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Cats & Coffee: Rookie Tournament Ends, World Cup Heats Up
- Updated: September 19, 2016
Good morning and welcome to “Cats & Coffee,” a weekly segment presented by Community Coffee in which we get you caffeinated with an exciting look at the week ahead for the Florida Panthers.
No, it’s not October yet, but hockey has definitely returned to South Florida.
The future stars of the Florida Panthers got off to a hot start at this year’s Rookie Tournament, defeating the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals by a combined score of 11-5 behind a tournament-leading five goals from 19-year-old center Denis Malgin.
“As I said, I knew he had a lot of skill, but I didn’t know that he had a 200-foot game,” Springfield Thunderbirds head coach Geordie Kinnear said of Malgin. “Really, that’s what it’s about for me. He played a 200-foot game and his compete was off the charts. It’s a good two games for him.”
Game 1 Re-Cap: Poised Panthers top Predators in Rookie Tourney Opener
Game 2 Re-Cap: Malgin’s hat trick leads Panthers to victory over Capitals
The Panthers are currently tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the top spot at the four-team tournament, after each club went 2-0 over the weekend at the Panthers IceDen.
The intrastate rivals will meet on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. for the championship.
“It feels good,” goaltender Colin Stevens said of Florida’s performance. “I think, given that this group just kind of got together recently and haven’t got much practice time, we’re pretty happy with our performance so far. We’ve got another job to do on Tuesday.”
Once the tournament champion has been crowned, Florida’s rookies will only have a few days to catch their breath before they return to the IceDen to join the team’s current roster players for the start of training camp on Thursday. WORLD CUP CONTINUES
The 2016 World Cup of Hockey officially got underway on Saturday, and the competition between Panthers players …
