Moving from the Big Apple to the City of Champions, Cam Talbot will get his chance to be a No. 1 starter in the NHL.
The former charger goaltender was traded by the New York Rangers to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, during the second round of the NHL Draft. The Rangers, which also sent Edmonton the 209th selection (28th pick of the seventh round), received three picks from the Oilers: No. 57 (second round), No. 79 (third), and No. 184 (seventh).
Talbot played in 36 regular-season games for the Rangers last season, but really showed his worth as New York’s top goaltender while filling in for the injured Henrik Lundqvist in February and March. Talbot posted a 2.21 goals against average and a .926 save percent, both ranking fourth in the NHL. He did not see any playoff action while Lundqvist and the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference final.
The Oilers are rebuilding as the finished with the second-worst record in the Western Conference last season. Talbot should help between the pipes after Edmonton finished last in the NHL with an .888 save percentage and 3.37 goals allowed per game.
Talbot will be reunited with another UAH alumnus in Edmonton. Jay Woodcroft (’00), a member of the 1998 NCAA Division II national champions and who recently was on the San Jose Sharks’ coaching staff, was named an assistant coach with the Oilers on Thursday.
Talbot tweeted about the trade on Sunday:
@NYRangers @EdmontonOilers pic.twitter.com/ZoF0mCc7pp
— Cam Talbot (@ctalbot33) June 28, 2015
Briere joining Leafs’ staff: Steve Briere, who was a goaltender for the Chargers from 1997-2000, was named the goaltending coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In 45 games for UAH, Briere posted a 2.81 goals against average, fourth on the Chargers’ all-time list. His .900 save percentage is seventh all-time. Briere was named second-team All-College Hockey America in the 1999-2000 season, and as a backup played 12 games for the 1998 NCAA Division II national champions.
Briere was an assistant on the UAH staff when the Chargers won the 2007 CHA championship. He is the owner and head instructor of Canadian Professional Goalie Schools.
New play-by-play announcer: Zachary Bryan will be the voice of the hockey Chargers on WCHA.tv this coming season.
Bryan was the play-by-play announcer for Vanderbilt’s club team for the last two seasons in coordination with Penalty Box Radio. He is the news director at WAKM-AM radio in Franklin, Tenn.
Danton Cole to coach U.S. juniors: USA Hockey on June 17 announced that former UAH coach Danton Cole is on the coaching staff for the U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in the 2016 World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland. Cole, Chris Chelios, and Kevin Reiter will assist head coach Ron Wilson.
Cole was the Chargers’ head coach from 2007-10, leading UAH to the College Hockey America tournament title and an NCAA tournament berth in 2010. He has been with USA Hockey for five years, leading the U.S. Under-18 Team to gold medals in the U-18 World Championships in 2012 and 2014.
RT @weloveuahhockey: Big week for @uahhockey in the NHL: Talbot traded, joins Woodcroft in Edmonton; Briere to coach Leafs’ goalies http://…
RT @weloveuahhockey: Big week for @uahhockey in the NHL: Talbot traded, joins Woodcroft in Edmonton; Briere to coach Leafs’ goalies http://…
RT @weloveuahhockey: Big week for @uahhockey in the NHL: Talbot traded, joins Woodcroft in Edmonton; Briere to coach Leafs’ goalies http://…
Sure wish he could have stayed in NY. NBCSN does’t televise many of the Oiler games but it may be a step up in playing time.
I wish he went to the Sharks
Too bad he didn’t end up on the Predators.
RT @weloveuahhockey: Big week for @uahhockey in the NHL: Talbot traded, joins Woodcroft in Edmonton; Briere to coach Leafs’ goalies http://…
This is what happens when ur backup goalie turns out to be a superstar. Sigh. Wish we could have kept him, but he’s too good to be a backup.
Congrats Steve! Very well deserved!!!
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RT @weloveuahhockey: Big week for @uahhockey in the NHL: Talbot traded, joins Woodcroft in Edmonton; Briere to coach Leafs’ goalies http://…
RT @weloveuahhockey: Big week for @uahhockey in the NHL: Talbot traded, joins Woodcroft in Edmonton; Briere to coach Leafs’ goalies http://…
RT @weloveuahhockey: Big week for @uahhockey in the NHL: Talbot traded, joins Woodcroft in Edmonton; Briere to coach Leafs’ goalies http://…
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