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Active New Englanders in the NHL

Compiled by
Joshua Kummins

PLAYER

HOMETOWN

POS.

NHL TEAM

Mark Arcobello

Milford, Conn.

Toronto

@sporkabella

Posted 6 goals, 10 points in 6 games following Oct. 30 assignment to AHL's Toronto Marlies

Cam Atkinson

Greenwich, Conn.

Columbus

@CamAtkinson13

Former BC Eagle notched 3 goals, 7 points in 11-game stretch through mid-month

Nick Bonino

Unionville, Conn.

Pittsburgh

@NickBonino

Leads Penguins with a 53.8 percent success rate in faceoffs, including 16 wins Nov. 4 in Vancouver

Ryan Bourque

Boxford, Mass.

N.Y. Rangers

@RyanBourque91

Scored 2 goals, half his output through 16 games, in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's (AHL) Nov. 15 OT win at Hartford

Brian Boyle

Hingham, Mass.

Tampa Bay

@BriBrows22

One of Bolts' chief penalty killers, having played more time shorthanded than any other forward on team

Connor Brickley

Everett, Mass.

Florida

@ConnorBrickley

Returned to New England upon Nov. 9 assignment to AHL's Portland Pirates

Paul Carey

Weymouth, Mass.

Washington

@PaulCarey28

Scored twice on just 2 shots on goal in Hershey's (AHL) Nov. 4 contest at Bridgeport

John Carlson

Marlboro, Mass.

Washington

@JohnCarlson74

Notched 1 goal, 1 assist, including 200th NHL point, Nov. 5 vs. hometown Bruins

Mike Condon

Needham, Mass.

Montreal

@Condibear1

Named NHL's No. 3 Star for week ending Nov. 8 after posting 2-0-1 record, .934 save percentage

Charlie Coyle

Weymouth, Mass.

Minnesota

@CharlieCoyle_3

Played in 200th career NHL game Oct. 31 at St. Louis; 17 blocked shots are T-2nd among Wild forwards

Brian Dumoulin

Biddeford, Maine

Pittsburgh

@Du24theboyz

Assist on Nov. 4 in Vancouver marked his 2nd point in as many games, a personal career first

Jack Eichel

North Chelmsford, Mass.

Buffalo

@Jack_Eichel11

Five of his 9 points through 17 games came in 3-game stretch Nov. 5-10

Bobby Farnham

North Andover, Mass.

New Jersey

@bobbyfarnham24

Posted 2 points in Devils debut Oct. 31 vs. NYI before scoring against former team Nov. 14

Mark Fayne

Sagamore Beach, Mass.

Edmonton

Oilers allow fewer shots on goal with Fayne on the ice than any other regular blueliner

Brian Flynn

Lynnfield, Mass.

Montreal

Scored 1st goal in just under a month in Nov. 11 overtime loss in Pittsburgh

Brian Gibbons

Braintree, Mass.

N.Y. Rangers

Notched just a single assist in 4 games to open November with Hartford (AHL)

Ron Hainsey

Bolton, Conn.

Carolina

First Canes defenseman since 2012 to record back-to-back game-winners Oct. 29 at NYI

Noah Hanifin

Norwood, Mass.

Carolina

@NHanifin

Netted the 1st goal of his NHL career in his 15th game, Nov. 16 vs. Anaheim

Jimmy Hayes

Dorchester, Mass.

BRUINS

@Jimmy10Hayes

Deflected puck off his chest for B's opening goal, his 4th this season, Nov. 5 in Washington

Kevin Hayes

Dorchester, Mass.

N.Y. Rangers

@KevinPHayes12

Asserting himself, "trying to be a difference maker" as a sophomore in New York

Chris Kreider

Boxford, Mass.

N.Y. Rangers

@ChrisKreider

2 goals, 2 assists from Nov. 7-15 upped his season point total to 10 through 18 games

Ben Lovejoy

Canaan, N.H.

Pittsburgh

@RevLovejoy6

Had 3 points in as many games from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, including game-winning assist to end that stretch

Colin McDonald

Hartford, Conn.

Philadelphia

@ColinMcDonald13

Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) captain has been injured since Oct. 10 season opener

Max Pacioretty

New Canaan, Conn.

Montreal

"He doesn't have to change," Habs coach Michel Therrien said of Pacioretty's adjusting to Habs captaincy

Michael Paliotta

Westport, Conn.

Columbus

@mikepaliotta93

Lit the lamp for the 1st time this season for Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) Nov. 7 in Iowa

Jonathan Quick

Hamden, Conn.

Los Angeles

@JonathanQuick32

Won just once in first 4 November starts with 19 saves vs. Florida on Nov. 7

Tim Schaller

Merrimack, N.H.

Buffalo

@TimScha11er

Returned to the NHL for a 2nd stint with the Sabres this season Nov. 12

Cory Schneider

Marblehead, Mass.

New Jersey

His Nov. 14 shutout vs. Pittsburgh was 9th of his Devils career, a mark that ranks 2nd in team history

Ben Smith

Avon, Conn.

San Jose

@BenASmith12

Has not played an NHL game since Halloween and appeared in just 4 total this year

Brian Strait

Waltham, Mass.

N.Y. Islanders

Notched pair of points in 3-game stretch, Oct. 31 and Nov. 3 vs. New Jersey

Frank Vatrano

East Longmeadow, Mass.

BRUINS

@Frank_Vatrano

UMass product scored 1st NHL goal in Nov. 7 debut in Montreal, a day following recall from Providence (AHL)

Chris Wagner

Walpole, Mass.

Colorado

@chriswags23

Didn't record a point in 11 games with Anaheim, so got picked from waivers by Avs and debuted Nov. 17

David Warsofsky

Marshfield, Mass.

Pittsburgh

@DaveWarsofsky5

Recorded points in 5 straight games to begin November for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)

Joe Whitney

Reading, Mass.

N.Y. Islanders

Off to a torrid start with 5 goals, 20 points in 16 games for AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Colin Wilson

Greenwich, Conn.

Nashville

Opened November with an assist in Anaheim, his 1st point since a 3-point night Oct. 22

Keith Yandle

Milton, Mass.

N.Y. Rangers

Posted points in 7 of 12 games from Oct. 19 to Nov. 15, including Oct. 22 goal vs. Arizona

TWITTER

THE SKINNY

NOTE: Players on this list appeared in at least one NHL game in 2014 -15 or the current season. If we are missing any New Englanders, email us at editor@hockeyjournal.com.
What Quick would like to do
is make this the year the Kings
make it a Stanley Cup hat trick,
a la the Chicago Blackhawks.
He clearly remembers the
fun of bringing the Cup home to
New England for a day.
"Honestly, the best time with
the Cup is immediately after
you win it, when you're in here
(the locker room) with your
teammates,'' he says. "After that,
it gets a little crazy. I didn't want to get too crazy with it.
"But you know it's a good chance for family and
friends to see it. Hold it, take pictures with it. Past

coaches, old teammates that
have been a big part of your life
for a long time. They get a moment with it. That's cool to see.''
Brown, a native of Ithaca,
N.Y., says the whole takingthe-Cup-home experience can
mean more when hardcore
hockey fans in the Northeast
are involved.
"For a lot of us, from smaller
towns, just to be able to bring it
home and share it, bring it back to the community you
grew up in, it's always a special thing,'' Brown says.
"That's all part of it. It has that small-town feel to

it. Considering the region and the interest in hockey,
it goes a little farther than the non-traditional hockey
market.''
To get that third championship, Quick knows he will
have to be at his best.
"When I think of this year compared to last year, I
think I still have a lot of work to do,'' Quick says. "We're
just trying to get better. Just going game to game and if
little things come up, we will work on those in practice.''
When the work ethic is there, other people notice,
and it has a rubbing-off effect.
Quick has been there before and knows what it takes to
get to the top. In a way, he's the ultimate role model.
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