Claude Julien glanced down at some notes towards the end of his nearly hour-long video conference call with reporters Thursday. The Montreal Canadiens head coach was promptly asked — tongue firmly planted in cheek — if what was in front of him included the team’s roster, and if so, if he felt like sharing his
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With the trade deadline once again here, the Anaheim Ducks find themselves in unfamiliar territory. The team will be bonafide sellers for the second year in a row and already got the ball rolling by sending Ondrej Kase to the Boston Bruins last week. We’ll have to wait and see how that move turns out,
The NHL Entry Draft is always full of surprises; that was no different for the Nashville Predators in the 2020 Draft on Oct. 6 and 7. Nashville had the 11th-overall pick in the first round of the draft, the 42nd pick in Round 2, and the 73rd pick in Round 3. Round 4 saw Nashville
The Calgary Flames management staff, led by general manager Brad Treliving, have done a fantastic job this offseason in terms of both free agency and the draft. They had one of the best drafts of any team in the NHL, and followed that up by signing the biggest goaltender in free agency in Jacob Markstrom.
5:56 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils added experience to their defense, signing Russian Dmitry Kulikov to a one-year, $1.15 million contract. Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deal Thursday. “Kulikov is an experienced, physical left-shot defenseman who skates well,” Fitzgerald said. “His ability to play both the right
Oct 23, 2020 By AJ Manderichio/SanDiegoGulls.com Vinni Lettieri’s hockey roots run deep. For starters, one of the newest members of the Anaheim Ducks organization grew up in Excelsior, MN., just 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis. Hockey is ubiquitous with the state of Minnesota, and Lettieri made his mark. He posted 95 points in two
The 2020 NHL Draft was one for the ages, and that’s putting it lightly. The Colorado Avalanche walked out of the draft with a rather light crop of new prospects, but that just makes the day all the more special for the players they picked. Prospects are typically used to making a weekend out of
SYDNEY, N.S. – Defenceman Nathan Larose scored once and set up two more as the Cape Breton Eagles topped the Halifax Mooseheads 5-3 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Emile Hegarty-Aubin, Ryan Francis, Connor Trenholm and Felix Lafrance also found the back of the net for Cape Breton (3-4-0), which trailed 3-2
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a one-year contract extension worth $874,125 US. The 23-year-old recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in 56 regular-season games in 2019-20 before adding one assist in five games during the Maple Leafs’ qualifying round series against Columbus. The native of Newmarket, Ont., has 41 points
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) is having major problems as the region is having an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Also, one of the league’s top teams will have their captain on the ice for the first time this season. Finally, a Detroit Red Wings’ prospect returns home from Europe after another injury. Voltigeurs
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Claude Julien, spoke about the Max Domi trade and discussed why the team was able to make the deal they did. Are the Colorado Avalanche done making moves? It doesn’t sound like it, but more moves start and stop with Joe Sakic’s ability to
The Detroit Red Wings are entering the next phase of their rebuild under GM Steve Yzerman, and although the last four seasons of sub-.500 records have been difficult to watch at times, there has been one constant that rings true: The kids can play. Related: 3 Biggest Trades in Red Wings History Looking ahead to
12:38 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Lindy Ruff completed his New Jersey Devils staff, hiring Chris Taylor as an assistant coach and Dave Rogalski as the goaltending coach. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the moves Friday. Ruff previously retained Alain Nasreddine and hired Mark Recchi. Taylor started his professional coaching career with Rochester
The New Jersey Devils have named Chris Taylor as an assistant coach, joining assistants Alain Nasreddine and Mark Recchi and goaltending coach Dave Rogalski on head coach Lindy Ruff’s staff. Taylor, 48, spent the last three seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Rochester Americans, guiding the club to a record of 116-65-20-13 – a
Landon Slaggert, a 2020 third-round draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks (#79 overall), is currently a freshman at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Fighting Irish hockey team. We recently talked by telephone about his experience at the recently concluded Team USA 2021 US National Junior Team Evaluation Camp, how it felt
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a one-year contract extension worth US$874,125. The 23-year-old recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in 56 regular-season games in 2019-20 before adding one assist in five games during the Maple Leafs’ qualifying round series against Columbus. The native of Newmarket, Ont., has
It’s been a “heck of a year” for Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat. When he was handed the jersey with a C stitched over the heart just over a year ago, Horvat had no idea he’d soon be leading the Canucks through a season unlike any other, all while balancing his own growing family. “What
The Edmonton Oilers signed Kris Russell to a one-year extension on Wednesday. The deal, mostly likely done to qualify the requirements set forth for NHL expansion, gives the Oilers a defenseman to leave exposed in the draft that includes the Seattle Kraken joining the NHL as its 32nd franchise. At first glance, what the Russell