Today was a big day for Game 7s in National Hockey League history with plenty of drama throughout the years. Since we cannot enjoy the drama and excitement of a Game 7 right now, let’s take a trip down memory lane. You’ve Got to Love Those Game 7s On April 29, 1978, Lanny McDonald struck
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9:48 AM ET It only took 27 years, a few lockouts and a global coronavirus pandemic, but National Hockey League players might finally have some leverage against commissioner Gary Bettman and the owners. As the NHL considers any and all plans to restart its season this summer, there are two essential entities that need to
Troy Grosenick was just a toddler growing up in Milwaukee when an Admirals player handed him a broken hockey stick during a game. That piece of lumber had become trash for that player, but for a young aspiring goaltender, it was gold. Now that he minds the net for his hometown team – the first
The second edition of New York Rangers That Got Away, we’ll be looking at Marc Savard and his brief stint with the organization. You can read my first piece of the series here. Between their Stanley Cup victory in 1994 and the turn of the century, the New York Rangers struggled to find much talent
The roster of NHL owners includes some heavyweights in the world of billionaires. Among them are Walmart heir Ann Walton Kroenke and her commercial real estate magnate husband, Stan Kroenke (Colorado Avalanche); real estate/arena operator Philip Anschutz and partner Edward Roski Jr. (Kings); Broadcom co-founder Henry Samueli and his wife, Susan (Ducks); and assorted software,
There has recently been lots of hopeful chatter about how and when professional sports will emerge from the Coronavirus lockdown. The NBA has announced players could soon start practising again. And the NHL and MLB continue to float scenarios that would see its players get back into action. All of these plans must confront serious
The Los Angeles Kings got a quality goaltending prospect — and a public relations boost — with the recent signing of Jacob Ingham. Ingham’s work off the ice is getting plenty of media play, and it never hurts for an organization’s image to bring in athletes who have a legitimate concern for their fellow human
6:58 PM ET The NHL is hoping its players can return to local team training facilities at “some point in the latter half of May,” if local restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic will allow it. “We are not targeting a specific date at this point in time,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN via
The Bakersfield Condors announced that the team has signed centers Brad Malone and Luke Esposito to two-year American Hockey League contracts beginning with the 2020-21 season. Malone has tied a career high with 13 goals and has totaled 31 points in 49 games with Bakersfield this season. The ninth-year pro from Chatham, N.B., has skated
Hendrix Lapierre 2019-20 Team: Saginaw Spirit (#97Date of Birth: Feb. 9, 2002Place of Birth: Gatineau, Quebec, CanadaHt: 6-foot Wt: 181-poundsShoots: LeftPosition: CenterNHL Draft Eligibility: 2020 first-year eligible Rankings Hendrix Lapierre is the classic jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none. His ability to be a dynamic player in all three zones makes him an interesting name heading into the 2020
Get used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most-likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned arenas during the dog days of summer. What is emerging as the leading plan involves bringing teams back in a few empty NHL
Originally published Nov. 9, 2017 It has been almost a year and a half since the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey pulled the trigger on the blockbuster deal that saw Taylor Hall and Adam Larsson swap organizations. At the time, the move seemed a rather puzzling one from an Oilers standpoint but after the club
7:30 AM ET If there’s one thing NHL scouts hate, it’s re-drafts. The reverse engineering and 20-20 hindsight makes it all too easy for us to ask “What if?” and point out where everyone went wrong in evaluations. But unfortunately for those scouts, that’s also what makes re-drafts fun exercises. There is no magic formula
Hockey has taken Matt Donovan to a number of places around the world. From Cedar Rapids to Denver to Long Island to Connecticut to Rochester to Frolunda to Nashville and Milwaukee, there’s one spot the longtime professional defenseman has never forgotten. As the first born, raised, and trained Oklahoman to play in the NHL, Donovan has
“I didn’t want to see another son hurt.” With those words, actor Eric Nesterenko drives home the central theme of the often-overlooked hockey film Youngblood, released in 1986 and co-produced, co-written and directed by Peter Markle. Though hardly destined to be remembered among the greatest sports movies, the often-dark narrative has allowed it to accomplish
The NHL is offering Maple Leafs fans — and fans of all 31 teams — a chance to play safe during the coronavirus pandemic while showing off their favourite team’s colours. The league announced Tuesday it was selling NHL-licensed cloth face coverings, with proceeds going to food banks in Canada and the U.S. “The health,
Although the NHL’s regular season has been suspended in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, there is news emerging from each NHL organization. In this News & Rumors post, I want to help Calgary Flames fans stay more up-to-date with news about the team and its players. Item One: Former Flames Coach Bill Peters Takes
9:52 PM ET Treatments for forward Oskar Lindblom‘s cancer “have gone as well or better than we could have expected,” Philadelphia Flyers assistant general manager Brent Flahr told reporters Tuesday. Lindblom, 23, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, in December. He has been undergoing care at the Hospital of the
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