
Peyton Kettles returned to the Kelowna lineup for the Memorial Cup tournament, Carter Sanderson and the Muskegon Lumberjacks lost in the Clark Cup Final, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton advanced to the Eastern Conference Final with a statement win, and Wheeling lost twice by a goal to the Florida Everblades to open the Eastern Conference Final.

The Wheeling Nailers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final in the ECHL playoffs after beating the Maine Mariners in Games 6 and 7 of the North Division Final, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins face a deciding Game 5 at home after splitting with the Springfield Falcons, and Carter Sanderson and the Muskegon Lumberjacks look to avoid being swept in the Clark Cup Final with Game 3 at home on Friday night.

Carter Sanderson and the Muskegon Lumberjacks play for the Clark Cup in the USHL playoffs starting Friday night, plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton takes a 2-0 series lead over Springfield in the Atlantic Division Final in the AHL playoffs while the Wheeling Nailers look to force a Game 7 in the North Division Final in the ECHL playoffs.

Carter Sanderson remains active in the USHL playoffs while Bill Zonnon and Vasily Ponomarev lost in Game 7 of the QMJHL and KHL playoffs, respectively while the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins take a 2-1 series lead into Game 4 of the opening round of the AHL playoffs on Thursday and the Wheeling Nailers advanced to the second round of the ECHL playoffs thanks to historic goaltending from Taylor Gauthier.

Harrison Brunicke scored for the first time–in the regular season–at the AHL level, Gabriel D’Aigle earned a first professional win with 38 saves in a 2-1 overtime win, and Carter Sanderson helped the Muskegon Lumberjacks advance in the USHL playoffs with a big goal, plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton earned points in both games last week and Wheeling went 2-2-0 in four games.

Carter Sanderson scored to kick off a comeback for the Muskegon Lumberjacks to take Game 1 of the opening series of the opening round of the USHL playoffs.

The Muskegon Lumberjacks recently named Carter Sanderson captain, and the 2025 sixth round pick scored a big goal for the team last week.

Finn Harding scored for the first time in the AHL, Joel Blomqvist bounced back with a strong performance in a win over Hartford, and Carter Sanderson, recently named captain of the Muskegon Lumberjacks, scored a beauty against the Youngstown Phantoms PLUS Wilkes-Barre/Scranton finished 2-1-0 last week while Wheeling dropped two to Norfolk.

Carter Sanderson played a pivotal role as the United States captured gold at the World Junior A Challenge, continuing a breakout season with Muskegon.

A gold medal performance from Carter Sanderson, continued dominance from Sergei Murashov, and strong farm team results highlight another productive week across the Penguins prospect pipeline.
