At six feet tall and 180 pounds, Dawson Mercer does not fit the iron man stereotype, but the New Jersey Devils forward is proving to be a durable, rugged and consistent player in the National Hockey League, and such traits will prove invaluable as the Bay Roberts native considers the next step in his career. On Wednesday he
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The Colorado Avalanche are off to a hot start to the season, as they currently sit second in the Central Division. That placement is with the help of a consistent Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon breaking league and franchise records, and Cale Makar looking for his second Norris Trophy. Makar has been a cornerstone for the
In his first season as the St. Louis Blues captain, Brayden Schenn has had numerous on-ice struggles. By following players like Alex Pietrangelo and Ryan O’Reilly, the pressure has always been high for him as captain. Both Pietrangelo and O’Reilly had different levels of success while captaining the Blues. For Pietraneglo, he won a Stanley
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Flyers traded forward Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night in exchange for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a second-round selection in the 2025 NHL draft. It was a straightforward transaction. How the
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer “First, you’re celebrating the goal, and then you start getting pelted with bears. You don’t really know what to expect until you’re in that moment.” That was Hershey Bears defenseman Chase Priskie’s introduction to a Chocolatetown tradition. The Bears re-established a new hockey record by collecting 74,599 stuffed toys during
The Anaheim Ducks traded defenceman Jamie Drysdale and a second-round pick in 2025 to the Flyers on Monday for high-scoring college left wing Cutter Gauthier, whose unwillingness to sign with Philadelphia catalyzed this swap of highly regarded youngsters. Flyers general manager Danny Briere said he traded Gauthier, the fifth overall pick in the 2022 draft,
The Chicago Blackhawks knew this was going to be a tough season, basically their second campaign of a full-on rebuild. But they had no idea it was going to be this bad. Injuries have absolutely derailed any sort of plan for the squad at this point. The losses of cornerstone player Connor Bedard and de-facto
The Arizona Coyotes have constructed one of the premier prospect pools in the NHL. There are plenty of reasons for this, one being the amount of draft capital they’ve accumulated throughout the rebuild. General manager Bill Armstrong warned fans this process of building a sustainable winner wouldn’t be easy, and while that’s true, we are
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 8, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Cutter Gauthier, who helped lead the United States to a world junior championship, was traded Monday from the Philadelphia Flyers to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a
The Bridgeport Islanders have signed forward Carsen Twarynski to an American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Twarynski returns to North America after playing 27 games for Vienna in the ICE Hockey League. He spent the 2022-23 season with the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds, recording 17 goals and nine assists in
William Nylander is the final member of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Core Four to join the eight-figure salary club. On Monday, the ninth-year NHL forward agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $92 million US. He was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. It is the largest contract in Maple Leafs history
The Washington Capitals have been a surprisingly strong team to start the 2023-24 season and find themselves in the middle of the Metropolitan Division heading into 2024. After missing the playoffs last season, this is exactly what the team was hoping for this season after making a few moves to bolster the roster in the
Just days after winning gold at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship as well as the honors for the best forward in the tournament, 19-year-old star prospect Cutter Gauthier was traded from the Philadelphia Flyers in a shocking move that gave the team young defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a 2025 second-round draft choice from the
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 8, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander agreed to the largest contract in franchise history on Monday, as the 27-year-old forward signed an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $11.5 million against the
by Caroline Halloran | AHL On The Beat Nearly a decade has passed since the seeds of a remarkable partnership were planted between the Cleveland Monsters and University Hospitals. Since its development, the partnership has flourished. Now, the duo are set for the second University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Night, set for tonight at
Gabriel Vilardi broke a tie on a power play at 3:14 of the third period, Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Thursday night to extend their points streak to a franchise record 10 games. “It’s fun,” Vilardi said. “It’s fun to play hockey. It’s fun
After fighting his way back to professional hockey following surgery that kept him out to start the 2023-24 season, Jesse Puljujarvi has found his way back and has signed an American Hockey League (AHL) professional tryout (PTO) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who are the Pittsburgh Penguins’ minor-league affiliate. The team has played two games since
Over the last month, some prospects in the Boston Bruins system have been called up to the NHL and filled in for injured teammates or Matthew Poitras, who played in Sweden in the 2024 World Junior Championship. In the absence of Poitras, Georgii Merkulov made his NHL debut when he was called up from the