In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the team embarks on a three-game road trip starting against the Vancouver Canucks. It might be too early to call this game a must-win, but there’s a lot riding on starting out strong and the Oilers picking up important points before coming back home. If not, there
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ESPN News Services Nov 6, 2023, 10:26 PM ET HIBBING, Minn. — Thousands gathered Monday to remember Adam Johnson, the 29-year-old American hockey player who died last month after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England. Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Last spring provided the crash course for Mackie Samoskevich. Now it’s time to put that education to work. Samoskevich, who turns 21 on Nov. 15, opted to leave the University of Michigan in April after two seasons. He walked right into the end of the AHL regular season, seven games of
WARNING: This story contains distressing details A former hockey player in the Chicago NHL team’s organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team’s former video coach sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season and the team responded inadequately to his complaint because it didn’t want a disruption during its Stanley Cup run. The Chicago Tribune reported Sunday the law
It is a great time to be a hockey fan, as the first few weeks of the NHL season have shown…and that’s before Connor McDavid gets going. Some musing and observations from around the league, starting in Pittsburgh. The Steel City is Freezing Over Why is Erik Karlsson playing on the penalty kill? Yes, he
The New York Rangers are red hot to start the 2023-24 season, and they’re already considered a Stanley Cup contender. This is after losing superstar forward Patrick Kane who chose to take time off to rehab an injury before signing with a team, and while many fans thought his absence would hurt the Rangers, they
The Edmonton Oilers are off to a terrible start with a 2-7-1 record through ten games, and something has to change before they begin to improve. The team’s star players have been good, but not great. However, they are likely to bounce back soon. With the team’s struggles, Ryan Rishaug, an Oilers insider with TSN,
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 6, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The possibility exists for a Hughes brothers sweep in the 2023-24 NHL Awards. “Possible” does not mean “probable.” But based on our survey of awards voters, two of the Hughes boys have a significant lead for
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Iowa Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 5, 2023. Wallstedt stopped 57 of the 60 shots he faced over two starts for the Wild last week, good for a .950 save
As many as 200 hockey scouts will be looking for the next big NHL prospect in P.E.I. over the next week and a half as Summerside and Charlottetown host the 2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. The event kicked off Thursday and will run until Nov. 11. Six teams made up of young athletes from five
The Philadelphia Flyers have boasted one of the better offenses in the NHL so far in their 2023-24 campaign, but their power play has not done much to help them do that. It has been a consistent issue for a few seasons now. Once again, the power play is scoring at one of the worst
For the past few seasons, the Boston Bruins have been pretty consistently ranked at the bottom of the league when it comes to the strength of their prospect pool. They’ve been ranked last on multiple lists, and it isn’t exactly surprising when looking back at general manager Don Sweeney’s draft history. The infamous 2015 Bruins’
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 5, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions New Jersey Devils star forward Jack Hughes is “week to week” with an upper body injury, the team announced on Sunday. Hughes left the team’s road trip and has returned to New Jersey to be with
In a normal year, Maggie MacTavish says she would sell about 200 neck guards out of her sports equipment store in Fredericton. She’d only sell a handful to a few new skaters this time of year. But MacTavish estimates she has sold about 50 over the last week. “With the uptick, certainly I think most stores
In this latest edition of New York Rangers News & Rumors, Rangers winger Blake Wheeler finally broke the ice and posted his first point of the season against the Minnesota Wild. Meanwhile, although the Rangers’ blew a three-goal lead and lost in the shootout to the Wild, the blame is not on Jonathan Quick. In
On Oct. 28, forward Adam Johnson of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL)’s Nottingham Panthers passed away after a freak collision that resulted in a cut on his neck from a stray skate blade. Johnson’s former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, paid tribute to him in a ceremony before their game against the Anaheim Ducks on
ESPN News Services Nov 4, 2023, 12:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Jersey Devils lost center Jack Hughes to an upper-body injury early in the first period of their 4-1 loss to the Blues on Friday night in St. Louis. Hughes, who entered the game with an NHL-leading 15 assists and 20 points,
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Rockford IceHogs came into this season looking to make some noise. They have tasted a bit of postseason success, winning first-round Calder Cup Playoff series each of the last two years. Forwards David Gust and Brett Seney, both AHL All-Stars last season, returned to form an experienced core. So