Kingston Frontenacs forward Shane Wright has cemented an exceptional season in the Ontario Hockey League by capturing the rookie of the year award. The OHL made the announcement Thursday. Wright finished the shortened 2019-20 season by leading all first-year skaters with 39 goals and 66 points in 57 games. He was named the fifth skater
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British Columbia is in the running to host NHL games if hockey is able to return this season. Premier John Horgan confirmed Wednesday the province spoke with league commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly late Tuesday. He said he could see Vancouver as a potential hub city and also floated the possibility of other B.C. rinks hosting
Nicolas Deslauriers could yet go down in hockey history. Deslauriers, in case you hadn’t noticed, was leading the NHL in fighting this season before the coronavirus forced a halt in competition March 12. Playing for the awful Anaheim Ducks, 27th in the standings but tops in team scraps, the 29-year-old left winger had accumulated 14
With his name already being mentioned in the same sentence as NHL stars John Tavares and Connor McDavid, forward Shane Wright could have buckled to the pressure in his first season with the Kingston Frontenacs. Wright instead found a way to deal with the white noise surrounding him and played beyond his age, and on
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he has no plans to cancel the remainder of the NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bettman spoke Tuesday at a virtual town hall hosted by the San Jose Sharks for members of their business alliance. According to The Mercury News, Bettman responded to a question on the state
In the absence of live sports, Survivor might be the next best thing. Let’s get it out of the way quickly: yes, that show is still on. It’s in its 40th season, and for the first time it features a cast made up entirely of former winners. The season finale is tonight. But in case you’ve forgotten
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.—Theresa Feaster of Providence is the first woman on the coaching staff for the U.S. national junior team as video coach, a move announced Wednesday by USA Hockey. She joins Ted Donato, Kris Mayotte and Steve Miller assisting Nate Leaman, who is also the head coach at Providence. That’s where where Feaster is
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he has no plans to cancel the remainder of the NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bettman spoke Tuesday at a virtual town hall hosted by the San Jose Sharks for members of their business alliance. According to The Mercury News, Bettman responded to a question on the state
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association enters its second season with plans to regionalize its structure by basing players in five hub cities — including Toronto — while also continuing its Dream Gap Tour series of barnstorming stops across North America. Groups of 25 players will practice in rinks in the GTA, Montreal, Calgary, New
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association enters its second season with plans to regionalize its structure by basing players in five hub cities, while also continuing its Dream Gap Tour series of barnstorming stops across North America. Groups of 25 players will practice in rinks in New Hampshire, Minnesota, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary, where they
MONTREAL—There are two black hockey bags sitting in the office of Mike Baumgartner’s home, and he wonders if they will be used again. Minor hockey associations across Canada have had to cut their seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of them are trying to determine when they will resume and how to make
The fans figured their beloved Vancouver Canucks deserved it. The team had battled through three playoff series for a spot in the Stanley Cup final for the first time in franchise history. But they had already lost two games to the New York Islanders. But as the CBC’s Tom Alderman learned, they weren’t losing faith when the
There are two black hockey bags sitting in the office of Mike Baumgartner’s home, and he wonders if they will be used again. Minor hockey associations across Canada have had to cut their seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of them are trying to determine when they will resume and how to make
When Scotiabank asked Canadians to share video snippets of community hockey across the country on Nov. 17, it hoped to capture something special. But it had no idea that hockey — like almost all other sports — would be on hold due to the global pandemic when the finished “Hockey 24” documentary was ready to
The American Hockey League did the expected Monday, cancelling the remainder of its season and playoffs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The AHL made the announcement following a vote by its board of governors. Outgoing league president and CEO David Andrews said in a statement the NHL’s top minor league simply ran out of time.
Bruce Cassidy loves the NHL’s daily grind. The preparation, the teaching, the competition, the pressure. Rinse. Repeat. “When you’re under duress and you’ve got a structured schedule — bang — you’re hammering things out during the year,” said the head coach of the Boston Bruins. “Everything’s got a timeline and you have to be efficient.”
The benefit of being one of the “hub cities” chosen to allow the NHL to complete its regular schedule will probably be more promotional than financial. There also could be pressure placed on authorities to maintain social distancing among fans and ensure regulations about the number of people in bars and restaurants are maintained. Vancouver,
The NFL’s successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup final. After postponing its draft scheduled for June 26-27 in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL is considering having it earlier in June with the season in