In every hockey season and every hockey career, there are both ups and downs. No matter how good you are or how long you play, that is just the nature of the sport. Sometimes these ups and downs can be team specific rather than just confined to a time period. On such streaks, a player,
Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyAug 10, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 While Kyle Benjamin Dubas sends ripples throughout the NHL community by making his first significant splash as Pittsburgh’s new multi-titled Grand Poobah by, finally, acquiring a player he’s reportedly coveted since (co-)steering the Maple Leafs’ ship
The Rockford IceHogs have signed forward Anders Bjork to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Bjork was acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks from Buffalo on Mar. 2, 2023, and recorded two goals and six assists in 13 games with the NHL club. He spent most of the 2022-23 season with the AHL’s Rochester Americans, collecting
The Columbus Blue Jackets are expecting newly acquired defensemen Damon Severson and Ivan Provorov to strengthen the blue line. They also believe new goalie coach Niklas Backstrom will help improve their goaltending, and they’ll likely receive contributions from their farm system this season, as top prospects like David Jiricek and Stanislav Svozil are nearly ready
For the Philadelphia Flyers, it’s hard not to be excited about their Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) star in Matvei Michkov. The Flyers have found themselves a gem, and they are not shy about it. Not if, but when he comes over to the NHL, he will be ready to compete with the best in the
Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo has executed a letter of intent to purchase a parcel of land in northwest Mesa to potentially build a new sports arena and entertainment district for the franchise. “The Coyotes remain committed to building the first privately funded sports facility in Arizona history and ensuring the Valley as the club’s
The Colorado Eagles have signed defenseman Josh Wesley to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. Wesley returns to the AHL after spending last season with HC Litvinov in the Czech Extraliga. He enters his eighth pro season having totaled nine goals and 18 assists for 27 points in 163 career AHL games
This article was originally published in September, 2014. This piece will revisit a trade from 2000 that saw two prominent centers trading places between Eastern Conference rivals. The players would play significant roles in postseason glory, but only one lifted the Stanley Cup. Let’s take a look at the Keith Primeau for Rod Brind’Amour deal.
Rebuilding in professional sports is a challenge filled with uncertainty and risk. The NHL is a copycat league as teams look to previous renditions of other teams to make their team better. The Chicago Blackhawks find themselves at the beginning of a long development process. This is a very tough spot to be in for
Aug 10, 2023, 03:34 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Easton Cowan, their first-round 2023 draft pick, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Thursday. Financial terms were not announced. Cowan, 18, was selected by the Maple Leafs with the No. 28 overall pick in June’s draft. He played in 68 regular-season games with
The Toronto Maple Leafs have added to their goalie depth, signing Martin Jones to a one-year, $875,000 contract. Jones’ contract is also a one-way deal. 🖊 We’ve signed goaltender Martin Jones to a one-year contract — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) August 9, 2023 With this signing, the Maple Leafs have now given Joseph Woll some
Entering his second season with the team, Tortorella, the current Flyers’ head coach, might be in for the long haul, which is backed up by quite a few reasons. It seems as though this is a sentiment shared throughout the organization. Tortorella Did His Job in Year One Tortorella was hired last season with the
Aug 9, 2023, 02:28 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs signed veteran goaltender Martin Jones to a one-year, $875,000 deal Wednesday. Jones, 33, went 27-13-3 with three shutouts, a 2.99 goals-against average and an .886 save percentage with the Seattle Kraken in 2022-23. Over 10 NHL seasons, Jones is 225-163-35 with 28 shutouts, a 2.71
The Buffalo Sabres have hired Zach Redmond as a player development coach. Redmond, 35, won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman in 2018-19, the highlight of a career that saw him play 373 games in the AHL with Rochester, St. John’s, San Antonio and Chicago. He totaled 70 goals and 157 assists
It’s not often that you find a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning making controversial public statements. As a rule, the Lightning have been guarded when it comes to doing things that draw unwanted attention. But recently, defenseman Mikhail Sergachev made comments about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ victory over the Lightning in last season’s playoffs.
The 2023 3ICE season is days away from reaching its finale. The league’s rules have changed quite a bit since their inaugural season, which means that despite an electric second season, half of the teams did not make the final four. As a result, the standings mattered significantly more. Without a guaranteed finals appearance, 3ICE’s
The NHL has seen its share of noteworthy trades and signings in this offseason. Some helped teams level up. Some knocked teams down a peg. A few could have a transformative effect on franchises for next season and beyond. With the 2023-24 season drawing closer each day, there are some teams whose stock has clearly
Far-fetched ideas are common when people talk about the Ottawa Senators building a new arena in downtown Ottawa. For instance, take Tobi Nussbaum, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Capital Commission (NCC). In June he said he was “quite confident” that the Senators would build a new arena on property leased from the NCC at