Mark Monroe
Sports Writer at The Toledo Blade
Toledo Blade sports writer, covering high school sports in northwest Ohio and the ECHL's Toledo Walleye. Email: [email protected]
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4 days ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
Entering the college transfer portal created a journey of uncertainty before ending in a positive destination for goaltender Klayton Knapp. The Anthony Wayne graduate and rising goalie had planned to finish his college hockey career at Michigan Tech University. After finishing his freshman season at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Knapp entered the transfer portal. The 21-year-old native of Waterville will now start his sophomore season at Lindenwood University in Missouri next fall.
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1 week ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
Walleye goaltender Jan Bednar, who spent the last two seasons in Toledo, will not return to the team next season. Bednar, a 22-year-old from the Czech Republic, started his pro career in Toledo in 2023-24. He played in 76 regular-season games for the Walleye over the last two seasons. He had a 46-16-8 record with a 2.51 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. In a post on Instagram, Bednar thanked the organization and its fans. “Toledo, thank you for two unforgettable years!” Bednar said.
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1 week ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
Sunday Chat is a weekly feature that appears on The Blade’s print and digital platforms each week. One very interested observer of the Kelly Cup Finals between the Toledo Walleye and Trois-Rivières Lions had a unique perspective. Former Toledo Goaldiggers defenseman Michel Laurendeau, who was part of two Turner Cup championship teams, is from Quebec. Laurendeau attended the three ECHL championship games at Colisée Vidéotron earlier this month.
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1 week ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
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2 weeks ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
Perrysburg's Blaze brothers will share the big stage once again as the siblings will wrestling for spots on the USA World Team on Saturday. Joey and Marcus Blaze will both be competing to be members of the U.S. National Team. The final roster spots will be decided with 12 “true-third matches” at the 2025 Final X at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.The highly accomplished brothers have seven state high school titles among them.
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RT @MarkAKunz: How good was Trois-Rivieres goalie Luke Cavallin? Won the Kelly Cup MVP and was named all three stars in game five. Not sure…
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