9:13 PM ET New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider offered a positive update on his fractured foot Monday, saying during a videoconference that it’s healing well and noting that he should be ready to play if the NHL season resumes. “My foot feels good,” Kreider said, according to NHL.com. “[My] foot was better a few
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Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 5:55 AM EDT Apr 19, 2020 Detroit — The news about Michigan’s weather the past few days, with the snow and cold, alarmed Evgeny Svechnikov. Really? For this late in April? “Oh man, that’s crazy,” said Svechnikov, the Red Wings’ 2015 first-round draft pick, who is hunkering down during
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is more news on the Toronto Maple Leafs and Zach Hyman, the Detroit Red Wings are preaching patience and have a plan for the offseason, and with so many high-end draft picks, how will the Ottawa Senators decide who to draft? What Would a Hyman Extension Look Like? We
Kevin O’Shea’s overtime winning goal in Game Seven of the 1972 NHL playoff quarterfinals is still one of the most exciting goals in St. Louis Blues’ history. The Blues hold the distinction of being the longest existing NHL team without a Stanley Cup championship to their credit. While they have had many dramatic moments since
Women’s professional hockey, already in upheaval, is facing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jayna Hefford, the leader of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association (PWHPA) remains undaunted in her quest to navigate women to the league they desire. The road map is murkier, however, because of a virus that’s pushing hockey down the
9:45 AM ET It has been 39 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season, and the cancellations and postponements related to the coronavirus continue to stack up. As players, executives and fans continue to adjust to the new normal, we will provide updates every Monday, answering all the burning questions
April 19 has proven to be a big day for netminders in National Hockey League history. This date has also given us the start of the first modern-era dynasty, a family feud between Hall of Famers and legends setting records. Brodeur is Boss This date has been kind to goaltenders over the years and one
For just one day, Erie Otters coach Chris Hartsburg says he would like to skate like his 18-year-old defenseman Jamie Drysdale, who could wind up in Detroit if the Red Wings fall out of the top two spots in the NHL draft lottery. “Watch out when he gets those first three strides going,” says Hartsburg,
Wayne Gretzky sees a lot of himself in Alex Ovechkin, from the smile on his face each time he steps on the ice to his passion for scoring goals. There are also differences, like Gretzky’s sole focus on the NHL growing up in Brantford, Ontario, versus Ovechkin’s upbringing in Moscow. “The Great One” believes the
It is April 2014, and the Philadelphia Flyers are coming off a Game 7 first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the New York Rangers. Fast forward two months, as first-year general manager Ron Hextall was set to tackle his first and biggest task yet with a Flyers team at a crossroads heading into
2:58 PM ET Associated Press Wayne Gretzky is optimistic the NHL will be able to resume at some point this summer. Gretzky told The Associated Press on Sunday he’s hopeful hockey and other sports will be able to come back from the coronavirus pandemic and serve as a positive sign that conditions are improving. “I
“Wait, he played for that team?” Every NHL club seems to have a few of these guys in the record books. You know the ones – a team elects not to bring back a player, who then immediately has success in a different organization, thus burning his old franchise for years and sometimes even decades
Wayne Gretzky sees a lot of himself in Alex Ovechkin, from the smile on his face each time he steps on the ice to his passion for scoring goals. There are also differences, like Gretzky’s sole focus on the NHL growing up in Brantford, Ontario, versus Ovechkin’s upbringing in Moscow. “The Great One” believes the
Wayne Gretzky is optimistic the NHL will be able to resume at some point this summer. “The Great One” told The Associated Press on Sunday he’s hopeful hockey and other sports will be able to come back from the coronavirus pandemic and serve as a positive sign that conditions are improving. “I really believe somehow,
Andrei Markov, one of the Montreal Canadiens’ all-time great defensemen announced his retirement from professional hockey last week at the age of 41. Being one of the best at your position for a team with a plethora of legendary players like the Canadiens is no easy feat, but the man they nicknamed “The General” has
3:58 PM ET Calling it an “unbelievable tragedy,” coach Dave Tippett remembered Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave, who died April 11 after suffering a brain bleed earlier that week. “Just an outstanding young man that I really feel for,” Tippett said of the 25-year-old Cave on Friday during an NHL media call. “He grew up
On April 14, 24 years ago, the original Winnipeg Jets played their last-ever regular season game, just a few months prior to their relocation to Phoenix, Arizona. It did not go well, and was the last big missed opportunity for a franchise that missed many. The Final Game of a Season-Long Funeral The date was
PITTSBURGH—The card inside that envelope was about to change everything for one team and alter the futures of the other 29 represented in an uncomfortable ballroom. It was Friday afternoon and the clock was ticking toward 4:30 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in Manhattan. Jim Rutherford was unusually sweaty. Brian Burke was