The Vancouver Canucks have played 43 games so far and they have climbed to the summit of the NHL’s proverbial mountain. As of this writing, they sit first in the NHL with 61 points and their 29 wins are the most they have had in January since their Stanley Cup run in 2011. Needless to
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Associated Press Jan 14, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland — Former NHL forward Terry Ryan celebrated his 47th birthday with a fist-flying return to professional hockey, dropping the gloves and fighting Sunday for the Newfoundland Growlers in the ECHL. Playing professionally for the first time in some 20 years, Ryan
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Belleville Senators forward Bokondji Imama and Toronto Marlies forward Kyle Clifford have each been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of their actions in a game between the teams on Jan. 12. Imama will miss Belleville’s games Sunday (Jan. 14)
Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks will join Boston’s Jim Montgomery and Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers as head coaches at the NHL all-star game in Toronto. The league issued a news release Sunday saying the head coaches of teams with the highest points percentage in
A lot of names that you would see while touring the Hockey Hall of Fame had big moments on Jan. 8. A pair of all-time greats made their National Hockey League debuts, some impressive streaks were extended, and the year 2000 gave us quite the evening on this date. Let’s fire up our daily hockey
Obviously, during his 2016 draft year, Kieffer Bellows was seen as a promising forward. The New York Islanders thought highly enough of him to choose him in the first round (19th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. But, since Bellows turned professional, he’s taken a bit of a pilgrimage around the American Hockey League
Field Level Media Jan 14, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins (Atlantic Division), Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets (Central), Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers (Metropolitan) and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks (Pacific) will serve as the head coaches for the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend,
by Brock Ormond | AHL On The Beat The Belleville Senators are building for the future and the present while looking to reload the NHL parent club, and they are leaning on Zack Ostapchuk to be part of that process. The St. Albert, Alta., native was selected in the second round, 39th overall, by the
An Evan Bouchard power-play blast from the point at 2:01 of overtime extended the Edmonton Oilers’ win streak to a franchise-record 10 games, as the visitors edged the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night. The win eclipsed the 2000-2001 Oilers team that won nine. “We just found ways to win games. you don’t put a
The Edmonton Oilers have been a solid team as of late. After a start riddled with fans complaining, coaches being fired, and losses, they have finally turned their season around and have a real chance to climb back to the top of the Pacific Division standings. As we head into the middle of January, the
In this latest edition of New York Rangers News & Rumors, one insider argued that the Rangers have a specific need to address at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline and then listed a few possible trade targets for them. In other news, Adam Fox put together a big game against the Blueshirts’ loss against the
Associated Press Jan 13, 2024, 11:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal 2:01 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night for a franchise-record 10th consecutive victory. Leon Draisaitl also scored for Edmonton (23-15-1), and Stuart Skinner made 23 saves. Connor McDavid
CHARLOTTE, N.C. … The Charlotte Checkers scored three times in the third period to pull away for a 5-2 victory over the Rochester Americans in the Queen City Outdoor Classic on Saturday night. A standing-room only crowd of 11,031 fans watched the hometown Checkers win the 12th outdoor game in American Hockey League history. Rookie
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks will be well represented at the 2024 NHL all-star Weekend thanks to voting fans. Maple Leafs forwards William Nylander, Mitchell Marner and defenceman Morgan Rielly were added to the all-star game rosters via the 2024 NHL all-star fan vote announced by the NHL on Saturday. Those Leafs will join forward
Yegor Sharangovich has been having an incredible season so far with the Calgary Flames. The 25-year-old scored the second hat trick of his career on Jan. 11 when the Flames played the Arizona Coyotes. He’s found his place within the team very quickly and has proven his worth on the ice. He has added another
In his Saturday Headlines segment during the game between the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens on Saturday (Jan. 13) evening, Elliotte Friedman dropped a bombshell that former NHL forward Cody Hodgson has been given a clean bill of health and is looking to return to the NHL. Back in 2017, Hodgson was forced to retire
Open Extended Reactions Having passed the midway mark of the 2023-24 NHL regular season, we have our eyes on the standings as the playoff races heat up during the cold winter months. Saturday’s schedule is packed, with all 32 teams in action. The first matchup of the day sees the New York Rangers (currently first
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Charlotte Checkers defenseman Casey Fitzgerald thinks back to his previous two outdoor games and the sights and sounds that they presented. Seth Appert, the head coach of the Rochester Americans, remembers his time skating back on the frozen Mississippi River in Minnesota. And Checkers chief operating officer Tera Black? She