The Powell River Kings have almost 100 former players currently plying their trade at the collegiate or pro levels. Every week we’ll take a look at some of the notable stories and trends from the previous set of games, highlighting former Powell River King players.
Full credit to Kings Arena DJ/Stats Man/Radio Colour Commentator Zach Evans for compiling these updates.
March 26th – April 1st
National Hockey League
• (Sunday) Daniel Carr scores his 5th of the season in the Montreal Canadiens’ 2-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
American Hockey League
• (Monday) Jamie Phillips stops 25/29 for the Manitoba Moose in a 4-2 loss to the Rockford IceHogs.
ECHL
• (Wednesday) Michael Garteig stops 22/25 for the Kalamazoo Wings in a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Gladiators.
• (Friday) Matt Garbowsky with an assist on the overtime winner, as the Colorado Eagles defeat the Allen Americans 3-2.
• (Friday) Evan Richardson with an assist for the Tulsa Oilers as they defeat Brayden Low and the Wichita Thunder 3-2.
• (Saturday) Matt Garbowsky with a pair of assists for the Colorado Eagles in a 5-4 loss to the Allen Americans.
Southern Professional Hockey League
• (Thursday) After being released from his Amateur Try-Out with the ECHL’s Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Braeden Ostepchuk signs with the Pensacola Ice Flyers.
• (Friday) Braeden Ostepchuk records his first professional win after stopping 27/33 in a 7-6 win over the Birmingham Bulls.
• (Friday) Carter Shinkaruk with an assist on the game winner, as the Evansville Thunderbolts defeat the Knoxville Ice Bears 4-3.
European Pro
• (Tuesday) Aaron Brocklehurst with an assist on the Vienna Capitals lone goal in a 4-1 loss to HC Bolzano.
April 2nd-8th
National Hockey League
• (Saturday) Daniel Carr a goal for the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. (click here to watch)
American Hockey League
• (Friday) Mat Bodie with an assist for the Syracuse Crunch in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Binghamton Devils.
ECHL
• (Monday) Evan Richardson with an assist for the Tulsa Oilers in a 6-3 loss to the Kansas City Mavericks.
• (Friday) Michael Garteig stops 34/38 for the Kalamazoo Wings in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Quad City Mallards.
• (Friday) Matt Garbowsky with an assist for the Colorado Eagles in a 7-4 win over Brayden Low and the Wichita Thunder.
• (Saturday) Evan Richardson with a goal and assist for the Tulsa Oilers in a 9-6 loss to the Rapid City Rush.
• (Saturday) Matt Garbowsky is named 2nd Star after tallying a goal and assist in a 5-1 Colorado Eagles win over the Wichita Thunder.
Southern Professional Hockey League
• (Sunday) Carter Shinkaruk with a goal for the Evansville Thunderbolts in a 3-2 Shootout loss to the Fayetteville Marksmen.
NCAA Frozen Four
• (Thursday) Luke Ripley and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish advance to the Frozen Four Final courtesy a 4-3 win over the Michigan Wolverines.
• (Saturday) Luke Ripley and Notre Dame fall by a score of 2-1 to Minnesota Duluth in the Frozen Four Final.
