We’re so excited to welcome yet another esteemed writer to the Japers’ Rink crew - you probably already know her work from numerous hockey sites, from The Hockey Writers to Sportsnet to The Sports Capitol, and now she’s joining our ever-expanding team to help bring more awesome coverage. Please welcome Sammi Silber!
Jakub Vrana walks past mostly empty stalls, finally emerging from the ice after taking an extra half an hour to skate by himself. Still, despite nearly a two-hour practice on Wednesday, and most of his teammates already showered and headed home, the Czech winger was in high spirits, bantering with lingering teammates like Evgeny Kuznetsov before dribbling a basketball from a Harlem Globetrotter’s event, still in full gear.