The Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2021-22 season has come and gone, and it was a wild ride. Before we shift all of our focus over to the 2022 NHL Draft and free agency, it’s time for a look back at the season that was. Related: Blue Jackets May Be Facing Most Important Draft in Franchise History
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7:30 AM ET THE GREATEST RIVALRY in hockey history left quite a mark on the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche. Twenty-five years after the Wings and Avs were locked in a fantastic, relentless and breathtakingly violent winner-take-all battle for NHL supremacy, Avs enforcer Claude Lemieux still likes to point out the prodigious bump
📝 by Patrick Williams Often Grand Rapids is the American Hockey League city of choice in Ryan Warsofsky’s number-one message. Milwaukee sometimes slips into his most consistent talking point. Last night it was Rockford. Pick a Central Division rival. Time-wise, November is a Warsofsky go-to as well. To stay current, Springfield made it into Warsofsky’s
Colorado Avalanche (56-19-7, first in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -117, Lightning -104; over/under is 6 STANLEY CUP FINAL: Avalanche lead series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup
Mason McTavish scored twice and had an assist for the Hamilton Bulldogs in a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the Memorial Cup on Friday. The Ontario Hockey League champion Bulldogs advanced to Monday’s semifinal with a 1-0-0-2 record and eliminated the Western Hockey League’s Oil Kings (0-2-0-1) from contention. The host Saint
The Detroit Red Wings are poised to select eighth overall in the 2022 draft. While this year’s draft has mostly been characterized by its top-two players, Shane Wright and Logan Cooley, this is a solid draft class that features a deep pool of talent slated to go in the first round. Additionally, the Red Wings
The Edmonton Oilers set the bar for next season with a successful final four finish, and now there’s an expectation to keep progressing. General manager Ken Holland will be busy this offseason — trading away players, freeing up cap space, convincing players to stay, or acquiring new talent. With that said, we take a look
Canucks and Boeser’s camp are not close Rick Dhaliwal: The Vancouver Canucks and Brock Boeser‘s agent have spoken about a new contract but as of now they aren’t close. Boeser’s qualifying offer is not due until July 11th. Who is staying and who could be gone for the New York Rangers Arthur Staple of The
9:35 AM ET The Stanley Cup Final will last at least six games this year after the Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 5 3-2, keeping the Colorado Avalanche away from the Cup for at least two more days. Game 6 is Sunday in Tampa (8 ET, ABC and ESPN+). With Colorado leading the series 3-2,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (theahl.com) … The Calder Cup has been awarded again, and the Chicago Wolves are back on top of the American Hockey League. The Wolves secured their first Calder Cup championship since 2008 and their third overall tonight with a 4-0 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds at MassMutual Center, winning the Calder Cup Finals
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) — William Dufour scored four times in a 19:55 span and the host Saint John Sea Dogs advanced to the Memorial Cup championship game, beating Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rival Shawinigan Cataractes 5-3 on Saturday. “To finish my (junior) career like this is so great,” Dufour said. “We have
The dream for a downtown Ottawa arena has been resurrected with a new deal announced Thursday. While some city officials are vowing this time will be different, the man who founded the Ottawa Senators cautions it’s too soon to celebrate. Bruce Firestone said he wanted to build a home for the NHL team at LeBreton
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, reports have surfaced that the Florida Panthers are actively trying to trade Sergei Bobrovsky. What are they willing to do to move him? Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars are expected to name Peter DeBoer their next head coach. Are the Vancouver Canucks in the market for a top-four defenseman? What will
After landing the best European free agent out there in Andrei Kuzmenko, what other fun things does Vancouver Canucks general manager (GM) Patrik Allvin have up his sleeve? A mega-trade involving J.T. Miller or Brock Boeser perhaps? Or maybe a smaller deal that gets Tyler Myers, Tucker Poolman, Tanner Pearson or Jason Dickinson off the
7:02 PM ET The Stanley Cup is in the building. The Colorado Avalanche lead the best-of-seven series with the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1. The Avs could close out the series and keep the Cup in the building in Friday’s Game 5. Game 4, which ended in a 3-2 Colorado overtime win, did not come without
📝 by Patrick Williams By now life has settled into quite a defined pattern for the Springfield Thunderbirds. In the last eight-plus months, 92 games have been crossed off the calendar. Players have practiced more times than they wish to count. Video has been watched, rewound, and then watched one more time. Head coach Drew
One of the biggest stories in the NHL this season has been the increase in viewers in the league’s first year of its television contracts with ESPN and TNT. The league is also seeing unparalleled growth in female and younger fans that should have a big impact for years to come. According to NHL research,
The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado’s party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, beating the Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5. Ondrej Palat scored with 6:22 remaining and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots in front of a raucous crowd hoping to celebrate the Avalanche’s first championship in 21