12:13 PM ET The imbalances of the NHL schedule are really highlighted when you have a small sample size … and Mika Zibanejad sitting on your bench. As much as Zibanejad blew the doors off in his season opener, he’s not going to help you win head-to-head leagues in the early season as much as,
Month: October 2019
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The road to the Calder Cup begins tonight as the American Hockey League prepares to drop the puck on its 84th season with eight games on the Friday schedule. [embedded content] The AHL once again has 31 active franchises in 2019-20, serving as the top development league for all 31 National Hockey
PITTSBURGH — Conor Sheary scored twice against his old team and Carter Hutton stopped 26 shots in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Rasmus Dahlin also scored to help Buffalo give Ralph Krueger a victory in his Sabres coaching debut. Buffalo beat Pittsburgh
The best month of the calendar year has finally arrived for hockey fans: October. For Los Angeles Kings fans, this means everything that has transpired during the team’s offseason will be put to the test. After a forgettable 2018-19 season, it was clear that major steps needed to be taken in order to restore the
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.—Debbie Osborne eased into a seat inside Herb Brooks Arena and stared out at her 17-year-old daughter, Kayle, as a hockey game between the United States and Canada featuring girls under age 18 was set to get under way. A single mother who has a full-time job in Ottawa, Osborne had arranged her
Brett Howden broke a tie with 4:09 remaining, and the New York Rangers beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-4 in a wild season opener on Thursday night. Mika Zibanejad had a goal and three assists, Jacob Trouba had a goal and two assists, and Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist for New York. Marc
The Bruins, Krug and Coyle have started contract extension talks Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports: After a not having contract extension talks with the Boston Bruins this past offseason, defenseman Torey Krug seems little relieved that negotiations have started. “It’s exciting. Now that we’re in the regular season I don’t want to talk too much
5:30 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Flyers founder Ed Snider, who died in 2016, will be honored with a mural in South Philadelphia. The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia will dedicate “Snider Hockey: Inspiring Our Youth” on Saturday at 10th and Snyder Avenue. Snider had long said he wanted his
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced a three-year partnership with Sporfie, a venture of NAGRA, the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, whereby Sporfie has become the official provider of the AHL’s in-game video review system. Beginning with the 2019-20 season, Sporfie’s Instant Replay system will allow
DALLAS — Brett Ritchie scored on his first shift against his former team barely a minute into the game and the Boston Bruins opened defence of their Eastern Conference title with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. Danton Heinen had a power-play goal in the first period and Tuukka Rask made
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped three shots in the tiebreaker and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night in the teams’ opener. Erik Haula, making his debut with the Hurricanes, tied it at 3 with 13:05 left in regulation and Martin Necas scored with
CALGARY—The Calgary Flames announced a multi-year contract extension for general manager Brad Treliving just hours before the team played its season opener Thursday. The 50-year-old from Penticton, B.C., enters his sixth season as Calgary’s general manager. Calgary has made the playoffs three times and posted a record of 212-163-35 for a winning percentage of .560
Want to watch a free live stream of Hockey Night in Canada’? CBC will live stream Hockey Night in Canada on all digital platforms, meaning more Canadians will be able to access the games. Here’s your guide on how to watch on Saturday. The CBC Sports app will continue to provide free live streams of Hockey Night in Canada games, which you can
The Oilers would still like to add a top-six and a top-four Jason Gregor: Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland: “I’d like another top-six forward and top-four defenceman. Those types of players weren’t available on waivers.” Holland added that there is nothing happening on the Jesse Puljujarvi front. There were a few teams that had been
5:36 PM ET Associated Press A well-known bookmaker and the owner of three Washington D.C. professional sports teams plan to open the nation’s first on-premises sports betting facility inside an arena. In a partnership announced Thursday, betting company William Hill and Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns pro basketball and hockey teams in the nation’s
SPRINGFIELD, Mass./NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. … The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association today announced the ratification of a new five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new CBA, which is effective through August 31, 2024, has been unanimously ratified by both the AHL’s Board of Governors and AHL players. “The American Hockey League remains
Hockey is back and we could not get that bad taste of Game 7 out of our mouth fast enough. The Vegas Golden Knights won’t have to wait long for revenge against the rival San Jose Sharks as they play a home-and-home with the team to start the season. With the end of training camp
Welcome to THW’s goalie news, a daily article chronicling everything you need to know about goaltenders, from top saves to social media strangeness. Goalies are a unique breed of athletes, but we love them all the same. They are the masked men of the hockey world, and these are their stories. Today, we’ll take a