pittsburgh. It was his second goal in as many games and he is currently third on the Golden Knights in points with four.
Martinez entered the season with 496 games played, and in his fourth contest of 2018-19, he picked up an assist and went plus-3 in the Kings’ 3-0 win over Montréal.
BoB takes a look at past Miamians’ noteworthy achievements in the pro ranks early this season:
Miami’s Chris Wideman (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
NHL: A torn hamstring ended Ottawa defenseman Chris Wideman’s 2017-18 season after just 16 games, but he scored twice including the game winner in a 5-1 win over Los Angeles on Oct. 13.
Miami forward Kiefer Sherwood (photo by Cathy Lachmann).
Wideman gave the Senators a 2-0 lead midway through the first period of that win, and he also sealed it by netting Ottawa’s final goal of the game with eight minutes remaining.
Kiefer Sherwood made the Anaheim Ducks out of training camp and has recorded a goal and two assists in his first six games. Sherwood left Miami this spring following his junior year and entered this season with just 11 games of AHL experience with San Diego late last season.
His first NHL goal came late in Dallas on Oct. 13. His tally made it 2-0 late in the first period but Anaheim would eventually lose, 5-3.
Forwards and former classmates Austin Czarnik and Blake Coleman are off to hot starts.
Austin Czarnik (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
Czarnik has three points in five games for Calgary after spending the majority of 2017-18 in the AHL and playing just 10 games for Boston.
Coleman has racked up a pair of markers in four games with New Jersey. He finished with 13 goals and 12 assists last season.
AHL: Despite a monster playoff season that saw him record 20 postseason points on Texas’ Calder Cup finalist team, Curtis McKenzie did not make the Vegas Golden Knights’ roster to open this season.
But he is tearing up the AHL.
Playing for Chicago, McKenzie is tied for 10th-best in the league in points (7) and fifth in helpers (6) while playing just four games.
When McKenzie is called up, he will join former Reilly Smith, his Miami roommate and fellow Dallas Stars draftee.
Toronto defenseman Vincent LoVerde tallied his 100th AHL assist on Oct. 6. He picked up the helper on the Marlies’ fifth goal in the third period of a 7-5 loss at Binghamton as Toronto’s comeback attempt fell short.
LoVerde has played in 369 AHL games – not counting 65 playoff contests – scoring 42 goals and picking up 142 points.
Carter Camper is Miami’s reigning AHL ironman, as he has played 447 games in that league with eight different teams.
He already has a goal and an assist with Grand Rapids this season.
ECHL: Justin Vaive scored in his first game of the season with Cincinnati. Alex Wideman also made the Cyclones but did not dress for the opener.
Taylor Richart (photo by Cathy Lachmann).
Taylor Richart opened his third season with Utah by picking up an assist after going 17-24-41 with the Grizzlies in 2017-18.
Jimmy Mullin also returns to Kalamazoo for his second pro campaign. He scored 21 goals and set up 24 more in his rookie season with the K-Wings.
Europe: Matthew Caito is enjoying Europe so far, as he has notched seven goals and five assists in nine games with Graz of the Austrian League.
Several other former Miamians have jumped the pond to play in Europe, including Pat Cannone, Chris Joyaux, Kevin Morris, Colin Sullivan and Jeff Zatkoff.
Cannone is 1-6-7 with Inglestadt of the German League DEL. Zatkoff is also in the DEL, tending net with Straubing where he’s 7-2.
Joyaux and Morris are teammates with EIHL (English League) Coventry while Tyler Biggs is playing for league rival Nottingham.
Sullivan joined Chamonix-Morzine of the French League.
Will Weber (Fischtown – DEL) and Tommy Wingels (Geneva – Swiss A) also jumped the Atlantic this off-season and are rookies with their new European teams.
Andy Miele joined the Russian KHL this season, and he is already 5-5-10 in 16 contests.
Here are the current statistics for former RedHawks playing round around the world, and you can check them on our site at any time at this link: https://blogofbrotherhood.com/redhawks-in-the-pros/stats-for-miamians-in-the-pros/.
NHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Reilly Smith | Vegas Golden Knights | F | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Austin Czarnik | Calgary Flames | F | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | Anaheim Ducks | F | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Wideman | Ottawa Senators | D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Blake Coleman | New Jersey Devils | F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly | Boston Bruins | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Alec Martinez | Los Angeles Kings | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Roslovic | Winnipeg Jets | F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Greene | New Jersey Devils | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
AHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Curtis McKenzie | Texas | F | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Carter Camper | Grand Rapids | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Louie Belpedio | Iowa | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Riley Barber | Hershey | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron Schilling | Manitoba | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Anthony Louis | Rockford | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Vincent LoVerde | Toronto | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Trevor Hamilton | Grand Rapids | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Trent Vogelhuber | Cleveland | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ECHL
Skaters
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Justin Vaive | Cincinnati | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Taylor Richart | Utah | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Mullin | Kalamazoo | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Max Cook | Norfolk | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Schmit | Atlanta | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Wideman | Cincinnati | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Europe
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Matthew Caito | Graz (EBEL) | D | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Andy Miele | Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) | F | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 36 |
| Pat Cannone | Inglestadt (DEL) | F | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Marc Hagel | Esbjerg (Denmark) | F | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| Tyler Biggs | Nottingham (EIHL) | F | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 28 |
| Kevin Morris | Coventry (EIHL) | F | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| Will Weber | Fischtown (DEL) | D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | Chris Joyaux | Coventry (EIHL) | D | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Colin Sullivan | Chamonix-Morzine (France) | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Cody Murphy | Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan) | F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 8 |
| Ryan Jones | Cologne (DEL) | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Tomassoni | Bolzano (EBEL) | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Wingels | Geneva (Swiss-A) | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| Player | Team | GP | Min. | W | L | GAA | Sv% | SHO |
| Jeff Zatkoff | Straubing (DEL) | 9 | 540 | 7 | 2 | 2.00 | .900 | 1 |
Pro report: Smith thrives in Cup run
Not only did Reilly Smith lead expansion Vegas in points in that team’s Stanley Cup final run, his 17 assists and 22 points were both Miami alumni playoff records.
Reilly Smith (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
In the final series alone, he posted three goals and three helpers, recording multiple points twice during the Golden Knights’ historic run vs. eventual champion Washington.
Dan Boyle held the previous RedHawks record with 16 points in 2010-11 during San Jose’s postseason run.
Smith is second all-time to Boyle in Stanley Cup playoff points with 35. Boyle notched 81 during his 17-season NHL career.
During the regular season, Smith blew away the field, leading 11 former Miamians by posting 60 points on 22 goals and 38 assists and tallying a plus-31 rating.
Here is a look at some of the other highlights by ex-RedHawks during the 2017-18 regular season and playoffs:
NHL: Smith and defenseman Andy Greene both eclipsed the 200-point mark in the NHL. Greene ended the season with three goals and 10 assists for the New Jersey Devils.
Blake Coleman (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
Smith is now fourth all-time on the Miami leaderboard with 247 points, and Greene ranks fifth with 210.
– It was forward Blake Coleman’s first full NHL season, and he thrived, rolling up 13 goals and 12 assists in 75 games as Greene’s teammate on the Devils. He also scored twice in five postseason games.
Jack Roslovic (photo by Cathy Lachmann).
After dressing just once for Winnipeg in 2016-17, Jack Roslovic played in 31 games for the Jets this season, going 5-9-14, and he also logged 10 playoff games in which he picked up three helpers.
Roslovic forced his way into the NHL with 35 points in 32 AHL games.
Louie Belpedio made the most of his first and only NHL appearance. He dished for two assists in his debut and finished the game plus-1.
Vincent LoVerde (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
AHL: Defenseman Vincent LoVerde won his second Calder Cup championship, and he tallied a pair of assists in Game 7 of the final to help Toronto secure that title.
LoVerde also skated that trophy with Manchester in 2014-15. He has played in 364 AHL games in six seasons, posting 141 points, and has been on the ice for 65 more postseason contests.
Providence’s Austin Czarnik finished third in the league in points with 69 as he eclipsed both the 100- and 150-point marks for his career in this league.
Czarnik was also fourth in the AHL in power play goals (13) despite playing just 64 games because of stints with NHL Boston.
Czarnik was signed by Calgary on Sunday and is expected to compete for a job with the Flames this fall.
