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The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed forward Brandon Hawkins to a Professional Tryout (PTO).
Hawkins, 26, joins the Amerks after registering 19 goals and 12 assists for 31 points in 28 games with the Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) to begin the 2020-21 season. The 5-foot-10, 198-pound forward currently paces all Komets skaters in both goals and points in addition to leading the ECHL with 10 power-play tallies.
As a rookie during the 2019-20 campaign, Hawkins totaled 34 points (16+18) over 53 combined games between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among all first-year skaters, Hawkins topped all Nailers in goals (16), assists (17) and points (33) in 47 contests.
Komets forward Justin Vaive, left, fights the Wheeling Nailers Kyle Marino on Sunday in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Zack Rawson | Special to The Journal Gazette
Komets defenseman Marcus McIvor, front, chases the puck in the corner as he s followed by the Wheeling Nailers Austin Fyten on Sunday in Wheeling, West Virginia. Previous Next
Sunday, April 18, 2021 7:00 pm
K s fall 5-3 at Wheeling in penalty marred game
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
Michael Joly had two goals and two assists. Joshua Winquist had two goals and one assist. They led the Wheeling Nailers to a 5-3 victory over the Komets today in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Zack Rawson | Special to The Journal Gazette
Komets defenseman Marcus McIvor, front, chases the puck in the corner as he’s followed by the Wheeling Nailers’ Austin Fyten on Sunday in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Zack Rawson | Special to The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Justin Vaive, left, fights the Wheeling Nailers Kyle Marino on Sunday in Wheeling, West Virginia. Previous Next
Sunday, April 18, 2021 9:00 pm
3rd game in 47 hours for Fort Wayne, which plays next 5 against Wheeling
K s run out of steam, lose 5-3 to Nailers
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
Stephen Harper blasted a shot into an open net, after Wheeling Nailers goaltender Taran Kozun got caught out of position playing the puck, and it looked as if the Komets might just pull off another third-period comeback today.
Apr 18, 2021
Wheeling Nails it Against Komets, 5-3
WHEELING, WV- The Wheeling Nailers got a nice bounceback effort on Sunday afternoon, as they exacted revenge on the Fort Wayne Komets with a 5-3 triumph at WesBanco Arena. Michael Joly and Patrick Watling both had two goals and two assists to lead the offensive attack for the Nailers, who now have points in five straight home games. The Nailers got a bit of everything in the first period, as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead. The power play struck first at the 8:49 mark. Michael Joly swept a shot in from the bottom of the right circle, which created a scrum, and allowed the puck to pop out to Joshua Winquist, who stepped in and snapped home the goal. Joly scored the next one for Wheeling, as he converted a give-and-go with Jacob Pritchard, by clobbering in a one-timer from the top of the right circle. The Nailers got some dynamic penalty killing in the back half of the stanza, as they thwarted seven minutes of Fort Wayne power play t
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Komets goaltender Robbi Beydoun, making his professional debut, stops a shot from the Indy Fuel s Colton Heffley, top middle, on Saturday night in Indianapolis.
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Komets goaltender Robbie Beydoun, middle, making his professional debut, stops a shot by the Indy Fuel s Jared Thomas, right, on Saturday night in Indianapolis.
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Komets defenseman Nick Boka, left, battles for the puck with the Indy Fuel s Terry Broadhurst on Saturday night in Indianapolis. Previous Next
Saturday, April 17, 2021 10:00 pm
Goalie gets shutout in pro debut; Komets win 4-0
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
Robbie Beydoun’s professional hockey debut couldn’t have gone much better.