Puutio signs in Finland
Kasper Puutio (2020) and Ville Ottavainen (2020) have both signed deals with Kärpät. Both players left Kärpät’s junior teams to play in CHL last summer. #2020NHLDraft https://t.co/P4obyUcuh5
— Lassi Alanen (@lassialanen) April 7, 2020
Kasper Puutio (56 GP, 5 G, 23 A with the Swift Current Broncos and Everett Silvertips in 2019-20) has signed with Karpat in Finland for the 2020-21 season. Puutio left Karpat’s junior team for the 2019-20 season to play for Swift Current after they selected him first overall in the 2019 CHL Import Draft. Our friend Josh Horton tweeted that Puutio is expected to be back in Everett next season, but if he doesn’t report, that would certainly be a big blow to Everett who will have given up a first round pick in 2020 for just over 20 games from Puutio.
WHL names First All-Star Teams
The WHL named its First All-Star Teams on Tuesday. In the Eastern Conference:
Congratulations to the WHL players named to the Eastern Conference First All-Star Team! ⭐ #WHLAwards pic.twitter.com/A2cqE5dt2c
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 7, 2020
Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Dylan Cozens, Medicine Hat Tigers forward James Hamblin, Prince Albert Raiders forward Aliaksei Protas, Hurricanes defenseman Calen Addison, Brandon Wheat Kings defenseman Braden Schneider and Wheat Kings goaltender Jiri Patera make up the first all-star team.
In the Western Conference:
Congratulations to the WHL players named to the Western Conference First All-Star Team! ⭐ #WHLAwards pic.twitter.com/MXsKQT1mST
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 7, 2020
Spokane Chiefs forward Adam Beckman, Portland Winterhawks forward Seth Jarvis, Kamloops Blazers forward Connor Zary, Chiefs defenseman Ty Smith, Winterhawks defenseman Johnny Ludvig and Everett Silvertips goaltender Dustin Wolf were named to the First All-Star Team.
Thunderbirds name team MVP
? 2019-2020 MVP is….?
#1 Roddy Ross!
For More Info: https://t.co/Af82Kh6pso pic.twitter.com/3haLoVBBbo
— Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) April 7, 2020
Seattle Thunderbirds goaltender Roddy Ross has been named the team’s MVP.
Hamblin wins Most Goals Award
This year's Trophy World Most Goals Award goes to Captain James Hamblin!
He set a new career high in goals this season with 36 in 63 games played! #medhat #50yearsofTigers @HamblinJames10 pic.twitter.com/fNqUFOCeDN
— Medicine Hat Tigers (@tigershockey) April 7, 2020
Medicine Hat Tigers forward James Hamblin led the team in goals with 36 in 63 games to take home the team’s Most Goals Award.
Cave in medically induced coma after emergency surgery
UPDATE: #Oilers & @Condors forward Colby Cave is out of emergency surgery at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Doctors removed a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on his brain. He remains in a medically-induced coma. Emily & his family ask for continued thoughts & prayers.
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 7, 2020
Colby Cave who played from the Swift Current Broncos from 2010-14 remains in a medically induced coma after undergoing emergency surgery to repair a brain bleed he suffered overnight on Monday. All of us here at DUBNetwork are sending our thoughts and prayers to Cave and his family for Colby to pull through this.