Texas’ Curtis McKenzie played against LoVerde’s Toronto team in the championship, and despite falling in the finals, he was the AHL’s leader in postseason goals (11) and power play goals (5).
McKenzie also picked up nine assists for 20 playoff points, ranking second in the postseason.
He will rejoin his former Oxford roommate Smith in Vegas, as he was signed by the Golden Knights last week.
Carter Camper (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
Last season was Carter Camper’s eighth in the AHL, but it was first time he eclipsed 60 points. Camper went 16-45-61 for Cleveland and Tucson, and he added nine more points in the postseason.
Camper, a Cleveland-area native, was dealt to Grand Rapids last week, and when he hits the ice this fall that will be the eighth AHL team for which he will have dressed.
Camper has played in 443 AHL games, scoring 87 times and adding 243 assists for 330 points plus an 18-27-45 line in the playoffs.
ECHL: He had never scored more than 14 goals in any of his previous six pro seasons, but Justin Vaive netted 32 with Cincinnati in 2017-18 at age 29, and he added five more in five playoff games with the Cyclones.
Between the regular and postseasons, Vaive found the net 37 times in 53 games at this level.
Jimmy Mullin (Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
After a nightmarish end to his Miami hockeycareer, Jimmy Mullin finally had the chance to prove himself in the pros. And he thrived in Kalamazoo.
Mullin went 21-24-45 in 68 games after a major injury ultimately cost him nearly two seasons.
Speaking of feel-good stories, defensive defenseman Taylor Richart scored 17 goals and assisted on 24 more for 41 points with Utah.
At 5-feet-9, he earned his inaugural call-up to the AHL and went 1-2-3 in two games for San Antonio.
Alex Wideman (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
Alex Wideman led all former Miamians with 48 ECHL points. With a line of 16-32-48 in 2017-18, he has 103 regular season points the past two seasons.
SPHL: Mississippi fifth-year pro Devin Mantha set a career high in points with 58. Mantha scored 22 times and earned 36 assists in 56 games, and he went 1-2-3 in three playoff games.
Andy Miele (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
Europe: Andy Miele won the Le Mat Trophy this spring, the Swedish Hockey League’s version of the Stanley Cup, as his Vaxjo team swept Skelleftea in the final.
Miele picked up an assist in the clinching game, a 5-0 win. He finished 1-8-9 in 13 postseason games.
Matt Tomassoni also won a championship, as he was a member of EBEL’s Bolzano Foxes team that won that league’s title in April.
Tomassoni picked up an assist and was plus-2 in Game 7 the 3-2 finale of Bolzano’s championship series.
Here are the final regular season and playoff stats for all former Miamians playing around the world:
FINAL 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON
NHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Reilly Smith | Vegas Golden Knights | F | 67 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 31 | 24 |
| Blake Coleman | New Jersey Devils | F | 79 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 50 |
| Alec Martinez | Los Angeles Kings | D | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 34 |
| Tommy Wingels | Chicago Blackhawks | F | 75 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 45 |
| Sean Kuraly | Boston Bruins | F | 75 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 40 |
| Jack Roslovic | Winnipeg Jets | F | 31 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| Andy Greene | New Jersey Devils | D | 81 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
| Chris Wideman | Ottawa Senators | D | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Austin Czarnik | Boston Bruins | F | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Curtis McKenzie | Dallas Stars | F | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Louie Belpedio | Minnesota Wild | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
AHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Austin Czarnik | Providence | F | 64 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 18 | 24 |
| Carter Camper | Tucson | F | 68 | 16 | 45 | 61 | -16 | 14 |
| Curtis McKenzie | Texas | F | 51 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 11 | 74 |
| Anthony Louis | Rockford | F | 70 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 6 | 8 |
| Pat Cannone | Iowa | F | 76 | 17 | 22 | 39 | -16 | 24 |
| Riley Barber | Hershey | F | 60 | 20 | 18 | 38 | -13 | 49 |
| Jack Roslovic | Manitoba | F | 32 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 8 |
| Cameron Schilling | Manitoba | D | 71 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 27 |
| Vincent LoVerde | Toronto | D | 63 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 22 |
| Trent Vogelhuber | San Antonio | F | 59 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 26 |
| Taylor Richart | San Antonio | D | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | Binghamton | F | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| Matthew Caito | Iowa | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Louie Belpedio | Iowa | F | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Alex Wideman | Rockford | F | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Justin Vaive | Belleville | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goalies
| Player | Team | GP | Min. | W | L | GAA | Sv% | SHO |
| Jeff Zatkoff | Cleveland | 17 | 912 | 4 | 9 | 3.22 | .885 | 2 |
ECHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Alex Wideman | Indianapolis | F | 53 | 16 | 32 | 48 | -12 | 43 |
| Justin Vaive | Cincinnati | F | 48 | 32 | 13 | 45 | -2 | 107 |
| Jimmy Mullin | Kalamazoo | F | 68 | 21 | 24 | 45 | -2 | 38 |
| Taylor Richart | Utah | D | 70 | 17 | 24 | 41 | -13 | 20 |
| Tyler Biggs | Kalamazoo | F | 55 | 18 | 21 | 39 | -20 | 60 |
| Kevin Morris | Manchester | F | 40 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -2 | 46 |
| Matthew Caito | Rapid City | D | 28 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 18 |
| Alex Gacek | Atlanta | F | 28 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 2 |
| Max Cook | Norfolk | F | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
| Chris Joyaux | Tulsa | D | 53 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 50 |
| Colin Sullivan | Atlanta | D | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| Andrew Schmit | Wheeling | F | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| Alden Hirschfeld | Toledo | F | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Conor Lemirande | South Carolina | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
SPHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Devin Mantha | Mississippi | F | 56 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 11 | 38 |
| Max Cook | Fayetteville | F | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
Europe
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Andy Miele | Vaxjo (SweHL) | F | 46 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -7 | 39 |
| Ryan Jones | Cologne (DEL) | F | 52 | 15 | 14 | 29 | -1 | 8 |
| Marc Hagel | Lorenskog (Eliteserien) | F | 39 | 16 | 12 | 28 | -14 | 86 |
| Matt Tomassoni | Bolzano (AUS) | F | 54 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 28 |
| Will Weber | Crimmitschau ETC (DEL-2) | D | 39 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 132 |
| Cody Murphy | Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan) | F | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
FINAL 2017-18 PLAYOFFS
NHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Reilly Smith | Vegas Golden Knights | F | 20 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 10 |
| Sean Kuraly | Boston Bruins | F | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Jack Roslovic | Winnipeg Jets | F | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Blake Coleman | New Jersey Devils | F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Greene | New Jersey Devils | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| Alec Martinez | Los Angeles Kings | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
AHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Curtis McKenzie | Texas | F | 21 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| Carter Camper | Tucson | F | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Austin Czarnik | Providence | F | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Louis | Rockford | F | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Cameron Schilling | Manitoba | D | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| Vincent LoVerde | Toronto | D | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 6 |
ECHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Justin Vaive | Cincinnati | F | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| Kevin Morris | Manchester | F | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| Alex Wideman | Indianapolis | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| Colin Sullivan | Atlanta | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
SPHL
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Devin Mantha | Mississippi | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Europe
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/– | PIM |
| Andy Miele | Vaxjo (SweHL) | F | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| Matt Tomassoni | Bolzano (AUS) | F | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Cody Murphy | Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan) | F | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jones | Cologne (DEL) | F | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Marc Hagel | Lorenskog (Eliteserien) | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 18 |
| Will Weber | Crimmitschau ETC (DEL-2) | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Catching up with Miami alumni
(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
Stars TV on the playoffs and Reilly Smith
Here’s a well-crafted production by the Dallas Stars after yesterday’s morning skate in which former Miami forward Reilly Smith participated for the first time as a professional hockey player. Good luck to Reilly and the Stars down the stretch.
Click HERE as the video won’t automatically embed.
Smith Bolts for Stars
We all knew it was a possibility and it has indeed happened: Reilly Smith has signed a 3 year entry-level contract with the NHL’s Dallas Stars. Some, if not most saw the writing on the wall after Miami’s early exit from the NCAA tournament with a 4-3 OT loss to UMass-Lowell on Friday night- a game that Smith would most likely wish be kept off of his impressive Miami resume. Some say his mind was made up after the CCHA consolation game last weekend that saw the RedHawks defeat the Bowling Green Falcons at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
Nevertheless, the junior captain finished his Miami career with 66 goals and 56 assists for 122 points and is one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. He will join Dallas as the team embarks on a four game roadtrip beginning Monday night in Calgary.
