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Petr Mrazek’s goaltending odyssey now takes him to the Anaheim Ducks. Essentially John Gibson’s less expensive replacement, Mrazek will be counted on to play quite a bit as a backup to Lukáš Dostál so that his young countryman doesn’t wear down in the No. 1 role. “We’re certainly going to be counting on him for […]
Petr Mrazek’s goaltending odyssey now takes him to the Anaheim Ducks. Essentially John Gibson’s less expensive replacement, Mrazek will be counted on to play quite a bit as a backup to Lukáš Dostál so that his young countryman doesn’t wear down in the No. 1 role.
“We’re certainly going to be counting on him for at least 30 starts,” Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. “I think the cool thing is Lukáš and Petr, they were teammates at the world championships. They’re very familiar with one another. They’re good friends.
“Petr’s very competitive. Having that relationship, I feel that they’re going to push each other real hard to be the best. I think it’ll be a good tandem.”
At times inconsistent and unpredictable in his 13-year career with five teams, the 33-year-old Mrazek will have some work to do as the Ducks had a strong tandem of Dostál and Gibson in their 21-point improvement over 2023-24 that put them on the fringe of playoff contention in the second half of the season. Mrazek finished the season with the Detroit Red Wings – his second stint with the club – after making 33 starts with the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Ducks saw Dostál ascend into a full-fledged No. 1 goalie last season but also witnessed him wear down in the second half as his numbers began to plummet. Mrazek has a career .906 save percentage but he’s been a sub-.900 goalie in three of the last four seasons.
“Seeing Lukáš play 54 games probably helped last year,” Verbeek said. “I’m not sure (or) ecstatic that I want him to play that many. It’s a lot of games and so bringing in Mrazek, he’s carried the load for different teams at different times. That experience that he has in that area made it more comfortable to be able to do that.
“We had a really good tandem and I wasn’t really crazy about breaking up the tandem. But I think with getting a goaltender that I felt comfortable with coming back that could support Lukáš made the difference.”
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY: A fourth former Statesmen goes pro this summer | Sports
GENEVA — Of the seven Hobart College ice hockey seniors who graduated in the class of 2025, three have signed professional contracts. Defenseman Austin Mourar is the latest grad to sign and with that, the number of former Statesmen who will move on to play professionally in Europe is up to four. 2024 grad Artem […]
GENEVA — Of the seven Hobart College ice hockey seniors who graduated in the class of 2025, three have signed professional contracts.
Defenseman Austin Mourar is the latest grad to sign and with that, the number of former Statesmen who will move on to play professionally in Europe is up to four. 2024 grad Artem Buzoverya signed a professional contract earlier this month as well.
Mourar has signed with Les Bouquetins Hockey Courchevel-Meribel-Pralognan in the French Division I Hockey League, where he will clash with former teammates he won three national championships with.
“This is a great opportunity for Austin,” head coach Mark Taylor said. “He was huge for us in achieving what we have achieved as a program. He’s another guy that did it athletically and academically to a very high standard and level of achievement, individually and as a great teammate. I’m grateful we had him for five years thanks to our Master’s program. Courchevel-Meribel-Pralognan is a great mountain region in France, a beautiful place. Certainly, another athletic experience but what a life and educational opportunity this will be. It should be entertaining to hear the banter when he, Coop and Icer play against each other.”
Mourar, who graduated in May with a master’s in management, was a four-time NEHC All-Academic selection. He will join fellow Statesmen Matthew Iasenza and Cooper Swift, who signed earlier this summer with other teams in the same league.
Mourar — affectionately called “Moose” by his teammates — played all 31 games in 2024-25, helping Hobart to its third straight national championship. He finished the year tied for fifth on the team with 21 points, recording nine goals and 12 assists on his way to earning first- team All-American recognition. Mourar set up the game-winning goal against Geneseo in the national semifinals. He had three multi-point games this season. Mourar played a key role for the Statesmen’s defense that was first in the nation in scoring defense (1.01) and a penalty killing unit that was eighth in the nation (.871). Mourar shared the team lead with 21 blocked shots.
He also is the all-time leader in games played for Hobart with 118 in four seasons in Geneva. He recorded 74 points on 31 goals and 43 assists. During the 2023-24 campaign, Mourar was named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. He also earned a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team during Hobart’s first two national championships. Mourar helped Hobart to a 106-11-4 overall record, three national championships, four NCAA tournament appearances, three NEHC tournament titles and four NEHC regular season championships.
Michael Pezzetta Among Maple Leafs Spotted As Guest At Team’s Hockey School This Summer
Michael Pezzetta is already showing love to Toronto Maple Leafs fans. The 27-year-old was spotted hanging out with kids from the Maple Leafs’ hockey school earlier his month. Pezzetta, who grew up in the Toronto, Ontario area, spoke, took photos with the children, and even signed each of their Maple Leafs jerseys. Advertisement Pezzetta signed a […]
Michael Pezzetta is already showing love to Toronto Maple Leafs fans.
