By Jen Mulson – Red Line Editorial If there’s something to compete for, chances are Ken Sawer and Kathleen Fors are willing to give it a try. Sawer, 80, is a former high school tennis coach and teacher and ski instructor. Fors, 77, is a life coach. Together they’ve spent the last four years learning … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A point of conventional hockey wisdom very much applies to the Charlotte Checkers and the Florida Panthers, their NHL parent team. All other elements being equal, ideally an AHL team can tailor its philosophies to its NHL parent team. There may well be times when those objectives need some flexibility, … Read more
Jake Irvin’s last three starts have been dominant. He has gone 20.2 innings, allowing just three runs. Irvin has 19 strikeouts to just two walks in that time. However, his velocity remains down from last season. Jake Irvin has found a way to work around that lower velocity and it is genius. Last year, Jake … Read more
Along with DiBona and Tufts, Anne Cloutier, Don Cloutier, Kerry Weidner and Wendy Larson also volunteered their time to support the pickleball program. And as Tufts noted, a couple of their athletes in particular have made great strides.” “During the summer (of 2024), two of our athletes, Preston Saunders and Max Blackwin, played in a … Read more
Hockey fans like an underdog story, but for sheer excitement nothing tops watching seasoned NHL vets push their limits and remind us why they’re regarded as greats. Here are four veteran hockey players in the 2024–25 NHL season who are redefining their games in the most telling way possible. #1. Mitch Marner – The Contract-Year … Read more
Hockey fans like an underdog story, but for sheer excitement nothing tops watching seasoned NHL vets push their limits and remind us why they’re regarded as greats. Here are four veteran hockey players in the 2024–25 NHL season who are redefining their games in the most telling way possible. #1. Mitch Marner – The Contract-Year … Read more