We’re just a couple hours away from the start of Game Two of the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals, the eyes of the hockey world shifting to Denver, Colorado to watch the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Colorado Avalanche, Colorado up 1-0 in the series. Amidst the excitement the NHL’s biggest stage, followed by some early offseason rumblings around the league, there is still plenty of action going on around the hockey world, including in the AHL. We’ll keep track of that action here throughout the day.
- The Toronto Marlies announced the signings of three forwards to one-year, AHL contracts today: Orrin Centazzo, Marc Johnstone, and Keenan Suthers. Centazzo, 22, just completed his rookie season in the ECHL with the Newfoundland Growlers who, like the Marlies, are an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs. As a rookie, Centazzo recorded 51 points in 51 regular season games, followed up by another 15 points in 18 playoff games. Johnstone, 25, also spent a majority of last season with Newfoundland, putting up 21 points in 58 games. The Sacred Heart University alumni also appeared in four AHL games with the Marlies, but failed to record a point. The 6’8″, 245-pound Suthers just wrapped up a four-year NCAA career, split between St. Lawrence University and the University of Maine, tallying 13 points in 30 games in 2021-22, his lone season at Maine.
So, how about that Lightning three-peat, huh?