SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Mike Griffith, sports reporter for the Bakersfield Californian, has been selected as the recipient of the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for the 2018-19 season. The James H. Ellery Memorial Award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding media coverage of the American Hockey League.
Month: July 2019
Despite only being around for 24 years, the Anaheim Ducks sure do like taking walks down memory lane. After he previously spent parts of six seasons with the team, the then-Mighty Ducks brought back Teemu Selanne for the 2005-06 season (and the eight that followed), four years after shipping him to the San Jose Sharks
The 2018-19 St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup Championship, the first in the history of the franchise. But, naturally, some players made a bigger contribution than others. In this series, we’ll look at the Blues’ star players, and see who made the grade and who needs to retake the test. Entering the 2018-19 season,
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has signed an eight-year, $76 million US contract extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team announced the deal — worth an average of $9.5 million per season — with the Vezina Trophy winner on Monday. Lightning vice-president and general manager Julien BriseBois says the 25-year-old has “shown unmatched work ethic and
Blues mailbag and notes Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (mailbag) With the St. Louis Blues salary cap situation and young players already under contract, not easy to see Patrick Maroon coming back unless it’s on a PTO. Believe the Blues should be looking to re-sign Alex Pietrangelo and Brayden Schenn to contract extensions.
6:18 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Hockey Hall of Famer Denis Potvin has announced his retirement as a television broadcaster for the Florida Panthers. Potvin, a former captain for the New York Islanders, was part of the Panthers’ first broadcast team in 1993-94 and spent 21 seasons as their TV analyst. Potvin, 65,
CRANBERRY, Pa. — Zachary Lauzon once considered giving up his NHL dream. After being selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (No. 51) of the 2017 NHL Draft, the 20-year-old defenseman prospect struggled to stay healthy following post-concussion symptoms. He considered attending a university, searching for a direction to steer his life. Lauzon
It’s been a turbulent summer for the Winnipeg Jets, right at a moment where they’ve needed a good one perhaps more than ever. After a confidence-eroding second half and early playoff exit, the offseason has done nothing to boost the mood around their chances for the coming season. Gone is Jacob Trouba, whose production, physical
By The Canadian Press July 29th, 2019 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Alex Meruelo has completed his purchase of the controlling interest in the Arizona Coyotes. The team announced Monday that Meruelo completed the transaction with Andrew Barroway to become Arizona’s majority owner. Meruelo becomes the only Hispanic controlling owner of an NHL team. The NHL’s Board
TAMPA, FLA.—Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has signed an eight-year, $76 million (U.S.) contract extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team announced the deal — worth an average of $9.5 million per season — with the Vezina Trophy winner on Monday. Lightning vice-president and general manager Julien BriseBois says the 25-year-old has “shown unmatched work ethic
On the same day that a poll was released showing a majority of Calgarians feel the arena deal is being rushed, the city revealed it is asking the Calgary Flames’ ownership group for more time to do public consultation. At the outset of their talks, all parties to the negotiations — the city, the Flames owners
© Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports The Vegas Golden Knights have traded left winger Nikita Gusev to the New Jersey Devils for a 2020 3rd round pick and a 2021 2nd round pick. The Devils have signed Gusev to a two-year contract at $9 million. Chris Westcott: Gusev will get $5 million this upcoming season and
The Blue Jackets and restricted free agent Werenski Michael Arace of the Columbus Dispatch: Do the Columbus Blue Jackets look at signing restricted free agent defenseman Zach Werenski to a bridge deal or do they try to get a long-term deal? Which road does Werenski prefer? Werenski doesn’t have a lot of leverage this offseason
5:08 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The New Jersey Devils continued their summer upgrade on Monday, trading a third-round pick in 2020 and a second-round pick in 2021 for left wing Nikita Gusev of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knights brought Gusev, 27, over from the Russian Kontinental Hockey League for the Stanley Cup playoffs last
The Ontario Reign have signed defenseman Ryan Stanton to an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. Stanton skated in 65 regular-season games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors last season, recording five goals and 15 assists for 20 points. His five goals and plus-20 rating were both career highs. Stanton also notched two goals and an
The Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues are largely bringing back the same roster, with just Ivan Barbashev and Joel Edmundson left as restricted free-agents to sign. This continuity allows the Blues to remain contenders, led by their veteran players. With that in mind, there were still some young faces on the roster last season
The Tampa Bay Lightning have extended goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to a eight-year, $76 million contract. Vasilevskiy is coming off of a stellar season, holding a 39-10-4 record with a 2.40 goals against average (GAA) and a .925 save percentage (SV%). He also collected six shutouts. His performance in 2018-19 earned him his first Vezina Trophy,
To prepare you for the opening of NHL training camps in mid-September CBC Sports will take a deep dive at each of the seven Canadian-based clubs every Thursday. The Vancouver Canucks are up first. The Canucks have enjoyed a sound summer of manoeuvres so far. No doubt head coach Travis Green, entering his third year
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