9:00 AM ET Last February, St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during a game against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. Bouwmeester’s teammates waved for help, and a team of trainers and doctors sprung into choreographed action. Bouwmeester had suffered a cardiac episode, but within 60 seconds of his collapse,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk that the Florida Panthers are hoping the drama surrounding Keith Yandle’s near scratch from the lineup will act as a rallying cry. The Columbus Blue Jackets have teams waiting on their decision to move Pierre-Luc Dubois and the Edmonton Oilers are considering some line changes and going
Welcome everyone, to my first ever NHL Draft rankings. I’m really excited to not only be a part of the 2021 NHL Draft coverage at The Hockey Writers, but to provide my take on the prospects for this year’s draft. I previously made a personal draft rankings on the prospects in this year’s upcoming draft.
SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida coach Joel Quenneville already has a raspier-than-usual voice after the Panthers’ first two games of the season. Screaming over crowd noise isn’t easy. Florida is one of only three teams that is permitting fans back into arenas for the start of this season. The Panthers averaged 3,907 fans in their season-opening
Between a condensed NWHL season played on ice steeped in hockey lore and an opening match-up lingering with unfinished business, the scene is set for a spellbinding 2021 Isobel Cup. The road to the final starts Jan. 23 when the league’s six teams begin their 5-game season, leading to a playoff round that determines the
The Chicago Blackhawks started off the 2020-21 season slow, losing their first four games against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers. However, with that being said, there have been both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ things that have come out of the season thus far, and you’ll find that there is a lot more bad than
Welcome to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in-store for the team from Hockeytown. As always, feel free to
Jan 19, 2021 The San Diego Gulls earned a 5-1 victory over the divisional rival San Jose Barracuda in their first action of the 2020-21 preseason tonight at FivePoint Arena. San Diego wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Just over five minutes into the action, with the Gulls already on the game’s first power
7:00 AM ET We’re already one week into the 2021 NHL season, and it has felt like seven straight days of excitement, including some unexpected results. For this week’s NHL Power Rankings, we identified the biggest surprise for each team. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1 to 31
The Winnipeg Jets’ Friday waiver claim of Anton Forsberg has highlighted the unique challenges of building and maintaining a roster and taxi squad this season, and has shown even something as seemingly simple as depth-goalie pickup causes complications in the NHL’s COVID-shortened season. Forsberg’s Whirlwind Week The Jets are Forsberg’s third team since last Sunday.
In the Columbus Blue Jackets’ third game of the 2020-21 season, a 3-2 win over the Red Wings in Detroit, forward Oliver Bjorkstrand tallied what is known as a “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” (GHHT). Rather than three goals, these hat tricks consist of a goal, an assist, and a fight. Oliver Bjorkstrand recorded a Gordie
LOS ANGELES – Nathan MacKinnon became the first member of the 2013 NHL draft class to reach 500 points, Devon Toews and Mikko Rantanen scored power-play goals and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night. MacKinnon, selected by the Avalanche with the first overall pick in 2013, had a pair
Nikolaj Ehlers and the Winnipeg Jets have yet to lead a contest in regulation and yet they’ve won two of their three games to start the NHL season. Ehlers scored in overtime as Winnipeg twice rallied from a two-goal deficit en route to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. The Jets
The Calgary Flames continue to trend upward, after hammering the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Monday night at the Saddledome. The win comes after former Canucks netminder Jacob Markstrom posted a shutout for the Flames on Saturday night. The two points from Monday puts the Flames in a tie with the Montreal Canadiens for second in
The Minnesota Wild have traded defenceman Greg Pateryn to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenceman Ian Cole. Per sources, #mnwild have acquired #avs left-shot D Ian Cole (#GoIrish) for D Greg Pateryn. Cole: 2-time Cup champ with Pens, hard shot, hard-nosed, most importantly, exceptional quote Pateryn pending UFA ($2.25M AAV); Cole pending UFA ($4.25M
6:41 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado and Minnesota swapped veteran defensemen on Tuesday, with the Avalanche acquiring Greg Pateryn and the Wild receiving Ian Cole. The trade represents a significant salary-cap savings for Colorado from Cole’s $4.25 million hit to Pateryn’s $2.25 million. It also frees up a spot on the left side
Former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock and The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun sat down for a long talk. The topic of the conversation was Babcock’s reputation as a bench boss and a person since being released by the Maple Leafs and choosing to stay silent regarding allegations of verbal and emotional abuse. More specifically,
It’s no secret to anyone who pays attention to the Carolina Hurricanes that goaltending is a problem that’s plagued the team for years – at least much of the last decade. Too much had been thrust on the shoulders of Cam Ward, and in spite of that, inconsistency has always been at the forefront of
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