BRANDON, Fla. — Oleg Sosunov took a bit of extra joy in being part of the winning team during the 3-on-3 tournament that ended Tampa Bay Lightning development camp in June. After taking pictures with his teammates, the 21-year-old defenseman prospect grabbed the trophy and skated around the rink with it like it was the
In 44 years of hockey, through the team’s darkest seasons and golden eras, plenty of scoring sensations have suited up for the Washington Capitals. Surprisingly, for a team that did not win their first Stanley Cup until 2018, five different Capitals have breached the 50-goal barrier, more than on half of the “Original Six” teams.
To many, the Los Angeles Kings are known for being a part of hockey’s greatest transaction. However, the franchise has also made some decisions that flat out didn’t go in their favor. Players that were sent away heavily impacted their new organizations, while players shipped to Los Angeles did the opposite. Let’s take a look
A Quebec Superior Court judge has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he had no right to unilaterally deny access to the coveted seats. The ruling this month by Justice Jeffrey Edwards framed the case as determining the
© Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Jesse Puljujarvi and Ken Holland once again David Staples of the Edmonton Journal recently wrote: A trade appears to not be the most likely scenario for Puljujarvi. The key appears. Honestly, Puljujarvi has a role carved out for him in Edmonton for the taking. A third-line winger on a
The St. Louis Blues today announced that Jim Johnson has been named an associate coach with the San Antonio Rampage, joining head coach Drew Bannister’s staff for the 2019-20 season. Johnson, who turns 57 on Friday, most recently spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers (2015-18). He has
By The Canadian Press August 1st, 2019 PITTSBURGH — Recently retired forward Matt Cullen is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins, joining the hockey operations department. The team announced Thursday that Cullen will have a player development role. General manager Jim Rutherford called Cullen a “valuable asset” who will put his 21 years of NHL experience
Cole Perfetti finally got his hat trick — as part of an incredible five-goal game, two in regulation and three more in the shootout — in lifting Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the semifinals of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic. It was shades of Jonathan Toews from 2007 as
MONTREAL — Quebec Superior Court has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he had no right to unilaterally deny access to the coveted seats. The ruling this month by Justice Jeffrey Edwards framed the case as determining the
Cole Perfetti scored two goals in regulation and three more in a shootout as Canada edged Sweden 3-2 in a semifinal at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Friday. The win sends Canada to the final of the annual under-18 men’s hockey tournament, where it will face Russia. Canada has won the tournament 10 of the
Who will blink first? Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press: Agents are saying to not expect the group of top RFAs to sign soon. RFAs and GMs are not wanting to ‘blink’ first. “It’s all about the top young players figuring out and defining what the market place is and will be moving forward.
10:15 AM ET Associated Press ELMONT, N.Y. — The New York state board responsible for economic development has approved a $1.3 billion project to build a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders at Belmont Park. Newsday reports the six members of the Empire State Development board voted Thursday in favor of the complex that
Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI Matt Luff exudes a friendly and carefree innocence as a charm. He’s always smiling, he’s approachable and he possesses a boyish charisma similarly seen across junior hockey college dressing rooms. This is a player who’d otherwise be an upper-classman in the NCAA, a likely senior. He recently turned 22. 22-year-olds have lots
Heading into his third NHL season with the Philadelphia Flyers, expectations will be high for the former second-overall pick, Nolan Patrick. After two underwhelming seasons, many are looking for Patrick to show growth on the ice and on the stat sheet this season. While every player’s career has its own path, so far, Patrick’s can
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Chris Kreider and the New York Rangers, Puljujarvi’s statement he’ll play with Karpat might not be all it’s cracked up to be, and the Buffalo Sabres don’t seem worried about their cap issues. Kreider to be at Rangers Training Camp Dan Rosen of NHL.com is reporting
A recent social media squabble over Connor McDavid’s jersey number shows that hockey is a high stakes numbers game. The dust-up erupted last week when New Jersey Devils management announced that Nikita Gusev, newly acquired from the Vegas Golden Knights, would wear No. 97. Some fans criticized the move on social media, suggesting McDavid’s number should
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Marko Dano to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2019-20 season. Dano, 24, was originally selected by the Blue Jackets in the first round (27th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft. The sixth-year pro skated in 51 AHL games with the Manitoba Moose last season, recording 12 goals
A lot has changed this offseason for the New York Rangers. With new additions like Artemi Panarin and Jacob Trouba, the Rangers looked to speed up the rebuild. In order to do so, they also had to make some tough decisions. One of these decisions was to buy out New York native defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk.