Derick Brassard Goes Top 5; Gilbert Brule Takes 20 in MLN FAB50 Hockey 2008

Center Derick Brassard and right wing Gilbert Brule are named to the MLN FAB50 Hockey 2008 mid-season talent and movement rankings by the editors of MLN Sports.

[Brassard Honor Page]

[Brule Honor Page]

[Full FAB50 Feature]

MLN Ones2Watch Hockey 2008

Which players made it to the companion list of 25 players working their way to the fast track?

[MLN Ones2Watch Hockey 2008]

Syracuse Crunch Minor League Hockey Preview

Will the Syracuse Crunch beat the curse of top Columbus Blue Jacket prospects not panning out? MLN senior hockey analyst Dan Hickling looks into the eyes of the Crunch beast, along with the American Hockey League North division.

[AHL North]

[AHL Preview]

[Minor League Hockey Preview]

Your Typical European Guy

Joakim Lindstrom has the finesse, but is he tough enough to make it to the NHL? Ed Gonser takes a look at the Syracuse Crunch star. [Article]*

Picard Reps Syracuse Crunch in MLN FAB50 Hockey 2007

Alexandre Picard moves up one notch in 2007 after making his MLN FAB50 Hockey debut in 2006.

[Alexandre Picard Report]*

The Best of the Best in Minor League Hockey

MLN presents the FAB50 Hockey 2005™, the top fifty minor league players on the fast track to the major leagues. Crunch netminder Pascale Leclaire is on the list at No. 27, dropping from No. 14 last year. Check your picks against ours!

[Feature Article ]
[Leclaire Section Only]

One Day At A Time
After overcoming a substance abuse problem and a lifetime ban from hockey, Brandon Sugden strives to put his past behind him. [Article]

 

MLN presents the
MLN FAB50™ Hockey 2004
The Best in Minor Hockey

Minor League News set the standard for minor baseball with the FAB50™.

Crunch players in the FAB50™ rankings:

14. Pascal Leclaire
38. Aaron Johnson

[Full Article]

The Crunch Get Centered
Columbus Assigns Harkins, Moran and Pronger to Syracuse. [Article]

Syracuse Adds Depth to Blue Line
Defenseman Walser inks deal with Crunch. [Article]

Syracuse Recalls Right Wing Kent McDonell
The Syracuse Crunch have recalled right wing Kent McDonell from the ECHL Dayton Bombers. [Article]

Columbus Recalls Right Wing Matt Davidson
Syracuse loses key player to NHL Blue Jackets [Article]

Blue Jackets Pull a Yo-Yo
Dan Watson goes down to Elmira Radim Bicanek and Tim OflConnel Comes Up [Article]

Crunch Goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe Sets AHL Mark
172 Career Wins Tops Record Set by Sidorkiewicz.
[Article]

Columbus Recalls Chris Nielsen
Center scores in six in a row before call-up [Article]