Frederik Andersen has one year left on his contract after this season and there’s no guarantee the cap-strapped Maple Leafs can afford to keep him. Back-up Jack Campbell is under contract for two years after this season. In Toronto’s system the only other goalie with National Hockey League experience is 26-year-old Kasimir Kaskisuo, who was shelled in his lone appearance. Enter
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Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 5:55 AM EDT Apr 19, 2020 Detroit — The news about Michigan’s weather the past few days, with the snow and cold, alarmed Evgeny Svechnikov. Really? For this late in April? “Oh man, that’s crazy,” said Svechnikov, the Red Wings’ 2015 first-round draft pick, who is hunkering down during
John Steppe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:34 PM EDT Apr 17, 2020 Jon Greenberg vividly remembers the days when it’d be considered a “a great joy” if he needed to turn on the Bradley Center escalators to the upper level. “That meant we were having a really big night,” said Greenberg, the president of the
With Tyson Barrie and Cody Ceci set to become unrestricted free agents, there could be a huge opportunity to seize a job on the right side of the Maple Leafs defence next season. Timothy Liljegren is looking to take advantage. “That’s my goal,” he said. “To be with the team all year.” Liljegren played 11 National Hockey League games this season,
The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Daniel Walcott to a one-year, two-way contract. Walcott, 26, has skated in 55 games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch this season, setting career highs with seven goals, 12 assists and 19 points. Walcott was also named Syracuse’s IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year for his charitable work
EDMONTON, AB – Colby Cave is being honoured at his home rink and in his hometown as fans continue to pay tribute to the Oilers forward who passed away tragically on Saturday. A makeshift memorial has been assembed outside Rogers Place, where Cave suited up for the Oilers over the past two seasons before a
Tim Gettinger of the New York Rangers skates against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden on November 26, 2018. The setting was Madison Square Garden, long the mecca of New York sports. It was Nov. 24, 2018, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals were there to face the New York Rangers. For
With the hockey world on pause due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus, NHL general managers have additional time to evaluate their American Hockey League prospects. The top developmental league in hockey has another strong crop of young talent. NHL.com will evaluate some of them as part of a series that breaks down each of the
The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Alexandre Carrier to a three-year contract through the 2022-23 season. Carrier has tallied five goals and 32 assists for 37 points in 55 games with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals in 2019-20, along with a career-best plus-15 rating. He is tied for fifth among AHL defensemen in assists and tied
The Cave family and the Edmonton Oilers announced today the creation of the Colby Cave Memorial Fund to help carry on the memory and legacy of Edmonton Oilers and Bakersfield Condors forward Colby Cave, who suddenly and tragically passed away on April 11, 2020. Proceeds from the fund will go toward community programs with an
Apr 13, 2020 Over the past few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has put everyone on different paths, some more hectic than others. For fourth-year goaltender Kevin Boyle, the transition has meant packing up his family’s belongings from Southern California and moving across the country to New Hampshire. “We were waiting there in San Diego for
The Ottawa Senators have signed defenseman Jonathan Aspirot to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old Aspirot has collected two goals and 14 assists for 16 points along with a plus-14 rating in 44 games for the AHL’s Belleville Senators this season. He ranks third among team defensemen in scoring. A native of Mascouche, Que., Aspirot
Phantoms to match first $10,000 of donations Lehigh Valley, Pa – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are proud to announce the launch of a #GOALS4LV Challenge in order to raise funds to be used locally to fight against COVID-19. The donations will go to the LVHN COVID-19 Emergency Fund supporting the emergent needs of patients and staff during the
Wolves defenseman Jaycob Megna and his wife, Kasey, recently had their first child, welcoming a new member to their family. It’s a stressful occasion even in the best circumstances, but Evie Marie arrived March 30 in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. ‘‘Once the baby is born, you’ve got another person that you’re in charge
The American Hockey League is deeply saddened to learn of the passing today of Bakersfield Condors forward Colby Cave. He was 25. Cave underwent emergency surgery at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto to remove a brain cyst and had been in a medically induced coma since Tuesday. A native of North Battleford, Sask., Cave played 283
EDMONTON — It’s easy to be a great guy on the way up. When you’re walking into a palatial National Hockey League dressing room, your American League hockey bag slung over your shoulder and a few sticks in your other hand, everyone has a big smile for the Leon Draisaitls and Connor McDavids waiting for
With the hockey world on pause, NHL general managers have additional time to evaluate their American Hockey League prospects. The top developmental league in hockey has another strong crop of young talent developing. NHL.com will evaluate some of the prospects who could make an impact in the NHL as early as next season as part
Leo Roth Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 4:47 AM EDT Apr 8, 2020 As he spends his days preparing for a postseason that may never come, Rochester Americans coach Chris Taylor has also taken the time sit, reflect and give thanks. Had the novel coronavirus not forced the American Hockey League, like the rest of