BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA—Jenna Buglioni scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as Canada beat Finland 4-1 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the under-18 women’s world hockey championship. Canada will go for gold for the second straight year against the United States on Thursday. Marianne Picard and Lindsay Bochna also scored as Canada built a
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Cole Caufield is getting used to the attention. Since being selected 15th overall by the Montreal Canadiens at last June’s NHL draft, the diminutive winger has been visited by numerous reporters, seen his mentions on social media balloon, and is often one of the top trending names on the website hockeydb.com. People want to know
What should the Chicago Blackhawks do with their new “cap space”? Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago: Chicago likely won’t be a playoff team. Mortgaging the future is a waste but the idea of taking on some “bad contracts with sweeteners” may be helpful. Players like Calgary’s Michael Frolik and Buffalo’s Zach Bogosian come to
A West Coast presence was added to complete a long-term objective to offer NHL teams more geographically convenient affiliations. The league grew from 29 to 31 teams with an expansion team in Palm Springs, California, on the way for the 2021-22 season. Here is a look at some of the most successful NHL-AHL affiliations of
7:01 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL has fined Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella $20,000 for comments he made ripping the officiating after the team’s overtime loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. The league announced the fine Wednesday. Additionally, Tortorella was assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that the league will collect if he
The 2020 NHL All-Star rosters have been announced, and Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg has been named to the Pacific Division roster. He’s joined by Darcy Kuemper, Matthew Tkachuk, Mark Giordano, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Anze Kopitar, Logan Couture, Elias Pettersson, and Marc-Andre Fleury. Congratulations to Jakob Silfverberg for being named an All-Star for the
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are appears to be more unrest in Buffalo where another player is looking for a change of scenery, there is good news out of the Team Canada World Junior team and there is buzz around the Edmonton Oilers on a few fronts. Finally, are teams ready to sign some
DALLAS—Welcome to a Texas-sized NHL Winter Classic. The annual showcase is going to be one big outdoor game when the Dallas Stars host the Nashville Predators at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium on Wednesday — even without “Big Tex” booming out the customary “Howdy, folks!” that visitors to the State Fair of Texas hear each
By the time she was eight-and-a-half years old, Diane Bibaud knew what she wanted to do when she grew up: play the organ at Montreal Canadiens games. So back in 1985, when she heard the organist at the old Forum wasn’t working out, she knocked on the office door of Serge Savard, the team’s general manager
Is there a turnaround in store for Matt Murray? Rob Rossi of The Athletic: A welcome sight for Pittsburgh Penguin fans but not necessarily Jim Rutherford, would be a Murray second-half rebound. Murray said he “felt good” was not an indication of contentment as much as some progress. It has been a rough year for
7:00 AM ET The 2020 NHL Winter Classic is being held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. This season’s matchup sees the host Dallas Stars take on the Nashville Predators in the NHL’s first event to feature two teams from the American South. Whether you’re a die-hard follower of pucks, someone who just watches
FOX Sports West, Prime Ticket and FOX Sports San Diego, in conjunction with Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings, announced details for the third annual “Hockey Day SoCal” set to take place on Saturday, February 1. FOX Sports West, Prime Ticket and FOX Sports San Diego will offer over eight continuous hours of hockey themed
Team Canada captured its fourth Spengler Cup in the past five years on Tuesday, their 16th championship all time, and former Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose players were a big reason why they did so. Clark Put on a Clinic At the forefront of Canada’s potent offence in Davos was former Manitoba Moose Kevin Clark,
DENVER — Kyle Connor had three goals for his first regular season hat trick to lead the Winnipeg Jets over the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 Tuesday night. Blake Wheeler scored twice and Mark Sheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers had empty-net goals for Winnipeg. Scheifele had three assists and Ehlers had two. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 39 shots. Connor’s
TRINEC, CZECH REPUBLIC—Sweden clinched first in Group A at the world junior hockey championship with its 52nd consecutive win in preliminary-round play, 6-2 over Slovakia on Tuesday. Swedish defenceman Rasmus Sandin, the Maple Leafs’ first-round draft pick in 2018, left in the third period after a slash to the arm and was taken for X-rays.
Patrick Kane had two goals and two assists on Tuesday night as the Chicago Blackhawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead then persevered a furious late Calgary rally for a 5-3 victory over the Flames. After helping set up goals by Olli Maatta at 4:14 and Alex Debrincat at 5:35, Kane made it 3-0 at
The NHL’s annual trade deadline will be at 3 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. However, several clubs could attempt to make moves well before that date. Non-contenders, such as the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings, could wait until the deadline to maximize the returns on the players they attempt to shop.
by Demitri Herrera | AHL On The Beat If the calendar were flipped back to the beginning of the summer, the jury would still be out on 21-year-old Colorado Eagles defenseman Conor Timmins. As an up-and-comer in the Colorado Avalanche system, Timmins was pinned as a mobile, right-shot blueliner with an offensive upside who would