Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba will not face any supplemental discipline from his hit on St. Louis forward Jordan Kyrou on Sunday, notes Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Twitter link). The hit occurred in the first period and no penalty was assessed on the play while Kyrou remained in the game. While it looked as if contact was made with Kyrou’s head, the league determined that the head was not the principal point of contact, and Trouba connected with Kyrou’s arm and shoulder as well.
More from the West:
- The Wild announced (Twitter link) that winger Marcus Foligno was scratched from tonight’s game against Los Angeles due to an upper-body injury. The 33-year-old leads Minnesota in hits with 219 through 67 games this season but his offensive production has been limited once again as he has just 11 goals and 11 assists while logging a little over 14 minutes a night. There’s no word yet on how long Foligno might be out for.
- It appears that Utah Hockey Club has settled on its team name moving forward, according to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd (Twitter link). However, there’s no timeline just yet for when that name will be revealed. The latest fan vote on the name came in late January with Mammoth, Outlaws (replacing Wasatch), and Hockey Club as the three options.
- The Ducks have reassigned defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka to ECHL Tulsa, per an announcement from their AHL affiliate in San Diego. He was promoted to the Gulls last month, getting into 11 games but with Stian Solberg recently being sent to the AHL, Anaheim decided that they were best off getting Biakabutuka more playing time at the lower level. The 23-year-old has 15 points in 21 outings with Tulsa and has one year left on this one on his entry-level contract.
They’ll shorten the name to the Utah Club, with a medieval club as the logo. Club giveaway night should be fun. ;D
(scritches his head) Except for his freak seasons in 2021-2022 (where he shot for over twice his career average), Foligno’s never otherwise broken 25 pts in a season. That IS what he scores.
Given the Utah hockey club’s recent loss in claiming the Yeti name from the yeti company you would think they would be hesitant to try and name their club after 2 Denver based professional sports teams owned by the kroenkes. The Mammoth are an indoor lacrosse team that plays at the ball center and the outlaws are an outdoor lacrosse team. Both teams have a significant history in Denver and have enough geographical proximity to defend their names in court. If it ever got through the NHL committee without Stan throwing a fit.
Not contact to head . Please he hit in back on numbers. luckily it was not near boards. Anyone told league Trouba does not play for rangers anymore. I don’t like guys have to fight after cleans hits Something Trouba knows nothing about.
Utah Lori Vallow and Chad Daybells
Utah Vallbells!!!! It has a ring too it.