2017-18 MJHL Alumni News

=in the News= May NHL Entry Draft July August September October November December January February March Last named a Playoff All-Star. April May June August
 * Nick Henry showcased his talents for NHL staff at the 2017 NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo.
 * Sean Collins and Ryan Garbutt signed one-year contracts with HC Sochi of the KHL.
 * Chay Genoway signed a one-year contract with Jokerit Helsinki of the KHL.
 * Nick Henry selected by Colorado and Wyatt Kalynuk by Philadelphia.
 * Calgary Flames acquired defenceman Travis Hamonic from New York Islanders.
 * Cole Smith attended Tampa Bay Lightning Developmental Camp.
 * Brady Keeper and Zach Whitecloud attended Los Angeles Kings Developmental Camp.
 * Calgary Flames re-signed winger Micheal Ferland to a two-year $3.5 million contract.
 * Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Mathew Bodie to a one year two-way contract.
 * Manitoba Moose re-signed defenseman Peter Stoykewych to a one-year contract.
 * Shane Hnidy hired by AT&T as colour commentator for Vegas Golden Knights TV.
 * Kevin Clark, Sean Collins, and Chay Genoway played for Team Canada at the Sochi Open.
 * Sean Collins & Ryan Garbutt played for Canada at the Tournament of Nikolai Puchkov.
 * Chicago Wolves of the AHL signed Brock Trotter to a professional tryout contract.
 * Philadelphia's Travis Sanheim made his NHL debut on October 5 against Los Angeles.
 * After being released by HK Sochi, Ryan Garbutt signed with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.
 * Doug Hedley inducted into the Brandon University Athletics Wall of Fame.
 * Chay Genoway & Zach Whitecloud played for Canada at the Karjala Cup in Finland.
 * Braeden Ostepchuk named twice NEHC Goalie of the Week (11/6 & 11/13).
 * Braeden Ostepchuk earned his third NEHC Goalie of the Week (12/4).
 * Tanner Lomsnes named Atlantic Hockey Association Player of the Week (12/5).
 * Barry Brust, Ryan Garbutt, & Chay Genoway played for Canada at the Channel One Cup.
 * Tanner Jago named Atlantic Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week (12/12).
 * Travis Sanheim netted his first NHL goal to help Flyers win 5th straight game (12/14).
 * Ryan Garbutt signed with HC Slovan Bratislava, after being released by Nizhny Novgorod.
 * Cody McLeod claimed off waivers by the New York Rangers from the Nashville Predators.
 * Joel Messner named NCHC Defenseman of the Week (1/29).
 * Adam Henry named to the CWUAA Second All-Star Team.
 * Alex Henry selected to the ACHA Western Collegiate Hockey League First All-Star Team.
 * Braeden Ostepchuk named NEHC Goaltender of the Year & to All-Conference First Team.
 * Chay Genoway and Team Canada won Bronze Medal at the Olympic Winter Games.
 * Tristan Keck named NCHC Offensive Player of the Week (2/26).
 * Zach Whitecloud signed three-year entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.
 * Luke Karakas, Steven Phillips, Clay Van Diest, & St. Norbert won NCHA Championship.
 * Paul Soubry and the Augsburg Auggies won the MIAC Championship.
 * Joel Messner is the recipient of the NCHC's third annual Post-Graduate Scholarship.
 * For a second straight season, Evan Last named to the BCIHL First All-Star Team.
 * Craig Simchuk named SPHL Player of the Week (3/13).
 * Tanner Butler named to the ACAC First All-Conference Team.
 * Nakeh Lamothe & MacEwan Griffins won Alberta Colleges Conference Championship.
 * Sam Briscoe named to ACHA Division I All-Tournament Second Team.
 * Evan Last and the Trinity Western Spartans won the BCIHL Championship.
 * Luke Karakas, Steven Phillips, & St. Norbert won NCAA Division III Championship.
 * Sean Collins signed one year contract extension with HC Sochi of the KHL.
 * Braeden Ostepchuk was one of five Norwich University students that won NASA’s 2018 Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing Idea Engineering Design Challenge with its Inflatable Mars Solar Array.
 * Zach Whitecloud made his NHL debut on April 5 with Vegas Golden Knights.
 * Norfolk's Brodie Dupont received the ECHL Sportsmanship Award.
 * Nick Deery and the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs won the NCAA Division I Championship.
 * On April 15, Travis Sanheim point shot goes in for his first NHL postseason goal.
 * Travis Hamonic nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
 * Joel Edmundson played for Team Canada at the World Hockey Championship.
 * Brendan Shinnimin and the Växjö Lakers won the Swedish League Championship.
 * Noah King, Ryan Smith, and the Swift Current Broncos won the WHL Championship.
 * Barry Trotz and the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup.
 * Braeden Ostepchuk named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year.
 * Barry Trotz brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown of Dauphin.

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