Hockey players train their entire lives to make it to the best league in the world and work even harder to stay. Although everyone dreams of hoisting the Stanley Cup at some point, others have the privilege of playing their entire careers with one organization and never get that chance at a championship. Related: 10
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The Seattle Kraken began a California road trip on Monday night by visiting the lowly San Jose Sharks. Although Wednesday is the big one in Los Angeles to face the Kings – the nearest team they can mathematically catch to make the playoffs – it was important to not overlook the Sharks. This was especially
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rockford IceHogs forward Cole Guttman, Manitoba Moose forward Brad Lambert and Charlotte Checkers goaltender Spencer Knight have been selected as the league’s award winners for March. Guttman, the AHL Player of the Month, tallied 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points, along with a
Field Level Media Apr 1, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman was suspended for three games for throwing his stick toward officials after Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the visiting Vegas Golden Knights. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety revealed the ruling Monday after a phone hearing with Hartman
The majority owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals, Ted Leonsis, told a crowd in December he had “goosebumps” at the thought of moving his NBA and NHL teams from Washington to Virginia, “if all goes as planned.” It did not. Leonsis’ handshake deal with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to relocate the teams to a
The sport of hockey has never been in a better position, with stars Connor McDavid, Cale Makar, Auston Matthews, and others leading the NHL into financial growth, bringing in fans from across the globe. In addition to the superstars, the talent among youth has never been better, with the league bringing in top prospects in
Steven Stamkos scored a power-play goal against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night, his 31st goal of the season and 211th on the power play in his career. He surpassed Luc Robitaille (Los Angeles Kings) for the third most power-play goals with a single franchise. Alex Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) leads the list with 331,
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The past six weeks have been a here-one-day, gone-the-next existence for Matthew Phillips. Today – and for now, at least – he’s in the NHL with the Washington Capitals. But the journey has taken the 25-year-old forward from D.C. to Pittsburgh to Hershey and, most recently, back and forth several
Apr 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Of the three Atlantic Division teams that were supposed to make the leap into serious playoff contention this season — the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators — only the Wings realistically remain in the race as the month of April begins. But with
The Los Angeles Kings had one of the best prospect pools in hockey just a few years ago, with recent high selections such as Quinton Byfield, Alex Turcotte, Gabriel Vilardi, and more. Now, almost all of these draft picks are in the NHL, either with the Kings or traded elsewhere. Nonetheless, there are a few
Well, March was a month to forget for the Anaheim Ducks. They concluded one of their worst months of the season with back-to-back losses to the Edmonton Oilers (March 30) and the Vancouver Canucks (March 31). Tough to expect anything from the Ducks in either contest, as both opponents were deep, talented, Stanley Cup-contending squads.
The Providence Bruins clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday evening with a 7-4 victory at Utica. It is the Bruins’ 10th consecutive trip to the playoffs, and third straight under head coach Ryan Mougenel. Providence will be one of six teams to qualify for the Calder Cup Playoffs out of
ESPN News Services Mar 30, 2024, 09:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Jonathan Quick broke the victory record for U.S.-born goalies Saturday night, as the New York Rangers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 8-5 at Mullett Arena. Jonathan Quick, a three-time Stanley Cup champion who won his first two titles with the Los
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, is Lane Hutson going to be making his way to the Montreal Canadiens before the season is over? Meanwhile, there is some injury news as Sean Walker might miss some time for the Colorado Avalanche and Marcus Foligno looks to be done for the season for the Minnesota Wild. Also
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs showed their dominance for the second game in a row by skating to a commanding 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Auston Matthews inscribed his name into NHL history with his 60th goal of the season, while captain John Tavares celebrated his 1,100th NHL game by
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Bring up the art of scoring goals and Adam Gaudette lights up immediately. “I just love to score, man,” said the Springfield Thunderbirds forward, whose 38 goals lead the AHL. He also ranks third in the league with 60 points through 59 games. “Nothing gets me going out there [more]
Open Extended Reactions It’s a slower than usual Sunday on the NHL schedule, with just one game on the docket. But, there are implications from the outcome of the clash between the Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks (3:30 p.m. ET, TNT). Editor’s Picks 2 Related For the Canucks, it’s an opportunity to make up ground
Hockey The Vancouver Canucks were off Saturday but clinched an NHL playoff spot after the Vegas Golden Knights edged the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in overtime and the slumping San Jose Sharks posted an improbable 4-0 win over the St. Louis Blues. NHL club last hosted post-season game in 2015 in opening round vs. Flames The