Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats @ Game 4 – Tonight, 8:00 ET, (CHA leads series, 2-1)TV: NHL Network (tape delay: Friday, 1:00 ET), WCIU “The U Too”Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @Chicago_Wolves Tweet #CHAvsCHI Charlotte brings
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report this ad June 6, 1967. If you are an old-time hockey fan, or a purist, that date is a day of infamy. If you are of the more modern generation, you likely think of it as the day that the Original Six became 12. No matter how you view the date, it is the
report this ad We continue our week-long preview of the NHL Combine and put the spotlight squarely in the face of the Columbus Blue Jackets. At first glance, you wouldn’t think a team with only two picks in the NHL Draft would garner much interest. That couldn’t be further from the truth. The Blue Jackets
BOSTON—Twice the Boston Bruins have been forced to finish a Stanley Cup final game down a defenceman. The St. Louis Blues won each time. That’s not a coincidence. Wearing out opponents and winning the war of attrition has been an ingredient of the Blues’ playoff success. They took advantage of injuries to San Jose’s Erik
The Flyers will try to sign Hayes, as the Jets look to restock their draft picks Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Philadelphia Flyers sent a 2019 fifth-round pick to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night for the rights to pending unrestricted free agent center Kevin Hayes. Hayes is coming off a career-high 55
It’s the oldest and most recognizable trophy in all of professional sports and what every Canadian boy dreams of lifting over their head one day. The Stanley Cup has seen and been through a lot since it was first awarded to the Montreal Hockey Club in 1893. If the Stanley Cup could talk, it would have
ROSEMONT, Ill. (theahl.com) … Alex Nedeljkovic made 38 saves to lead Charlotte to a 4-1 victory over Chicago in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals at Allstate Arena on Wednesday night. The teams go back at it on Thursday night in Game 4 (8 p.m. ET, AHLTV) with the Checkers up two games to one.
6:59 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for Thursday night between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden, with the series tied 2-2 after the Blues’ 4-2 home win against Boston on Monday night. What can we expect in this critical matchup in Boston?
report this ad In today’s News & Notes, Dave Tippett has been named the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, Sheldon Keefe has signed a two-year extension with the Toronto Marlies and Jesper Sellgren has signed with the Carolina Hurricanes. Tippett Named Oilers Head Coach The Oilers have officially hired Tippett to a three-year contract
report this ad On June 5 the Connecticut Whale brought back a familiar face, re-signing defender Elena Orlando for her fourth season with the Pod and fifth season in the NWHL. The signing now gives the Whale three blueliners (Shannon Doyle, Taylor Marchin) on the roster who all played together last season. That familiarity will
VANCOUVER—Senator Marty Deacon is confident that a viable alternative to the Canadian Women’s Hockey League will emerge and credits the striking female hockey players, who recently formed a union, for their advocacy. An advocate for amateur sports, former Olympic coach and the director of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Deacon is deeply concerned about the fact
San Jose Sharks defenceman Erik Karlsson has undergone groin surgery before becoming eligible for free agency this summer. The Sharks said Wednesday that Karlsson had the operation last week and has already started rehabilitation. The team says Karlsson is expected to recover fully in the offseason and be ready for the start of the 2019-20
© Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Who might be interested in Trouba Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: If trading defenseman Jacob Trouba was an easy deal to make they likely would have done so by now. Contract talks haven’t been easy in the past. The Jets would like to sign him to a long-term deal
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats @ Game 3 – Tonight, 8:00 ET, (Series tied, 1-1)TV: NHL Network, WCIU “The U Too”Satellite Radio: NHL Network Radio (SiriusXM 91)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @Chicago_Wolves Tweet #CHAvsCHI The Calder
5:45 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson has undergone groin surgery before becoming eligible for free agency this summer. The Sharks said Wednesday that Karlsson had the operation last week and has already started rehabilitation. The team says Karlsson is expected to recover fully in the offseason
report this ad In an interview published in Russian a couple of weeks ago, but just this week coming to light, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev went off on his time playing in Toronto and how he didn’t like how coach Mike Babcock used him. For good measure, he added critical commentary about the
report this ad It was only a year ago that Roman Polak received a nomination for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy after recovering from a broken leg to have one of the stronger seasons in his career. However, after carrying that momentum through his debut season with the Dallas Stars, Polak’s future is once again
Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara could miss Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final after taking a puck to the face in Monday night’s loss to the St. Louis Blues. The veteran Chara, who has played in 179 career playoff games, left the ice in the second period with blood running down his face. He