Chris Cerullo

About Chris Cerullo (@CJC_95)

Cerullo, a graduate of Catholic University's business school, has been with RMNB since 2016 and was once only known as "Chris From The Comments". He now is one of the main faces of RMNB's gameday coverage and the man behind the "numbers for the morning after" series. You can normally find him on social media tweeting about professional wrestling or his hockey card collection. Follow Chris: Twitter

Jakub Vrana has six goals in his last seven games for the Grand Rapids Griffins

Jakub Vrana had an incredibly eventful start to the 2023 calendar year after spending the first two months of the 2022-23 season in the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. The 26-year-old former 2014 first-round draft pick kicked off January by being placed on waivers by the Detroit Red Wings. He ultimately went unclaimed but then only a few days later was made a healthy scratch for multiple games in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Things have completely turned around for Vrana as he is now 15 games into what was initially just a conditioning stint with the Griffins. He scored his first goal for the team on January 18 and has not looked back.

In Vrana’s last seven games, he has scored six times and recorded eight total points.

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Hershey Bears’ Ethen Frank sets new record in fastest skater event at 2023 AHL All-Star Skills Competition

Hershey Bears forward Ethen Frank can absolutely fly in a pair of skates.

That was on full display in Sunday’s 2023 AHL All-Star Skills Competition. The 25-year-old winger set a new league record in the fastest skater event.

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Gary Bettman met with IIHF president Luc Tardif during All-Star Weekend to discuss Olympic participation and World Cup

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly met with leaguewide media on Saturday at their annual all-star press conference. Among the variety of topics they discussed was one about NHL players and their future involvement in international best-on-best tournaments.

The last time NHL players competed at the Olympic Games was 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Overall, the last best-on-best tournament featuring national teams with NHL players was played in a heavily modified format during the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Bettman said that he and Daly met with International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif this week in South Florida about both of those events.

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Alex Ovechkin jokingly blames All-Star Game loss on Metro’s Russian goalies, picks best babysitter of Ovi Jr

Alex Ovechkin wrapped up a very exciting weekend in Florida at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game on Saturday as he and the rest of his Metropolitan Division teammates competed in the league’s three-on-three tournament.

While Ovi combined on a very successful line with “good friend” Sidney Crosby for multiple highlight reel goals and assists, the Metro all-stars were incapable of getting out of the first round. They dropped their matchup with the Atlantic Division 10-6.

Ovi was asked about the result after the game and jokingly put the blame on the Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin and the Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin’s performances in net.

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Ivan Miroshnichenko scores third career KHL goal on his 19th birthday

Ivan Miroshnichenko turned 19 years old on Saturday and gifted himself a very nice birthday present.

The Capitals’ top forward prospect potted his third career KHL goal for Avangard Omsk. And, it was an absolute laser beam snipe.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago

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Alex Ovechkin reviews Ovi Jr’s performance in breakaway challenge: ‘I thought he was just going to take a slap shot. He’s learning.’

Alex Ovechkin had a very fun day at the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition as he got to take in all the action with his four-year-old son Sergei. The dynamic duo’s biggest moment of the night came during the Breakaway Challenge where they teamed up with Sidney Crosby and put up a perfect 40 score to win the whole thing.

Ovi was asked about the special day afterward and commented on just how much fun Sergei had and the shot that won them their challenge.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago

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2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition live updates and results

This is your place to check for live updates and results from the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition

The NHL his hosting the 2023 All-Star Skills Competition at FLA Live Arena at 7:15 pm. The special event can be watched on on ESPN, ESPN+, Sportsnet, and TVA Sports.

The league will have their all-star players participate in seven different events.

Upper Deck NHL Fastest Skater™
Great Clips NHL Breakaway Challenge™
Discover NHL Tendy Tandem™
Enterprise NHL Splash Shot™
Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting™
Chipotle NHL Pitch ‘n Puck™
GEICO NHL Hardest Shot™

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will be taking part in both the Hardest Shot and Breakaway Challenge contests.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago

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Sergei Ovechkin’s favorite player is not Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin‘s four-year-old son Sergei is one of the central reasons that The Great Eight was happy to attend this year’s All-Star Game in Florida. Sergei has had an exciting couple of days as he’s gotten to meet some of his favorite players from around the league.

At the league’s media day on Thursday, NHL Network’s Jamie Hersch chatted with Ovechkin about how much fun Sergei was having at the event.

They eventually got to a question about Sergei’s favorite player and it’s not dad.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago

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Bruce Boudreau returns home to Hershey, gifted custom ‘Bruce, there it is’ jersey by Canucks fan

Despite only being the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks for a little over a year, Bruce Boudreau made a special connection with the team’s fans that really only he can.

Boudreau won his first seven games behind the Canucks bench and during that streak, Vancouver fans showered him with “Bruce, there it is” chants to show their appreciation.

That appreciation still lasts even after his unceremonious departure from the organization on January 22. One Canucks fan chose to show that by sending the veteran bench boss a special custom jersey.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago

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Nationals honor Tom Brady as he was the last active draft pick in Expos history before retiring from NFL

Legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement from professional football on Wednesday after a 23-year career. He retires as a winner of seven Super Bowls, a five-time Super Bowl MVP, and the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards (89,214) and touchdowns (649).

Before all of the football fame, Brady was a multi-sport athlete playing both football and baseball at Junipero Serra High School in California. The then 18-year-old future Patriot and Buccaneer was good enough with a bat and glove to be drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft.

With his 2023 retirement, Brady will go down as the last active professional athlete to be drafted by Montreal. The Expos moved to Washington, DC and became the Nationals in 2005.

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