Best of luck to Reilly. He sure was fun to watch during his three years in Oxford.
More to come.
Weekend Preview: Miami tries for first playoff win against Michigan State
Your Miami RedHawks take the ice tonight in search of their first-ever win against Michigan State outside of the regular season. The defending Mason Cup Champions have never beaten Michigan State in the CCHA playoffs (they’ve never met in the NCAA tournament). Miami is 0-9 against MSU, but Michigan State has never visited Oxford in these rounds either, so tonight’s contest looks to be a jumping off point for the RedHawks in the best-of-three series. State has played Miami in the quarterfinal round in 1985 and 2000, having swept both series in East Lansing.
Earlier this season, the ‘Hawks headed to East Lansing to face the Spartans and came out with 2 victories. The first came on a Jimmy Mullin overtime goal to lift the RedHawks to a 2-1 victory on January 6th. On the next night, Connor Knapp got his unbelievable 2012 kicked off, notching his first of 4 shutouts of the calendar year. On that weekend, Bryon Paulazzo, Cameron Schilling, Chris Wideman, Blake Coleman and Alden Hirschfeld all tallied at least 2 points, Miami had 6 different goal scorers in the 2-game sweep, and in total, 12 RedHawks made the scoring sheets.
Oxford is again the host of a second-round CCHA playoff series, as Miami is the only CCHA school that can claim that honor. After a rough trip to face Michigan, the Hawks have swept Alabama-Huntsville, Notre Dame and Ohio State to jump from 9th in the CCHA standings up to their 4th place finish. Since the CCHA changed to the current playoff format, Miami is 4-2 in this round of the playoffs, having faced 6 different teams in that span. Michigan State makes the 7 team in 7 years to play in Oxford in the playoffs, where Miami is 9-5 in those 6 series.
Leading the RedHawks as he has done all season is Junior Reilly Smith, who looks to continue his current scoring streaks of 4 games with a goal and 6 games with at least one point. Smith is coming off of a career-high 4 point game at Ohio State on 2/25/12, leads the CCHA and is second in the country in goals scored with 26, has just been named the CCHA All-Conference First Team, and was named Inside College Hockey (INCH) CCHA Player of the Year. From INCH’s CCHA beat writer James Dowd:
Last year’s [INCH] breakthrough player of the year becomes INCH’s CCHA Player of the Year. Miami’s Reilly Smith carried a young team on his back, notching 26 goals on the season—second nationally behind only fellow Dallas draft pick Austin Smith of Colgate. After a strong 2010-11 season, one had to wonder whether Smith’s success hinged primarily on the playmaking wizardry of 2011 Hobey Baker Award winner Andy Miele, but Smith proved this year he’s a pure goal scorer even without the likes of Miele and Carter Camper surrounding him. The Redhawks looked lost at times this year, but Smith kept putting the puck in the net, buying time for his young teammates to mature.
In addition to the above accolades, for some pre-game reading enjoyment, take a gander at John Lachmann’s article at wcpo.com which chronicles Smith’s outstanding Miami career to date.
We would expect to see Connor Knapp in net tonight, as he is coming off of one of the best statistical seasons by any Miami goaltender in history. Knapp has had 4 shutouts in 2012, and has posted some unbelievable stats this season. His .939 save percentage is second best in the nation (Chris Noonan of Niagara is just ahead at .941), and his 1.53 goals against average is tops in the NCAA (Troy Grosenick from Union is 2nd at 1.64 GAA). The Buffalo Sabres draft pick has also finished first in CCHA conference play with a gnarly .945 save percentage and a 1.41 GAA and he even tallied an assist on the season. He, Cody Reichard and David Burleigh (’03) are all tied at 12 career goose-eggs, and will be looking to break the Miami shutout record this weekend. Despite having those impeccable numbers, Knapp was only voted to Honorable Mention in the CCHA awards, finishing behind First-Teamer Taylor Nelson of Ferris State and the baby goalie Shawn Hunwick of Michigan, who made the Second Team.
