The Milwaukee Admirals have signed defenseman Matt Donovan to a two-year American Hockey League contract extension that runs through the 2021-22 season. Donovan has recorded five goals and 27 assists for 32 points, along with a plus-16 rating, in 62 games with Milwaukee this season. He ranks second among Admirals defensemen in scoring. An AHL
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The NHL’s unprecedented decision to pause the 2019-20 season could possibly be one of the best things to happen to the Los Angeles Kings. Leading up to Thursday’s announcement, the Kings were the hottest team in the league, winning seven in a row and going 8-1-1 in the last 10 games. The Kings already played
On Sept. 12, 1979, legendary defenceman Bobby Orr took the final step in his Hall-of-Fame career. Alongside Henri Richard, Gordon Juckes and Harry Howell, Orr was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame thanks to the way that he revolutionized his position in the game of hockey. Retiring at the age of just 30 years
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC—Vladimir Zabrodsky, one of the best Czech hockey players in history has died. He was 97. The Czech Hockey Association said Zabrodsky died on Friday in Sweden where he lived since 1965 when he emigrated from then-communist Czechoslovakia. No details on the cause of death were given. The prolific centre led Czechoslovakia to
At least Bill Daly’s commute is a lot easier. That’s perhaps the only silver lining for the NHL’s deputy commissioner amid the COVID-19 pandemic that’s swept the globe, crippled economies and forced sports leagues to suspend operations indefinitely. Daly — commissioner Gary Bettman’s right- and left-hand man — has helped navigate labour unrest, including two
7:00 PM ET The National Hockey League has paused its season during the coronavirus pandemic, in the hopes of completing it months later. ECHL commissioner Ryan Crelin knew he didn’t have that luxury. His NHL-affiliated 26-team league, with franchises in 19 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, canceled the rest of its regular season and
The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Alex Belzile for the 2020-21 season. Belzile has notched seven goals and seven assists in 20 games with the AHL’s Laval Rocket this season. The 2019 AHL All-Star has skated in 239 career AHL contests with Laval, San Antonio and Hamilton,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is word out of Finland that the Jesse Puljujarvi’s coach wants him to stick around another season, there is buzz about how much the St. Louis Blues are willing to spend to retain Alex Pietrangelo and who else might be interested, and there’s news that the Chicago Blackhawks are
Defence has been one of the main talking points for the Edmonton Oilers for the past decade and for good reason. For much of their time toiling in mediocrity the team had trouble finding consistent defenders that were able to effectively defend for 20-plus minutes a night. We saw multiple attempts to rectify this, acquiring
12:55 AM ET Thursday night saw a busy schedule of NHL games, with 10 teams in action. That feels odd to read, because the entire NHL season is currently on pause due to concerns over the coronavirus. But teams around the league have turned to video games to entertain their hockey-starved fanbases safely practicing social
Versatility and adaptiveness are key in sports, and in the American Hockey League, that fact comes into play more often than not. For example, it’s not uncommon for a player to go from playing in the ECHL to the AHL overnight and then back down to the EC, or AHL to National Hockey League and
Travis Hamonic lost his father unexpectedly at the age of 10 years old. Since his sophomore season with the New York Islanders, he has made sure to help children and families going through their own grieving process. The D-Partner Program The Hamonics host a child and their family at every Calgary Flames home game. The
The New Jersey Devils defense needed a facelift and it is currently in the midst of that process after the trades this season that shipped out two expiring contracts in former captain Andy Greene and Sami Vatanen. There is still work to do whenever the off-season begins and with more free time than we know
7:00 AM ET No one needs to admit how much they miss hockey right now. First, because if you’re a hockey fan, that’s inferred. The National Hockey League season was paused for the coronavirus outbreak just as the playoff races were rounding the corner. It’s like you’re watching “Star Wars” and the film just stops
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Admirals and their fans are feeling the loss of hockey because of the coronavirus pandemic. The earliest the team with the best record in the AHL could be back on the ice is May 1st and that’s not a given. Team President Jon Greenburg said,”We’ve certainly never seen anything like this
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz the NHL is working on a 24-game playoff outline and that players have been told they can head home, leading to the belief the NHL regular season is probably done. And, while the NHL figures out what to do about playoffs, teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins are
The Philadelphia Flyers must have felt pretty good after the 2017 NHL Draft. They had the No. 2 and No. 27 overall picks and wound up drafting nine players in the seven rounds. With the No. 2 pick, the Flyers selected Nolan Patrick after the New Jersey Devils drafted Nico Hischier first overall. NHL analysts
Montreal Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield is staying in school for at least another season. The Canadiens confirmed on Tuesday night that the 19-year-old American forward will return to the NCAA’s Wisconsin Badgers for the 2020-21 season. Caufield, who was selected 15th overall by Montreal in 2019, produced 19 goals and 36 points in 36 games