The U.S.-based National Women’s Hockey League is in the process of establishing an expansion franchise in the Toronto area, a person with direct knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press. The team will be headed by Margaret “Digit” Murphy, and the former Brown University coach already has begun building a roster of players, the
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It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out that we could be in our homes with no sports to watch — or to play for that matter — for a long, long time. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told CNN on Wednesday night that Los Angeles might not open for recreational activities such as concerts
7:30 AM ET Jim Corsi is the Columbus Blue Jackets‘ goaltending development coach, working with the organization’s prospects around the world. He’s also the goaltending coach for Columbus’ AHL team and a part-time scout for the draft. In other words: Corsi travels a lot to teach, evaluate and share his experiences about goaltending. In mid-January,
EDMONTON, AB – Colby Cave is being honoured at his home rink and in his hometown as fans continue to pay tribute to the Oilers forward who passed away tragically on Saturday. A makeshift memorial has been assembed outside Rogers Place, where Cave suited up for the Oilers over the past two seasons before a
The Hockey Writers’ Tim McNiff had a recent opportunity to speak with Minnesota Wild President Matt Majka on navigating a strange new world without hockey. How do you stay ready to resume a season that may or may not have a conclusion? Go inside the Wild for a look at how the team is responding,
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Kris Versteeg has retired after 11 NHL seasons. The 33-year-old forward from Lethbridge, Alta., amassed 149 goals and 209 assists in 643 regular-season games, as well as 18 goals and 30 assists in 93 playoff games. Versteeg won Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks in both 2010 and 2015. He scored
CCM Hockey is the latest hockey equipment manufacturer to join the battle against the spread of COVID-19, with the company announcing Monday that it has converted its facility to produce personal protection equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in Quebec. Following the lead taken by hockey companies such as Bauer and Brian’s Custom Sports, the Montreal-based company will begin producing full-head protective
Last Friday, the Philadelphia Flyers and general manager Chuck Fletcher released an injury update amidst the suspended season. When the NHL paused the 2019-20 season, the Flyers had five players listed with injuries. Related: Broad Street Bullies – More Than Goons, Fists & Enforcers On that list is a mix of forwards and defensemen including
9:17 AM ET P.K. Subban has been a Norris Trophy-winning defenseman, a philanthropist, the subject of a reality show and part of a celebrity power couple with his fiancée, Olympic gold-medal-winning ski racer Lindsey Vonn. Now, we can add game show host to his list of many roles. The New Jersey Devils defenseman is the
Tim Gettinger of the New York Rangers skates against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden on November 26, 2018. The setting was Madison Square Garden, long the mecca of New York sports. It was Nov. 24, 2018, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals were there to face the New York Rangers. For
The old adage goes, “to wish upon a shooting star,” but what happens when the stars are shooting blanks? Hell, relatively speaking, the Dallas Stars are barely shooting at all, with a 23rd-ranked 30.6 shots per game (and a 26th-ranked 2.58 goals). The wild-card Columbus Blue Jackets (2.57 goals) are the only playoff team to
Former NHL player Akim Aliu says he believes people deserve second chances, and that includes a coach who allegedly used racial slurs against him. Aliu said Thursday he’s fine with Bill Peters returning to the professional ranks, some 24 hours after the former NHL bench boss was hired by Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Russian-based Kontinental
The NHL has extended its self-quarantine recommendation for an additional 15 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league announced Tuesday that the recommendation, which applies to players, coaches and staff, has been prolonged until April 30 following consultation with medical experts and representatives from the NHL Players’ Association. The NHL put its 2019-20 campaign
Colby Cave’s sudden and untimely death on April 11, 2020, was a gut punch to the hockey community and the Edmonton Oilers. The 25-year-old had emergency surgery on April 7 after suffering a brain bleed and was then placed in a medically induced coma from which he did not recover. Edmonton Oilers Colby Cave is
8:30 AM ET This is what a pending unrestricted free agent in the NHL is thinking right now: He doesn’t know when the offseason begins or when it ends or how long it lasts. He doesn’t know how the coronavirus shutdown will affect the financial ability of NHL teams to offer him a contract, nor
With the hockey world on pause due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus, NHL general managers have additional time to evaluate their American Hockey League prospects. The top developmental league in hockey has another strong crop of young talent. NHL.com will evaluate some of them as part of a series that breaks down each of the
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, one scribe took a look at the potential of Taylor Hall going to the Colorado Avalanche. Another inside provided the latest word on the Dustin Byfuglien saga? And, a third asked what will the Ottawa Senators do with Anthony Duclair? Avalanche Have Eyes on Taylor Hall? The Score’s Sean O’Leary
When Toronto neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Tator heard the sad news about Colby Cave, the Edmonton Oilers forward who died Saturday at age 25, Tator immediately flashed back to his earliest days as a doctor. Tator, 83, is best known as Canada’s foremost expert on concussions, but he began his career as an emergency-room physician. And