Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Bruins‘ Stanley Cup winners from 1970 and 1972 finally had their chance to raise a banner to the rafters on Saturday night. As part of the club’s 100th season celebration, the club honored what was called the “Big Bad Bruins Era”
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The Boston Bruins say Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team after he was involved in an undisclosed incident Friday night. The Bruins in a statement released Saturday did not provide any details about the incident other than to say the organization is aware of the situation and “takes these
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Milan Lucic has been arrested on a domestic incident charge. He’ll be taking a leave from the Boston Bruins. Meanwhile, the Calgary Flames were extremely close to signing Noah Hanifin. Now, is the only way he gets signed so that he can be traded? Are the New York Islanders looking
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in overtime, with a 4-3 win at home. Moving to a four-game winning streak, playing some tough opponents in the process, the Flyers have a 9-7-1 record on the season. What were some takeaways from the victory? Power Play Finally Clicking The Flyers
In his first AHL appearance of the season after being assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning loan, Alex Nedeljkovic scored a goal to help the Penguins to a 4-2 win over the Providence Bruins on Friday night. Nedeljkovic is the first goaltender in American Hockey League history to score twice in his career. The 27-year-old
Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — A makeshift shrine for Adam Johnson keeps growing outside the arena where the Nottingham Panthers play hockey. Fans have left flowers, wreaths, jerseys, team scarves and handwritten notes to honor the American who died after an opposing player’s skate cut his
When the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup in back-to-back seasons, most of the credit went to clutch performances from Andrei Vasilevskiy and the stellar play of the forwards. There is no doubt that those aspects of the teams were crucial to crowning the Lightning as champions. The defense was pretty great too, though.
On Nov. 14, 2023, Kyle Okposo became the 12th member of the Buffalo Sabres to play in his 1,000th career NHL game. The Sabres’ 20th captain in franchise history did it at home against the Boston Bruins. Okposo joined 11 former players to play game No. 1,000 with the Sabres. The list includes Dick Duff
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A home-and-home series between the Hartford Wolf Pack and Syracuse Crunch is among the highlights of a busy AHL weekend schedule. Both clubs are off to strong starts and sit second in their respective divisions, and Hartford brings a 5-1-2-0 road record into the Upstate Medical University Arena tonight. The
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 17, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions There have been some significant surprises during the 2023-24 NHL season thus far: the Edmonton Oilers being the first team to fire its head coach (thanks to hanging out near the bottom
Valter Skarsgard knew Borje Salming was a big deal. The Swedish actor, tabbed to play Salming in a retelling of the late Hall of Fame defenceman’s life, had heard plenty of stories about his countryman. The path Salming blazed to the NHL for European players. His relentless, hard-nosed style. His impact on Toronto. The scar.
Welcome back to the Ottawa Senators Prospect Report, where we look at some of the best performances from prospects in the system over the past month. It’s been a frustrating start to the 2023-24 season; the Ottawa Senators sit last in the Atlantic Division with a 6-7-0 record, while the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Belleville
After defeating the red-hot Vancouver Canucks by a 5-2 score on Nov. 11, the Toronto Maple Leafs looked to keep that momentum going in their first Global Series matchup against the Detroit Red Wings on Nov. 17. In the end, they were successful with their goal, as they defeated the Red Wings by a 3-2
Dennis Hildeby sighs when his ‘Hildebeast’ nickname is brought up. “I feel like as soon as you’re over 6-foot-5 you’re called ‘beast’ in this country,” the 6-foot-7, 222 pound Toronto Marlies goalie said. “Like, everyone is calling you ‘Beast.’ It’s not just me.” But the ‘Hildebeast’ nickname does seem to roll off the tongue. “It goes together pretty nice,”
Emily Kaplan, ESPNNov 17, 2023, 07:05 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions As we head to Thanksgiving — the NHL’s typical barometer for whether a team is well-positioned for a playoff berth or not — there have been plenty of surprises around the NHL. Behind the scenes, teams
A day after the Edmonton Oilers made a coaching change, the players are still trying to process the shock. “I didn’t see it coming,” team captain Connor McDavid said Monday. The reigning Hart Trophy winner told reporters he received the news via text message that head coach Jay Woodcroft and assistant coach Dave Manson had
Nov. 16 has seen quite a few memorable moments in NHL history, including an “Original 6” franchise taking the ice for the first time. This was also a significant date for a Hall of Fame goaltender, an Anaheim Ducks legend, and for defensemen finding the scoresheet. The THW time machine is warmed up and ready
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results,” according to Albert Einstein. While Detroit Red Wings’ goaltender Ville Husso has struggled mightily this season, the team continues to put him between the pipes on a consistent basis, and the numbers don’t lie. He’s not performing up to