Veteran Peter Abbandonato still remembers the heartache from his first Memorial Cup four years ago as a rookie. He wasn’t going to go through it again as a veteran. The 21-year-old Abbandonato scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat the Halifax Mooseheads 4-2 on Sunday to capture the
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BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA—The effort was better. The end result was the same. Canada settled for silver on Sunday at the world hockey championship after a 3-1 loss to Finland. The outcome was the same as the two teams’ first game of the preliminary round, back on May 10. Finland was the only team to beat Canada
Roman Josi expects to get paid a lot this summer but how much? The rising expected cost of Roman Josi Adam Vingan of The Athletic: It is another year and another offseason Nashville must focus on re-signing a prized defenseman. Josi is eligible to receive an extension July 1. “I love it here,” said Josi,
Morgan Geekie scored 1:52 into the second overtime period to send the Charlotte Checkers to the Calder Cup Finals with a 4-3 win over the Toronto Marlies on Sunday evening. Geekie crashed the Toronto net and knocked in the rebound of a Steven Lorentz shot to give Charlotte the Richard F. Canning Trophy as Eastern
10:29 PM ET Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat the Halifax Mooseheads one last time to win their first Memorial Cup. Peter Abbandonato scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Rouyn-Noranda beat Halifax 4-2 on Sunday night in the winner-take-all major junior hockey finale. Felix Bibeau, Joel Teasdale
report this ad It almost goes without saying, but the rumored Phil Kessel for Jason Zucker trade would theoretically work out great for the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker – (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Kessel Trade Not Yet a Done Deal It would obviously be dependent on a variety of factors,
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on the Calgary Flames’ Sam Bennett, the Dallas Stars considering buying out a forward with some potentially strong upside, what’s happening with Pittsburgh and Phil Kessel and the Vegas Golden Knights trying to move salary. Offer Sheet for Bennett Eric Francis of Sportsnet suggested
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA—Canada’s latest win at the world hockey championship left Mark Stone with a renewed sense of confidence heading into the gold-medal game. Stone scored his tournament-leading eighth goal and Matt Murray made 39 saves as Canada downed the Czech Republic 5-1 in semifinal play on Saturday, setting up a gold-medal finale against Finland for
Eric Francis of Sportsnet: It may not be a crazy idea that someone will try to offer sheet Calgary Flames forward Sam Bennett. Bennett is arbitration eligible and requires a $2.14 million offer from the Flames. The Flames currently have about $14.5 million in cap space and fellow RFA Matthew Tkachuk could eat up between
Canada had to settle for silver at the world hockey championship after a 3-1 loss to Finland in Sunday’s final at Bratislava, Slovakia. Finnish Captain Marko Anttila’s second goal of the game broke a 1-1 tie early in the third period as the Finns defeated Canada for a second time at the tournament. Harri Pesonen
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 | Series Infographics @ Game 6 – Tonight, 7:00 ET, (CHA leads series, 3-2)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @TorontoMarlies Tweet #CHAvsTOR Charlotte hosts Toronto in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference
5:17 PM ET Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Finland has won the gold medal at the hockey world championship by beating Canada 3-1 in the final Sunday. Marko Anttila’s second goal of the game broke a 1-all tie early in the third period as the Finns defeated Canada for a second time at the tournament.
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
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