A special night for a special player. Brett Sutter reached 1,000 professional games late last month in San Jose, but due to a road-heavy schedule for the Reign, the team wasn’t able to honor the milestone until just this past weekend, as Ontario hosted the San Diego Gulls. “In San Jose, I had the chance,
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New York Islanders (19-20-7, sixth in the Metropolitan) vs. San Jose Sharks (22-22-6, seventh in the Pacific) San Jose, California; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York visits the San Jose Sharks after Zach Parise scored two goals in the Islanders’ 5-2 win over the Kraken. The Sharks have gone 11-11-3 in home games.
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said in a statement Wednesday the 20-year-old left-winger Amirov is undergoing treatment in Germany and will not return for the remainder of the season. Amirov started the season with Salavat Ufa of the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of one of their most successful starts to a season in team history. Their 32 wins in 50 games this season has them in a prime position to make the playoffs. But these are the Maple Leafs we are talking about. Simply getting to the playoffs is
Feb. 23 has been an extremely busy day throughout National Hockey League history. There was a little bit of everything with some major come-from-behind performances, team record being set, and plenty of personal milestones getting hit. The THW time machine is fired up so let’s hop in and relive the best moments this date has
Arthur Staple of The Athletic: Some potential trade targets for the New York Rangers. Rickard Rakell – pending UFA – If the Rangers aren’t able to land Canucks J.T. Miller, Rakell could be one top-six winger the Rangers look at. Rakell is familiar with Mike Zibanejad. It may not cost a first-round pick for Rakell.
7:00 AM ET By this point of the 2021-22 NHL season, we have a good sense of where all 32 teams stand — and what they’re likely to do ahead of the trade deadline on March 21. For this week’s edition of the NHL Power Rankings, we identified one stat that helps explain how each
📝 by Patrick Williams Scoring is a thrill for any American Hockey League prospect. But consistent and strong two-way play across all three zones is by far the most direct path to the National Hockey League, and Henderson Silver Knights forward Paul Cotter grasps that lesson. Thirty-four games into Cotter’s third AHL season, he is
OTTAWA – Thomas Chabot couldn’t have scripted a better game in his return from injury as he scored twice, including the game winner, and picked up an assist in the Ottawa Senators 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night. Chabot was back after missing the last four games and hit a career milestone playing
Patrik Laine scored his second goal of the game 20 seconds into overtime to lift Columbus to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, the Blue Jackets’ third straight win. Adam Boqvist and Brendan Gaunce also scored for Columbus, while Jean-Francois Berube stopped 39 shots and recorded his first NHL assist
Listen to The Hockey Writers Podcast on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts, every weekday (Monday to Friday). In this edition of NHL Recap, these are the top quotes from players and coaches following all games played on Feb. 21, 2022: Colorado Avalanche @ Boston Bruins Final Score: Bruins 5-1 Avalanche The Boston Bruins earned its second consecutive win
The NHL has released a statement when it comes to the investigation into a slashing incident between Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and an NHL official. During a game against the Boston Bruins, MacKinnon unintentionally hit an official with his stick after losing a faceoff to Tomas Nosek. The video shows what looks to be MacKinnon
11:45 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Emile “The Cat” Francis, the diminutive goalie who became a Hall of Fame coach and general manager with the New York Rangers, has died. He was 95. The Rangers announced the death Saturday night. “Emile’s passion and dedication to the Rangers organization and growing the game of
📝 by Bradley Cole | AHL On The Beat Joey Daccord has made the most of his opportunities throughout the years. Whether it was with Arizona State where he won 32 games in three years, or with the Ottawa Senators where he experienced plenty of ups and downs, the 25-year-old finds a winning role wherever
ZURICH (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended Ukrainian player Andri Denyskin for one year for making a racist gesture toward Jalen Smereck, who is Black. The ban was announced on Tuesday relating to the incident from September during a game between HC Kremenchuk and HC Donbass. After each player was penalized, Denyskin
Tyler Motte had a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks bounced back with a decisive 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday in Vancouver. Travis Hamonic, Vasily Podkolzin, Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson also scored for the Canucks (24-22-6), while Juho Lahmmikko, Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller each contributed a pair of
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the San Jose Sharks are expected to make an official extension offer to Tomas Hertl soon. Meanwhile, Nathan MacKinnon came close to getting in serious trouble after it appeared he slashed an official during a Colorado Avalanche game against the Boston Bruins. Why is he not getting suspended? The Philadelphia
The Edmonton Oilers have a few needs ahead of this year’s NHL Trade Deadline but it’s not clear if they’ll actually be addressing any of them based on GM Ken Holland’s comments that he’s not keen on the idea of trading a top prospect or first-round pick to acquire what he needs. Most insiders realize