report this ad Since beginning play in the 1917-18 season, the NHL and it’s teams have seen drastic changes as well as improvements regarding team uniforms. Not only have jersey designs changed throughout history, but so too has technology, with development constantly adapting to bring players ultimate benefits without inhibiting their skill or style of play. Typically,
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report this ad Last week, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev requested a trade from the Maple Leafs for personal reasons. General manager Kyle Dubas will be looking to move him sooner rather than later as Toronto slowly approaches a cap crunch with the impending signing of Mitch Marner. With that being said, should the
Tuukka Rask spoiled the party. St. Louis was bursting at the seams, ready to celebrate the first Stanley Cup championship in the Blues’ 52 years of existence. They huffed and puffed, but they couldn’t blow a goal past a stingy Rask. The Boston Bruins goalie wasn’t about to allow the Blues to have their championship
ST. LOUIS—The puck took one hop and then another, bouncing right past Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, who turned to watch it skip over the goal line before dropping his head back in resignation. St. Louis had waited 51 seasons for the Stanley Cup to be in the building, and a 58-foot dribbling shot by Boston’s
© Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports Perry’s days in Anaheim numbered? TSN: Pierre LeBrun talking about the future of Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry. Pierre LeBrun: The Anaheim Ducks have a lot of respect for the 34-year old Perry, but he’s got a big contract. “First, they are talking trades to a number of teams, they
7:01 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN On Sunday, the city of St. Louis was buzzing. More than an hour before puck drop of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, more than 30,000 fans packed a downtown square around the arena. Inside, the crowd was loud as ever. The Blues had a chance to capture their
The Calder Cup champion Charlotte Checkers will host a public celebration at Bojangles’ Coliseum this Monday, June 10, at 7 p.m. Admission and parking are free for the event, which will feature a video presentation, remarks from team personnel, photo opportunities with the Calder Cup and an autograph session with Checkers players. Season ticket holders
report this ad The Chicago Blackhawks had a perfectly good thing going with defenceman Henri Jokiharju, before they banished him to the American Hockey League. He played 37 games for the Blackhawks prior to the announcement that he would be heading to Rockford. Head coach Jeremy Colliton said at the time that he wanted Jokiharju
No pun intended, but Nazen Kadri is in tough. By default, he’s the Toronto Maple Leafs’ enforcer and it’s a job that’s killing his career. It’s not that he can’t or is unwilling do it, but the role comes at a cost to his own game and to the team. Related: Is It Time for
Forward Robert Thomas is ready to return to the St. Louis Blues’ lineup for a potential Stanley Cup-clinching Game 6 against the Boston Bruins on Sunday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m. ET). Thomas has missed the past four games of the series with a suspected hand or wrist injury. He handled the puck fine in practice
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Rather than focus on what’s gone wrong in the past, new Sabres coach Ralph Krueger arrived in Buffalo intent on building a better future with the underperforming team he inherited. Most important, Krueger expressed confidence that leading scorer Jeff Skinner will be part of that future based on a lengthy phone conversation he had
© Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports A fit between the Oilers and Canucks involving Lucic and Eriksson? TSN: Darren Dreger on if there could be a fit between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks with regards to Milan Lucic and Loui Eriksson. Oilers new coach Dave Tippett had Eriksson in Dallas for three seasons. Lucic does
3:09 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — In a letter published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman thanked his fans after “the elation of breaking through and bringing St. Louis its first-ever Stanley Cup.” One problem: The Blues haven’t actually won the Stanley Cup yet. The letter,
News Nothing could stand in the way of the Charlotte Checkers this season, who were the top team in the AHL at the end of the regular season and captured their first league crown when they defeated the Chicago Wolves in Game 5 of the Calder Cup final Saturday. The Charlotte Checkers with the Calder
report this ad Eric Staal, Anze Kopitar, Gustav Nyquist, Brett Connolly – what do these players all have in common? They all scored 22 goals in the 2018-19 season. But Connolly does not seem to fit this group. He has quietly developed into a steady player who provides secondary, even-strength scoring. What that should mean
report this ad Jackson LaCombe 2018-19 Team: Shattuck-St. Mary’s Prep School (#2)Date of Birth: January 9, 2001Place of Birth: Eden Prairie, MinnesotaHt: 6-foot-2 Wt: 189 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: DefenseNHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible Rankings Every draft class has a few enigmas, player that are a challenge to place within the rankings because of a few
Sports·Video The Boston Bruins were shocked after a Tyler Bozak’s trip went uncalled, leading to David Perron’s 2-0 goal. The fans threw garbage on the ice, Cam Neely tossed his water bottle at a wall, and the St. Louis Blues won 2-1 to take a series’ lead. Social Sharing Posted: Jun 06, 2019 11:18 PM
The Big Bad Bruins. The Flying Frenchmen. The Broad Street Bullies. Some NHL teams, like the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers, are identified as much for who they have been as much as who they are. And while teams cycle up and down in the standings over time, it is the Bruins who