BOSTON — Connor Clifton usually starts out flying a bit under the radar, but it doesn’t take long for the Boston Bruins rookie defenseman to make an impression wherever he goes. Clifton did it again Monday, sparking the Bruins in a come-from-behind 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Stanley
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report this ad Is it an exaggeration to say that the Calgary Flames got absolutely destroyed in Round 1 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs? I don’t think so, and I doubt anyone who witnessed that mid-April fiasco would find reason to feel differently (though respectfully, I would love to hear an opposing angle). High
report this ad BOSTON — Tuukka Rask first caught coach Bruce Cassidy’s attention as a hot-headed minor-leaguer who was throwing milk crates onto the ice when things didn’t go his way. These days, the Bruins goalie is much more likely to shrug off a mistake than break his stick over a crossbar. “I just think
EDMONTON—Veteran NHL bench boss Dave Tippett is the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers announced the hiring Tuesday, marking the first big move for new general manager Ken Holland. The former Detroit Red Wings GM announced interim coach Ken Hitchcock would not stay in his role on his first day on the
The St. Louis Blues will be without injured forward Robert Thomas in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the hometown Boston Bruins on Wednesday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m. ET). Thomas has been dealing with an undisclosed injury and not participating in most practices and morning skates. Head coach Craig Berube says Thomas has been
© Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports The offseason goalie market Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Looking at some goaltenders who could be available in free agency or in a trade. Free Agents Sergei Bobrovsky: Potentially interested teams include the New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, and Carolina Hurricanes. He’ll be 31-years old at the start of the season
5:34 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Sharks are bringing back former Florida Panthers coach Bob Boughner as an assistant, the team announced Wednesday. Boughner will replace Rob Zettler on coach Peter DeBoer’s staff. He oversaw the defense on the Sharks when they went to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016 and
In 2018-19, 87.6 of NHL players are American Hockey League alumni. In that group, 356 played at least one game each in the NHL and AHL this season. Here is a look at some players competing for the Calder Cup who could challenge for NHL jobs next season: Charlotte After an AHL-best 51 wins and
report this ad After finishing a four-game losing streak with a 0-2-2 record, things were looking grim for the Arizona Coyotes. They had lost a three-point playoff cushion they had enjoyed just a few days earlier, and saw the Colorado Avalanche leapfrog them in the standings. However, after a huge shutout victory over the Chicago
report this ad The New Jersey Devils need to improve their blue line this offseason, specifically adding a top-four defenseman. Jake Gardiner would be a significant addition, but he won’t come cheap. Aside from he and Erik Karlsson, the free agent class lacks anyone who would give the Devils a significant improvement. That means general
BOSTON – Bruce Cassidy is a different kind of coach: Honest to a fault, unafraid to speak his mind, open to ideas, and quick to try something out. The Boston Bruins head coach’s mixing and matching of lines in the opening round of the NHL playoffs got the better of Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock,
Torey Krug worried afterward that his pregnant wife would not really like him flying down the ice and delivering a bone-jarring hit without a helmet on. There wasn’t anything he could do about it now. Krug provided a signature moment of the Boston Bruins’ 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of
What can the Kings do with Voynov’s rights? Helene Elliott of the LA Times: The Los Angeles Kings still hold the rights to defenseman Slava Voynov, but have said that he will never play for them again. An arbitrator ruled last week that Voynov is eligible to return to the NHL midway through next season
1:32 PM ET The Edmonton Oilers named Dave Tippett as their new head coach on Tuesday. He takes over a team that has missed the playoffs in 12 of the past 13 seasons, despite picking first overall for three straight years from 2010 to 2012 and again in 2015. There is pressure to win while
Curtis McKenzie scored twice and Oscar Dansk made 28 saves to send the Chicago Wolves back to the Calder Cup Finals with a 3-1 win over San Diego on Monday night. The Western Conference champions will take on the Charlotte Checkers in the Finals, with Game 1 set for Saturday night. Game 6 of the
report this ad Even before Anaheim Ducks’ general manager Bob Murray fired Randy Carlyle in February, Dallas Eakins’ name was mentioned repeatedly as the best candidate to coach the Ducks in 2019-20. Bob Murray said the first thing he will do after season is work on hiring a new head coach for #NHLDucks. Will do
report this ad Beginning May 15, NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2018-19 roster and their draft picks. Additionally, for those players who have completed their college eligibility and want to continue their hockey careers, NWHL Free Agency provides the best opportunity to continue playing at the highest level of professional women’s hockey. The
Amid calls for the NHL to take an ownership stake in women’s hockey, a former WNBA commissioner says the women’s basketball league wouldn’t have survived without the NBA. Val Ackerman was WNBA president for the first nine of its 23 years. Now commissioner of the NCAA’s Big East Conference, Ackerman was also a consultant for