Professional Hockey
Mission Alum NHL Draft Prospects
Congrats and Good luck to our Mission Alumni ranked as top prospects in this years NHL’s 2023 Draft. #15 Gabe Perreault – NTDP U18 #52 Paul Fischer – NTDP U18 #56 Michael DeAngelo – Green Bay USHL #102 Zach Sharp – Sioux Falls USHL #174 Joey Willis – Saginaw OHL #194 Chris Able – Chicago…
Read MoreSORENSEN Named Head Coach of the Rockford IceHogs.
Congratulation to Chicago Missions former Hockey Director ANDERS SORENSEN on being named as the Head Coach of the Rockford IceHogs.
Read MoreMission’s ALI & DEVINE Selected in the 2022 NHL Draft!
CONGRATULATIONS To Chicago Mission’s Brennan Ali & Jack Devine on being selected in the 2022 NHL draft! We are so proud of you and best of luck in your professional careers!
Read MoreIceHogs Sign Forward Seamus Malone
IceHogs Sign Forward Seamus Malone For 2022-23 Season From: The Rockford IceHogs The Rockford IceHogs today announced that forward Seamus Malone has signed a one-year American Hockey League contract with the club for the 2022-23 season. Malone, 26, finished third in team scoring with the IceHogs’ ECHL affiliate, the Indy Fuel, last season, netting 21…
Read MoreIceHogs interim coach Anders Sorensen is pairing development and winning for Blackhawks prospects
IceHogs interim coach Anders Sorensen is pairing development and winning for Blackhawks prospects The Athletic – By Scott Powers ROCKFORD, Ill. — Anders Sorensen spends about an hour — sometimes longer depending on traffic — driving to and from his house to BMO Harris Bank Center to coach the Rockford IceHogs. Sorensen didn’t want to move…
Read MoreTJ TYNAN Back-To-Back AHL MVP !
Missions Alum TJ Tynan voted AHL MVP for the second consecutive year! TJ was part of the Chicago Mission’s Inauguration Season. TJ, a ’92 birth year, played up on the Squirt Major ’91 team and proceeded to play his entire youth career for the Chicago Mission. Congrats TJ !!! Tynan repeats as AHL MVP
Read MoreBlackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic learning and adapting with first NHL experiences
By Scott Powers (The Athletic) Apr 25, 2022 Blackhawks rookie Alex Vlasic was glad not to hear from his cousin and San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic after their game last week. His cousin probably wouldn’t have asked about it, but Vlasic in no terms wanted to even think about his individual performance, especially his…
Read MoreSpencer Stastney signs Aanentry-level contract with the Nashville Predators
Former Mission standout Spencer Stastney signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators. CONGRATULATIONS SPENCER AND BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY CAREER. MORE…
Read MoreDucks Sign Mission Alum Lopina to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
CONGRATULATIONS JOSH LOPINA ON SIGNING WITH THE NHL ANAHEIM DUCKS! The Ducks have signed center Josh Lopina to a three-year entry-level contract beginning in the 2022-23 NHL season. Lopina will report to the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL) on an amateur tryout (ATO) for the remainder of…
Read MoreBlackhawks Agree To Terms With Mission Alum Alex Vlasic
The Chicago Blackhawks today announced the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Alex Vlasic on a three-year entry-level contract that runs through the 2023-24 season ($824,167 salary cap hit). A native of Wilmette, Vlasic is scheduled to arrive in Chicago tomorrow and will join the Blackhawks Thursday. He was originally selected by the Blackhawks…
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