Canada will be without its leading scorer when it takes on Switzerland on Thursday in quarterfinal action at the world hockey championship in Slovakia. The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended forward Anthony Mantha one game for a hit to the head of U.S. forward Colin White in a preliminary-round game Tuesday. The incident occurred
Liz Knox has no regrets. It has been about a month since Knox and 200 of the best female hockey players in the world decided they no longer wanted to play. Knox knew there was risk of walking away after the Canadian Women’s Hockey League folded, but she was tired of playing professional hockey for
Lavoie on the Canucks Sportsnet 650: Renaud Lavoie on the Vancouver Canucks: “If the price is right, yes something will happen. But I don’t see the #Canucks making a splash for the sake of it. They could be 1 defenseman away from doing some damage. Those defensemen will probably be available.” Sharks pending UFAs Karlsson
7:29 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN For the first time since 1970, the St. Louis Blues are playing for the Stanley Cup. For the … well, we’ve lost count really, the San Jose Sharks are going home before the final round. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game
The American Hockey League has built its reputation on developing players, but that success also extends behind the bench. Twenty-three current NHL coaches are AHL coaching alumni. More could be on the way with the coaches of the four teams remaining in the Calder Cup Playoffs carrying regular-season success into the postseason. Western Conference Dallas
report this ad There are quite a few NHL clubs heading for a salary cap crunch this summer, and New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero has used situations like this to his strength in the past. He has been known to flip draft picks and prospects to teams in cap trouble in exchange for
report this ad Until the World Championships, it was only a good year for William Nylander at the bank. Fresh from signing a last-minute contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs that kept the young forward from sitting out the season, Nylander joined the team after the 2018-19 season started. But, he wasn’t ready to play
ST. LOUIS—The St. Louis Blues are marching into the Stanley Cup final for the first time in decades. David Perron had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington picked up his franchise-record 12th playoff win and the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 in Game 6 of the Western Conference final Tuesday night. Vladimir
The St. Louis Blues have been around a lot longer than the Vegas Golden Knights, but their journey over the past five months is almost as remarkable as the expansion team’s run to the championship series a year ago. The Blues advanced to the Stanley Cup final with a 5-1 victory at home against the
The Hurricanes will have some decisions to make in net, as well as up front Brett Finger: Carolina Hurricanes pending unrestricted free agent goaltenders Curtis McElhinney and Petr Mrazek have both said that they would like to return next season. Both know that there is a chance that they won’t be back. Mrazek said that
1:35 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — The streamers fell from the ceiling and the fans sang along with “Gloria,” the 1980s pop classic repurposed as the St. Louis Blues‘ official victory song, as it blared from the speakers in Enterprise Center. Their 5-1 victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals to
Charlotte rode the momentum from their come-from-behind win on Saturday and defeated Toronto, 5-1, in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tuesday night. The Checkers lead two games to one in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is scheduled for Thursday night in Toronto (7 p.m. ET, AHLTV, TSN2). After scoring
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Erik Karlsson and where he’ll land come free agency, talk about whether or not the Columbus Blue Jackets will try to find another goaltender if they lose Sergei Bobrovsky, and the Edmonton Oilers might still be a couple of weeks away from announcing
report this ad The St. Louis Blues will be on home ice tonight for Game 6 of the Western Conference Final against the San Jose Sharks. If they win, they will advance to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1970, to face the same team that they did then, the Boston Bruins. While a Stanley
Dallas Eakins answers the phone as he’s walking from the arena to his team’s hotel in suburban Chicago. Ominous storm clouds looming above, the head coach of the San Diego Gulls offers a warning. “Either I’ll make it back without getting wet,” Eakins, 52, says on the line from Rosemont, Ill. “Or I’ll be absolutely
Dallas Eakins answers the phone as he’s walking from the arena to his team’s hotel in suburban Chicago. Ominous storm clouds looming above, the head coach of the San Diego Gulls offers a warning. “Either I’ll make it back without getting wet,” Eakins, 52, says on the line from Rosemont, Ill. “Or I’ll be absolutely
The Predators could make some changes this offseason Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Pekka Rinne is the only Nashville Predators player who has a no-movement clause, and they are open to making some changes. They are not going to blow up the team but some changes are being considered. GM David Poile has said that
1:40 PM ET San Jose Sharks star defenseman Erik Karlsson and center Tomas Hertl are both out Tuesday for Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the St. Louis Blues. Karlsson will be sidelined because of a groin injury while Hertl took a hard hit to the head in Game 5. Center Joe Pavelski