SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Greg Moore of the Toronto Marlies and Mitch Love of the Calgary Wranglers have been named to the coaching staff of the American Hockey League’s all-star event Feb. 5-6 in Laval, Que. Moore and Love join Todd Nelson of the Hershey Bears and Neil Graham of the Texas Stars behind the benches.
MacKenzie Weegar finally notched his first goal as a Flame on Saturday night and it was an important one. Coming in game No. 37, Weegar scored the game-winner and added an assist for his first multi-point game since opening night to lead Calgary to a 3-2 win over the division rival Vancouver Canucks. “It feels
At least things can’t really get worse for the Montreal Canadiens before they get better, as the calendar flips to 2023. The Habs obviously struggled to end 2022, losing five straight by a combined score of 26-8, falling further out of the playoff race. They are 15-19-3 to start 2023, 11 points outs of the
The Edmonton Oilers are in need of some upgrades before the trade deadline this season and the Chicago Blackhawks could be the perfect team to make a deal with. These two teams are going in opposite directions. The Oilers are hoping to stay competitive and be Stanley Cup contenders while the Blackhawks are just beginning
📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Saturday’s action around the AHL: CALGARY 3, ONTARIO 1The Wranglers (21-7-0-1, .741) closed out 2022 with the best record in the AHL, defeating the Reign for their sixth consecutive win and seventh straight on the road. Jakob Pelletier scored a pair of power-play goals
8:16 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored almost at will against the Montreal Canadiens and moved a few steps closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin recorded his 30th career hat trick to speed up his pursuit of Gretzky’s mark, Charlie Lindgren made 31 saves against his first NHL team
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Defenseman Mackenzie Weegar scored his first goal with Calgary and added an assist Saturday night to lead the Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Elias Lindholm and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary (18-13-7), which has points in 12 of its last 15 games (8-3-4). Sheldon Dries and
Neal Pionk and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist as the Winnipeg Jets pushed past the Oilers 2-1 on Saturday night in Edmonton. Connor Hellebuyck had 31 saves for the Jets (23-13-1) who have won two in a row. Klim Kostin replied for the Oilers (20-16-2) who had a two-game winning streak
The Florida Panthers have struggled mightily this season. With every game comes a new injury, and the season is slowly slipping away with every loss. The worst part? It’s not even 2023 yet. They have a 16-16-4 record and 36 points, which puts them below the final wild-card spot or for third in the division
Team USA defeated Team Finland by a score of 6-2 on Dec. 31, winning first place in Group B at the 2023 World Juniors. While the game was relatively even in momentum, Team USA was able to rely on their goaltending and offense to keep the game controlled and get the win. Team USA Finds
📝 by Gary R. Blockus | AHL On The Beat Greg Carey played just four seasons with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, but left an indelible impression as a proven goal scorer. Had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic ending the 2019-2020 season prematurely, Carey’s numbers would place him even higher on the franchise’s all-time
12:21 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche have activated star center Nathan MacKinnon off injured reserve ahead of Saturday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. MacKinnon has not played since Dec. 5 because of an upper-body injury that forced him out of a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. He was placed on IR the following day.
Toronto Six forward Brittany Howard gave a good example Friday of how she intends to celebrate her nod as the Premier Hockey Federation’s player of the month for December. Howard joined several teammates at a local shopping mall, a reflection of the team-first mindset that has the Six sitting in first place heading into the
Manitoba The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with forward Danny Zhilkin on a three-year, entry-level contract. Social Sharing 3rd-round pick in 2022 draft was born in Moscow, but represents Canada The Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 30, 2022 2:06 PM CT | Last Updated: December 30 Danny Zhilkin signed his first NHL contract with
At this point of the season, the Detroit Red Wings are still in the wild card race. However, they also certainly are in jeopardy of falling out of it, as they trail the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, and New York Rangers each by seven points. As a result, general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman may
Welcome to the THW’s 2022-23 Selke Trophy Tracker, an ever-shifting list looking at the top defensive forwards that will be updated every month throughout the regular season. With the NHL season hitting its midpoint, there is enough data to properly judge who will walk away with the Frank J. Selke Trophy at the season’s end. As always,
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway TSN: Ryan Rishaug on an area of need for the Edmonton Oilers. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Cory Woron: “The Oilers didn’t feel that the knee on Connor McDavid night was an intentionally dirty play and they’re okay with their response to it.
📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Friday’s action around the AHL: TEXAS 7, TUCSON 3The Stars (18-7-3-2) carried their point streak to 10 games (9-0-1-0), the AHL’s longest of the season, with a win over visiting Tucson. Thomas Harley, Jacob Peterson and Mavrik Bourque all had a goal and an assist,