Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer First in scoring, first in the Central Division. That’s how this weekend begins for Mavrik Bourque and Logan Stankoven as they help lead the Texas Stars into a two-game visit from the Chicago Wolves tonight and Saturday. At 11-5-2-1, the Stars have a four-point lead atop the Central Division and
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Macklin Celebrini is among 30 invitees for Canada’s selection camp ahead of the world junior hockey championship announced Tuesday. Expected to be among the top picks at the 2024 NHL draft, the 17-year-old Vancouver product sits second in the NCAA with 10 goals and 25 points in 15 games this season for Boston University. He
The Washington Capitals have gotten off to a surprisingly good start to their 2023-24 campaign after missing the playoffs last season. With an aging core who would like to win another Stanley Cup before they retire, the Capitals have been making moves over the past couple of seasons to try and give themselves an edge.
The Winnipeg Jets are fresh off of a huge 4-2 win on the road over the Central Division-leading Colorado Avalanche, which saw Kyle Connor score twice and Josh Morrissey net the game-winner in what was one of Winnipeg’s most complete performances of the 2023-24 campaign. At 15-8-2, and exactly 25 games through the season, now
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The last centralized NHL draft for the foreseeable future is going out with the glitz and bright lights of Vegas. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday the league is moving forward with holding the 2024 draft at The Sphere in Las Vegas, the new venue that opened in September and bills itself as the largest
Prior to their Nov. 24 meeting with the Buffalo Sabres, one might have expected the Pittsburgh Penguins to fare well. After all, they had already beaten them 4-0 on Nov. 11, as part of a five-game winning streak they were on at the time. Unfortunately, the game went as so many this season: the Penguins
In light of the recent trade rumors around 29-year-old defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, the Philadelphia Flyers have quite a few defenders that they might be parting ways with at this season’s trade deadline. They aren’t overly excited to start shopping with how well they’ve performed to this point, but that time might come at the deadline.
Field Level Media Dec 7, 2023, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar will return from a two-game absence when Colorado hosts the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday in Denver. Makar, 25, missed the last two games due to a lower-body injury. The former Norris Trophy recipient entered Thursday with a club-best
by Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat When the San Jose Sharks traded franchise icon Brent Burns to the Carolina Hurricanes on July 13, 2022, part of the compensation coming back the other way included promising young goaltender Eetu Makiniemi. Although it was a small sample size – just 14 games with the Chicago
A new bilingual exhibit in Punjabi and English in Winnipeg aims to ensure South Asian kids feel like they belong in the world of hockey, while also exploring issues of decolonization and privilege in sports. Sikh Heritage Manitoba unveiled the We Are Hockey exhibit at the Hockey For All Centre — where the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba
The Philadelphia Flyers are off to a solid start just over a quarter through the 2023-24 season, but their status as a rebuilder might make some hesitant to call their early success legitimate. Through their first 10 games from the 2020-21 season through the 2022-23 season, they had a combined record of 18-7-5, but an
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers are at a crossroads with defenseman Philip Broberg. The end result might be to send him back to the AHL, but playing time doesn’t look like an option in Edmonton. Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly showing some interest in Philadelphia Flyers’ defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. Are
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Hall of Famer Mike Modano was a member of three U.S. Olympic men’s hockey teams. They were filled with NHL stars, but they managed to take home just one medal, a silver in 2002. If the
Maple Leafs defenceman John Klingberg’s season is over. Toronto general manager Brad Treliving told reporters after Wednesday’s practice the 31-year-old is set to undergo hip surgery in the coming weeks that will keep him sidelined up to six months. Klingberg signed a $4.15-million US contract with the Leafs in free agency with an eye toward
When the New York Rangers signed Blake Wheeler as a free agent on July 1, many saw it as a steal of a deal because they got a consistent 60-point player on a cheap deal to come in and fill a void they had on the right wing. While the deal looked good at the
Some teams are built on specific strengths, which are the bread and butter of their success. For the Carolina Hurricanes, that means buying into the system and following head coach Rod Brind’Amour’s blueprint. The Hurricanes are one of the best teams at five-on-five and are great at controlling the pace of the game. Their finishing
Emily Kaplan, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions For nearly six months, the greatest active American-born hockey player, the one fans call Showtime, lived in obscurity. As Patrick Kane recovered from hip resurfacing surgery — a bold move to breathe new life into his