On Tuesday, Aug. 27, EA Sports released their first wave of ratings for the top 50 players in NHL 20. According to the EA website, overall attributes take into account individual abilities for both skaters and goalies. Related: NHL 20 Player Ratings: 31-40 EA will be revealing the ratings for the top 50 players until the
TORONTO—Wayne Simmonds hopes he gets booed. The rugged, heart-and-soul winger spent the better part of eight seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, battling for the crest on his jersey, sticking up for teammates and exemplifying what the franchise’s no-nonsense fans expect from their players. Now he wants those same people to give him the loud, sometimes
© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Kings injury notes Jon Rosen: Los Angeles Kings GM Rob Blake said that Gabriel Vilardi won’t be on the ice during training camp. Vilardi “is progressing in his rehab” and is “farther along in rehab than any part in last 12 months.” John Hoven: Vilardi will be at the camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton head coach Mike Vellucci has been named general manager of the club. Vellucci, 52, will serve as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s head coach and GM. He takes over general manager duties from Bill Guerin, who joined the Minnesota Wild as their GM last week. Vellucci spent the previous five seasons as
Jesse Puljujarvi signed to play with Oulun Karpat of The Champions League in Finland. He didn’t waste any time getting off to a strong start with a goal, an assist and a team-leading six shots in his first game back. This is fine, in fact, great news for the Edmonton Oilers who need Puljujarvi to
The Erie Otters are demonstrating that they are not afraid of age. Their most recent news reinforces this concept. The team received commitments from three players on Friday. Forward Brett Bressette and defensemen Christian Kyrou and Cameron Morton each agreed to standard player agreements. While it is still unclear that any of these three will
Mark Giordano can’t recall an off-season like this one. It wasn’t that the captain of the Calgary Flames became just the fourth player to win the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman at the age of 35 or older, a memorable moment up at the cottage or the summer weather. What struck the veteran
Mark Giordano can’t recall an off-season like this one. It wasn’t that the captain of the Calgary Flames became just the fourth player to win the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman at the age of 35 or older, a memorable moment up at the cottage or the summer weather. What struck the veteran
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Would The Toronto Maple Leafs Consider Trading Mitch Marner? © Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Will the Maple Leafs consider trading Marner if they can’t get him signed soon? Damien Cox of the Toronto Star: With training camp nearing, there is a good possibility that Mitch Marner won’t be at
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN They met on Halloween in 2012 at a bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Jacob Trouba was dressed up as Superman; Kelly Tyson was Superwoman. They obviously found each other. “She was a senior, I was a freshman,” Trouba says. “Make sure you put that in there, she’ll love that.” Even
Cody Glass has checked off a lot of things on his bucket list the past few years: getting drafted in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights, playing in the Calder Cup Final with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves and being one of the top young prospects in the league.
In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news regarding Jesse Puljujarvi heading out of Edmonton and back to Finland, and just what GM Ken Holland is looking for in a trade. The Philadelphia Flyers decided not to add a KHL winger, and Calgary Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic knows he could be traded but is trying
NEW YORK — The NHL has announced it will not exercise its option to re-open the current collective bargaining agreement early. The league had the right to re-open the CBA until Sunday. It advised the NHL Players’ Association of its decision on Friday. “Based on the current state of the game and the business of
Citing what it called momentum from a sustained period of labour peace, the NHL said Friday it has informed the NHL Players’ Association it will not use its option to terminate the existing collective bargaining agreement next year. The league announced its decision two days before its deadline to notify the union whether it would
Citing what it called momentum from a sustained period of labour peace, the NHL said Friday it has informed the NHL Players’ Association it will not use its option to terminate the existing collective bargaining agreement next year. The league announced its decision two days before its deadline to notify the union whether it would
© Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports Kings in the hunt for Hutton Dennis Bernstein: The Los Angeles Kings are still in the mix for free agent defenseman Ben Hutton. Can expect a decision from Hutton coming soon. If the Flames want to clear some salary cap space Brian Costello: The Calgary Flames have $7.7 million in
4:27 PM ET Associated Press The NHL has informed the NHL Players’ Association it won’t use its option to terminate the existing labor deal next year. The league announced its decision Friday, two days before its deadline to notify the union whether it would reopen collective bargaining talks. The union has until Sept. 15 to
The Washington Capitals have named Scott Allen assistant coach of the AHL’s Hershey Bears. Allen, 53, brings 23 years of coaching experience to Hershey, including 11 in the AHL as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Rampage (2002-04, 14-15), Lowell Lock Monsters (2004-05), Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (2005-07), Quad City Flames (2007-09), Peoria Rivermen (2012-13),