Canadiens scouting the Blackhawks Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago: The Montreal Canadiens have been heavily scouting the Chicago Blackhawks as well as their AHL in Rockford. Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin has scouted Blackhawks this season – including this past Sunday – and has been seen at Rockford games. The Canadiens are believed to looking
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8:58 PM ET Tucker Tynan, a goalie for Niagara’s junior league team in Canada, was seriously injured Thursday night when he appeared to be cut by a skate blade after a collision early in the second period. The game between the Niagara IceDogs and London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League was suspended after the
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired defenseman Kyle Wood from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Oliwer Kaski. Wood, 23, has collected three goals and two assists in 14 games with Charlotte this season. In 201 career AHL contests with Charlotte, San Jose, Tucson and Springfield, Wood has totaled 26 goals and 76 assists
WASHINGTON — T.J. Oshie scored twice in under four minutes and John Carlson got the go-ahead goal to extend the Washington Capitals’ longstanding domination of the Boston Bruins with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night in a showdown between the NHL’s two best teams. The Capitals have won 16 of their past 17 games against the
December marks six months since the Washington Capitals selected four NHL hopefuls in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Capitals drafted forwards Connor McMichael, Brett Leason, and Aliaksei Protas along with defenseman Martin Hugo Has at the draft in Vancouver this past June. The following weeks saw each pick attend Washington’s development camp and all
Joe Veleno’s path has been a long one. From being the first player from Quebec granted exceptional status, to struggling early on in junior, to battling through adversity to find his game before making his professional debut this season, the centre has already seen a lot in his 19 years. Now he’ll be counted on
Just sitting on the couch wasn’t an option for Antoine Roussel. Facing a long recovery after undergoing major knee surgery last March, the Vancouver Canucks forward kept himself busy looking after his two children and also enrolled in a university class. So, what did he study? Political science? History? Literature? “Maple syrup,” he said. Ok.
Can the New York Islanders fill their third-line hole? Arthur Staple of The Athletic: The Islanders could use some offensive depth as there is a clear hole on the third line. There are some options to fill it. Some are easy and some are not so easy. They could do everything from bringing up Oliver
5:45 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman Calvin de Haan on injured reserve Thursday with a right shoulder injury. The 28-year-old de Haan got hurt during Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss at Vegas. He had offseason surgery on the same shoulder. De Haan has one goal and five assists in
by Steve Brown | AHL On The Beat While the San Diego Gulls have turned their play around on the ice, the players are changing lives off it. In support of the local community during the holiday season, the Gulls’ entire 25-man roster of players is championing the organization’s mission by participating in two events
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been plagued with injuries and have faced many obstacles this season, however, their bad luck has not produced a lackluster performance. So far, they have maintained a playoff spot and have produced 38 points. With so many players on the sidelines, it seems like a miracle that they have kept a
The New Jersey Devils may still be holding out hope to try and turn around the 2019-20 season. But things are looking bleak, as they sit at 9-16-5 on the season and haven’t won a game since American Thanksgiving. Interim head coach Alain Nasreddine has a tall task ahead of him, and it’ll only get harder as
The San Jose Sharks fired coach Peter DeBoer on Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of the move said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the firing hadn’t been formally announced. The 51-year-old DeBoer was fired a day after the Sharks’ 3-1 loss at Nashville. San Jose is 0-4-1
Cayden Primeau did not have to wait very long for his first NHL victory. The 20-year-old Primeau made 35 saves in his second NHL start as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday. Primeau, the son of former NHL player Keith Primeau, allowed three goals on 35 shots in a
The Wild could host the 2021 NHL Winter Classic and play the… Greg Wyshynski: The Athletic reported that the 2021 NHL Winter Classic could be hosted by the Minnesota Wild at Target Field. ESPN has learned that their opponents could be one of the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, or the Winnipeg Jets.
10:38 PM ET The San Jose Sharks became the latest NHL team to fire its head coach, as they parted ways with Peter DeBoer on Wednesday night. Bob Boughner, an assistant coach with the Sharks, takes over on an interim basis. Meanwhile, the team also let go assistant coaches Dave Barr, Steve Spott and goalie
The San Jose Sharks announced tonight that San Jose Barracuda head coach Roy Sommer is joining the Sharks’ staff as associate coach, joining assistant coach Mike Ricci and goaltending coach Evgeni Nabokov under new interim head coach Bob Boughner. Sommer, 62, was in his 22nd season coaching in the AHL, a tenure spent entirely in
Today’s look at the world of goaltending takes us all over the map. We will go from the ice in Ottawa, to the hardwood court in Philadelphia and end up at the Hall of Fame in Toronto. Nilsson Steals the Show Versus Bruins Andres Nilsson fits the definition of a “journeyman” goaltender perfectly. Since being