Steeltown boys!

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PITTSBURGH PROVES THEMSELVES THE STRONGER STEEL TOWN

With a 2-1 victory in Game 5, Pittsburgh has eliminated the Hamilton Steel from the playoffs.

Hamilton lost Games 1 & 2 by 4-1 & 4-2 scores before winning Game 3 by a score of 3-1. A nailbiter Game 4 saw Hamilton lose 2-1 in Overtime.

Alexander Wennberg lead the team in points with 4 (1 goal). 8 players shared the team lead for goals with 1.

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UTICA COMPLETES THE UPSET

With a 4-2 loss in Game 4, the Port Coquitlam Armada have been upset in the playoffs by the Utica Comets 3-1.

Game 1 was a close one, seeing Utica win 3-2 in Overtime. Game 2 saw the Armada win 4-2. Then Utica clamped down winning Game 3 4-3 before finishing them off at home in Game 4.

Port Coquitlam forwards Jusso Ikonen & Andre Burakovsky lead the team in goals with 3 each whilst Ikonen, Cooper Marody, Dylan Sikura & Sven Baerstchi all tied for points leader with 4.



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BOZAK HANGS THEM UP

After playing in over 800 NHL games, Tyler Bozak retires at the age of 37.

Tyler signed with the Hamilton Steel and was immediately assigned to Port Coquitlam. However the team's depth at Center saw Bozak play in just 3 games.

Prior to joining Hamilton, Tyler has played in 827 NHL games, scoring 158 goals & 447 Points



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NEW PLAYERS JOIN THE RANKS

Due to trades, the 2023 Draft saw Hamilton draft just 4 players, with picks in the first 3 rounds & one in the 7th.

1st Round (23rd)
Matthias Josefson (SHL)
Med Elite, Sniper, RW, 64 Overall

2nd Round (55th)
Calle Hedman (SHL)
Med Top 9 F, Two Way FWD, LW, 60 Overall

3rd Round (77th)
Jaylin Iginla (WHL)
Low Top 6 F, Two Way FWD, RW, 59 Overall

7th Round (215th)
Viktor Moroza (Russia)
Low Top 6 D, Two Way DEF, D, 54 Overall

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HAMILTON FINDS THERE GENERAL MANAGER

President Steve Staios announced that they have hired a replacement for Keith Primeau, who retired after the regular season, just before resign period.

Former NHLer and Hamilton Native Blake Dunlop will be the 2nd General Manager in Franchise History.

Dunlop brings plenty of experience as a player, having played in 550 games, finishing with 130 goals. He also won the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1981 with the St Louis Blues.

President Steve Staios also announced that Head Coach Mats Sundin has decided to move on. Therefore the team will be needing a new Head Coach before training camp.

Port Coquitlam coach David Jones has also decided to move on. A hunt will begin for a replacement.



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DUNLOP IN THE FIRE AS NEW GENERAL MANAGER

GM Blake Dunlop has his hands full this resign period with a whopping 10 Restricted Free Agents needing new deals, including Patrick Truckel, Arthur Kaliyev, Philip Broberg & Michael Sweika.

Haydn Fleury & Sven Baerstchi lead a slightly weaker but equally important ensemble of Unrestricted Free Agents.



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DUNLOP DOESN'T FLOP ON RFAs

General Manager Blake Dunlop managed to sign all pending RFAs to new contracts

RW Arthur Kaliyev - 8 Years, $6.5M
RW Patrick Truckel - 4 Years, $5.5M
D Philip Broberg - 4 Years, $5.5M
LW Ethan Burroughs - 6 Years, $5.5M
D Jayson Thomas - 4 Years, $4M
RW Kappo Kakko - 3 Years, $2M
D Markku Kolehmainen - 2 years, $2M

G Nick Donofrio - 3 Years, $5.7M
G Michael Sweika - 4 Years, $6M
G Aidan Hughes - 2 Years, $4M



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General Manager Blake Dunlop announces returning & released unrestricted free agents.

Not Offered Contract:

D Joe Hicketts
C Tyler Johnson
LW Joe Colborne
C Mike Amadio


Rejected Contract Offer:

D Haydn Fleury
RW Tyler Pitlick
RW Zach Hyman

Resigned:

C Dominic Toninato - 1 Year, $700K
C Cooper Marody - 2 Years, $700K
C Dominic Turgeon - 1 Year, $700K
LW Jusso Ikonen - 1 Year, $650K
RW Andre Burakovsky - 1 Year, 1M



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