ARLINGTON, Va. — Connor Bedard circled the ice, waiting for his cue from a hockey card photographer for Upper Deck. He skated purposefully towards an empty net and unleashed a shot. OK, not a shot, but the shot. That quick, powerful release that’s his calling card as an NHL prospect. That skillful snipe that made
The Coachella Valley Firebirds have signed defenseman Ryan Jones to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. Jones appeared in 61 games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch last season, tallying three goals and nine assists for 12 points. He also played four Calder Cup Playoff games, recording one goal. A fourth-round selection by
The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Jake Sanderson to an eight-year, $64.4-million US extension, the team announced Wednesday. Sanderson had four goals and 28 assists in 77 games as a rookie with the Senators last season. The contract, which pays him $8.05 US million annually, begins in 2024-25 and runs through 2031-32. 9️⃣ more seasons
With time winding down until the Boston Bruins open the 2023-24 season, their roster is taking shape after undergoing many changes over the summer. As part of looking ahead to the coming NHL season, we’ll look at the Bruins’ roster and see what we can expect from them during the upcoming campaign. Today, we look at David
With the 2023-24 season right around the corner, expectations for the Buffalo Sabres are pretty high, as they should be. In 2022-23, the Sabres finished just one point shy of a playoff spot, so making the postseason is the natural next step for a young, still-developing team that played 82 meaningful games a season ago.
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 6, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. If there’s an argument to be made to separate the forward positions in hockey for fantasy
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that AHLTV streaming subscriptions for the 2023-24 season are now available for purchase. AHLTV features live streaming of every AHL game in high definition on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile devices at AHLTV.com, as well as on over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon
The Vegas Golden Knights have always been an organization that looks to thrive in the present, finding ways to make their team as competitive as possible each season without worrying about mortgaging their assets. It’s a strategy that the Golden Knights have prioritized since they joined the NHL in 2017, and it led them to
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at a young player who just can’t seem to get any breaks – at least not the good kind. That’s Nick Robertson. Could this be his breakout season in the NHL? He certainly has had more than his share of bad
Sep 5, 2023, 06:02 PM ET The Boston Bruins signed veteran forward Danton Heinen to a professional tryout agreement Tuesday. Heinen, 28, broke into the NHL with the Bruins in 2016 after they selected him in the fourth round of the 2014 draft. Editor’s Picks Heinen went on to play for Boston (2016-20), the Anaheim
The Vancouver Canucks will be going into the 2023-24 season with a very different roster from what they started 2022-23 off with. Almost the entire defence has gone through a makeover with only Quinn Hughes remaining from the six that suited up against the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 12 (Tyler Myers was scratched due to
When the Columbus Blue Jackets begin their 2023 training camp with the first day of on-ice workouts on Sept. 21, a lot of defensemen will be on the ice, many of whom play on the right side. This includes Adam Boqvist, Damon Severson, Erik Gudbranson, Andrew Peeke, Jake Bean, Marcus Bjork, and prospects David Jiricek
Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 07:45 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Domestic violence charges have been dropped against Arizona Coyotes minority owner Andrew Barroway, who had been arrested after a dispute with his wife in Colorado last spring. Barroway issued a statement Tuesday saying the district attorney’s office in Pitkin County, Colorado, had decided to
The Bridgeport Islanders have signed forward Tanner Fritz to an American Hockey League contract. Fritz returns to Bridgeport after playing two seasons with the Hartford Wolf Pack. He tallied 10 goals and 33 assists for a career-high 43 points in 67 games for Hartford in 2022-23, and added one goal and nine assists in nine
Welcome to the Vancouver Canucks best trades series. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers look back at the Canucks’ trading history with every NHL team and pick what we believe to be the best transaction between them and the other 31 organizations. This article focuses on their trade history with the San Jose Sharks. Vancouver Canucks Best
Forward, defense and goaltending. Those are the three positions in hockey. Forwards and defense are split into left and right sides, while the forwards have a center to play all over the ice. Some players play both the left and right side up front and on the blue line, which is a relatively common thing,
At the beginning of this decade, the Los Angeles Kings’ prospect pool was routinely celebrated as one of the best groups across the NHL. While there isn’t the same level of quality available because a good portion of that talent has either graduated or moved on in some form, their prospect pool still contains plenty
To say Brendan Gallagher has endured a couple of disappointing seasons would be one of the greatest understatements in recent memory. The Montreal Canadiens’ biggest heart has dealt with bigger injuries, playing in just 93 games over the last two seasons combined. The damage has also taken a toll on his ability to produce goals,