Greetings Chicago Blackhawks fans! I hope you enjoyed a fruitful 2020 Thanksgiving, either in the traditional sense, or by still finding ways to be thankful in the year of the pandemic. It’s been a crazy year for sure, and all we want to do is get back to normal. Which includes more hockey. With that
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ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Nathan Lagare had two goals and an assist and Brandon Frattaroli added a pair of goals as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar topped the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-3 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play. Alex Arsenault and Felix Gagnon also found the back of the net to help Baie-Comeau put an end
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has postponed seven games in its Maritimes Division this week following new COVID-19 restrictions in that region. The games scheduled Wednesday to Sunday involved the Charlottetown Islanders, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Halifax Mooseheads, Moncton Wildcats and Saint John Sea Dogs. The Sea Dogs and Mooseheads had already
It was pure coincidence that I happened to be at the Saddledome on that chilly February night in 2012. As I walked through the concourse, they were handing out special commemorative pins honouring Al MacInnis, who was apparently the first ever inductee of the brand new Forever a Flame initiative. I was completely unaware the
Alternate jerseys have been commonplace in the NHL since the 1990s. The Edmonton Oilers introduced their first alternate jersey in 2001-02, and have featured one for the majority of the last two decades. More recently, NHL clubs have begun expanding their jersey sets for outdoor games, throwback nights and anniversary seasons. Per Icethetics, the Oilers
12:01 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks hired U.S. women’s national team captain Kendall Coyne Schofield as a player development coach and promoted Meghan Hunter, previously general manager Stan Bowman’s executive assistant, to director of hockey administration and amateur scout, the team announced on Monday. The news comes 10 days after Kim Ng was named general
It was the summer of 2015, and after spending three seasons with the San Jose Sharks, defenseman Matt Irwin felt a strong desire to return to the East Coast. Having attended UMass for two years and developed three seasons with San Jose’s AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, Irwin felt comfortable in Massachusetts. When an opportunity
Normally, the NHL season would be a quarter of the way through by now and a team’s identity would start to become apparent. However, this year has been far from normal and in Nov. 2020, we still aren’t sure when hockey will return. In the meantime, we can look ahead to the World Junior Championship
On Oct. 6, the Florida Panthers had the 12th overall selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. General manager Bill Zito and his team used that pick to select a forward from the top professional league in Finland, Liiga. That forward was Anton Lundell, and he should be a great player for the team for
Alberta’s spike in COVID-19 infections and the virus’s infiltration of Canada’s team is concerning for the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, according to a health and law expert and an epidemiologist. The 10-country tournament, scheduled from Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 ,is modelled on the same “bubble” used by the NHL to complete the
Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous athletes to play in the National Hockey League, has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19. He was 86 years old. Sasakamoose’s son, Neil Sasakamoose, said in a video on Facebook that his father had died Tuesday afternoon, five days after he was admitted to the hospital. “The COVID virus
The Vancouver Canucks had a very successful 2019-20 campaign, beginning with making the playoffs for the first time in three seasons, then advancing to the second round for the first time since 2011. However, it was not all positive, as they got eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights after getting dominated in almost all of
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is more talk about which Tampa Bay Lightning player might be moved to create cap space. In Anaheim, could the Ducks shift gears and go rebuild instead of being struggling contender? Are the Philadelphia Flyers still trying to move defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere? What are the Detroit Red Wings planning
12:18 AM ET Four Vegas Golden Knights players have tested positive for COVID-19, the team confirmed on Monday night. “Those individual players have been self-isolating and are all recovering well,” the team said in a statement, without identifying which players tested positive. “As a precautionary measure, the Golden Knights off-ice player areas — locker room,
It is difficult to predict the long-term status of Paul Byron with the Montreal Canadiens. The 31-year-old veteran winger has been a versatile and effective player during his tenure with the Habs, bringing speed, leadership and defensive and offensive consistency, including two 20-goal seasons. However, after being plagued by injuries for the last two seasons (knee and concussion for
The second wave of the COVID-19 has been sweeping the globe and it is setting new record highs in positive cases in North America. It has reared its ugly head at Canada’s World Junior Championship selection camp is heading into quarantine after two players have tested positive. Meanwhile in Russia, two recent first-round draft picks,
Justin Robidas scored twice and Maxence Guenette added a goal and two assists as the Val-d’Or Foreurs doubled up the Rimouski Oceanic 4-2 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play. Jordan Briere also found the back of the net to help Val-d’Or improve to 7-0-2 in its last nine games. William Blackburn turned
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