During the early part of the 2020-21 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs power play seemed unstoppable. A top unit boasting one of the top goal scorers in the league in Auston Matthews and a deceptive playmaker in Mitch Marner, they were always a threat with the man advantage. In the first two months of the
10:20 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Over the last three decades, the NHL’s expansion into the American Sun Belt has served to diversify the league’s geography and fan profile. Markets with high Latino populations such as Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth and Miami have reaped the benefits. Now, the league is poised to make its next ambitious
The Toronto Marlies have signed forward Josh Ho-Sang to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Ho-Sang, 25, spent the 2020-21 season in Sweden, totaling two goals and one assist in nine games between Orebro HK and Linkoping HC. He had been in training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A Toronto native, Ho-Sang has played
We’ve gone past the point where anyone can emerge from the stalemate between Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres as a winner. There may be a moral victory to be found for the star centre in sticking to his guns and eventually getting a first-of-its-kind neck procedure done, but it seems increasingly likely that the
Vegas goaltender Robin Lehner said Tuesday he is encouraged about inciting change in hockey after having conversations with the NHL and NHL Players’ Association about concerns he voiced on social media over the weekend. The NHL reached out to Lehner to set up an interview after he made several accusations Saturday night on Twitter, including
Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. This week 25 years ago, Penguins fans experienced both emotions at the same time. Riding back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and looking like a team destined to three-peat, Mario Lemieux stepped to the podium at a sudden press conference to announce
The big news for the Vancouver Canucks this past week was the signing of the team’s two RFAs – Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. As well, a number of players were put on waivers and there’s the case of defenseman Travis Hamonic, who’s given the team word that he was not opting out of the
7:00 AM ET Normalcy is a relative term for NHL arenas this season. Of its 32 buildings, the league expects 31 of them to begin the season at full capacity, with the Vancouver Canucks the current outliers. (They’re restricted to 50% capacity by provincial health orders.) Just like “normal,” fans will be filling NHL arenas
The Minnesota Wild have claimed forward Rem Pitlick off waivers from the Nashville Predators. Pitlick, 24, split the 2020-21 season between the Predators and the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. He tallied two assists in 10 NHL games, along with eight goals and two assists in eight AHL contests. He was selected as the CCM/AHL Player of
TRAIL, British Columbia (AP) — Sarah Fillier scored the only goal for Canada’s women’s hockey team in a 5-1 loss to the men’s junior A-level Trail Smoke Eaters in an exhibition game on Monday night. Fillier scored 1:06 into the first period for Canada. Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 27 of- 2 shots in the first two
Michael Amadio scored the game winner to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday in NHL pre-season action. Pierre Engvall scored twice for Toronto (3-1-0) as Jack Campbell turned away 26 shots. Connor Brown scored the lone goal for the Senators, now 2-2-0 in the pre-season. Matt
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have learned they’ll be without forward Josh Archibald for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Auston Matthews looks to be making strong progress and a return is close. The Philadelphia Flyers have responded to allegations against head coach Alain Vigneault, while the Tampa Bay Lightning are working to extend
The Ottawa Senators are in a position to take another step forward in 2021-22. After finishing 10-3-1 down the stretch last season, the Sens were a team that showed adversity and had a style of play that was gritty, relentless, and always full of energy. They’re still a ways away from being competitive again, but
8:12 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville assistant coach Todd Richards is recovering from a heart attack. The Predators announced Monday that Richards, a former Minnesota and Columbus head coach, had the attack Friday. Richards has been released from the hospital and is resting at home in Nashville. “He is expected to make
The Buffalo Sabres have claimed forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby off waivers from the Washington Capitals. Jonsson-Fjallby spent the last three seasons with the AHL’s Hershey Bears, totaling 24 goals and 17 assists for 41 points in 108 games. In 2020-21, he scored 10 goals and added five assists for 15 points in 31 games. A fifth-round
The Tampa Bay Lightning, despite back-to-back Stanley Cups, won’t go down as one of the great teams in NHL history. The bloated nature of the league — we’re up to 32 teams now — and a flat salary cap for the conceivable future will make true greatness impossible for any club. Sad but true. The
Two-time gold medallist Sidney Crosby was one of three players named Monday to Canada’s initial roster for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain, fellow centre Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and defenceman Alex Pietrangelo of the Vegas Golden Knights were named by Team Canada general manager Doug Armstrong. Canada opens
One of the biggest trades of the 1990s went down on this date, altering the path of two National Hockey League franchises. Also, a new team joined the ranks, one of the greatest defensemen in history got his number retired, and a trio of Hockey Hall of Famers all earned their first points on the