Practice, Practice, Practice
Over the final days of training camp, the Mammoth are focused on giving players a balance of rest days and games/practices. Here’s who was on the ice for today’s practice session:
Forwards: Cameron Hebig, Curtis Douglas, Daniil But, Andrew Agozzino, JJ Peterka, Ben McCartney, Cole Beaudoin, Dylan Guenther, Gabe Smith, Jack McBain, Kevin Stenlund, Clayton Keller, Brandon Tanev, Nick Schmaltz
Defensemen: Maveric Lamoureux, Scott Perunovich, Olli Määttä, Dmitri Simashev, Sean Durzi, Ian Cole, Mikhail Sergachev
Goaltenders: Matt Villalta, Vítek Vaněček
Powerful Penalty Kill
Throughout the preseason, Utah has had a strong showing with the penalty kill. Through five preseason games, the Mammoth have allowed only two power play goals through 17 total penalties. Although there are plenty of returning faces that have been on the Mammoth’s penalty kill before, the team and coaching staff have worked hard to have everyone be effective on the kill.
“We take a lot of pride in that,” Tourigny shared. “I think that’s the first step. I think (John Madden) does a really good job to give structure and a good understanding to the guys of what we want to do, but credit goes to the player as well. I think we have a group who kills, who wants to do the job and take a lot of pride in it, and it shows. We’ll see where (it goes) but so far it’s pretty good.”
The Next Generation
Growing up, it was hard for forward JJ Peterka to find somewhere to skate in Germany during the summer months. His new project, a one-zone hockey rink, will solve that problem and help grow the next generation of German hockey players. Read more here!