Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says goaltender Jacob Markstrom has undergone a “minor lower body procedure” and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Benning provided the update on the Canucks’ top goaltender in a statement Wednesday evening. Markstrom suffered an injury in Vancouver’s 9-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Thatcher Demko started
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Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says goaltender Jacob Markstrom has undergone a “minor lower body procedure” and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Benning provided the update on the Canucks’ top goaltender in a statement Wednesday evening. Markstrom suffered an injury in Vancouver’s 9-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Thatcher Demko started
7:00 AM ET The 2020 NHL trade deadline was one of the season’s biggest mysteries. There weren’t many obvious sellers, and the standings were so tightly packed that even the Buffalo Sabres — who have a 2.8% chance of making the playoffs, per Money Puck — considered themselves in the hunt. There weren’t the same
Marcus Decurtins has spent enough time in the aviation industry to know anything can happen when it comes to travel, let alone of the international variety. So when the retired engineer got the call that his son, Blue Jackets forward Calvin Thurkauf, was called up for the first time Friday and might make his NHL
Lou Lamoriello’s first year and a half as the New York Islanders’ general manager were quiet. Other than bringing in a well-respected coach in Barry Trotz, he stayed out of the spotlight, mostly re-signing his players and making no moves in his first trade deadline with New York. Related: Islanders Still Have Value in Ho-Sang
As the 2018 Trade Deadline came to a close, then Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman pulled off the blockbuster trade of the season. After weeks of rumor and speculation, the Lightning and New York Rangers came to an agreement that sent defenseman Ryan McDonagh along with forward J.T. Miller to Tampa Bay, with
CENTRE HENRY-LEONARD, BAIE-COMEAU, QC — Lucas Fitzpatrick made 28 saves leading the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to a 3-2 victory over the Gatineau Olympiques. The Drakkar led 2-1 at the end of the first period after goals from Charles-Antoine Giguère and Raivis Kristians Ansons. Zachary Dean scored for the Olympiques. The Drakkar led 3-2 after two periods
Joel Quenneville sees a lot of similarities between his new team and the old one. When he took over behind the Blackhawks’ bench four games into the 2008-09 season, Chicago had a roster loaded with untested skill led by Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews still trying to find its way. Quenneville guided the Blackhawks into
8:10 PM ET Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom underwent a minor lower-body procedure Wednesday and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Canucks general manager Jim Benning announced. Markstrom underwent an MRI on Monday after suffering the injury in a 9-3 win over Boston on Saturday. Backup Thatcher Demko will receive the bulk of the workload
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Tom Fitzgerald was in a bit of an awkward spot entering Monday’s trade deadline. As the New Jersey Devils’ interim general manager, he was auditioning for a job he hopes to land permanently. He got ahead of the action last weekend by trading away Andy Greene and Blake Coleman. But his work wasn’t finished with those
The Anaheim Ducks had a busy trade deadline. First, they traded Ondrej Kase to the Boston Bruins in return for a first-round pick, Axel Andersson and David Backes. Monday morning, they traded Derek Grant to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for center Kyle Criscuolo and a conditional fourth-round pick and sent Nick Ritchie to the Bruins
RALEIGH, N.C.—David Ayres is still adjusting to new-found stardom after winning a game as the emergency goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes. The 42-year-old Zamboni driver and kidney-transplant recipient has been making the rounds on TV shows and radio interviews since earning Saturday’s unlikely win at Toronto following injuries to the Hurricanes’ top two goalies. Now
The Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered another blow on defence with the loss of Jake Muzzin to a broken hand. The Leafs announced Wednesday that Muzzin will be out for about four weeks after suffering the injury during a win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. If Muzzin misses four weeks, he’ll return with
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — For the past six years, affluent African-American families from around the United States have converged on Martha’s Vineyard for a festival called the O.B. Boogie. Friends reconnect, and children play on the beach in front of corporate logos as sponsors ranging from BMW to Essence to Comcast eagerly cater
The New York Islanders have acquired defenseman Jordan Schmaltz from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Matt Lorito. Schmaltz was a first-round pick by St. Louis in the 2012 NHL Draft. The fifth-year pro has skated in 37 games with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies this season, collecting two goals and 11 assists. In
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