Three NWHL teams announced signings this past week, and two teams held Free Agent Camps over the weekend. While it was good to be back at a rink for the second weekend in a row, we may have left the rink on Sunday with more questions than we had when the weekend started. The Connecticut
For years, the Blue Jackets have had a rather settled goaltending situation. From 2013-19, there wasn’t much doubt Sergei Bobrovsky would be the starter, as the best goaltender in CBJ history won two Vezina Trophies with the team and patrolled the pipes, when healthy, for the majority of all seven seasons of his tenure. The
6:47 AM ET Can the New York Islanders take a 2-0 lead on the Lightning, or will Tampa Bay find its game to even up the series? Meanwhile, a Canadian NHL team played in the United States for the first time in 15 months. The Montreal Canadiens came out with a strong first period, before
Nikita Kucherov would have much rather grinded through the season with his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates than sit out all 56 games while recovering from hip surgery. “Missing a whole year, you ask any player, you don’t want to be that guy,” Kucherov said. Kucherov was that guy. The leading scorer on Tampa Bay’s 2020
The uphill climb facing the Montreal Canadiens just got a little steeper. The only Canadian team with a shot at the Stanley Cup gave up a 4-1 loss Monday in their first of a best-of-seven semifinal battle against the top-seeded Vegas Golden Knights. It was Montreal’s first game outside of Canada in 2021, and it
The upcoming offseason is going to be a doozy. The big talk coming from the Columbus Blue Jackets is Seth Jones not wanting to re-sign with the team and test free agency. It’s not a surprise that a lot of teams are thinking of bidding on him. He’s a defenseman that is held in high
The Montreal Canadiens are perhaps the most well-known team in the NHL. They have earned a whopping 24 Stanley Cup wins throughout the years, more wins than any other team in the NHL. With such a prominent legacy, fans and hockey analysts alike have been scratching their heads in recent years, wondering why the Canadiens
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that, in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic, head athletic trainers from all 31 member clubs have been selected as the winners of the Yanick Dupré Memorial Award for 2020-21. Presented annually since 1998, this award traditionally acknowledges a player as the IOA/American Specialty AHL
7:00 AM ET If the 2011 Stanley Cup Final were pitched as a movie script, it would have been rejected for being too outlandish. One player biting his opponent. A series-long suspension after a star player was stretchered off the ice after a hit. Goalie trash talk in the media. The heavy underdog upsetting the
The New York Rangers have reached an agreement to hire Gerard Gallant as their next coach, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the agreement. Gallant was a highly sought-after coaching candidate three years after
Watch live on television and online on Monday at 9 p.m. ET as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup playoff series on Hockey Night in Canada. Please note that this stream is optimized for desktop or mobile web. If you prefer viewing this on the CBC Sports app, please open or download to watch
The seventh installment in this series has arrived after previously looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first six drafts. If you missed any of them or want a refresher, you can find those recaps below: The Wild finished the 2006-07 NHL season with a 48-26-8 record and 104 points, qualifying for the playoffs for
Daniil Sobolev 2020-21 Team: Windsor Spitfires Date of Birth: March 2, 2003 Place of Birth: St. Petersburg, Russia Ht: 6-foot-0 Ht: 198 pounds Shoots: Right Position: DNHL Draft Eligibility: Prospect eligible for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft Rankings 2021 Draft Prospect Rankings | NHL Draft Prospect Rankings – 32 (European) 2021 NHL Draft Rankings: Baracchini’s
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Eric Gelinas to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2021-22 season. Gelinas has spent the last three seasons in Europe, playing for Bratislava Slovan (KHL) and Rogle BK Angelholm (SHL). His most recent North American action came in 2017-18, when he tallied 13 goals and 13 assists in 64
8:48 AM ET The underdog had its day in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup semifinals between the New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Can the Montreal Canadiens continue shocking the hockey world against the Vegas Golden Knights? Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the postseason
LAS VEGAS – A difficult challenge awaits the Montreal Canadiens tonight as they enter their Stanley Cup semifinal as underdogs against the host Vegas Golden Knights. The top-ranked Golden Knights won an NHL-best 40 games in the shortened 56-game regular season and tied Colorado for the highest point total in the league – 23 points
Brendan Gallagher grew up hearing a constant chorus of doubt surrounding his dream of making it to the National Hockey League – mainly due to his lack of size and, later, draft pedigree. The Vancouver Giants product refused to waste energy on his critics, choosing instead to focus on proving correct the people who believed
Denis Gurianov exploded onto the scene in the 2019-20 season. After only recording four points in 21 games the previous year, he tallied a team-high 20 goals in only 64 games before the COVID-19 stoppage. For many rookies, their second full season in the league can bring many challenges. Opponents are aware of your skill