SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Belleville Senators forward Angus Crookshank, San Diego Gulls defenseman Olen Zellweger and Colorado Eagles goaltender Ivan Prosvetov have been selected as the league’s award winners for February. Crookshank, the AHL Player of the Month, tallied eight goals and six assists for 14 points in 12
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions We’re now one week away from the NHL trade deadline on March 8, and teams will be making moves between now and then to either bolster
Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller has spent the last five seasons of his career in British Columbia, becoming a core piece of the franchise thanks to his incredible offence. This season, however, both he and his counterparts have turned it up to a whole other level. Even while the Canuchs’ red-hot form faltered a bit
The New Jersey Devils announced they have acquired defenseman Kurtis MacDermid from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Zakhar Bardakov and a 2024 seventh-round draft pick. MacDermid has spent the last three seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, scoring 13 points in 131 games. He brings toughness and some defensive stability to the lineup and,
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Grand Rapids Griffins are on the move. They will bring a 16-game points streak (12-0-2-2) into tonight’s date with the Iowa Wild at Van Andel Arena. Their work for the past month and a half has sent them up the Central Division standings into second place. Helping to lead
Emily Kaplan, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions The NHL trade deadline is a week away, and while calls around the league are heating up, expectations are being tempered. I spoke to one general manager this week who cautioned that things seem “a little
Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago’s Jarred Tinordi, and the two big guys dropped the gloves. Outdoors in front of 82,000 people in the Meadowlands, it took even less for Matt Rempe and Matt Martin to spice up the Rangers-Islanders showdown with a fight. When Morgan Rielly cross-checked
The San Jose Sharks hosted the Anaheim Ducks for the final time this season on Thursday. Before warmups even concluded, things got interesting. Ilya Lubushkin was pulled in favor of Jackson LaCombe last minute due to pending trade discussions. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs before the game even began. In a game that
The Seattle Kraken have Ron Francis signed and prepared to lead their franchise as its first-ever general manager. The Hockey League Hall of Famer was an NHL legend before transitioning from player to front office executive. Ron Francis, Seattle Kraken general manager (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Francis, the fifth all-time points leader in
BRYAN WILSON – 02.29.2024 Jeremie Poirier was a welcome sight at Wranglers’ practice this week. The 21-year-old was on fire to start the season with seven points (1g,6a) in four games, but he suffered a forearm laceration against the Abbotsford Canucks on Oct. 21 that has kept him out of the lineup ever since. It’s
ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 01:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, giving him 100 points in 61 games this season, as the Avalanche beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Thursday night. MacKinnon scored his 36th goal with 2:28 left in the third period,
There’s little danger of Winnipeg losing a National Hockey League franchise a second time, experts in the business of professional sports say in the wake of comments about low ticket sales from Jets co-owner Mark Chipman. After selling out almost every game for the first nine seasons after the NHL returned to Winnipeg, average attendance at
The 2023-24 season for the Los Angeles Kings has been a tale of two halves. Until December, the team looked destined to contend for the Presidents’ Trophy as well as the Stanley Cup. They were getting elite goaltending from Cam Talbot and their forward core was shining. Since then, they have fired their head coach
The Toronto Maple Leafs were looking to fill their need for a right-shot defenceman and found just the player they were looking for. They have acquired Ilya Lyubushkin from the Anaheim Ducks for a 2025 third-round pick. The Carolina Hurricanes are also involved in the trade, as they are going to take on 50 percent
Sebastian Cossa made 37 saves to backstop the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals at Van Andel Arena on Sunday evening in the first game in AHL history between two teams riding points streaks of 14 games or more. The Griffins improved to 11-0-2-2 in their last 15 contests while
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Feb 29, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It had been a bit quiet on the NHL trade front
The Calgary Flames traded defenceman Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars for prospect Artem Grushnikov, a 2024 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2026 third-round pick. The deal announced Wednesday happened with some financial lubricant from the New Jersey Devils. Calgary retained 50 per cent of Tanev’s salary, while New Jersey agreed to cover half
The Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars made headlines on Wednesday night by making a massive trade which ended up sending Chris Tanev to the Stars in a three-team trade with the New Jersey Devils. The full trade was the Stars acquiring Tanev and prospect Cole Brady, the Flames acquiring Artem Grushnikov, a 2024 second-round pick,