In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news from the Boston Bruins’ brass about their contract status with a few players. There is also buzz surrounding what the Montreal Canadiens might do this off-season and how they can target 10 teams with potential salary cap issues. Tyler Toffoli of the Vancouver Canucks talks about the
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5:25 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenseman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the winning goal of the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strathroy Rockets, a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League team with which Stapleton was involved,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that Artemi Panarin might skip next season, the Ottawa Senators are looking at what to do with Brady Tkachuk, and one scribe looks at changes coming to the Pacific Division. Finally, the Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to get creative when it comes to using this pause
Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave remains in a medically-induced coma at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week. The Oilers, through Cave’s family, provided an update on Cave’s status Thursday on their Twitter account. “Colby is still in a medically-induced coma,” the team said. “This is giving his brain time to
Auston Matthews has been wheeling around his property in Arizona on rollerblades trying to stay in shape. With the NHL on an indefinite pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maple Leafs’ star centre even invited a goalie down to keep him company. Toronto netminder Frederik Andersen, however, hasn’t been forced to strap on the pads.
During this NHL pause due to COVID-19, I thought it would be a fun exercise to compare some of the numbers and statistics of the Chicago Blackhawks from this season compared to last season. Yeah, well it turns out this wasn’t so much fun after all. The Blackhawks had a record of 31-30-9 (71 points)
6:36 PM ET Associated Press Tom Webster, the former NHL and WHA forward who went on to coach the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, died Friday. He was 71. The Carolina Hurricanes announced Webster’s death. Webster scored 53 goals and helped the franchise — then the New England Whalers — win the World
Whenever a new franchise enters the NHL, you never know what that teams’ identity will become. While some teams never develop a single trait that defines them, others seemingly double down on one aspect of the game to be the best at. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the pathway to prominence has been paved on
OTTAWA—The Ottawa Senators have signed centre Mark Kastelic to a three-year, entry-level contract. Kastelic, 21, recently completed his fifth major junior season for the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen. He led the club with 38 goals and a plus/minus rating of plus-30 over 58 games and finished tied for first on the team with 68
The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died. Gordon Stuckless was sentenced in 2016 to six and a half years behind bars — six after credit for his time on house arrest — for more than 100 offences related to the sexual abuse of 18 boys over three
General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets are going to face some difficult decisions when the time comes to submit their protection list for the 2021 Seattle Expansion Draft. Related: Jets’ Free Agents: Who Stays & Who Goes The Jets have more talent and depth in their group of forwards that will need protecting
Apr 9, 2020 Brian Burke is now an analyst for Sportsnet, but most people know him as the former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Hartford Whalers, and 2010 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team — and also as a man with unvarnished opinions on just about everything. Burke joined Greg
July 1. One of the most enjoyable, exciting, and nerve-racking days of the calendar year. For many, July 1 marks the unofficial start of the summer and Canada Day, a national holiday in Canada. However, in the hockey world, July 1 marks the start of NHL Free Agency, more commonly referred to as Free Agent
Let’s consider a couple of key questions about the 2020 NHL draft. With the rest of the 2019-20 season in serious jeopardy, when might the 2020 draft take place? It was scheduled for June 26-27 in Montreal, but was postponed in late March. And if the 2019-20 season isn’t completed, which without a treatment or
Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strathroy Rockets, a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League team that Stapleton was involved with, said on their website the former Chicago
The Los Angeles Kings’ captain Anze Kopitar has a big mantel over his fireplace in his house. This is a safe assumption given all those awards he’s racked up in his impressive career. Will he need to make room for the most significant honour of them all – the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHoF)? Kopitar
7:00 AM ET They are perhaps the power couple in sports today. Lindsey Vonn, the winningest female ski racer of all time who turns as many heads on Hollywood red carpets as she does flying down mountainsides; and P.K. Subban, the flashy New Jersey Devils defenseman and 2013 Norris Trophy winner whose popularity rivals that
The 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs were originally scheduled to start today, but we won’t be able to watch any great National Hockey League action. Instead, we will take a look back at all the Stanley Cup history that was made on this date and there is plenty of it. Gordie Shows Howe it’s Done The