A funeral is being held today for Walter Gretzky, the man being remembered as ‘Canada’s hockey dad’. Gretzky, the father of five adult children — including hockey legend Wayne — died on Thursday at the age of 82. “For my sister and my 3 brothers, Dad was our team captain — he guided, protected and
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Last night’s Vegas Golden Knights game housed everything a hockey fan could want out of a hockey contest; big saves at the right times, huge offensive production and some physical play. Seeing as the game had a combined nine goals, I will be focusing on the offensive part of last night’s game for the Golden
10:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy ripped Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for what he called “a predatory hit” on defenseman Brandon Carlo early in Friday night’s game in TD Garden. Carlos went down after Wilson went hands-high to his head in the corner behind the Boston net, smashing the
Jason Spezza would have jumped at the opportunity to voice his support for women’s hockey even if he didn’t have four daughters growing up at home. The veteran Maple Leafs forward was a big fan of the women’s game long before he was married, dating to years ago when Spezza attended a pre-Winter Games tune-up
The Minnesota Wild are off to one of their best starts in franchise history thanks to a couple of first-year NHLers. We are still in the early goings of the 2020-21 season but the first-year pros on the Wild have already made a name for themselves. In previous years, the Wild were characterized as a
The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of a disappointing 2020-21 season. After a second-round appearance in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Canucks opened the season with a 10-15-2 record through 27 games. They stand in sixth place in the North Division. With the way the team’s season has been trending, the club has
7:00 AM ET Jeff Carter doesn’t need to sugar coat it. The last two seasons were hard on the Los Angeles Kings, especially around the trade deadline. A team that won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014 suddenly found itself in rebuild mode, and began moving players who were critical to those championships. “I
CALGARY – Darryl Sutter says he has “unfinished business” as he returns to coach the Calgary Flames. The Flames announced late Thursday night that they had fired head coach Geoff Ward and hired Sutter to replace him. Calgary’s general manager Brad Treliving says he feels the move was necessary because the team had been inconsistent
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Walter Gretzky “embodied all that is great about being a hockey parent.” Bettman released a statement Friday following the announcement of the death of Wayne Gretzky’s father late Thursday night. Walter Gretzky was 82. Bettman says Walter’s influence on the league and the game was “profound.” “Teaching the game to
Some of the greatest players in National Hockey League history had big moments on this date. The numbers 50 and 100 have come up repeatedly, there were some major assists given out, and memories were made behind the bench. Let’s take our daily trip back in time to look at the best March 5 has
Elliotte Friedman during intermission on Wednesday, when asked to put together a timeline about when the Toronto Maple Leafs might be thinking to make a trade given that player(s) may need to quarantine. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “First of all, I not exactly lacking an opinion on this, or a position in the sense that we
by Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat When John McCarthy abruptly called it a career midway through last season due to health reasons, the San Jose Barracuda would play their final 34 games of the season without a captain. For one of the AHL’s youngest rosters, McCarthy’s absence was felt immensely. Although he wasn’t
Reaching the 100-point mark is a special feat for NHL players. It’s an outstanding offensive achievement that speaks to talent, consistency and determination. The century club has long been the gold standard for scoring. It’s an exclusive club, started by Boston Bruins’ forward Phil Esposito who scored 126 points (49 goals and 77 assists) during
7:00 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens started the 2021 season with a 7-1-2 record. Their big-ticket offseason acquisitions meshed well with a returning core of talents. It appeared that coach Claude Julien had a North Division juggernaut on his hands. Three weeks later, Julien was handed his pink slip. In the pressure cooker of a
VANCOUVER – When Sheldon Keefe was cutting his teeth as a coach in the junior ranks in Pembroke, Ont., the world’s most famous hockey dad paid a memorable visit. Walter Gretzky, the Toronto Maple Leafs coach recalled, sat around for “what seemed like hours” during a trip with NHL old-timers, talking to anyone who wanted
Canada’s most beloved hockey dad left a legacy beyond the rink. Walter Gretzky died Thursday at the age of 82 after a nine-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Gretzky raised and coached his son, Wayne, considered by many to be the greatest NHL player of all time. “Everything I am is because of him. It’s as
The Quebec Nordiques almost didn’t exist. And depending on who you ask, maybe they shouldn’t have existed at all. In fact, their story begins on the other side of the continent, under the considerably warmer skies of San Francisco, California. The Nordiques (roughly translated as the “Northerners” or “Northmen”) were originally called the San Francisco Sea
Almost 90 percent of players to appear in the NHL go through the American Hockey League at some point in their careers. The starting points for those journeys, however, can vary wildly. The AHL is playing a condensed, intra-divisional schedule this season, which began Feb. 5, due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus. A month into