AHL Player of the Week

Nathan Walker named AHL Player of the Week after scoring 6 points in 2 games with Blues’ affiliate

Former Capital Nathan Walker, the feisty Australian forward who loves to lug around giant teddy bears and hop around like a kangaroo when celebrating postseason wins, is thriving in the American Hockey League.

With six points in two games to help the San Antonio Rampage take down the Wilkes-Barre Penguins twice in one weekend, Walker is being recognized for his stellar performance with AHL Player of the Week honors.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago

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Travis Boyd named AHL Player of the Week after scoring four goals in two games

The Washington Capitals unceremoniously dumped Travis Boyd to the Hershey Bears last week. After signing two new players for the fourth line over the summer, the Capitals no longer had room on the active roster for Minnesota native who spent the entire season in the NHL last year.

So how did Boyd respond to the demotion?

After scoring four goals and tallying six points in two games, Boyd was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 13, 2019.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Vitek Vanecek named AHL Player of the Week

We have some good news to report from the farm. Vitek “V” Vanecek has been named the AHL’s Player of the Week for the period ending on December 18. This follows four league honors Vanecek earned last season in the ECHL including Goaltender of the Week, Rookie of the Month, Goaltender of the Month, and at the end of the season, ECHL All-Rookie Team honors.

Vanecek posted his third career shutout Sunday. He also had a .964 save percentage last week, stopping 53 of 55 shots in his two starts and posting a 1-0-1 record with a 0.96 goals against average. Not bad.

I’ll let Gwen Stefani explain what I think of the Caps goaltending depth.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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