The Seattle Kraken on Wednesday announced the organization’s plans for a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment arena for southern California’s Coachella Valley, which will serve as the home of the Kraken’s American Hockey League franchise beginning in 2022. The project includes an adjacent training facility and community gathering spaces and will be privately funded and erected
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The final Canada Cup match ever played occurred on this date. Plus, the greatest player in National Hockey League history took place in his first-ever professional and NHL training camp exactly one year apart. Final Canada Cup Champion Crowned The last Canada Cup championship game was played on Sept. 16, 1991. The tournament was replaced
Look up and down the Nashville Predators’ roster. Who’s their game changer? Who’s the player you have the most confidence in to score a big goal when the team needs it most? Based on the last few seasons and the way they’ve ended, it may be safe to say you’re scratching your head for an
EDMONTON—Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill says interim head coach Rick Bowness has “earned the right” to come back behind the bench, but says the decision will come after the Stanley Cup final. “He definitely has earned the right to come back as the coach,” Nill told reporters Tuesday on a Zoom call a day
An off-ice battle between hockey star Lanny McDonald and best-selling NHL author Kirstie McLellan Day has made its way to a Calgary courtroom. McDonald and Day have been working on a book together over the past year, but the hall of famer who won the Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989 as co-captain
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is talk about Leon Draisaitl heading back to Europe, speculation the Edmonton Oilers have been in talks with the Arizona Coyotes about a couple of players and debate about which defenseman the team might look to trade. Plus, could the Oilers look to the Pittsburgh Penguins
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ decision to keep the 15th overall pick and draft for defensive help is still up for debate. Their second-round pick, 44th overall, could be useful in expanding their prospect pool. Related: Maple Leafs’ Draft Picks That Got Away Toronto was originally slated to pick 50th overall; they didn’t have a first-round
6:47 AM ET The Dallas Stars are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years … and they’ll have to wait a little bit longer to find out who they are playing. The New York Islanders kept their season alive by besting the Tampa Bay Lightning in a double-overtime Game 5.
The Bakersfield Condors have signed defenseman Ryan Stanton to a one-year contract. Stanton returns to Bakersfield as he enters his 11th pro season in 2020-21; the native of St. Albert, Alta., skated for the Condors from 2017-19. Stanton appeared in 36 games for the AHL’s Ontario Reign in 2019-20, collecting two goals and three assists.
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation that both the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have kicked tires on a top-end defenseman. In Montreal, it appears the Canadiens have begun extension talks with a forward on team-friendly contract, and in Vegas, the Golden Knights need to get down to business, including looking at their
In the latest edition of Anaheim Ducks News & Rumors, I’ll look at where the Ducks prospect system was ranked by The Athletic‘s Corey Pronman, loan deals for both Hunter Drew & Axel Andersson, and Henry Thrun’s move to the USHL for the 2020-21 season. Ducks Loan Drew & Andersson The Ducks loaned defenseman Hunter
EDMONTON—Jordan Eberle scored on a two-on-one break 12:30 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final on Tuesday night. Semyon Varlamov stopped 36 shots and Ryan Pulock also scored for the Islanders, who cut the
Jordan Eberle scored on a two-on-one break 12:30 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final on Tuesday night. Semyon Varlamov stopped 36 shots and Ryan Pulock also scored for the Islanders, who cut the
Anytime a team’s season ends early there are stages to getting over the end of a lost season. At first, you’re sad, you may drown your sorrows, you may break down the game tape and find out where things went wrong or you may find yourself mad online trying to find answers on your Twitter
To win in today’s NHL, a team needs to score goals. Not only does a team need players who shoot, it needs the playmakers who get the puck to the shooter. Consider this: in the modern history of the NHL, only twice has a player scored three goals in a game without any assists on
7:00 AM ET The New York Islanders were one of the strongest teams in the Toronto bubble, but ever since they arrived in Edmonton, they’ve been outmatched by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals. Sure, we can forget about the 8-2 drubbing in Game 1 and chalk it up to an unfavorable
The Arizona Coyotes have signed goaltender Adin Hill to a one-year, one-way contract. Hill, 24, has split each of the last three seasons between Arizona and its AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. In 2019-20, he went 15-5-0 in 20 appearances for Tucson, with a 2.40 goals-against average and a career-best .918 save percentage. He was
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News and Rumors, I’ll share news that Mike Babcock lost out to Peter Laviolette for the head coaching position with the Washington Capitals. I’ll also outline some rumors from at least one hockey insider who believes that the Maple Leafs should be interested in what’s going on with