Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser has been cleared to return to action after suffering a concussion last week, but he still believes the play that caused the injury was “pretty dirty.” Boeser returned to full practice with his teammates on Monday, a week after he was hit from behind by Ottawa Senators forward Chris Tierney
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The Islanders placed defenseman Hickey on waivers today David Pagnotta: The New York Islanders have been trying to trade defenseman Thomas Hickey since last season. He has three years on his deal at a $2.5 million salary cap hit. There may not have been a trade worth taking out there, so he’s on waivers today.
[embedded content] GRAND RAPIDS – It’s hard to predict where the Grand Rapids Griffins will finish this season, but with so former No. 1 picks, it’s easy to know the interest level. That would be high, as in the Griffins might be more interesting than the Detroit Red Wings this season. The AHL team, which
Sep 28, 2019 Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canucks right winger Brock Boeser returned to practice Saturday less than a week after suffering a concussion. He wore a noncontact jersey and spent about a half hour participating in drills and skating on the first power-play unit. Boeser was placed in the concussion protocol after
VANCOUVER — Some young talents stepped up for the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night, helping the team to a 4-2 pre-season win over the Vancouver Canucks. Rookies Lane Pederson and Barrett Hayton had goals for Arizona, while Victor Soderstrom and Carl Soderberg also found the back of the net. Micheal Ferland and Zack MacEwen scored for the Canucks. Coyotes netminder Adin Hill had 17
The Delaware North Group that owns both the Boston Bruins and their home arena TD Garden is completing a major $100-million expansion on the arena. The 50,000 square foot expansion has encompassed many areas of the venue including the upper and lower bowl seating. Boston’s iconic Black and Gold seats had been replaced with an
Josh Morrissey lifted the Winnipeg Jets to 5-4 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Morrissey’s game-ending goal helped the Jets to victory in their final pre-season game, after the Wild leveled the score 4-4 with 1:30 remaining in the third. Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck allowed three goal on 19 shots over two periods,
Adding dynamic puck-moving defenceman Cale Makar to the high-octane Colorado Avalanche last season was like tweaking the engine of an Indy race car. When something already moves that fast, it’s difficult to notice any difference. But Makar noticed the difference in how fast he had to move, especially when he was moving up ice with
12:11 AM ET San Jose Sharks winger Evander Kane called his ejection for abuse of officials on Sunday night “an absolute joke,” while claiming there’s a double standard in the way NHL refs treat him. At 12 minutes, 51 seconds of the third period in a preseason loss at the Vegas Golden Knights, Kane and
For today’s NHL rumors, there is news out of Toronto surrounding Auston Matthews and Taylor Hall has downplayed the progress of an extension with the New Jersey Devils. Plus, will the Pittsburgh Penguins move a goaltender to get under the salary cap? Are the Montreal Canadiens looking to move a forward? And finally, how does
When new Edmonton Oiler and projected top-four defenseman Joel Persson went down with a shoulder injury in the Oilers 4-2 preseason loss to the Arizona Coyotes, head coach Dave Tippett skated over to Ethan Bear the next day at practice and said “Knock knock”, implying that this was his chance to shine and grab an
The Toronto Maple Leafs put the finishing touches on their pre-season by firing on all cylinders. Now they hope they can carry that into October when the games count. “Pre-season feels like it’s a month [or] two months long,” Auston Matthews said. “It’s just nice to get it over with and start the real thing.” Matthews
Members of the Carolina Hurricanes organization go out of their way to not heap the heavy burden of high expectations on 19-year-old Andrei Svechnikov. No one uses numbers to predict what the teenage winger could do this season. But if Svechnikov nets 30 or more goals, no one within the organization could honestly say, “We
After the game, Jets coach Paul Maurice all-but-guaranteed that the East Grand Forks Senior High and UND graduate would make the NHL club out of training camp. “I don’t want to unveil the spots,” Maurice said at the postgame press conference. “I probably have to talk to a couple of guys before that. But he’s
1:53 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal has been picked as the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes. The team announced Staal’s selection Sunday before its exhibition game against Washington, adding that forward Jordan Martinook and defenseman Jaccob Slavin will be the alternates. Staal shared the captaincy with since-traded defenseman Justin Faulk two
By The Canadian Press September 28th, 2019 WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have solidified their roster in time for the regular season by re-signing their last key restricted free agent. The Jets announced on Saturday that they have signed forward Kyle Connor to a seven-year, $50-million deal — one day after inking fellow RFA Patrik Laine to a new contract. Connors’ deal
When it comes to goalies in fantasy hockey, many people choose to take the best available player. However, taking a goalie early in your draft is likely not a smart move since — in most leagues — the bulk of your scoring comes from your skaters. However, there are always good options for goalies early,
Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ pre-season finale against Buffalo in the first period Saturday after taking a shot off his skate. Hit by a shot from Sabres defenceman Marco Scandella, Crosby played on to 6:42 before leaving. Pittsburgh forward Bryan Rust left the game after he was hit in the hand in the third