by Tom Witosky | AHL On The BeatFollow @toskyAHLWild John Odgers knew at a young age he wanted to work in the world of professional hockey. After all, the 26-year-old native of Spy Hill, Sask., and son of NHL veteran Jeff Odgers is what one might call a “hockey brat.” “I lived in locker rooms from
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Tuesday was a very busy night with 20 teams in action across the National Hockey League. The top two teams in the Pacific Division got a pair of big-time performances from their goaltenders. Plus, we got an injury update out of Carolina. Lehner Blanks Devils for First Shutout When the Vegas Golden Knights acquired Robin
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the spread of Coronavirus, or COVID-19, a pandemic. The disease, a virus in the same family as the SARS outbreak of 2002 and 2003, has spread around the globe. There are over 118,000 confirmed cases as of this writing, with over 4,000 confirmed Coronavirus-related fatalities. COVID-19
CENTRE GEORGES-VÉZINA, CHICOUTIMI, QC — Raphaël Lavoie scored two goals leading the Chicoutimi Saguenéens to a 5-0 victory over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in QMJHL action. Tristan Pelletier also scored two goals for the Saguenéens. The Saguenéens led 2-0 at the end of the first period after two goals from Lavoie. After a scoreless second, the
The NHL says it is evaluating its options for the rest of the 2019-20 season after the NBA suspended its season until further notice on Wednesday night. The NBA made its decision after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The NHL expects to make a further announcement Thursday. “We just heard,
9:20 AM ET The Boston Bruins entered Tuesday night with the lead in the Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference and entire NHL. They’re pretty great! They exited Tuesday night as the first team to reach 100 points in the standings this season, and they did so with a thorough victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, a team
Given the shutdown of public events occurring in California with the onset of the coronavirus, it’s a miserable time to be there. It was also a miserable trip for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but for different reasons. For a team that desperately needed points, the Maple Leafs might have shown up stronger. In total, in
Marc Bergevin has spent his seven seasons as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens building his team around, who he deemed to be, the franchise player, goaltender Carey Price. Regardless of whether you agree with Bergevin’s approach, he’s been unable to provide his superstar with the proper support at the most crucial position, backup goaltender.
SEATTLE—There’s talk throughout the sports world about protecting players from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus — and Seattle has some unfortunate experience in that area. With all the present-day talk of cancelling games and banning media and fans from stadiums and arenas, Seattle remains the only place where a major professional sports
The Colorado Avalanche will be without top scorer Nathan MacKinnon for at least a week after he suffered a lower body injury. MacKinnon was hurt during the second period in Los Angeles against the Kings on Monday. It’s the latest blow to an injury plagued Avalanche team trying to catch St. Louis for the top
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is news on the status of Mike Smith’s negotiations with the Oilers, Connor McDavid and Kailer Yamamoto are both back in for the Oilers versus the Winnipeg Jets and there is news about contract extension talk between the Oilers and forward Riley Sheahan. Finally, is Anton
7:00 AM ET When Dominik Kubalik arrived in Chicago for Blackhawks training camp in September, he was far from a lock to make the roster. Kubalik, 24, was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round in 2013. Every summer, the Kings checked on Kubalik to see how he was doing in Europe.
Binghamton did not look like a playoff team during the first two months of the American Hockey League season, but prospects are fueling a turnaround for the New Jersey Devils affiliate. Binghamton is 33-24-4-0 and three points clear of fifth-place Syracuse in the race for the playoffs in the North Division. It has gone 26-9-0-0
For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2019-20 season has been one of extremes. When things are going well, they have been the most dominating team in the NHL, ripping off multiple 10-game winning streaks while all but securing their place in the playoffs. Related: Tampa Bay Lightning’s 50-Goal Scorers When things are going poorly, however,
With the end of the 2019-20 season nearing, teams should have a pretty good idea of how their recruits from the 2019 Draft are turning out. In the case of the Carolina Hurricanes, their 2019 Draft was especially historic for having the most picks of any draft in their history (12), adding to an already
CENTRE AIR CREEBEC, VAL-D’OR, QC — Maxence Guenette had two assists leading the Val-d’Or Foreurs to a 4-2 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Peyton Hoyt added a goal and an assist for the Foreurs. The first period ended in a 1-1 tie, with Justin Robidas of the Foreurs
J.T. Miller scored the only goal in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the New York Islanders 5-4 Tuesday to crawl back into a wild card playoff spot in the tight NHL Western Conference. Miller scored on a wristshot from the faceoff circle. Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist for the Canucks
7:00 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are in playoff race purgatory. With 70 points through 69 games, Chicago remains mathematically relevant — only the Detroit Red Wings have actually been formally eliminated in this NHL season — but the Blackhawks have a less than 4% chance of making the postseason cut. They’re 12 points out