SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) — William Dufour scored four times in a 19:55 span and the host Saint John Sea Dogs advanced to the Memorial Cup championship game, beating Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rival Shawinigan Cataractes 5-3 on Saturday. “To finish my (junior) career like this is so great,” Dufour said. “We have
The dream for a downtown Ottawa arena has been resurrected with a new deal announced Thursday. While some city officials are vowing this time will be different, the man who founded the Ottawa Senators cautions it’s too soon to celebrate. Bruce Firestone said he wanted to build a home for the NHL team at LeBreton
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, reports have surfaced that the Florida Panthers are actively trying to trade Sergei Bobrovsky. What are they willing to do to move him? Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars are expected to name Peter DeBoer their next head coach. Are the Vancouver Canucks in the market for a top-four defenseman? What will
After landing the best European free agent out there in Andrei Kuzmenko, what other fun things does Vancouver Canucks general manager (GM) Patrik Allvin have up his sleeve? A mega-trade involving J.T. Miller or Brock Boeser perhaps? Or maybe a smaller deal that gets Tyler Myers, Tucker Poolman, Tanner Pearson or Jason Dickinson off the
7:02 PM ET The Stanley Cup is in the building. The Colorado Avalanche lead the best-of-seven series with the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1. The Avs could close out the series and keep the Cup in the building in Friday’s Game 5. Game 4, which ended in a 3-2 Colorado overtime win, did not come without
📝 by Patrick Williams By now life has settled into quite a defined pattern for the Springfield Thunderbirds. In the last eight-plus months, 92 games have been crossed off the calendar. Players have practiced more times than they wish to count. Video has been watched, rewound, and then watched one more time. Head coach Drew
One of the biggest stories in the NHL this season has been the increase in viewers in the league’s first year of its television contracts with ESPN and TNT. The league is also seeing unparalleled growth in female and younger fans that should have a big impact for years to come. According to NHL research,
The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado’s party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, beating the Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5. Ondrej Palat scored with 6:22 remaining and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots in front of a raucous crowd hoping to celebrate the Avalanche’s first championship in 21
Patrice Bergeron has reportedly decided to return to the Boston Bruins, likely on a one-year deal, per Joe McDonald of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. This would answer the biggest offseason question for the team as the future of their captain was very much up in the air prior to this report. This would bring
James Hardie 2021-22 Team: Mississauga Steelheads (#14)Date of Birth: Jan 18, 2002Place of Birth: Innisfil, ON, CanadaHt: 6-foot Wt: 183 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: WingerNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 third-year eligible Rankings The story of James Hardie is a fascinating one if you look at the journey he’s been on. He was taken eighth overall by the Mississauga
It doesn’t look like Lamoriello wants to trade Varlamov but… Stefen Rosner of NYI Hockey Now: After they sign pending RFAs Noah Dobson and Kieffer Bellows, they’ll likely have around $7 million projected salary cap space. That won’t be enough for a big acquisition without moving some salary. Trading goaltender Semyon Varlamov would clear $5
11:43 PM ET The Stanley Cup was in the building. The fans were buzzing. The Colorado Avalanche were on the precipice of a third championship. Then the game started, and the Tampa Bay Lightning displayed the resilience that has carried them to back-to-back Cups, and on to Game 6 in their quest for a three-peat.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (theahl.com) … Another impressive road effort on Friday night has the Chicago Wolves one win away from a Calder Cup championship. The Wolves scored two power-play goals for the fourth consecutive game and Pyotr Kochetkov turned aside 39 shots in a 4-2 Chicago victory at a sold-out MassMutual Center in Game 4 of
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have hired former Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon as a professional scout and senior adviser. The move comes nearly two years after the NHL received an anonymous report in August 2020 that Tallon had used racially derogatory language in the Toronto playoff bubble, and that he
The Chicago NHL team is nearing a deal with Luke Richardson to become it next coach, turning to the former NHL defenceman to help lead their already painful rebuilding process. Richardson and Chicago are working on a contract, according to a person familiar with the talks, and the move could be finalized as soon as next
Bruce Cassidy‘s name was not expected to be part of the offseason coaching carousel when the Vegas Golden Knights decided to part ways with Pete DeBoer, now the Dallas Stars’ new head coach. So you can imagine that finding someone who, as general manager Kelly McCrimmon put it, “embodies so many of the traits we
At any given time, there will be two main subsections of teams in the NHL — those poised to contend and the rest. Case in point, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks. As one continues fine-tuning its current core with the ultimate prize in mind, the other has finally accepted its reality as a
Lawson Crouse is not available Craig Morgan: Arizona Coyotes forward Lawson Crouse is not on the trade block. Playing for the Canucks would be special for Curtis Lazar Rick Dhaliwal: Pending unrestricted free agent Curtis Lazar when asked if he would like to sign with the Vancouver Canucks: “That would be pretty cool, I am