CONNOR BEDARD, center, 5-foot-10, 185 pounds, shoots right. BORN: July, 17, 2005. FROM: North Vancouver, British Columbia LAST TEAM: Regina Pats, Western Hockey League ACCOMPLISHMENTS/BACKGROUND: Bedard was the WHL’s first player — and seventh Canadian junior — to be granted exceptional status in being allowed to play at 15. … In 2021-22, he scored 51
Connor Bedard and the 2023 NHL draft were mentioned in the same breath long before the phenom played a single shift in junior hockey. The 17-year-old’s path to the stage at Bridgestone Arena has been dotted by big goals, clutch performances and memorable moments in a young career poised to enter its next phase. The
As the 2022-23 season recently wrapped up for the St. Louis Blues, it’s time to look back on the Pavel Buchnevich trade that general manager Doug Armstrong pulled off prior to the 2021-22 season. This trade has been fantastic for the Blues through two seasons. Buchnevich’s Career Year in 2021-22 When the Blues acquired Buchnevich,
With only days until the 2023 NHL Draft, here is my mock-up of who I think the Montreal Canadiens will draft with all of their 2023 Draft picks. While doing this draft, we will have to assume a lot because you never know what will happen when the draft starts. There have been rumours of
The Tampa Bay Lightning have named Joel Bouchard as head coach of the Syracuse Crunch. In addition, Daniel Jacob has been named assistant coach. Bouchard, 49, joins the Crunch with 242 games of experience as an AHL head coach with Laval (2018-21) and San Diego (2021-22), posting a record of 111-100-18-13. He led the Rocket
It’s a big week for the NHL. Tonight, the annual awards show will anoint the winners of the Hart, Vezina, Calder and Norris trophies. Wednesday is Round 1 of the draft (7 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+), while free agency begins on Saturday at noon ET. To help make sense of it all, our reporters
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed backup goalie Connor Ingram to a three-year contract, the team announced Sunday. The 26-year-old led the Coyotes with a 3.37 goals against average and a .907 save percentage last season. He had a 6-13-8 record in 27 games. Ingram made 47 saves in a shutout of
Designers of several special edition jerseys for the Vancouver Canucks say they’re disappointed and frustrated at a decision from the NHL to ban players from wearing special ’cause-based’ jerseys during warmups next season. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in an interview with Sportsnet that themed nights at games were being undermined by the decisions of
Unless you played for the New York Islanders or were a fan of the team, you despised Billy Smith. He was mean and ornery to say the least, and wielded his goalie stick like some sort of wild hatchet man. No opposing player was safe around Smith’s goal crease. Whether it was a butt end
The 2023 NHL Entry Draft is approaching, and the Montreal Canadiens are poised to be major players in the draft outcome for many teams. The Habs hold the fifth overall pick and it is there that the draft begins to get interesting as their pick is where the draft boards start to diverge, and the
📝 by Patrick Williams PALM DESERT, Calif. … So many of hockey’s cliches surround the game’s highs and lows. But cliches can also contain truths. Hershey Bears forward Mike Vecchione is one such example. Vecchione went to the AHL All-Star Classic in Laval in February, his first invitation to that event. Certainly a high. A
ESPN News Services Jun 25, 2023, 06:23 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed backup goaltender Connor Ingram to a three-year contract, the team announced Sunday. The 26-year-old led the Coyotes with a 3.37 goals against average and a .907 save percentage last season. He had a 6-13-8 record in 27 games.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal is staying with the Carolina Hurricanes after signing a four-year contract worth $11.6 million. The team announced the deal with their captain on Sunday, less than a week before Staal would have become an unrestricted free agent. He’s not going anywhere, sticking around to try to help the team
Jordan Staal is staying with the Carolina Hurricanes after signing a four-year contract worth $11.6 million US. The team announced the deal with their captain on Sunday, less than a week before Staal would have become an unrestricted free agent. He’s not going anywhere, sticking around to try to help the team win the Stanley
The 2023 NHL Draft is right around the corner, and for the New Jersey Devils, there is a much different feeling heading into it. After finishing lackluster seasons for the past ten years, Devils fans had excitement and hope when looking at prospects in the draft that would make their team better. The organization was
With the 2023 NHL Draft rapidly approaching, it’s time to take a look at who the Winnipeg Jets should target. Declan Schroeder of The Hockey Writers did a wonderful dive into ten players they should target with their first-rounder, so make sure you take a look at his articles. 2019 NHL Draft Floor (Amy Irvin
ESPN News Services Jun 24, 2023, 05:30 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes acquired defenseman Sean Durzi from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick. Durzi, 24, was a second-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2018 NHL draft but played the past two seasons with the Kings
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes acquired defenseman Sean Durzi from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday for a 2024 second-round draft. The 24-year-old played 72 games with the Kings last season, tying the team lead among defensemen with nine goals and was second with 29 assists. Durzi has 12 goals and 53 assists