In an unfortunate turn of events for the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin‘s return to the team took an unfortunate twist during his first game back. Lyubushkin, starting his second stint with the Maple Leafs, faced an early setback as a head injury forced him out of the game in the second period. The
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by Andrew Mossbrooks | AHL On The Beat “I went 18 years thinking I was perfectly healthy until I wasn’t one day.” Those are the words of Rochester Americans forward Damien Giroux, a player that is all smiles despite challenges that few in or outside the hockey world have faced at his age. Giroux, 23,
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Matt Rempe‘s eye looked like a wall of paint samples at a hardware store. A lot of black, some blue, a touch of chartreuse around the edges. Facial bruising is a commonplace sight on an NHL
The Vancouver Canucks and star centre Elias Pettersson have agreed to an eight-year contract extension, the team announced Saturday. Terms of the deal, which kicks in next season, were not disclosed. Multiple media reports indicate the extension is worth an average annual value of $11.6 million US. Pettersson, whose current contract has a 7.35 million
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Elias Pettersson was discussed in trade talks between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks. How close did things get? Meanwhile, have the Calgary Flames decided to keep Jacob Markstrom? And, is Chris Tanev open to returning to the Flames as a free agent? Finally, are the Vegas Golden Knights and
The Florida Panthers are at the top of the regular season mountain. They are currently tied with the Boston Bruins for first in the NHL with a record of 39-16-4 with 84 points. They look to get back into the playoffs for the fourth straight season and the 10th time in franchise history. The trade
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Belleville Senators forward Angus Crookshank, San Diego Gulls defenseman Olen Zellweger and Colorado Eagles goaltender Ivan Prosvetov have been selected as the league’s award winners for February. Crookshank, the AHL Player of the Month, tallied eight goals and six assists for 14 points in 12
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions We’re now one week away from the NHL trade deadline on March 8, and teams will be making moves between now and then to either bolster
Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller has spent the last five seasons of his career in British Columbia, becoming a core piece of the franchise thanks to his incredible offence. This season, however, both he and his counterparts have turned it up to a whole other level. Even while the Canuchs’ red-hot form faltered a bit
The New Jersey Devils announced they have acquired defenseman Kurtis MacDermid from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Zakhar Bardakov and a 2024 seventh-round draft pick. MacDermid has spent the last three seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, scoring 13 points in 131 games. He brings toughness and some defensive stability to the lineup and,
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Grand Rapids Griffins are on the move. They will bring a 16-game points streak (12-0-2-2) into tonight’s date with the Iowa Wild at Van Andel Arena. Their work for the past month and a half has sent them up the Central Division standings into second place. Helping to lead
Emily Kaplan, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions The NHL trade deadline is a week away, and while calls around the league are heating up, expectations are being tempered. I spoke to one general manager this week who cautioned that things seem “a little
Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago’s Jarred Tinordi, and the two big guys dropped the gloves. Outdoors in front of 82,000 people in the Meadowlands, it took even less for Matt Rempe and Matt Martin to spice up the Rangers-Islanders showdown with a fight. When Morgan Rielly cross-checked
The San Jose Sharks hosted the Anaheim Ducks for the final time this season on Thursday. Before warmups even concluded, things got interesting. Ilya Lubushkin was pulled in favor of Jackson LaCombe last minute due to pending trade discussions. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs before the game even began. In a game that
The Seattle Kraken have Ron Francis signed and prepared to lead their franchise as its first-ever general manager. The Hockey League Hall of Famer was an NHL legend before transitioning from player to front office executive. Ron Francis, Seattle Kraken general manager (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Francis, the fifth all-time points leader in
BRYAN WILSON – 02.29.2024 Jeremie Poirier was a welcome sight at Wranglers’ practice this week. The 21-year-old was on fire to start the season with seven points (1g,6a) in four games, but he suffered a forearm laceration against the Abbotsford Canucks on Oct. 21 that has kept him out of the lineup ever since. It’s
ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 01:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, giving him 100 points in 61 games this season, as the Avalanche beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Thursday night. MacKinnon scored his 36th goal with 2:28 left in the third period,
There’s little danger of Winnipeg losing a National Hockey League franchise a second time, experts in the business of professional sports say in the wake of comments about low ticket sales from Jets co-owner Mark Chipman. After selling out almost every game for the first nine seasons after the NHL returned to Winnipeg, average attendance at