Michael Mersch went home this summer to suburban Chicago with some hard thinking ahead of him. He had wrapped up another pro season. Certainly he could still play. Nobody doubted that, not after he supplied 38 points (15 goals, 23 assists) in 66 games for the Rochester Americans. A classic power forward at 6-foot-2 and…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Kevin Maxwell had a chance to try something new. As a player, he played 66 games in the NHL, skated in a Stanley Cup Final, and was Olympian with Canada at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid. He won a pair of Calder Cup championships, with the Maine Mariners and…
NEWTON, Kan. — Two years ago, Bailey Bish watched the U.S. Adaptive Open on TV. It’s all she could do. She couldn’t apply to play because she couldn’t complete 54 holes of play, let alone nine. Now, she’s leading by a big margin after the first round. Bish, 24, shot 3-under 69 on Monday at…
Today marks the beginning of the Emma Hayes era in United States women’s soccer. After months of anticipation and speculation, Hayes will finally take the helm of the USWNT roster for the first time. Compared to The Beatles, Emma Hayes’ arrival is more akin to One Direction – a foreign talent causing a stir in…
