The Monsters are heading back to the AHL playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Zachary Okabe, playing in just his sixth game as a pro, scored two goals April 11 and Pavel Cajan made 22 saves to carry the Monsters past the Laval Rocket, 6-4, before a crowd of 10,143 in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Monsters knew heading into the game that winning the game in regulation would secure a postseason berth. But just 13 seconds into the first period, the Rocket took a 1-0 lead on an unassisted goal by Mitchell Stephenson. The Rocket made it […]
Today, as part of the NHL s celebration of Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, he profiles Hitoshi "Mel" Wakabayashi, who starred at the University of Michigan, played in the Japan Ice Hockey League and coached Japan at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.