As for the Spartans, they will almost certainly deploy Junior Torey Krug when Reilly Smith is on the ice. Krug was also named to the All-CCHA First Team, and is Michigan State’s best defenseman. Not only is he staunch on the defensive side of the ice, but he also tied for the CCHA lead in scoring with an impressive 11 goals and 18 assists, finishing 1 point ahead of Smith for the CCHA in-conference scoring lead.
In net could be either of Will Yanakeff or Drew Palmisano. Yanakeff has posted a record of 13-7-1 this year, allowing 2.32 goals per game and has a save percentage of .927. He has played in 3 of the last 4 Spartans games, having gone 2-1. Palmisano, a senior is 6-6-3 on the season, with 2.59 GAA and a .919 save percentage. Head Coach Tom Anastos will try to lead the Spartans to the CCHA Championship weekend in Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena for the first time since 2007, Michigan State’s latest National Championship season. Looking back, no current Spartan has been on the winning side of a CCHA playoff series or game.
A few final notes for the weekend:
- Michigan State is just 6-7-0 on the road this season, but has a commanding 29-12-3 record in Oxford all-time against Miami.
- The Spartans hold a 6-2-1 record on the season against teams ranked in the top 10 at the time of the game.
- Miami has outscored their opponents 19-3 in the last 6 games, all wins.
- 2 victories would push Miami’s current seniors to the 4th most all time. They currently stand at 96 wins in their 4 years, and could make it a magical 100 with a second-consecutive Mason Cup Championship next weekend.
- Miami sits at 9th in the current Pairwise, and MSU is in a tie for 12th. This is a comparison we don’t want to lose, so wins this weekend are crucial.
The puck drops on this critical series at 7:35pm tonight, 7:05pm Saturday, and 7:05pm on Sunday night, if necessary. The weekend’s games are not televised, but can be viewed on http://www.muredhawks.com using the All-Access subscription service. Just $9.95/month gets you the video feed for all three games, and can be cancelled at any time!
This week went entirely too slow, and it’s going to be a fun weekend in Oxford.
BEAT STATE!!!
Smith makes INCH Hobey “Big Board”
As Miami junior forward Reilly Smith continues to light the lamp with regularity (26-12-38), the whispers of a Hobey Baker campaign are becoming louder. Today, Smith was added to Inside College Hockey’s “Hobey Tracker,” a recurring column about the leaders for college hockey’s most prestigious individual award. Of course Smith has big shoes to fill considering last year’s winner was Miami’s own Andy Miele. Yet, it’s great to see the national recognition pour in for a guy that was “only able to score 28 goals last year because he played on a line with Miele.” Yeah, right.
Smith has been a huge part of Miami’s success this season and here’s hoping he remains hot throughout the post-season.
Reilly Smith named CCHA Player of the Month
Just a few weeks off having been named the National Player of the Week, Miami junior forward Reilly Smith has been named the RBC Financial CCHA Player of the Month for January.
Smith potted seven goals and three assists in Miami’s eight January contests including four game-winning markers as the RedHawks have surged into a 2nd place tie in the CCHA standings and are firmly in contention for an NCAA tournament bid as the season’s penultimate month begins. And, as a credit to Smith’s all-around excellence, he also blocked five shots as he has ramped up his defensive prowess. Miami is now tied for 7th in the nation in team defense after a shaky start.
Overall, Smith has 19 goals and eight assists for 27 points, good for third in the CCHA. His seven game-winning markers on the season are tied for first nationally while Smith’s 0.73 goals-per game average is fourth-best in the country. (source: CCHA.com)
Congratulations, Reilly!
Reilly Smith Adds National Player of the Week Award
For the second time in three weeks, a Miami RedHawk senior has been named the Inside College Hockey National Player of the Week.
Senior co-captain Reilly Smith earned this week’s honor as he poured in four goals including a hat trick in Miami’s sweep of Western Michigan. Smith is now third in the country in goals (18) a year after tallying 28 for the defending Mason Cup Champions.
Two weeks ago, Connor Knapp was lauded for his efforts in allowing one goal in a road sweep of Michigan State.
Congratulations Reilly!
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