Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert joins Patrick Williams and Jacob Stoller to talk about coaching prospects, Sabres youngsters and more.
On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams:
- Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert joins the show. Appert has coached the US National Development Program and has nearly 20 years of experience as a head coach and assistant at the NCAA level. He talked about the differences and similarities of coaching NHL prospects in the AHL and draft-eligible prospects. Appert also provided insight on two of Buffalo's recent first-round picks, Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen.
- Patrick and Jacob go over notable paper transactions while explaining what that term even means.
- Contrary to their provincial rival, the Edmonton Oilers will keep their AHL affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif. Patrick spoke to Oilers AGM Keith Gretzky and got some insight as to why that may be.
- Luke Evangelista is the prospect of the week. The 2020 second-round pick has four points in three games with Nashville after recording 41 points in 49 AHL games this season.
- The New York Rangers are the team of the week. Can Ryan Martin bring his special sauce from his Detroit/Grand Rapids days to rejuvenate the player development on Broadway? They've struggled to develop their homegrown prospects, particularly forwards.
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