Prior to their championship game, the Charlestown Chiefs’ gritty player-coach and captain Reggie Dunlop’s pep talk to his team emphasized that violence is killing this sport, dragging it through the mud. He wanted to play it straight, old-time hockey. This classic scene from the hockey movie Slap Shot epitomizes Philadelphia Flyers’ hockey. From their inaugural
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MOSCOW—A Russian hockey team has been fined after its coach threatened to set fire to a referee’s car. The Kontinental Hockey League fined Amur Khabarovsk 300,000 rubles ($6,200) after coach Alexander Gulyavtsev shouted “I’m going to set fire to your car in Perm,” a reference to the Russian city where both he and referee Viktor
Dallas Stars fans expected to see plenty of goals this season from Joe Pavelski, signed as a free agent after a 38-goal season for San Jose. On Monday night, they saw his first in his new home rink. Pavelski scored a power-play goal midway through the second period, and the Stars beat the Ottawa Senators
Methot could help the Maple Leafs and others Shawn Simpson: If defenseman Marc Methot is able to get healthy this season, he would be a nice add for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as many other teams. Potential landing spots for Hall Luke Fox of Sportsnet: It’s possible the New Jersey Devils forward Taylor
7:30 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — A Russian hockey team has been fined after its coach threatened to set fire to a referee’s car. The Kontinental Hockey League fined Amur Khabarovsk 300,000 rubles ($4,700) after coach Alexander Gulyavtsev shouted “I’m going to set fire to your car in Perm,” a reference to the Russian
“I don’t think Charles is far, but he has work to do,” Laval head coach Joël Bouchard says. “That’s why he’s here with us.” After the season of his discontent, Charles Hudon understandably doesn’t want to dwell on the past and is seeking a fresh start. Whether that chapter will unfold with the Canadiens organization
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Conor Garland had a goal and an assist, Antti Raanta stopped 34 shots and the surging Arizona Coyotes outlasted the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night. The Coyotes have allowed the fewest goals in the NHL this season and have revved up their offence since a slow start. Kyle Capobianco had his
DALLAS — Joe Pavelski scored a power-play goal midway through the second period, and the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 Monday night for their second straight win. Joe Pavelski, Dallas Stars (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Radek Faksa also scored for Dallas, and Anton Khudobin made 19 saves for his first win
WINNIPEG—James Neal didn’t feel like himself last season and knew he had to do something about it. The new Edmonton Oilers forward dialed up his off-season training in the gym and on the ice so he’d be ready for a fresh start after a disappointing season with the Calgary Flames sparked a trade between the
Gustav Nyquist scored on a penalty shot in overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday. Riley Nash, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Alexander Wennberg scored in regulation for Columbus (4-3-2). Nick Foligno chipped in with two assists for the Blue Jackets, who got 28 stops from Joonas Korpisalo. Auston Matthews,
Five teams that could look to make a move Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: Looking at five teams that could be looking to make a move early in the season. Minnesota Wild – The Wild are “aging, slow, and not talented enough.” They need to rebuild. They could look at moving Eric Staal, Kevin
9:59 PM ET Mikko Rantanen will not return to the Avalanche’s game Monday night against the Blues in St. Louis due to a lower-body injury suffered early in the second period. The All-Star right winger was skating up ice near the boards when his skate appeared to get caught in the ice, causing his left
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Utica Comets forward Nikolay Goldobin has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 20, 2019. Goldobin totaled seven assists, eight points and a plus-7 rating in three games last week as the Comets remained unbeaten for the season.
The Montreal Canadiens wrapped up their mini-road trip on Sunday afternoon with a 4-3 regulation loss to the Minnesota Wild. The day before, the Habs defeated the reigning Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 5-2. Despite the 1-1 record on the road trip, the Canadiens have struggled against both the Blues and Wild in recent
Welcome to Buffalo Sabres Weekly, where you can catch up on the last week of the Sabres throughout the 2019-20 season. From trending topics to news and notes, this is your weekly update on your favourite team. This space is specifically designed to resonate with Sabres fans in Western New York and abroad. Consider this
Upon reporting to work with his new employer, James Neal sensed a collective snarl among the local fan base in Edmonton. “With the summer they had here with no sun and all the rain, I think everyone was looking forward to some hockey,” says Neal, arguably the most popular man at the moment in this
Stars GM will be patient and not feeling pressure to make a move Matthew DeFranks of the Dallas Morning News: Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill on the team’s slow start. “To say you’re going to make all these changes, people are thinking about trades or whatever, those things don’t happen overnight,” Nill said. “You just
3:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin says he was not in a house that was badly damaged by a tornado that touched down in Dallas on Sunday night, causing structural damage and knocking out electricity to thousands. Seguin said in a post on Twitter he had seen the area affected