SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2023-24 AHL Top Prospects Team, determined by the league’s hockey operations department in conjunction with AHL general managers as the three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender projected to be the best future NHL players. To qualify for the AHL Top Prospects Team, skaters must
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Connor McDavid’s dream of hoisting a Stanley Cup this spring is turning into a nightmare. Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves as the Florida Panthers held on to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday and take a 3-0 chokehold in the best-of-seven title series. Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart, with a goal and an assist
It’s time for another Minnesota Wild season report card and after writing up the bottom two defensemen recently, it’s time for another defenseman, who was in and out of the lineup but not because of poor play. Declan Chisholm was picked up off of waivers from the Winnipeg Jets at the end of January. The
NHL Utah has officially revealed its logos and jerseys for their upcoming inaugural season after Ryan Smith and his entertainment group officially closed the deal with the league to bring NHL hockey to Utah on Thursday. The team was officially named “Utah Hockey Club”, although this is temporary as fans can vote on six options
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON — Before Matthew Tkachuk was a star player for the Florida Panthers, he was the most hated man in Edmonton. Tkachuk spent the first six seasons of this NHL career with the Calgary Flames, combating
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer That one was for Julie Roe. Garrett Roe acknowledged that Monday night was a tough one. His Hershey Bears had just dropped their third consecutive game in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Cleveland Monsters, a 3-2 overtime heartbreaker at Giant Center to force a Game 7. What had been
The storied history of the Edmonton Oilers has made it impossible to separate the team from the city, which once dubbed itself City of Champions, that it calls home. Now, for the first time in 18 years, the Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final, giving the city and its legion of Oiler fans a chance to revel in the full
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers should have Evander Kane for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Meanwhile, New York Ranger’s goaltender Igor Shesterkin comments on rumors he might be looking to make $12.5 million or more per season. Is Mitch Marner planning on playing out the 2024-25 NHL season before making
With the Calgary Flames looking to build towards the future, several players from their current roster could be on different teams in the coming months. The most talked about of the bunch is Jacob Markstrom, who is currently said to have both the New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators working hard to get him, and
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 12, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions There’s a time and a place for everything. The Edmonton Oilers know this because they’ve spent quite a bit of time these playoffs going all over the continent, whereas the Florida Panthers
For the first time in 33 years, two teams will meet in the Calder Cup Finals for the second year in a row as the Hershey Bears square off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds beginning Friday night at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Last year’s championship series is widely considered one of the best Finals
Paul Maurice was in a much better mood Wednesday. The Florida Panthers coach admitted the previous day that he was “grumpy” after Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final, despite a dominant victory over the Edmonton Oilers that gave his team a 2-0 series lead. That was mostly because of the unknown status of Panthers
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Aleksander Barkov was back at practice for the Florida Panthers, a good sign that he’ll be able to play in Game 3 on Thursday night. Did Leon Draisaitl receive any supplemental discipline for the hit on Barkov? Did anyone from that game receive punishment from the NHL DoPS? Also with
It should come as no surprise to hear that the Vegas Golden Knights might be dipping their toes into the Mitch Marner trade waters. A team that regularly gets in on big deals and is around almost every major player that becomes available on the trade market, the Golden Knights are notorious for swooping in
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions When the final pick of the 2024 NHL draft is selected, there could be less than 48 hours before the first unrestricted free agent formally switches teams in the offseason. July 1 is when the “frenzy”
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Cleveland Monsters have come this far. One mammoth step remains tonight, however, when the Eastern Conference Finals conclude one way or the other in Game 7 at Giant Center in Hershey (7 ET, AHLTV, NHL Network). Once down three games to none in the series, the Monsters have won
George Mumford saw the notification pop up on his screen. The message via social media platform LinkedIn was from Edmonton Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson. Hired by the club last August, the executive had an idea. Mumford was all ears. The 72-year-old sports psychologist and mental skills coach had previously helped Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and
On June 6, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that they would be parting ways with play-by-play announcer Chris Vosters and will be replaced by long-time Calgary Flames announcer Rick Ball. This news is surprising, and I did not see this coming. However, I believe it was the correct move. Chris Vosters Broadcast Tenure Since legendary play-by-play