While nearly everything in the NHL has changed over the last 59 years, the goal has remained the same. Raising Lord Stanley’s Cup remains the prime objective of each player in the NHL each season. Here we will take a look back at every single Stanley Cup winner since 1960. 1960 NHL Stanley Cup Champions
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CALGARY—Edmonton Oil Kings forward Dylan Guenther has been named the Western Hockey League’s rookie of the year. Guenther, the first-overall selection at the 2018 WHL bantam draft, had 59 points (26 goals, 33 assists) in 58 games, including eight power-play goals and three game-winning goals. The 17-year-old led Edmonton in goals, ranked fourth in assists,
The NHL and its players union have made progress in their return-to-play talks, should the paused season be able to restart, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported Sunday. The two sides have moved forward this weekend in their discussions on a possible 24-team playoff, with additional talks between the league and the NHL Players’ Association expected to
The most successful team in the National Hockey League made plenty of noise on this date throughout the years. May 16 also featured plenty of overtime drama, broken records and raised Stanley Cups. Canadiens Rule the Day When you’ve won as many Stanley Cups as the Montreal Canadiens have, you are going to have a
3:22 PM ET Florida’s Ron DeSantis became the second governor to announce that his state is open to professional sports teams that want to resume activity amid the coronavirus pandemic. “All professional sports are welcome here for practicing and for playing,” DeSantis said at a news conference Wednesday in Tallahassee. “What I would tell commissioners
As we discussed last week, the Toronto Maple Leafs are making moves in the international free agent pool, signing Alexander Barabanov and Mikko Lehtonen – filling in some depth roles in the process. But what are they going to do when NHL free agency opens? On July 1, 2018, the Maple Leafs landed the ultimate
PHILADELPHIA—Citing the players’ health concerns, Washington Capitals defenceman Radko Gudas said the NHL should cancel the rest of its season. The season was suspended March 12 because of the coronavirus outbreak, and the league has said it is hopeful of returning. It is reviewing several scenarios, including a format that would have 24 of the
Fifteen-year veteran Ales Hemsky has officially retired from the NHL. Hemsky, 36, was the No. 13 overall pick in the 2001 NHL Draft by the Oilers and spent 10-plus seasons in Edmonton. He also played for the Ottawa Senators and Dallas Stars before ending his career with the Montreal Canadiens, playing in seven games in the
May 15, 2020 By Tom Witosky Follow @toskyAHLWild When Tim Army walked out of the Iowa Wild locker room six weeks ago, the team’s head coach still hoped the season or at least the American Hockey League playoffs would still be played. “Everyone was gone and the clubhouse was empty,” Army said. “I walked out
The Vancouver Canucks will eventually start playing hockey again, and after inducting Alex Burrows into the Ring of Honour in December, which seems so long ago now, it’s only a matter of time before we see another fan favourite get immortalized on the walls of Rogers Arena. The question is, who will that be? In
4:27 PM ET Forward Dominik Simon is recovering from shoulder surgery and will be sidelined for six to seven months, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday. He had a torn labrum repaired in his left shoulder during the surgery that took place on April 29, the team said. Simon, 25, suffered the injury against the San
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Maxi Domi discusses where things are at with the Montreal Canadiens and details any talks the two sides have had. There is an update about the potential of Peter Chiarelli joining the Arizona Coyotes organization in an executive role and just how likely that is. Finally, Radko Gudas commented on
Max Domi dreams of suiting up in the playoffs. If the NHL expands its post-season format to complete the 2019-20 season, the Canadiens centre might get that chance sooner than expected. Montreal sat 12th in the Eastern Conference and was destined to be on the outside looking in for a third straight spring — and
The Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals have announced an extension of their affiliation agreement through the 2023-24 season. “The Hershey Bears are thrilled to continue our partnership with one of the NHL’s elite franchises,” said Bears vice president of hockey operations Bryan Helmer. “Together, the Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals have established a winning culture
As outlandish as an NHL season without the playoffs seems, that goes double for general manager Doug Wilson’s San Jose Sharks. Since Wilson took the reins of the franchise in 2003, they’ve just about always made the postseason, with only one non-playoff campaign up to now (2014-15). The Sharks then turned around and reached the
7:03 PM ET Montreal Canadiens center Max Domi isn’t sure when he’ll play again and he isn’t sure for whom he’ll play next season. But amid a global pandemic, he says none of that matters much at the moment. Domi, 25, is a restricted free agent after this season after his two-year, $6.3 million contract
On July 1, 2015, with many big names being signed on the first day of free agency, the New York Islanders made a typical low-risk move by signing Thomas Greiss to a two-year contract extension. At the time, there were a couple of big-name free agents that the Islanders were unable to sign, but the
TORONTO—The Canadian Hockey League has settled three class-action lawsuits filed by current and former junior players seeking backpay for minimum wage. The CHL — an umbrella organization for the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League — and the plaintiffs announced the settlements that amount to a total of $30