Nearly five months after the coronavirus brought play to a halt, the NHL is ready to stage its return in Edmonton and Toronto. Here’s everything you should know to refamiliarize yourself with hockey: Will this work? That’s the prevailing, lingering question that looms over everything. The bottom line: the NHL is attempting to play games in
Month: July 2020
Could the Detroit Red Wings have a new rival soon? Now that the Seattle Kraken have officially revealed their team name, the NHL suddenly has two octopus-affiliated franchises. There are two schools of thought on a potential Red Wings-Kraken rivalry: “Sure, why not” and “please don’t force this.” Personally, I’m with the former, because that
When you play a sport and accomplish a task as a team, it is something worth celebrating. Whether you hit a home run, score a touchdown or light the lamp, it makes you happy and creates an expression you want to let out. Scoring a goal while playing in the best hockey league in the
7:00 AM ET On March 12, the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, players will hit the ice again as the NHL’s return-to-play plan hits Phase 4 and the postseason begins. Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12
The Penguins were permitted to bring a maximum of 31 players to Toronto (click here for the full roster). And in a tribute to the organization’s development process, 19 of those players have all spent time in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. They are forwards Anthony Angello, Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger, Jake Guentzel, Adam
Normally the splashy visuals, out-of-the-box camera angles and next-level razzle-dazzle are saved for hockey’s showcase events. Not so in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Sportsnet enters fresh territory for the resumption of NHL broadcasts this week as the network transitions to a more unusual televised product befitting these memorable times. Get ready for “augmented audio.” Swaths
Almost 800 players and dozens more team staff have embarked on the completion of a 2019-20 season suspended on March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A best-of-five qualifying round starts Saturday at Edmonton’s Rogers Place and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York hotel, pictured on July 24, will be closed off from the
Season Record: 30-31-8, 68 points Points Percentage: .493, Ranked 25th in the NHL The Buffalo Sabres’ season came to an end early this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the 2020 NHL playoffs expanded to include 24 teams, the Sabres still missed the cut by a 0.007 PTS% margin, just behind the Montreal Canadiens
The Columbus Blue Jackets are starting to settle into Toronto. The team arrived on Sunday into the bubble in advance of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. But before we get to that series, the Blue Jackets will make final preparations. They have multiple practice days upcoming. They also have one of the
7:00 AM ET Steve Mayer was sitting in the best seat in Edmonton’s Rogers Place arena on Saturday: a luxury box located squarely at center ice. But now it’s an obstructed view seat, were fans allowed to watch a game from that vantage point. Mayer’s view of the ice was blocked by a JitaCam, a
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – Kaapo Kahkonen was the go-to goaltender for the Wild’s minor league team this season, batting away enough pucks to help Iowa to one of its best performances in franchise history and to get recognized as the American Hockey League’s top goalie. But when he will get his next opportunity to play is
NEW YORK—The NHL is reporting that no player tested positive for COVID-19 over the final week of training camps. The league said in a release Monday that 4,256 tests were administered to more than 800 players during the seven-day period from July 18-25. The NHL had announced two positive cases from July 13, when Phase
The NHL is reporting that no player tested positive for COVID-19 over the final week of training camps. The league said in a release Monday that 4,256 tests were administered to more than 800 players during the seven-day period from July 18-25. The NHL had announced two positive cases from July 13, when Phase 3
In today’s Boston Bruins’ News & Rumors, we look at Patrice Bergeron earning his ninth-consecutive Selke Trophy finalist nod, one of the Bruins’ playoff games being rescheduled and Jake DeBrusk gave an update on David Pastrnak. Bergeron Names Selke Trophy Finalist Another year, another Selke Trophy-level season for Bergeron in Boston. The Trophy annually awarded
The recent extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement until 2026 is positive news. While most of the focus has been on the NHL’s Return to Play plan, the agreement also includes potential Olympic participation in 2022 (Beijing) and 2026 (Milan/Cortina). I say potential because let’s be honest, there is still plenty of time between now
7:00 AM ET It has been 137 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic … and we’re now five days away from the start of the 24-team postseason tournament to determine the 2020 Stanley Cup champion. As players, coaches, broadcasters and fans look ahead to
Gwinnett, Hamilton, Anchorage, Boise, Fort Wayne, San Antonio, Loveland, and Laval. While it’s common for hockey players to visit a myriad of cities throughout their careers, very few end up playing their home games in eight different cities over the course of eight years, in addition to playing in two different leagues with an eye
This notion that the Stanley Cup playoffs will be a greater challenge this year than ever before is nonsense. Promotional nonsense spewed out by the NHL, which is desperate to attract eyeballs starting next weekend by making it seem as though we are about to witness the most frantic, intense competition in league history. The
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