Former New York Islanders winger and TVA hockey analyst Mike Bossy is battling lung cancer. He announced the news in a letter to TVA Sports Tuesday. “It is with a lot of sadness that I need to step away from your screens, for a necessary pause. During this break I’ll be receiving treatment for lung
During the offseason, one of the Minnesota Wild‘s biggest moves was buying out defenseman Ryan Suter‘s contract after nine seasons with the team. While it was a smart financial move for the Wild, it still left a hole on Minnesota’s blue line for the 2021-22 NHL season. Instead of finding an internal replacement, the team
7:50 AM ET John N. Minton III ON FEB. 7, 2018, 33-year-old Randel McCoy sits in his car, alone, in an empty parking lot. He’s processing the life-changing news he has just heard, contemplating a world in which he will slowly lose everything — his strength, his freedom, his life. Through tears, he reaches for
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson has announced the following additions to the league front office: Max Weisenbach has been named Director, Team Business Services Elizabeth Ingram has been named Manager, Creative Services Liam Chambers has been named Manager, Business Analytics Amanda Desaulniers has been named Coordinator, Marketing
The Flyers dominated the Seattle Kraken in their first ever game in Philadelphia with a 6-1 blowout victory on Monday night. They spoiled the homecoming of their former coach Dave Hakstol in his first game back at the Wells Fargo Center as a visiting head coach since being fired in December 2018. The Flyers got
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon has cleared NHL coronavirus protocols and could make his season debut Tuesday night against the Washington Capitals. MacKinnon tested positive for the coronavirus last week and had been in the league’s COVID-19 protocols since Oct. 12. The three-time MVP finalist did not travel with the team Monday
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon has cleared NHL coronavirus protocols and could make his season debut Tuesday night against the Washington Capitals. MacKinnon tested positive for the coronavirus last week and had been in the league’s COVID-19 protocols since Oct. 12. The three-time MVP finalist did not travel with the team Monday because he did
The Mississauga Steelheads may have lost two out of their first three games of the season, but there is still plenty of time to turn the ship around. The Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Central Division is wide open to grab a playoff spot, so the team must put together a good stretch over the next
7:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff We’re officially on to the second week of the 2021-22 NHL season and two early-season marquee matchups are on the ESPN schedule on Tuesday. At 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and Hulu, the Colorado Avalanche will visit the Washington Capitals, while the Chicago Blackhawks will host the New York Islanders
📝 by Patrick Williams For Geordie Kinnear and Zac Dalpe, this season with the Charlotte Checkers represents a new start in a familiar home. Kinnear called the Queen City his hockey home for six seasons between 2010 and 2016, serving as an assistant coach with head coaches Jeff Daniels and Mark Morris. Kinnear departed the
The New York Rangers are now 1-1-1, and though the record does not paint the whole, but brief picture, the team is still going to need time. Time is a relative term here. With a season that has a hard deadline, the Blueshirts cannot afford to waste time, so instead, they will have to practice
DRUMHELLER, Alta. – The Drumheller Dragons held Canada’s women’s hockey team off the scoresheet Monday, blanking the national squad 8-0 in a tune-up game. Adam Raesler scored a hat trick for the Alberta Junior Hockey League side, while Luke Fennig added a pair of goals. Ty Daneault, Grayson Dietrich and Ty Whitford all scored singles.
Artemi Panarin scored in overtime, Igor Shesterkin stopped 40 shots, and the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Monday night. Mika Zibanejad added a goal and an assist for New York (2-1-1) for the 100th two-point game of his NHL career. Michael Bunting replied for Toronto (2-1-1), which got 21 saves
If Kailer Yamamoto wants to be successful for the Edmonton Oilers this season, and perhaps as importantly, earn himself another contract extension, he’ll need to find a balance between being aggressive and doing so without putting his team at a disadvantage. Head coach Dave Tippett put it best when he said, “I told him what
8:54 AM ET We are nearly a week into the 2021-22 NHL regular season, which is just enough time to start freaking out about teams and players defying or failing to meet expectations. Here’s a look a 10 first impressions made since the season started back on Tuesday, and whether they’re delusional or harbingers of
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Syracuse Crunch forward Jimmy Huntington has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 17, 2021. Huntington began the season by scoring four goals in two games, including his first career hat trick. Huntington, who entered the weekend with
On Oct. 14, the New York Islanders agreed to an eight-year contract with 27-year-old defenseman Ryan Pulock. The team’s top right-side defenseman, in many ways, reflects head coach Barry Trotz’s vision for the team as a disciplined, defense-first skater who is also a quiet, team-first player. With the extension, Pulock will remain an integral part
Inside the NHL is a weekly collection of news, analysis and other insights on the NHL from hockey insider Chris Johnston. To fully understand why Freddie Andersen is so excited about his fresh start you must first remember how much he loved playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. And how much more challenging last season