6:54 AM ET The Dallas Stars took as 2-1 lead in the Western Conference Final over the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are seeking a 3-0 lead over the New York Islanders over in the Eastern Conference Final. But the Bolts enter Game 3 a bit shorthanded. Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs
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The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that J.D. Forrest has been named head coach and Jason Karmanos will serve as general manager of the club. Forrest, 39, takes over as head coach after four seasons as an assistant with the Penguins. He previously spent one season coaching in Austria and was an assistant for the U.S.
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that Mikko Koivu and the Minnesota Wild have come to the end of their road together. In Montreal, speculation is the Canadiens might shop two forwards, potentially keeping the one most thought might be moved. The Edmonton Oilers have apparently switched their goaltending focus, the Colorado Avalanche
Flyers fans rejoice. After several years of legitimate consideration and a second place finish in 2018, Sean Couturier has finally won his first Frank J. Selke Trophy. It’s been quite some time since a Flyer brought home any kind of personal hardware. The last to do so was Ian Laperriere, awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial
EDMONTON—Philadelphia Flyers centre Sean Couturier has been awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward. Couturier was named on 163 of the 170 ballots, including 117 first-place selections, for 1,424 voting points, ahead of second-place Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. Bergeron was a Selke finalist for an unprecedented ninth consecutive
Sean Couturier is the third Philadelphia Flyers player to be chosen as the NHL’s top defensive forward. The center was revealed as the Frank J. Selke Trophy recipient Thursday night, finishing ahead of four-time winner Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Ryan O’Reilly of the St. Louis Blues, last season’s winner. Couturier was named
Occasionally I will be asked for my thoughts as to whether hitting (bodychecking) should be allowed in women’s hockey. For those unfamiliar with the rules for the women’s game, while body contact is allowed and happens quite regularly, bodychecking is not. Delivering a bodycheck constitutes a two-minute minor penalty. If you really want to know
In this post, I am going to make a case that the Toronto Maple Leafs might have a unique opportunity to create the best fourth line in NHL history by keeping Jason Spezza and by signing two restricted free agents (RFAs) – Joe Thronton and Wayne Simmonds. Might it be possible to utilize the experience,
7:00 AM ET Kevin Connolly has never been shy about his love for the New York Islanders. The Long Island native, most famous for his role as “E” on “Entourage,” directed the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Big Shot,” about the time a con man briefly bought Connolly’s favorite team in 1996. Connolly is often
The Chicago Wolves and Charlotte Checkers both announced new National Hockey League affiliation agreements on Thursday. The Wolves have entered into a three-year partnership with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, while the Checkers have reached a multi-year agreement to serve as the top development club for the NHL’s Florida Panthers. Both affiliations begin with the upcoming
St. Louis Blues forward Troy Brouwer just cleared waivers, further signaling the inevitable end of a championship-winning career. Blues Deal Oshie for Brouwer Brouwer had signed a one-year deal back in November to rejoin the Blues after a professional try-out. The rugged forward had served as a risk-free addition, but that wasn’t always the case.
In this edition of Boston Bruins’ News & Rumors, we look at Bruce Cassidy winning the Jack Adams Awards, Torey Krug’s intriguing Instagram post and more. Bruce Cassidy Named Coach of the Year It should come as no surprise that Bruce Cassidy was named the NHL’s coach of the year for the 2019-20 season. The
EDMONTON—Alexander Radulov scored 31 seconds into overtime on a wrister from the middle of the right circle and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference final. Radulov’s third career overtime goal was the only shot in the extra time. Anton
Alexander Radulov scored 31 seconds into overtime on a wrister from the middle of the right circle and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference final. Radulov’s third career overtime goal was the only shot in the extra time. Anton
In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll look at some of the work that general manager Jim Benning should do during the offseason. Who will he re-sign? Who will he trade? There must be real chemistry on the team, because, almost every player has reported that they want to stay in Vancouver
Edmonton can be a tough place to live, especially if you’re a professional hockey player. The only surer thing in the City of Champions — Do city monikers lapse if they’re not renewed every couple of years, like unused library cards? — than seven hours of daylight and temperature of minus-20 in early January, is
9:25 AM ET Tom Brady ruins everything. I’m speaking as a lifelong New York Jets fan, of course. But I’m also speaking as a hockey fan who wants the greatest number of people to enjoy the greatest sport on the planet (sorry, marble racing) at its greatest time of the season: The Stanley Cup conference
Bob Goodman played youth hockey at Hersheypark Arena and attended countless Hershey Bears games growing up. Goodman never realized his boyhood dream to be an NHL player, but in Hershey, he forged a path where hockey became his life’s work anyway. “I’ve been officiating in the AHL since 1992 – for nearly 30 years,” Goodman,