Purple Rising: The Story of the Newfoundland Ice Caps

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Ice Caps Ride 3rd Period Comeback; Cassivi Plays Hero, Caps Win 3rd In a Row
November 13, 2023

Martin Kaut pounds home his own rebound to score short handed goal with under 3 to tie the game

Newfoundland Ice Caps at New Jersey Devils
Nov 13, 2023 1 2 3 OT F NEWF (7-6-2) 0 0 2 1 3 NJD (9-4-2) 0 2 0 0 2 Three Stars A. Laughton 29 Saves, .935 SV% A. Matinuk 2 Assists N. Hischier 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison NEWF NJD Shots on Goal 37 31 Hits 19 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 15 17 Penalty Minutes 6 6 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 3 Time on Attack 4:11 5:25
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD NJD Hischier (9) (McLeod, Ekholm) NJD Meier (3) (Johnansson, Severson) THIRD PERIOD NEWF Josefson (1) (Bondra, Weegar) NEWF Kaut (1) (Martinuk, Boqvist) OVERTIME NEWF Cassivi (10) (Martinuk)

Punishment Counter: 30 situps

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NHL - Standings - Western Conference

NHL Standings - Updated: Nov 14, 2023
CENTRAL	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Chicago Blackhawks **	9	4	3	21	52	44
Dallas Stars **	9	7	0	18	51	47
Newfoundland Ice Caps **	8	6	2	18	50	42
St. Louis Blues *	9	7	0	18	61	55
Nashville Predators	7	6	2	16	51	54
Colorado Avelanche	7	8	9	14	36	40
Winnipeg Jets	6	8	1	13	42	50

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Going Streaking! Ice Caps Ride Powerplay, Top Line to 6-2 Road Victory
November,16 2023

Cassivi scores his 11th on a one timer provided by Peyton Krebs in the 2nd Period

Newfoundland Ice Caps at New York Rangers
Nov 16, 2023 1 2 3 F NEWF (8-6-2) 0 3 3 6 NYR (9-7-0) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars G. Cassivi 1 Goal, 2 Assists P. Krebs 1 Goal, 2 Assists J. LaFlamme 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison NEWF NYR Shots on Goal 36 25 Hits 16 8 Faceoffs Won-Lost 22 21 Penalty Minutes 10 10 Power Plays Converted 2 1 Power Play Opportunities 4 4 Time on Attack 4:27 5:27
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYR Eberle (2) (Hayton) SECOND PERIOD NEWF Cassivi (11) (Krebs) NYR Henrique (6) (Unassisted) NEWF Boqvist (5) (Cassivi) NEWF Krebs (8) (Cassivi, Weegar) THIRD PERIOD NEWF LaFlamme (7) (Krebs, Sanheim) NEWF Djoos (2) (Lunderstrom, Lisin) NEWF Martinuk (1) (LaFlamme)

Punishment Counter: 30 Situps

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Team - Roster -Andy Laughton
Andrjez "Andy" Laughton, G #45

Age: 22
Shoots: Left
Hometown: Warsaw, Poland
Height: 6"4
Weight: 217 lbs

Andrjez "Andy" Laughton was born in the capital of Poland, Warsaw. Growing up a forward, Andjrez would outgrow the position at a young age, with a large growth spurt before his age 13 birthday due to his skating being somewhat awkward for a boy at his size, at his age. At this time his coach moved the slower Laughton into the net where he would instantly find a home. Laughton would play his juniors in the Erste Liga, at Orli Znojmo garnering little draft hype coming into his draft year, partly due to Znojmo being a lower level team at his time there, and only playing in 18 professional games. Scouts from the Newfoundland Ice Caps, however, liked his fluid movements in net, and size. He would be drafted in the 6th round, and this was even considered a "reach" but the Erste Liga scouts for the team said he was a gem of a pick.

In his first NHL season, Laughton has responded well. In his first 9 games, his record of 4-4-1 and his .890 SV% may seem low, but he's won his last three starts in net, and the team has said his overall play has increased. There's a strong feeling within the organization that he's got elite potential and could be the goalie of the future for the Ice Caps.

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Ice Caps Drop Game to Chicago, Snaps 4 Game Win Streak
November 18, 2023

LaFlamme scores his 1st period goal to give the Ice Caps a 1-0 lead

Newfoundland Ice Caps at Chicago Blackhawks
Nov 18, 2023 1 2 3 F NEWF (9-6-2) 2 0 0 2 CHI (9-5-3) 1 2 0 3 Three Stars J. Huhtala 41 Saves, .953 Save% J, Hayden 1 Goal H. Jokiharju 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison NEWF CHI Shots on Goal 43 22 Hits 26 3 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17 12 Penalty Minutes 4 6 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 2 Time on Attack 7:22 4:34
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NEWF LaFlamme (8) (Martinuk) CHI DeBrincat (9) (Kane, McCoshen) NEWF Lunderstrom (3) (Weeger) SECOND PERIOD CHI Jokiharju (2) (Jorgenson, Boyd) CHI Hayden (3) (DuClair, Kane)

Punishment Counter: 45 situps, 15 pushups.

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NHL - NHL Home - News Archive
Newfoundlands' Investment in Eastern Europe Paying Off

November 19, 2023
Article By: Robert O'Tanner, NHL Coorspondant

Upon entering the league, the Newfoundland Ice Caps were determined to do things differently. Their homebase is an odd province within Canada - much more mild than others due to it's sea-fairing pastime. They chose the color purple, a color that has been essentially been wiped from the entire league over the course of the last decade. This concept of being "different" would boil over to their scouting department as well; they've gone to Eastern Europe, and have done quite well.

Over the last few years, the Ice Caps have spent lots of draft capital on Eastern European talents. The most obvious of this capital was in 2020, when the Ice Caps took ErsteLiga RW, and Bosnian born Gregory Cassivi. Cassivi was considered a top-end talent, but very few thought he was the definitive top pick. Jakub Lisin, the 5th pick in the 2021 Entry Draft, from Russia, is another example of high end draft capital being spent on the Eastern European front. Laughton, in net, was a 6th round selection out of Poland whom the team believes could be the guy long term in net. Martin Kaut, drafted out of the ExtraLiga, is another former Soviet-Bloc draft pick, selected with the 1st pick int he 2nd round in his draft season. Ealias Brashear was a 3rd round selection from Romania, another player the team feels very excited about, is yet another example of the team's insistence on talent coming from this side of the world.

While most teams draft heavy in the Canadian Juniors, the Ice Caps, much like Newfoundland itself, has gone off the board. But right now, the team is seeing huge benefits and this could make the rest of the league put just a little more time and effort into these Eastern European countries. Either that, or the Ice Caps will just keep picking up interesting talent from less-so-likely areas. And reap the benefits.

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