Alumn-ICE Report: April 2, 2024
Isaac Johnson
Photo Credit: Zachary Peters/Winnipeg ICE
A proud first-year member of the Western Hockey League, the Wenatchee Wild are continuing a celebrated WHL legacy that dates back to Edmonton, Alberta in 1996, continuing in Cranbrook, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba. These are the ICE alumni, who are now also members of the #WildFamily, making news in American pro hockey this week:
NHL
SAM REINHART (2010-15) – Ran up four straight games with a point over the past week to build a six-game point-scoring streak for the Florida Panthers – his deflection with 1:04 left in the first period last Tuesday was a go-ahead marker in a 4-3 loss to the Boston Bruins, and tacked on an assist in a 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday that saw the Panthers lock up their Stanley Cup playoff spot. His shot with 4:56 left in the third period Saturday against Detroit was deflected in Aleksander Barkov in a 3-2 shootout victory, and his third-period goal Monday was part of a comeback bid in a 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. So far, Reinhart ranks second in the NHL with 52 goals on the season.
AHL
CALE FLEURY (2014-18) – Built his point streak to four games for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, picking up a goal and an assist last Tuesday in a 7-3 rout of the Calgary Wranglers at Scotiabank Saddledome. He did not post a point the following night before embarking on a whirlwind travel schedule with the Seattle Kraken, featuring multiple emergency call-ups this past week.
DAWSON BARTEAUX (2019-20) – Returned to the scoring column Friday for the Manitoba Moose, picking up two assists in a 4-3 comeback victory over the Toronto Marlies.
JACK FINLEY (2021-22) – Earned assists in back-to-back home games Friday and Saturday for the Syracuse Crunch, with a third-period assist in Friday’s 6-4 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and a first-period helper in Saturday’s 4-0 shutout of the Providence Bruins.
MIKEY MILNE (2018-22) – Had two assists Friday in a 4-3 win for the Iowa Wild at the Texas Stars – both assists for Milne came as primary assists on Turner Elson goals at the 34-second mark of the first period and 1:23 into the second. Teaming up with the secondary assist on the second goal was CARSON LAMBOS (2018-23), who reemerged in the scoring column for Iowa for the first time in five-and-a-half weeks.
HUDSON ELYNUIK (2012-18) – Reached a career milestone Friday for the Chicago Wolves, appearing in his 200th American Hockey League game. 80 of those games came over the previous two seasons with the Tucson Roadrunners, and his first three seasons in the league were spent with the Toronto Marlies.
ADAM CRACKNELL (2002-06) – Roared back onto the score sheet with his first points in two months on Friday, scoring a goal and adding two assists for the Henderson Silver Knights in a 4-2 win over the Bakersfield Condors.
MICHAL TEPLY (2019-20) – Picked up points in a pair of games for the Rockford IceHogs at the Chicago Wolves – his first-period assist Wednesday helped kickstart the IceHogs for a 5-4 win in Rosemont, while his power play goal Saturday was a third-period highlight in a 6-0 shutout of the Wolves.
ISAAC JOHNSON (2019-20) – Made his Toronto Marlies debut Wednesday, and appeared again Friday, in a pair of road games at the Manitoba Moose. Johnson closed his tenure with the Newfoundland Growlers in the ECHL with a seven-game point streak, racking up 15 points during that run – his final game with the Growlers was a four-point night, including a hat trick, in a 9-3 rout of the Worcester Railers on Saturday. The Growlers’ membership in the ECHL was terminated Tuesday afternoon for failure to fulfill league obligations.
ECHL
OWEN PEDERSON (2018-23) – Now has goals in three straight games for the Maine Mariners, burying chances both Friday and Saturday at the Trois-Rivieres Lions. His goal Friday tied up the contest in a 6-3 loss to the Lions, while his goal on Saturday tied things up late in the second on the way to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory.
BRETT DAVIS (2016-19) – Notched points in two more games Friday and Saturday, moving his total to eight of 11 games with a point since joining the Rapid City Rush. Davis had two assists in Friday’s 6-3 win over the Allen Americans, who stayed in South Dakota for a 4-3 overtime win the following night, in which Davis added another assist.
JON MARTIN (2011-16) – Scored a goal Wednesday in a 3-2 loss for the Indy Fuel against the Toledo Walleye, finishing a 2-on-1 rush into the Walleye zone.
CAM HAUSINGER (2017-19) – Posted the primary assist on Jon Martin’s goal Wednesday for the Indy Fuel, before scoring one of his own Friday in a 4-3 overtime win at the Fort Wayne Komets. His goal was the second game-tying tally in a game that the Fuel trailed on three separate occasions and never led until scoring the winner in overtime.
REECE HARSCH (2019-20) – Enjoyed quite the welcome to the Idaho Steelheads after being traded from the Jacksonville IceMen last week, posting a goal Wednesday to open the scoring in a 6-2 Idaho victory at the Utah Grizzlies and earning the only Idaho assist in a 4-1 loss at the Grizzlies on Saturday.
