Headlining the list are both starting goalies — the Sharks’ Martin Jones and Matt Murray of the Penguins.
Jones played in St. John’s a bunch of times with the Manchester Monarchs, when he was in the Los Angeles Kings’ system. Murray was the first star of the game on Jan. 12 when he stopped 33 of 34 shots as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins downed the St. John’s
Jeff Zatkoff, who actually started in goal to begin these playoffs for Pittsburgh, also played in St. John’s with Wilkes-Barre.
Other Pittsburgh Penguins who have appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs this season, who have played in St. John’s for the AHL Pens, include Connor Sheary — who had a goal and two assists against the IceCaps on Jan. 13 — Tom Kuhnhakl, Brian Dumoulin and Derrick Pouliot.
Trevor Daley, was here as a member of the Hamilton Bulldogs back in 2004-05, when the Dallas Stars — the organization with whom he was signed — and Montreal Canadiens had a shared minor league affiliate. Daley was a top-pairing defenceman for Pittsburgh before being felled by an injury earlier in the playoffs.
Carl Hagelin also played in St. John’s, in 2011-12 with the Connecticut Whale when he was in the New York Rangers’ system.
Others on Pittsburgh who are skating with the team in practice but have yet to play — the ‘Black Aces’ — who played against the IceCaps in St. John’s are goalie Tristan Jarry, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Josh Archibald, Scott Wilson, Steve Oleksy, Tim Erixon and Kael Mouillierat. Mouillierat, of course, also played for the IceCaps.
The Sharks’ minor league club, the Barracudas, was in San Jose this season, and did not travel to St. John’s. But the old Worcester Sharks were a regular visitor to Mile One, and three San Jose players who have seen playoff action — Tommy Wingels, Chris Tierney and Melker Karlsson — were here with Worcester.
Sharks’ spares who are skating with San Jose in practice and who were in St. John’s with Worcester are Ryan Carpenter, Dylan DeMelo, Michael Haley, Matt Tennyson and Aaron Dell, San Jose’s third goalie.
There are two other players — both high-profile Penguins — who technically did play on visiting teams at Mile One Centre, but it wasn’t in the American Hockey League.
Kris Letang was an all-star with the Val d’Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League when they were in town to play the St. John’s Fog Devils. And in 2004, Phil Kessel played for the United States entry in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge that was held at Mile One.
We might also want to put an asterisk next to Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan, who was in St. John’s during the 2002-03 AHL season coaching the Providence Bruins.
Headlining the list are both starting goalies — the Sharks’ Martin Jones and Matt Murray of the Penguins.
Jones played in St. John’s a bunch of times with the Manchester Monarchs, when he was in the Los Angeles Kings’ system. Murray was the first star of the game on Jan. 12 when he stopped 33 of 34 shots as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins downed the St. John’s
Jeff Zatkoff, who actually started in goal to begin these playoffs for Pittsburgh, also played in St. John’s with Wilkes-Barre.
Other Pittsburgh Penguins who have appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs this season, who have played in St. John’s for the AHL Pens, include Connor Sheary — who had a goal and two assists against the IceCaps on Jan. 13 — Tom Kuhnhakl, Brian Dumoulin and Derrick Pouliot.
Trevor Daley, was here as a member of the Hamilton Bulldogs back in 2004-05, when the Dallas Stars — the organization with whom he was signed — and Montreal Canadiens had a shared minor league affiliate. Daley was a top-pairing defenceman for Pittsburgh before being felled by an injury earlier in the playoffs.
Carl Hagelin also played in St. John’s, in 2011-12 with the Connecticut Whale when he was in the New York Rangers’ system.
Others on Pittsburgh who are skating with the team in practice but have yet to play — the ‘Black Aces’ — who played against the IceCaps in St. John’s are goalie Tristan Jarry, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Josh Archibald, Scott Wilson, Steve Oleksy, Tim Erixon and Kael Mouillierat. Mouillierat, of course, also played for the IceCaps.
The Sharks’ minor league club, the Barracudas, was in San Jose this season, and did not travel to St. John’s. But the old Worcester Sharks were a regular visitor to Mile One, and three San Jose players who have seen playoff action — Tommy Wingels, Chris Tierney and Melker Karlsson — were here with Worcester.
Sharks’ spares who are skating with San Jose in practice and who were in St. John’s with Worcester are Ryan Carpenter, Dylan DeMelo, Michael Haley, Matt Tennyson and Aaron Dell, San Jose’s third goalie.
There are two other players — both high-profile Penguins — who technically did play on visiting teams at Mile One Centre, but it wasn’t in the American Hockey League.
Kris Letang was an all-star with the Val d’Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League when they were in town to play the St. John’s Fog Devils. And in 2004, Phil Kessel played for the United States entry in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge that was held at Mile One.
We might also want to put an asterisk next to Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan, who was in St. John’s during the 2002-03 AHL season coaching the Providence Bruins.
