Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was told by the NHL he could not wear a custom mask for the team’s Native American Heritage night, his agent said Friday. Allan Walsh confirmed his client was informed he couldn’t wear the mask, even for warmups. The league prohibits players from wearing specialty jerseys, masks, stickers, decals or
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The Minnesota Wild have had a full four days off since their appearance in the Global Series in Sweden, but they are thrown directly into the fire tonight as they take on their ever-dangerous Central Division foes: the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche currently sit second in the Central and are closing in on doubling the
The Edmonton Oilers finally played a full 60 minutes worth of solid hockey. Dominating in the first period, the team stuck with it in the second, played sound defense, stuck to their game plan and earned a much-needed win. The Oilers stopped the Capitals from winning five in a row and Stuart Skinner got his
Associated Press Nov 24, 2023, 03:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was told by the NHL he could not wear a custom mask for the team’s Native American Heritage night, his agent said Friday. Allan Walsh confirmed his client was informed he couldn’t wear the mask, even for warmups. The
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Life on the road served the Lehigh Valley Phantoms well, and now they prepare for some home cooking. The Phantoms will bring a four-game winning streak into tonight’s visit from the Providence Bruins. The streak includes a sweep of their three-game tour through Laval, Belleville and Toronto, and Lehigh Valley
A former Vancouver Canucks prospect has been charged in connection with what police are calling a large-scale financial fraud. Surrey RCMP say its financial crimes unit launched an investigation into Prab Rai, 34, in 2021 after a victim came forward claiming to have lost several million dollars in real estate investment opportunities. Rai, who is from Surrey, B.C., was arrested on
This date in NHL history saw a son join his father in the 1,000-point club. There were also plenty of offensive milestones reached while a handful of goaltenders did their thing between the pipes. In addition to being a memorable date in Vancouver, the youngest coach in NHL history was hired. The THW time machine
The Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks could be suitable trade partners. While the Oilers look for solutions to cure their current woes and the Blackhawks deal with news that Taylor Hall is done for the season and Corey Perry has gone missing in action, there are pieces on both sides that have the potential to
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Creating Winter Classic jerseys for the Vegas Golden Knights and the Seattle Kraken provided a unique challenge for the NHL and Adidas. Usually the jerseys for the NHL’s annual outdoor game — which will be held
The AHL and NHL connection is an important piece of an organization’s puzzle. Players in the AHL vary from 20-year-olds who are learning to play pro hockey in North America to 35-year-olds who add depth to an NHL club, and everything in between. No matter the case, if everyone is pulling on the rope in
It is undeniable that history is an important part of sports. Stories told through sports have the power to challenge uncomfortable truths about what Canada has been, and is instructive when deciding what direction anti-racism and inclusion initiatives should move within sports landscapes across the country. I enjoy watching sports documentaries and have been quite
Riley Tufte was born on April 10, 1998, in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The Dallas Stars selected him in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, 25th overall. While he’s bounced around in Dallas, playing in both the NHL and the American Hockey League (AHL), – write out he signed a one-year contract with
If you are a Buffalo Sabres fan and you have any years on you at all, you’re familiar with the famous French Connection line. It was the name given to perhaps the most famous forward line in the history of the Sabres and perhaps one of the best-known lines in NHL history. The line consisted
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 23, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Former Hart Trophy winner and five-time NHL All-Star Taylor Hall will undergo surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss the rest of the season, the Chicago Blackhawks announced Thursday.
In Jessica Campbell’s rearview mirror, all roads lead back to her 10-year-old self. The first woman to coach full time in the AHL, and one of the first women to work a game behind an NHL bench, Campbell spent the first decade of her life living an idyllic, rural Canadian existence that included hockey, family,
The realities of rebuilding have sinked in for the Chicago Blackhawks. The team has lost four straight games as they sit 31st in the NHL standings, and playoffs almost certainly won’t be in the picture next spring. However, while their 5-11-0 record may not reflect it, there’s still a ton of good in the organization.
Ten games is a small sample size to determine a season a player is having, but for Philipp Kurashev, it feels different. The Chicago Blackhawks have seen enough from their 24-year-old forward to think he has finally hit the plateau they always hoped he would. He has been doing exceptionally well, being the team’s second-best
Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 12:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper says there is “a really good chance” that star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will return from back surgery during a three-game road trip that starts Friday night. Cooper made the announcement after Wednesday’s morning skate, hours