The 27-year-old was spotted hanging out with kids from the Maple Leafs’ hockey school earlier his month. Pezzetta, who grew up in the Toronto, Ontario area, spoke, took photos with the children, and even signed each of their Maple Leafs jerseys.
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Pezzetta signed a two-year, $1.625 million contract with Toronto as a free agent when free agency opened up on July 1. The annual average value of his contract is $812,500. He’s been with the Montreal Canadiens ever since being drafted by them in the sixth round (160th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft.
In 200 career NHL games with the Canadiens, Pezzetta has 15 goals and 23 assists. He’s likely to play a depth role with the Maple Leafs within their bottom six. Pezzetta grew up a Maple Leafs fan, idolizing players such as Mats Sundin and Curtis Joseph, among others.
Ranking Every NHL Arena Media Meal Part 3, No. 9 Through 16 Revealed
Ranking Every NHL Arena Media Meal Part 3, No. 9 Through 16 RevealedWelcome to Part 3 of The Hockey News Toronto’s ranking of the media meals that are served around the NHL. This week, we move further down the rankings to look at the teams and venues
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“I know my mom’s super excited that I get to stay home, it’s been a while. And then even all my friends and everybody’s like all Leafs fans, just through and through, and they’re so excited,” Pezzetta said in his first media availability as a Maple Leaf.
“So many people messaged me the last day-and-a-half now, and it’s just surreal. Like, to think that it’s a possibility I get to put this sweater on, so I’m just really grateful for the opportunity.”
Pezzetta, though, isn’t the only Maple Leafs player who’s visited the kids at Maple Leafs hockey school. Scott Laughton, Bobby McMann, and Morgan Rielly, each of whom is spending a lot of time in Toronto this summer, have also stopped by to take photos at the camp.
‘I Think He Really Wore It’: Matt Martin Reflects On Mitch Marner’s Move To Golden Knights And His Two Seasons With Maple Leafs
‘I Think He Really Wore It’: Matt Martin Reflects On Mitch Marner’s Move To Golden Knights And His Two Seasons With Maple LeafsMatt Martin might be retired, but he remembers playing with Mitch Marner on the Toronto Maple Leafs like it was yesterday.
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The two-week-long event, held by the Maple Leafs’ development team, is “a recreational/beginner level camp that welcomes players of all ability levels. Participants will have fun, step outside their comfort zone, learn and improve upon their hockey skills while also continuing to develop their fundamental movement skills,” their website reads.
“Our program is designed to provide young athletes with an all-around professional hockey camp experience both on and off the ice. Off-ice programming includes dryland training, special guest seminars and team building activities.”
Other Maple Leafs who’ve surprised the kids in recent years at the camp are John Tavares, Chris Tanev, Joseph Woll, and former Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe. The organization has even had Toronto Sceptres forward Emma Maltais as a guest at the camp.
‘Looking Forward To Playing A Long Time Here Like (Phil) Kessel’: Why Dakota Joshua Will Wear No. 81 With Maple Leafs This Season
‘Looking Forward To Playing A Long Time Here Like (Phil) Kessel’: Why Dakota Joshua Will Wear No. 81 With Maple Leafs This SeasonWhen Dakota Joshua puts on a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey for the first time, he’ll be wearing a number that many fans are familiar with.
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(Top photo of Pezzetta: @leafsdevelopment / Instagram)
Celeste Brown enters her fourth year as an assistant coach with Penn State women’s hockey in 2020-21 not far removed from her reputable career on the ice. Primarily responsible for coaching the team’s forwards, Brown has had a direct impact on the Nittany Lion offense which scored 73 goals in 2018-19, the second-highest total in […]
Celeste Brown enters her fourth year as an assistant coach with Penn State women’s hockey in 2020-21 not far removed from her reputable career on the ice. Primarily responsible for coaching the team’s forwards, Brown has had a direct impact on the Nittany Lion offense which scored 73 goals in 2018-19, the second-highest total in program history.
An alumna of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Brown returned for her second stint in College Hockey America (CHA) after serving as an assistant coach at Connecticut College for the 2016-17 season.
Before beginning her coaching career, Brown played for the New York Riveters during the inaugural season of the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) in 2015-16. While coaching at Connecticut College, Brown played for the NWHL’s Connecticut Whale in 2016-17.
Brown closed out her collegiate career as RIT’s Division I career leader with 30 goals between 2012-15 and her nine-career game-winning goals rank in the top 10 at RIT.
