Former NFL kicker Shaun Suisham of Wallaceburg coached the Pittsburgh Penguins to gold at the USA Canada Cup girls hockey tournament Sunday in Fraser, Mich.
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Suisham guiding Penguins program
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Former NFL kicker Shaun Suisham, of Wallaceburg, coached the Pittsburgh Penguins to gold at the USA Canada Cup girls’ hockey tournament Sunday in Fraser, Mich.
The Pittsburgh Steelers alumnus guided his 16U Penguins to a 2-1 victory in the 16U/U18 championship game against the Bluewater U18 AA Hawks coached by Chatham’s Joel Belanger.
The tournament had 13 teams apiece in the American 16U and Canadian U18 divisions. Pittsburgh and Bluewater played for the overall title after winning their divisions.
Suisham, who played junior C hockey for the Wallaceburg Lakers, is the director of the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite girls’ hockey program.
His coaches include St. Thomas native Brittany Howard, who has played for Toronto in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
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Suisham has led the 14U Penguins girls’ team to the final four at the USA Hockey national championship.
Konecny leading Flyers in points
Clachan’s Travis Konecny is off to a strong start with a team-leading 10 points in 10 games for the Philadelphia Flyers.
The 27-year-old forward also leads the Flyers with five goals and shares the team lead with five assists.
His three-game goal streak ended Tuesday in a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins.
Konecny set career highs Sunday with four assists and five points in a 7-5 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Linemates Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov had five and two points, respectively. Couturier also had a hat trick.
“Me and Coots have played together for a while, so we’re comfortable,” said Konecny, a two-time NHL all-star. “I think with Meech, we’re all just figuring how to play off one another. What I’m learning is just give him the puck and try to get open.”
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The Flyers will play the St. Louis Blues Thursday.
Maroons collect more than $3,000
The Chatham Maroons brought in more than $3,000 at their annual breast cancer awareness night Sunday.
The Maroons wore special pink jerseys for the 5-2 win over the LaSalle Vipers.
Proceeds from a jersey auction and a silent auction go to the Breast Buddies dragon boat team.
Ex-Maroon Lepain player of the week
Ex-Maroons forward Joshua Lepain of the London Nationals is the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Western Conference performer of the week after posting three goals and three assists in two games.
He had 5-9-14 totals in 13 games overall entering Wednesday’s game.
Sharks score late to avoid shutout
The Wheatley Omstead Sharks are on a two-game skid after Tuesday’s 6-1 road loss to the Essex 73’s in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Stobbs Division.
Josh Chauvin scored with 1:56 left in regulation to spoil 73’s goalie Sean Shanahan’s shutout bid.
Sharks goalie Ethan Handley made 41 saves and Shanahan made 12.
The third-place Sharks (8-6-0-0) will host the Mooretown Flags on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Wheatley Area Arena.
The 73’s (12-1-0-0) are tied for first place with the Lakeshore Canadiens.
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