When a player gets drafted into the NHL, the dream is to be able to make a career with one team. But for most, this isn’t the case. When most people think of long-time Carolina Hurricanes players, it’s Cam Ward, Eric Staal, Glen Wesley, and Rod Brind’Amour that come to mind, with the latter two
Chicago Wolves head coach Ryan Warsofsky takes his job seriously. He has a calm intensity, behind the bench and during his postgame media sessions. He never lets himself or his team get too high after a win or too low after a tough loss, though there have not been many of those this season. The
9:16 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Lightning were without coach Jon Cooper on Tuesday night in the only game left in the NHL this week after he was placed in COVID-19 protocol earlier in the day, according to the team. Assistant coach Derek Lalonde took his place running the bench in Las
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Ontario Reign, their game scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 22 at Henderson (AHL Game #396) has been postponed. The Reign organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL. A make-up date
This is a column by Morgan Campbell, who writes opinion for CBC Sports. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Late Monday night, news broke that the National Hockey League, amid a steep surge in COVID-19 cases, would suspend operations from Dec. 22 through Dec. 25. Players could return to team facilities beginning Dec.
In this somewhat odd edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’d like to start with the good news that those Maple Leafs’ coaches, players, and support staff who had entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol and had been left in Vancouver after the rest of the team departed were all flown home. They are
Word coming out of Edmonton today is that the Edmonton Oilers are not serious players when it comes to potential trade talks involving defenseman Jakob Chychrun. The blueliner is rumored to be available for the right price, even though the Arizona Coyotes are said not to be actively shopping the player or calling other teams
10:18 AM ET ESPN staff The headlines on Monday night were stark, if unsurprising: The NHL was going to pause the 2021-22 season Wednesday, and resume after Christmas break, amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. This followed a flurry of team shutdowns that left a diminishing number of games on the schedule. In the aftermath,
📝 by Bradley Cole | AHL On The Beat Cole Schwindt got a taste of the American Hockey League during the 2020-21 season with the Syracuse Crunch as he played 10 games. But it’s nothing like the experience he has been taking in this season. Schwindt, who signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida
The NHL is pulling out of the Beijing Olympics. The joint decision by the league and NHL Players’ Association comes amid COVID-19 concerns that have seen an explosion of cases and 45 games postponed since Dec. 13, a source told The Canadian Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because a
The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association have reached an agreement to not send its players to participate in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February, according to reports from The Toronto Star’s Chris Johnston and Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. According to Johnston, the league and its players made the decision on Tuesday
When the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to revamp their forward corps after cap constraints gutted the entirety of their third-line, they turned to an unlikely player… Corey Perry. Over the prior two playoffs, he ended up on the wrong end of the Lightning’s Stanley Cup victories, as he came just a few games short of
As we are all well aware, the Calgary Flames‘ season has been put on hold due to a massive COVID-19 outbreak amongst their dressing room. Thankfully, it sounds as though all their players who have been placed on the NHL’s COVID protocol list are feeling little to no symptoms, and shouldn’t have much issue getting
7:00 AM ET Shane Wright remembers the first arm he was asked to autograph. “It was a forearm. I’ve signed a couple of them, actually,” he said. “Signing people’s skin has been a little weird for me.” Wright, 17, is a center for the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League. He’s also the consensus
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Belleville Senators and the Toronto Marlies, their game scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 26 (AHL Game #404) in Toronto has been postponed. The Senators and Marlies organizations continue to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff
DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski and Esa Lindell scored on the first two Dallas shots on goal, and the Stars never trailed in defeating the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Monday night. Pavelski put in a backhand 1:31 into the game. Lindell scored short-handed and unassisted with a shot between Cam Talbot’s legs 1:53 later after
The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association have reached an agreement to pause the season through Dec. 25, effective Wednesday. Two games slated for Tuesday are still set to go on as scheduled. The league and NHL Players’ Association on Sunday said in a joint statement they were attempting to avoid a leaguewide shutdown and were making
Christmas has seemingly come early for the Ottawa Senators, who have been hot of late. They’ve won four of their last five games, doubling their win total in the process. In the spirit of optimism, I’ve compiled a Senators Christmas wish list. There are a lot of good things to look forward to this year,