report this ad The Dallas Stars are once again considered a contender thanks in large part to superstars Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and Ben Bishop. However, it will be organizational depth that will determine how far the club goes in coming seasons. Second and third-round picks such as Roope Hintz and Esa Lindell have filled
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report this ad Mikko Kokkonen 2018-19 Team: JukuritDate of Birth: Jan. 18, 2001Place of Birth: Mikkeli, Finland Ht: 5-foot-11 Wt: 198 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: DefenseNHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible Rankings With 19 points through 56 games in the Liiga, Mikko Kokkonen doesn’t exactly jump off the page for the upcoming draft. But digging deeper, his
Bruce Cassidy has come a long way from writing his first NHL practice plan on a napkin. Craig Berube hasn’t changed a bit from the moment he was fired from his first NHL head coaching job. Two roads diverged in a crazy world of hockey and brought them to this Stanley Cup final. Cassidy has
The many landing spots for Jacob Trouba? Murat Ates of The Athletic: Jacob Trouba’s numbers lend themselves to a possible trade around the NHL Draft. What return could he fetch? That depends on the destination. A 50-point season only increased his potential trade value. Winnipeg needs a top-four defenseman or top-six center ideally. Here are
The Canadian Hockey League has gone from 60 teams to the final two, with the host Halifax Mooseheads facing the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in Sunday’s Memorial Cup final at 7 p.m. ET. The Western Hockey League champion Prince Albert Raiders were first to bow out of the four-team tournament after
5:54 PM ET Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) _ Mark Stone scored his tournament-leading eighth goal, Matt Murray made 39 saves and Canada beat the Czech Republic 5-1 on Saturday night to advance to face Finland in the world hockey championship final. “I think we can beat anybody in this tournament,” Stone said. “It’s just
The Chicago Wolves are one win away from a Western Conference title after a 5-2 win in San Diego on Saturday night. Chicago heads back home with a 3-2 series lead, and can advance to the Calder Cup Finals with a victory in Game 6 on Monday evening. Daniel Carr scored the tiebreaking goal with
report this ad ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Back in his Colorado Avalanche playing days, Joe Sakic’s approach was pretty much title or bust. As the team’s general manager, a similar feeling is beginning to develop. Sakic and the Avalanche took a little time for reflection following a Game 7 loss to San Jose in the second
report this ad Roman Cechmanek was one of these European players whose star risen as fast as declined. He was not a widely known draft pick, burst onto the scene in the NHL later in his career and had several solid to great seasons in the NHL. Then all of a sudden he disappeared. (Photo by
HALIFAX—The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies will face the host Halifax Mooseheads in the Memorial Cup final. Felix Bibeau scored two third-period goals as Rouyn-Noranda beat the Guelph Storm 6-4 on Friday in the tournament semifinal. Bibeau made it 4-3 for the Huskies from the slot 5:20 into the third with a shot Storm goaltender Anthony Popovich never
Mark Stone scored his tournament-leading eighth goal and Matt Murray of the Pittsburgh Penguins made 40 saves as Canada downed the Czech Republic 5-1 on Saturday to advance to the gold medal game at the world hockey championship. Darnell Nurse, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Kyle Turris and Thomas Chabot also scored for Canada in the second semifinal
Toronto Maple Leafs – Marner talks underway Lance Hornby: Brendan Shannan said that contract talks with restricted free agent Mitch Marner had an amicable start last week. The Leafs won’t have any other big deals complete until the Marner situation is settled. Varlamov could return to the Colorado Avalanche Adrian Dater: Have been hearing that
4:48 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a three-year contract with defenseman Brett Kulak. The deal was announced Saturday and runs through the 2021-22 season, carrying an average annual value of $1.85 million. The 25-year-old Kulak appeared in 57 games for the Canadiens last season and set career highs
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues are ready to face off for the Stanley Cup, and the conference champions’ rosters are stocked with AHL All-Stars, Calder Cup winners and other graduates of the American Hockey League. Boston’s run to their third Eastern Conference championship this decade has featured a roster made
report this ad Welcome to the first summer installment of the Chicago Blackhawks’ roundtable! We here at The Hockey Writers are just as sad as you that the Blackhawks are once again in the midst of a long summer. And to top it all off, we now must choose who to root for between the
report this ad NEW YORK — Martin Brodeur has been back with the New Jersey Devils for eight months and only walked by his statue once. It’s harder to avoid his banner hanging from the arena rafters. Brodeur returning to the place he spent the majority of his career sparked a recent run of executives
ST. LOUIS—One of the delights of the Blues’ Stanley Cup final journey has been the unexpected twists and turns along the way. The unexpected emergence of Oskar Sundqvist, for example. Or the totally unexpected emergence of Jordan Binnington. Craig Berube’s rise from interim head coach — with emphasis on the “interim” — to Jack Adams
Erik Karlsson doesn’t make it sound as if he’ll be returning to San Jose next fall. The Sharks’ defenceman tweeted his thanks to the team and Northern Californians on Friday but made no mention of a return. He will become a free agent when the Stanley Cup Final is over. “Thank you to the entire