Upgrading the New Jersey Devils’ defense is a must for general manager Tom Fitzgerald this offseason. They’ve had their name connected to a few blueliners already, including prized free agent Dougie Hamilton (From ‘SNAPSHOTS: Rod Brind’Amour opts to stay behind the Carolina Hurricanes bench … GM Don Waddell listening on Dougie Hamilton’, The Ottawa Sun –
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens are off to their first Stanley Cup final since 1993. Artturi Lehkonen scored at 1:39 of overtime as the Canadiens downed the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Thursday to win their third-round series 4-2. The winger took a feed from Phillip Danault off the rush in the extra period and
The Montreal Canadiens are headed back to the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 1993 — the last time the franchise lifted hockey’s holy grail. Montreal defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime during Thursday’s Game 6 to secure a 4-2 series win. It was the third game of the series that required overtime. After
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll focus on three items of good news for the team. One is the rumor that defenseman Morgan Rielly and the Maple Leafs are expected to work out a contract extension this offseason. The second is offering some commentary from a long media interview with
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has selected Zack Fisch, manager of media relations and broadcasting for the Hershey Bears, as the winner of the league’s Ken McKenzie Award for the 2020-21 season. Recognizing the important role played by team management in building a successful franchise, the Ken McKenzie Award is presented annually to an
9:30 AM ET Tell me you know NHL playoff officiating is atrocious without telling me that you know NHL playoff officiating is atrocious. “We’re going to have situations where things don’t go our way. We can’t control what their thought process or decision-making is,” said Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher, when asked his thoughts about
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken hired Dave Hakstol on Thursday as head coach of the expansion franchise that will begin play this fall. Hakstol will take on the challenge of leading the first-year organization in his second head job in the NHL. He coached the Philadelphia Flyers for three plus seasons from 2015-19 and
The Seattle Kraken hired Dave Hakstol on Thursday as head coach of the expansion franchise that will begin play this fall. Hakstol will take on the challenge of leading the first-year organization in his second head job in the NHL. He coached the Philadelphia Flyers for three plus seasons from 2015-19 and spent the past
A major part of the Carolina Hurricanes’ turnaround over the past three seasons – going from being a perennial disappointment to becoming a team on the verge of legitimate Cup contender status – has been the seamless fit of trade acquisition Dougie Hamilton. He’s impacted the group in a multitude of ways from the blueline;
On Monday, the NHL announced that 18 players would be exempt from the upcoming Seattle Kraken expansion draft due to injury. Noticeably absent from the list is Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom, who missed the entire 2020-21 season with a shoulder injury that was operated on in late March. The problem is that this isn’t
The Ontario Reign have signed forwards Brett Sutter, Jacob Doty and Adam Johnson to one-year American Hockey League contracts. Sutter, 34, enters his 15th professional season in 2021-22 after collecting four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 39 regular-season games with Ontario this past year. On Apr. 16, he became just the 14th
12:21 AM ET UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning had no update on the health of leading scorer Nikita Kucherov, who was injured on his first shift of their Game 6 loss on Wednesday night. The Islanders won the game, 3-2 in overtime, to force Game 7 on Friday night in Tampa. “It sucks
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Anthony Beauvillier scored 1:08 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 7 in their Stanley Cup semifinal series. Jordan Eberle and Scott Mayfield scored for the Islanders, who rallied from two goals down in the
Anthony Beauvillier scored 1:08 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 7 in their Stanley Cup semifinal series. Jordan Eberle and Scott Mayfield scored for the Islanders, who rallied from two goals down in the second period. Semyon Varlamov
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll once again collaborate with long-time Maple Leafs’ fan Stan Smith to review and comment on some of the news and rumors emerging from the team. Two rumors seem to persistently pop up in different places: one is that Zach Hyman will be leaving the
Tristan Jarry probably isn’t going anywhere. It’s been about a month since the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goalie attempted a stretch pass 51 seconds into the second overtime of Game 5 against the New York Islanders. It went straight to Josh Bailey, who immediately scored on hockey’s version of a game-ending pick-six on May 24. Game 6 didn’t
The Cleveland Monsters have signed forwards Justin Scott and Tristan Mullin to AHL contracts for the 2021-22 season. Scott, 25, enters his sixth season in Cleveland after recording two goals and five assists in 18 games and serving as an alternate captain for the Monsters in 2020-21. Scott has skated in 260 career AHL games,
6:36 AM ET The New York Islanders need to win tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning to keep their season alive — and they’ll get to do it at Nassau Coliseum, the building to which they’ll bid adieu when this playoff run is over. Meanwhile, the Vegas Golden Knights laid an egg at their home