Feb 13, 2020 On Wednesday night when the Vancouver Canucks forever immortalized Henrik and Daniel Sedin by retiring their numbers, many former linemates were in attendance. One of them, however, was at the Adirondack Bank Center helping his team defeat Laval. Utica Comets assistant coach Jason King played on a line with the Sedin’s
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Between players like Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie, John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov, the Washington Capitals have offensive firepower. Carlson is in the midst of a career year and is likely to be the Norris Trophy favorite; Ovechkin is filling the net as usual and is on his way to becoming the greatest goalscorer
As the old saying goes, you need defense to win championships. That has been the Achilles Heel for the Vegas Golden Knights this season. The team does not have a ton of depth on their blue line and have blown multiple leads this season. They’ve tried switching up their defensive system and fired their coaching
CENTRE D’EXCELLENCE SPORTS ROUSSEAU, BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND — Simon Pinard scored a goal leading the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada to a 3-2 victory over the Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Yaroslav Likhachev added two assists for the Armada. Rémi Poirier made 41 saves for Gatineau. The Armada led 1-0 at the end of the first
Tyler Toffoli and Austin Wagner scored 39 seconds apart in the second period to give Los Angeles the lead, and the Kings went on to beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Wednesday night. Kurtis MacDermid, Jeff Carter and Sean Walker also scored to help the Kings end a five-game losing streak. Calvin Petersen stopped 35
Cap issues led to a short-term deal for Darnell Nurse Jason (@Account4Hockey): Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 on Monday said that the Edmonton Oilers and Darnell Nurse had looked at longer-term but couldn’t get the salary cap number to work. The short-term deal gives them time for money to come off the books and then
10:43 PM ET David Pastrnak‘s MVP-like season continued Wednesday night for the Bruins. The star right winger needed just two periods to record his fourth hat trick of the season as Boston bested the rival Canadiens at TD Garden, 4-1. The four hat tricks are the most in a season by a Bruins player since
by Mike Ianniello | AHL On The Beat When the Lehigh Valley Phantoms host their annual You Can Play Night this Friday against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Phantoms players will take the ice with rainbow tape on their sticks. For forward Kurtis Gabriel, this gesture will be no different than the one he has
Just when you thought the injury bug was leaving the Pittsburgh Penguins, it stings again. This time, it hit standout rookie defenseman John Marino, who took a Steven Stamkos shot to the face late in last Thursday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. John Marino, Pittsburgh Penguins (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Injuries have
Originally published in 2018 Brian Burke pulled off one of the most important deals in National Hockey League history when he wheeled and dealed at the 1999 NHL Draft, landing both Daniel and Henrik Sedin with the Vancouver Canucks. In the decades that followed, the Sedins did something equally impressive: they lived up to their
Within the thoroughly modernized NHL, an antique adage has made a comeback: the best defence is a good offence. As rule changes, evolving strategies and advanced training have combined to produce an uptick in overall scoring, this era’s defencemen have contributed an offensive surge of their own. Nine defencemen are on track for 60-point seasons,
The Montreal Canadiens say captain Shea Weber will be out four to six weeks with a sprained left ankle. The defenceman suffered the injury during a game in New Jersey on Feb. 4. Weber underwent a re-evaluation by orthopedic specialist Dr. Robert Anderson on Wednesday in Green Bay, Wis. WATCH | Weber records 106.5 mph
If the Rangers are able to extend Chris Kreider, other moves may need to happen TSN: Bob McKenzie said last night that there have been some contract extension talks between the New York Rangers and pending UFA forward Chris Kreider. There is some optimism that a deal could be worked out, but it might mean
5:38 PM ET Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester is “doing very well” after suffering a cardiac episode on the bench during Tuesday night’s game against the Ducks, St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong said on Wednesday. Bouwmeester remained at the UC Irvine Medical Center on Wednesday and is undergoing a battery of tests to determine what happened,
Coming back from injury mid-season is a challenge, but a necessary hurdle that many athletes will face, including Devils’ forward Marian Studenic. Sustaining an injury in late December, the 6-foot-1, 178-pound right-winger has missed a number of games, but he has not let his time out from playing get to him. In his first
Philadelphia Flyers prospect Isaac Ratcliffe has the potential to become a key player down the road for the organization. The young forward who turns 21 in a couple of weeks is currently in his first full season with the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He has been considered a top prospect
June 26, 1999, was a day that changed the fortunes of the Vancouver Canucks for more than just the next decade. This, of course, being the day of the NHL Draft that saw Henrik and Daniel Sedin join the Canucks. While there are some cynics who think the team’s success was stunted by the events
ANAHEIM, CALIF.—St. Louis defenceman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during a break in play in the first period, prompting the Blues and Anaheim Ducks to postpone their game Tuesday night. Bouwmeester appeared to be awake and alert as he was being transported out of the arena to hospital. Teammates Vince Dunn and Alex Pietrangelo