AHL: Maple Leafs prospect Ryan Tverberg finding his way after winning AHL Player of the Month
Picked in the seventh round of the 2020 NHL Draft, former UConn center Ryan Tverberg has been a great late-round find for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite missing six weeks with a leg injury, the 22-year-old has 28 points in 37 games for the Toronto Marlies (AHL) and took home AHL Player of the Month honors in January.
Tverberg’s record-breaking January included a game that saw him score four goals in a single period against the Belleville Senators, becoming the first player in Marlies history to ever achieve that feat. The 6-foot center finished the month with five goals and 10 assists across 11 games and is emerging as one of the top prospects within the organization. The Maple Leafs signed Tverberg to a three-year entry-level contract following the end of his collegiate career with Connecticut. In his final year in Storrs, he had 15 goals and 30 assists over 35 games and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award for the best NCAA men’s hockey player.
NFL: Folorunso Fatukasi released by Jacksonville
On a day when the former UConn standout was supposed to be celebrating his 29th birthday, former Jaguars and Jets defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi was released. This came hours after the Jaguars gave him a “Happy Birthday” shoutout on social media. The move, as poorly timed as it was, saves Jacksonville $3.5 million on their salary to help with flexibility for building their roster for the 2024-2025 season. Fatukasi was selected in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Jets and his solid play earned him a 3-year, $30 million contract in 2022 from the Jaguars. Teams looking for depth on their defensive interior could come calling in the coming weeks for Fatukasi’s services.
G-League: Update on Huskies in the G-League
Adama Sanogo: The 2023 final four MOP scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in just 22 minutes against the Cleveland Charge on Monday. Sanogo has 23 double-doubles on the season for the Windy City Bulls.
Tyrese Martin: One of the key pieces in Dan Hurley’s rebuild at UConn, the 2022 second- rounder scored eight points on 2/8 shooting in the Iowa Wolves’ Tuesday loss to the South Bay Lakers. Martin is averaging 16.5 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Wolves this season.
Amida Brimah: The 2014 national champion scored nine points to go along with six rebounds and a blocked shot in the Santa Cruz Warriors’ Monday night win over the Mexico City Capitanes. Brimah is just seven blocked shots away from having the most blocks in G-League history.
Joey Calcaterra: A key bench piece on UConn’s 2023 championship team, he scored three points in two minutes off the bench for the South Bay Lakers on Tuesday.