Sheldon Turcott’s hot take on Game 4 of the 1988 Stanley Cup final seemed to sum things up pretty well. “Fans are still shaking their heads over one of the most bizarre hockey nights in history,” the Midday newsreader said, as he brought viewers up to speed on the previous night’s events. Hours earlier, the Boston Bruins
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LOS ANGELES—Hockey players are celebrated for their toughness. It’s common for a player to absorb a booming hit without flinching, or to lose a row of teeth to an errant puck and say he’s sorry he had to miss a shift to get sewn up. Tape an aspirin to it and get back out there
We know it was Game 3 of the 1950 Stanley Cup final between the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. We know it was played at Maple Leaf Gardens because Madison Square Garden was booked for the circus as it was every spring, showing a perpetual lack of faith in the Big Apple’s ability
NHL coaches go into every game with a plan. Line combinations, pre-scouts of the opponent, weighing matchups and trying to sift through probabilities are all part of laying that groundwork. “You’ve got to be right,” Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice said. “You’ve got to be in tune.” There’s also a decent chance some of
Akim Aliu, a former NHL player, gave a harrowing account this week in The Players’ Tribune about his experiences with racism in hockey. Aliu’s unusually frank post — in which he challenged the culture of the sport and named his tormentor — intensified a debate within the hockey community about efforts to diversify. In the
Canada’s NHL teams have offered season-ticket holders rebate or refund options in acknowledgment that no more 2019-20 regular-season games will be played in front of fans in their respective buildings. In a four-day span May 13-16, all seven teams contacted their season-ticket bases with options and, in some cases, deadlines to make a decision. “It
The NHL is awaiting the result of a players’ vote on a 24-team playoff format before discussing its options on how to proceed in its bid to resume play. With the NHL Players’ Association executive board could release the results of its vote as early as Friday, but numerous questions remain whatever the decision is.
The NHL and its players are going to keep talking. The NHL Players’ Association announced late Friday its executive board has authorized “further negotiations” on a 24-team playoff format as the league bids to resume the 2019-20 season and award the Stanley Cup. The executive board, which held a vote with its 31 player representatives,
It was an incendiary piece of writing on the sport of hockey. A former NHL player describing the “racism, misogyny, bullying and homophobia that permeates the culture of hockey.” The reaction? Well, lots from hockey fans and people on social media. And almost nothing from the NHL or its biggest stars. A silent shrug. It’s
Patrik Laine is eager to get back on the ice. The Winnipeg Jets sniper also knows post-quarantine hockey will feature plenty of rust — at least initially — if the NHL gets the green light to return this summer. “My game is probably gonna look terrible since I haven’t skated for two months,” Laine said
The NHL Players’ Association’s executive board is voting on a 24-team playoff proposal as the return to play format, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the vote was still ongoing. Results of the vote could be in as
Rimouski Oceanic captain Alexis Lafreniere has added some more hardware to his collection. Lafreniere — the presumptive No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL Draft — captured his second straight Quebec Major Junior Hockey League MVP award on Thursday, becoming only the second player in history to win back-to-back Michel Briere Memorial trophies. NHL star
The NHL is still more than a week away from determining a return-to-play format, a source familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press on Tuesday. And what that plan includes could be complicated further should the U.S. and Canada extend border restrictions to non-essential travel into July. The person, speaking on the condition of
Tyson Barrie is trying to keep things in perspective. More than 80,000 people in Canada are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19, and the country’s death toll has surpassed 6,000. Many more have lost jobs, are struggling financially and worried about the future. Barrie, meanwhile, is a healthy professional athlete with millions in the
The Hockey Hall of Fame will hold an electronic vote via teleconference for its 2020 inductees, ending its traditional paper ballots and in-person board meeting because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 18 members of the voting committee will instead debate each of the nominees remotely on June 23 and cast their ballots for this year’s
Alberta’s premier is confident there would be enough safety measures to guard against a resurgence in COVID-19 cases if Edmonton was to become a hub city for the remainder of the NHL season. On Wednesday, Jason Kenney announced new border measures that will require international travellers arriving in Alberta to submit to a temperature check and
NHL coaches go into every game with a plan. Line combinations, pre-scouts of the opponent, weighing matchups and trying to sift through probabilities are all part of laying that groundwork. “You’ve got to be right,” Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice said. “You’ve got to be in tune.” There’s also a decent chance some of
The United States and Canada were drawn into the same group for the 2021 men’s hockey world championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation said Wednesday. The North American rivals are in the eight-team group to be played in Riga, Latvia. Defending champion Finland and Germany are also in that group. Russia, Sweden and the Czech