📝 by Patrick Williams LAVAL, Que. … Laval Rocket forward Anthony Richard’s evening stayed busy even long after he had left the ice following the 2023 Rona AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday night. With 40 or 50 members of his extended family inside of Place Bell, Richard had registered a time of 13.322 seconds
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7:13 AM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The NHL All-Star Game brought together 44 of hockey’s greatest players, offering an ideal chance to gather their opinions on a variety of topics on and off the ice. Here are 13 All-Stars on whether they’d change NHL rules or the Stanley Cup Playoff format; where they’d add
PRAGUE (AP) — Jaromír Jágr celebrated his 51st birthday about a week early by scoring his 1,099th goal to overtake Wayne Gretzky at the top of the chart. Jágr, who will turn 51 on Feb. 15, scored for the Kladno Knights on Sunday in 5-4 loss at Trinec in the Czech league. The winger, who
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made the playoffs for the past 16 years in a row. This is the longest active postseason streak in all North American sports. However, the Penguins have been struggling for the past few weeks which has fans starting to wonder if this will be the year the streak ends. If Pittsburgh
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins want to add but there are things they are not willing to sacrifice or trade to make the additions they might feel they need. Meanwhile, is there a team looking at trading for Kevin Hayes of the Philadelphia Flyers? The Vancouver Canucks are still shopping Brock Boeser
LAVAL, Que. … Ethen Frank set an AHL record in the CCM Fastest Skater event, helping the Eastern Conference to a 16-10 win in the 2023 Rona AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday night at Place Bell. Frank, the Hershey Bears forward who is tied for the AHL rookie lead with 21 goals this season,
3:54 PM ET The New York Islanders and center Bo Horvat have agreed to an eight-year contract extension, six days after they acquired him in a trade from the Vancouver Canucks. His contract carries an $8.5 million average annual value against the salary cap, as first reported by Sportsnet. Horvat was in the final season
LANGLEY, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants could have called it Ty Night as they defeated the visiting Tri-City Americans 4-1 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday. Ty Halaburda, Tyler Thorpe, Ty Thorpe and Ethan Semeniuk scored for the Giants (19-24-4-2), who play their home games at Langley Events Centre. Mazden Leslie and Jaden Lipinski
The New York Islanders have signed center Bo Horvat to an eight-year contract less than a week after acquiring him in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks. The team announced the contract Sunday, after their first practice following the all-star break. Horvat’s deal is worth $68 million US and carries a $8.5 million salary cap
Feb. 5 has had a little bit of everything over the years. We saw one of the coolest moments in All-Star Game history. One of the greatest goaltenders to ever play the game hit a pair of unique milestones. Plus, this date was very busy in both Washington D.C. and Chicago. It is time for
The 2023 NHL All-Star Break is officially in the books, and it’s time for all 32 clubs to regroup and settle in for the remainder of the 2022-23 season. As we know, the Chicago Blackhawks won’t be one of those teams in the mix for a playoff push. But they will inevitably encounter their fair
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8:07 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — For Matthew Tkachuk, winning most valuable player at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game was an honor Saturday. But having the chance to represent the host Florida Panthers and finally play on a team with his brother made the event even more memorable. Tkachuk, 25, was named MVP with four
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Cassidy’s Vegas Golden Knights lost eight of 10 games going into the All-Star break after leading the Pacific Division at the midway point of the NHL season. They’re still safely in a playoff spot in the Western Conference, but they can’t keep it up. “We’re still in a good position
Sidney Crosby wants the NHL to tweak its playoff format. Gary Bettman says the task isn’t as simple as it sounds. The league’s commissioner was asked about comments from players during this week’s all-star festivities in Sunrise, Fla., where some stated — including Crosby — they would like to see a return to the No.
The New York Rangers hit the jackpot when they were awarded the first-overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. With that pick, they selected left-winger Alexis Lafreniere from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). At the time, he looked to be a cornerstone for the franchise’s future success. Although the Rangers have been
There is less than a month until the March 3 trade deadline and the rumors are running wild around the NHL. With the league on its All-Star Break, all teams are resetting and getting ready for the final two-plus months of the 2022-23 regular season. At this point, most teams know if they are going
📝 by Patrick Williams For 26 years Dave Andrews operated as the AHL’s conscience, as well as its sounding board for a parade of teams, owners, general managers, and other constituents. But the long-time AHL President and CEO had his own panel of advisors, too. First there was Marleen, of course, the woman he married