Sharks Claim Forward Rudolfs Balcers off Waivers by San Jose Sharks @SanJoseSharks / sjsharks.com
SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has claimed forward Rudolfs Balcers (@rudolfsbalcers) off of waivers from the Ottawa Senators.
Balcers, 23, appeared in 15 games with Ottawa during the 2019-20 season, scoring one goal, two assists, and 23 shots on goal. In 33 American Hockey League (AHL) games with Belleville, Balcers recorded 36 points (16 goals, 20 assists) and a plus-20 rating. He ranked tied for second on the team in plus/minus, tied for fifth in goals, and sixth in points, and was named to the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic.
Canucks fans are becoming accustomed to the tug-o-war in response to Vasily Podkolzin’s counting stats.
Some see a player who impacts the game in many positive facets with translatable skills. Others see someone who fails to produce enough to warrant excitement. To be honest, both sides have valid points.
In the past, the 19-year-old has made a habit of dominating against his age group while struggling to parlay those stretches into sustained offence at the professional level.
Deployment has been an obvious issue, however, his terrific early-season play at the men’s level Karjala Cup only further fanned the expectations ahead of the World Junior Championships in Edmonton.
By Jim Scott
Jan 8, 2021 9:02 PM
(LEARFIELD) â After a month off between a COVID canceled series and Christmas Break, the 12th ranked Badgers return to action Saturday and Sunday against top ranked Minnesota at LaBahn Arena.
Head coach Tony Granato expects Cole Caufield and Dylan Holloway to be available now that theyâre done at the World Junior Championships in Edmonton.
Habsent Minded: The 2021 World Juniors podcast series
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The World Junior Championships are all wrapped up, ending with Team USA’s winning their fifth ever gold medal. Jared Book, Patrik Bexell and Anton Rasegård conjoin do discuss how the three players from the Montreal Canadiens performed in regards to our previous expectations. Who has impressed us the most during this two-week span?
One thing was certain, one Canadiens prospect would return from Alberta with a gold medal in a firm grasp. In the end, Cole Caufield won the in-game duel between the first rounders against Kaiden Guhle and ended his national junior career in the best possible way.
Canes prospects make splash at WJC
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The World Junior Championships commenced on Tuesday with the Americans taking home the gold over Canada in a 2-0 shutout. Ryan Suzuki was the only Canes’ prospect to bring home hardware being a part of the silver medal Canadian squad.
In total, four prospects took part in the tournament representing three countries. 2019 first-round pick Ryan Suzuki for Team Canada, 2020 second-round pick Vasiliy Ponomarev for Team Russia, and 2020 second-round and fourth-round picks, Noel Gunler and Zion Nybeck, for Team Sweden.
The tournament had a few big story lines throughout seeing Sweden’s 54-game WJC preliminary winning streak fall at the hands of Russia and having Team Canada nearly pitch a perfect tournament by not conceding a single 5v5 goal until the Finals.