It took several weeks for Nick Suzuki to get over the disappointment of last year’s world juniors tournament. He finally funneled that frustration into an Ontario Hockey League championship. Being back in Rogers Arena Tuesday night as a member of the Montreal Canadiens stirred mixed emotions for Suzuki. He remembers the excitement of the sold-out
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Interested in Kovalchuk includes… Boston Hockey Now: Teams that are interested in Ilya Kovalchuk include the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Florida Panthers. Bob McKenzie: The Bruins don’t appear to be interested in signing Kovalchuk. Rumor roundup for Friedman’s thoughts Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider
5:03 PM ET Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov, the defending league MVP, was back on the first line during morning skate on Thursday, in preparation for the Lightning’s home game vs. the Dallas Stars. After a costly turnover, Kucherov spent most of the third period and then overtime on the bench of the Lightning’s 4-3
by Megan Cahill | AHL On The Beat The Syracuse Crunch are a community-oriented organization that proudly supports the local fanbase that has cheered on 26 seasons of hockey in downtown Syracuse. Along with season-long initiatives like Change For Change, a program created by players in 2012-13 that aims to raise money for pediatric cancer
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and the Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Ekman-Larsson’s shot from the heart of the left circle went wide right of the goal but ricocheted
Coming into this season a lot of us didn’t know much about Brooke Baker’s game unless you watched her play hockey at the Rochester Institute of Technology. But two months into her professional career we now know that the Metropolitan Riveters forward, who is originally from Saline, Michigan, is a big part of her team’s
When 2019 began, few would have predicted the St. Louis Blues would be the Stanley Cup champions. Or that Don Cherry would be gone from Coach’s Corner. Or that Mike Babcock would be relieved of his duties as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Or that women’s hockey would experience a meteoric rise and
Brayden Schenn scored, Jake Allen made 35 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Wednesday night. Mackenzie MacEachern also scored for the Stanley Cup champion Blues, who won their fourth straight. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and Mikko Koskinen stopped 42 shots for the Oilers, who lost for the fifth
A mystery team was talking with the Devils TSN: The New Jersey Devils were talking trade with a mystery team and the trade talks went pretty far according to Pierre LeBrun. “At the end of the day, we know they went back to the Arizona deal but it was serious enough in conversation that a
7:00 AM ET Since 2009-10, there have been 2,196 skaters and 229 goaltenders who appeared in at least one National Hockey League game. As this decade comes to a close, it’s time to parse the rolls, narrow the field and select the best of the best. Presenting the top 100 NHL players of the 2010s.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer David Andrews announced today that Hershey Bears forward Matt Moulson and Grand Rapids Griffins forward Matthew Ford have been selected as the playing captains for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Ontario International Airport, to be held January 26-27 in Ontario, Calif. Captains
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Ilya Kovalchuk was paid his bonus so what happens next? If the reports on Monday are accurate, the next steps are surprising. The Arizona Coyotes are high up in terms of odds to land Taylor Hall but one team who has dropped out of the conversation isn’t really out of
CHICAGO — Ian Cole and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Wednesday night. Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovksy also scored for Colorado, which is 9-1-1 in its past 11 games. The Avalanche lost 5-2 at St. Louis on Monday. Colorado is 3-0 against
This week’s Taylor Hall trade made waves across the NHL. A star moving from a bottom-feeder to a contender is always big news. But the winger also pushed the needle last spring long after another frustrating season as he watched the Toronto Raptors march towards the franchise’s first title. “Following the NBA more closely with
Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, his wife said Wednesday in a letter published on the NHL team’s website. Snow was promoted to assistant GM this year from director of hockey analysis. The 38-year-old from Melrose, Mass., joined the Flames in 2011 after five years
Taylor Hall helps address Arizona’s biggest flaws The Arizona Coyotes are a very good team. They are deep up front, excellent defensively, and Darcy Kuemper and Antti Raanta quietly make up one of the league’s best goaltending tandems in the league. *The* best if you’re looking at the save percentage leaders this season. What the
5:54 PM ET Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow, who famously made the transition from beat writer to data-driven NHL front office executive, has been diagnosed with ALS. In a letter posted to the Flames’ website, Kelsie Snow wrote that her husband has been enrolled in “a clinical trial for the most encouraging ALS
Before Monday night, the last time Marko Dano had played an NHL game while wearing a Blue Jackets sweater, he looked like a critical part of the franchise’s future. The first-round draft pick (No. 27 overall in 2013) had an assist in that April 11, 2015, game at the New York Islanders. It capped a