The Tampa Bay Lightning and team owner Jeff Vinik are donating $2 million US toward Hurricane Ian relief efforts. The NHL team announced Friday that $1 million each will be donated by the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and the Vinik Family Foundation. “This is a tragic situation for many families and communities across the state
Could the Toronto Maple Leafs be gearing for a huge change that involves Mitch Marner? To consider this possibility, let’s start by reviewing a unique event that occurred in the Maple Leafs’ game against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. Related: Mitch Marner Running Out of Leash with Maple Leaf Fans When the team lost two defensemen
As long as the Edmonton Oilers have Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, they will always be in contention for NHL awards. Both players are entering their prime and are among the best in the world. The team also has some solid young talent entering the lineup, and a couple of their rookies could compete for
📝 by Patrick Williams Several American Hockey League stars made their respective cases for a promotion last season. And several seasons before that as well, in some cases. Now they are back for more, competing for National Hockey League full-time roles as training camp continues this week. Here is a look at some accomplished AHL
1:24 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning and team owner Jeff Vinik are donating $2 million toward Hurricane Ian relief efforts. The NHL team announced Friday that $1 million each will be donated by the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and the Vinik Family Foundation. “This is a tragic situation
MONTREAL – When Jeff Gorton signed on to become the Montreal Canadiens’ new executive vice-president of hockey operations last fall, the two pillars he wanted to improve were hockey development and analytics. The Canadiens headed into the first training camp of Gorton’s and general manager Kent Hughes’s era with a retooled hockey development team. New
Russian players on two NHL teams opening the season in the Czech Republic will be allowed to participate in the two Global Series games in Prague after all. The Czech government has dropped its attempted ban of Russian players on the rosters for San Jose and Nashville, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Thursday. The move
The Tampa Bay Lightning have started training camp and are preparing for their first preseason contests, back-to-back games with the Carolina Hurricanes. In this training camp, the team’s primary task will be to figure out how some new additions and returning veterans can successfully step into new roles. The two most significant changes, which will
When Chicago Blackhawks‘ training camp opened on Sept. 21, general manager (GM) Kyle Davidson met with the media to discuss various topics. One of them that stood out was the salary cap, as he stated that he was open to “weaponizing” salary cap space in a trade if a team wants to unload a bad
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Jakob Chychrun‘s trade interest intensifying TSN: Darren Dreger said last night that Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun is still looking to get of Arizona and the Coyotes keep saying they are willing to be patient. Trade interest in Chychrun is intensifying, and are
7:00 AM ET In hockey, it’s hard to go from the outhouse to the penthouse, because playoff contenders refuse to move out. Of the 16 teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, 12 of them were in the midst of multiyear postseason appearance streaks. If you include the COVID-19 bubble qualification series in 2020
VANCOUVER – Ryan Donato scored with 40.1 seconds left in overtime, powering the Seattle Kraken to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. John Hayden had a big night for the Kraken (3-0-0), evening the score at 3-3 midway through the third after fights in the first and second periods. Tye Kartye
WARNING: This story contains graphic details some readers may find disturbing. Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge says there’s a “systemic problem” of sexual violence and toxic masculinity in Canada’s hockey culture that Hockey Canada has failed to change. Her comment was a response to a Fifth Estate investigation that identified at least 15 group sexual assault
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is an update on the talks between the St. Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes when it comes to Jakob Chychrun. The Calgary Flames are looking at a long-term deal for MacKenzie Weegar, but what will it cost to get it done? The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Rasmus Sandin,
Coming off a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center, the St. Louis Blues are back at home for the first time this preseason to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets in preseason game number four. Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou, Justin Faulk and Jordan Binnington (The Hockey Writers) The Blues made easy
4:39 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Rasmus Sandin has signed a two-year, $2.8 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced on Thursday. The 22-year-old from Sweden was the 29th overall selection in the 2018 draft. Sandin had 16 points in 51 games with Toronto last season. He’s played in 88 career
Serge Savard, a key Team Canada defenceman in the 1972 Summit Series, realizes the team that defeated the Soviet Union was ill-prepared physically when the first puck dropped. But Savard, now 76, says there were reasons for Canada’s apparent lack or preparedness, some of them hard to understand in today’s hockey world. “In our dressing
When hockey players in Newfoundland and Labrador hit the ice this season, they won’t be the only ones working on new skills: so will some of their coaches — who must take sexual violence prevention training, starting this season. Hockey N.L. announced a pilot program this week that will provide free and mandatory training for all coaching staff