Her class tallied a 15-2 record in postseason play, which included an NCAA Division III National Championship in 2012. After the Tigers elevated to Division I in the 2012-13 season, she helped the Tigers to back-to-back CHA titles in 2014 and 2015. She was a two-time captain and netted 70 points on 42 goals and 28 assists in 139 career games played, the fifth most games in program history.
The 2012 NCAA Division III National Championship game featured Brown recording the go-ahead goal 1:23 into the third period to help lead the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over Norwich.
In the classroom, Brown posted a cumulative grade-point average of 3.73, was named a three-time CHA All-Academic Team honoree and received the 2014 CHA Academic All-Star honor for posting a 4.0 GPA.
From Great Falls, Montana, Brown graduated from RIT in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and anthropology.
Maryland coach Mike Locksley: I lost the locker room over NIL payments last year
In another sign of how name, image and likeness payments have fundamentally changed college football, Maryland head coach Mike Locksley admitted this week that player payments became such a contentious issue on his team that it caused strife in the locker room. “A year ago, Coach Locks lost his locker room,” Locksley said. “We had […]
In another sign of how name, image and likeness payments have fundamentally changed college football, Maryland head coach Mike Locksley admitted this week that player payments became such a contentious issue on his team that it caused strife in the locker room.
“A year ago, Coach Locks lost his locker room,” Locksley said. “We had haves and have-nots for the first time. The landscape of college football taught me a valuable lesson. And that valuable lesson is it’s important for me, even in the midst of this change, to continue to educate our players on the importance of what playing for something bigger than yourself is all about. And I can tell you, if I have to put my desk in the locker room, I will.”
Locksley said he was torn between paying younger players to attract new recruits, and paying older players to reward those who had been valuable contributors to the program for years. Maryland fell to 4-8 last year after winning bowl games each of the three previous seasons.
“Losing the locker room a year ago, for me, was really personal, because it’s bigger than football,” Locksley said. “Last year was tough on me as a coach because for the first time, those really strong relationships were questioned. Because I had to decide whether to pay a freshman coming in or take care of a veteran player who helped me go to three bowl games.”
Locksley said he now has a sign at the locker room entrance telling players to leave their finances out of the locker room. A sign of a major change in college football.
Frank Seravalli joins the high school coaching ranks
Frank Seravalli’s standout ice hockey playing days at Holy Ghost Prep continue to pay dividends during his adult career in the sport. Seravalli, a Bucks County native now living in Churchville, was recently named varsity head hockey coach at regional powerhouse Germantown Academy in Fort Washington. GA’s hockey alumni list includes former Stanley Cup-winning goaltender […]
Frank Seravalli’s standout ice hockey playing days at Holy Ghost Prep continue to pay dividends during his adult career in the sport.
Seravalli, a Bucks County native now living in Churchville, was recently named varsity head hockey coach at regional powerhouse Germantown Academy in Fort Washington.
GA’s hockey alumni list includes former Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Mike Richter of New York Rangers fame, along with Yardley native Brian O’Neill, whose resume includes a stint with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils.
Seravalli’s appointment was announced by Germantown Academy director of athletics Tim Ginter.
“We are thrilled to welcome Frank to Germantown Academy,” Ginter said in a press release. “Frank is a respected figure in the hockey world whose passion for the game is unmatched. His deep knowledge of the sport, vision for building a program and lifelong connection to GA make him the perfect leader to guide our program forward.”
Seravalli’s ties to Germantown Academy run deep.
He’s been a devoted fan of the Patriots’ ice hockey program for a number of years, dating back to his youth. Seravalli would often attend GA games at Face Off Circle rink in Warminster. He was particularly interested in the coaching style of long-time bench boss John Ioia, who was inducted into Germantown Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.
“That’s where my love for hockey began and those memories remain a powerful source of inspiration,” said Seravalli, a former Flyers beat writer/columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News.
“Germantown Academy hockey has been one of the crown jewels of the Philadelphia region and is still the only school to send three players (Richter, O’Neill and David Sloane) to the NHL. There is a proud history and a passionate alumni base here. I’m incredibly thankful for the trust demonstrated by GA leadership and the athletic department. I can’t wait to dig in and put in the work.”
Seravalli brings a wealth of experience to the Germantown Academy program.
He currently serves as head coach of the 11U Philadelphia Blazers, and professionally as an insider and broadcaster.
As president of Daily Faceoff, he led a national network of digital hockey coverage and served as the site’s lead NHL insider.
A three-time selection to The Hockey News list of “100 People of Power and Influence in the NHL,” Seravalli has spent nearly two decades breaking league-wide news and offering expert analysis across international platforms such as TSN, Sportsnet and Amazon Prime.
Off the ice, Seravalli served as president of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association for six years and previously sat on the Holy Ghost Prep Alumni Association board. He holds a B.A. from Penn State and attended Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
The Patriots return 10 varsity letterwinners from their 2024-25 Independence Hockey League championship season, including five All-IHL selections.
