The Colorado Avalanche rolled their dice and locked up whirling defenseman Samuel Girard for an additional seven-years. It was a good move that will only get better with time. Why, you ask? The New Contract It’s a solid contract for both player and team. The deal goes for seven years with a total of $35
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Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we’ll be producing content that’s connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with
© Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Into the Ivan Provorov contract scenarios… Jordan Hall and Brooke Destra of NBC Sports Philadelphia recently wrote: What is Ivan Provorov worth to be honest? He gets utilized as a number one defenseman but is he? When it comes to market comparables, Provorov presents a bit of a problem. Jacob
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Oliver Wahlstrom gave it the old college try, but with each passing day it became clear: The 19-year-old New York Islanders forward prospect just wants to play hockey. Selected by New York with the No. 11 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, Wahlstrom won’t return for his sophomore season with Boston
We’re just a few short months away from the 2019-20 season for the Chicago Blackhawks. General manager Stan Bowman has done his best to make the team better this summer. Jeremy Colliton is primed for his first full season as head coach. Now it’s simply a matter of whether the players can pull it all
For Boston Bruins fans, there’s still a hope that top restricted free agent defensemen Brandon Carlo and Charlie McAvoy will sign soon and fit in the just-under $12 million in cap space the team would have running a bare-bones (18 skater) roster. Sadly, and thanks to a major step forward by Carlo in the 2019
Alexandr Pashin’s second goal of the game proved to be the winner and Yaroslav Askarov made 35 saves as Russia defeated Canada 3-2 on Saturday in the final of the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup under-18 hockey tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic. Vasili Ponomaryov also scored and added an assist for Russia, which hadn’t won the
Flames having trouble finding a trade partner for Brodie? A two-year deal for Tkachuk? James (Account4hockey): Eric Francis said on Sportsnet 960 that someone from the Calgary Flames organization had told him that the Flames were having a tough time trying to find a team that would trade for T.J. Brodie. Francis wonders if the
4:08 PM ET After a great — and inspirational — season on the ice, there was one save that Robin Lehner couldn’t make. Lehner on Saturday tweeted that he received his Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the NHL player who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” One
BRANDON, Fla. — Oleg Sosunov took a bit of extra joy in being part of the winning team during the 3-on-3 tournament that ended Tampa Bay Lightning development camp in June. After taking pictures with his teammates, the 21-year-old defenseman prospect grabbed the trophy and skated around the rink with it like it was the
In 44 years of hockey, through the team’s darkest seasons and golden eras, plenty of scoring sensations have suited up for the Washington Capitals. Surprisingly, for a team that did not win their first Stanley Cup until 2018, five different Capitals have breached the 50-goal barrier, more than on half of the “Original Six” teams.
To many, the Los Angeles Kings are known for being a part of hockey’s greatest transaction. However, the franchise has also made some decisions that flat out didn’t go in their favor. Players that were sent away heavily impacted their new organizations, while players shipped to Los Angeles did the opposite. Let’s take a look
A Quebec Superior Court judge has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he had no right to unilaterally deny access to the coveted seats. The ruling this month by Justice Jeffrey Edwards framed the case as determining the
© Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Jesse Puljujarvi and Ken Holland once again David Staples of the Edmonton Journal recently wrote: A trade appears to not be the most likely scenario for Puljujarvi. The key appears. Honestly, Puljujarvi has a role carved out for him in Edmonton for the taking. A third-line winger on a
The St. Louis Blues today announced that Jim Johnson has been named an associate coach with the San Antonio Rampage, joining head coach Drew Bannister’s staff for the 2019-20 season. Johnson, who turns 57 on Friday, most recently spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers (2015-18). He has
By The Canadian Press August 1st, 2019 PITTSBURGH — Recently retired forward Matt Cullen is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins, joining the hockey operations department. The team announced Thursday that Cullen will have a player development role. General manager Jim Rutherford called Cullen a “valuable asset” who will put his 21 years of NHL experience
Cole Perfetti finally got his hat trick — as part of an incredible five-goal game, two in regulation and three more in the shootout — in lifting Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the semifinals of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic. It was shades of Jonathan Toews from 2007 as
MONTREAL — Quebec Superior Court has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he had no right to unilaterally deny access to the coveted seats. The ruling this month by Justice Jeffrey Edwards framed the case as determining the