Coaching is one tough way to make a living. At the highest level in professional hockey, there are 31 head coaches. They are an elite and eclectic group, with very different career paths, different backgrounds and different makeups. Some were star players at the highest level; many had very modest playing careers and refocused their
The most memorable moment of a back-and-forth, 13-goal game between St. Louis and the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night might have come when Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington lost his composure after getting pulled midway through the second period. Binnington went after three Sharks players when he was replaced after allowing his fourth goal on
The theme of February for the Carolina Hurricanes was that of high highs and low lows. They flirted with first place in the competitive Discover Central Division thanks to an outburst of offense. But, they also had to overcome an injury to their red-hot goalie Petr Mrazek and face a tough schedule to end the
Ducks and Canucks having trouble making the money work Rick Dhaliwal: Have been hearing that the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks are still talking about forward Jake Virtanen. Ducks Danton Heinen has come up in talks. Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Headlines on the Canucks and Ducks trade speculation involving Virtanen. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “Well it’s
The Chicago Blackhawks had a very busy weekend as they gave us an idea of what their idea of the future looks like. Spoiler alert: it may not be pretty over the next couple of seasons. Corey Crawford, one of the greatest goaltenders in team history, is now with the New Jersey Devils. Brandon Saad
Three-time AHL All-Star forward Colin McDonald announced his retirement on Sunday. McDonald played 13 pro seasons, skating in 757 regular-season games in the AHL with the Springfield Falcons, Oklahoma City Barons, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He won the Willie Marshall Award in 2010-11 after leading the league with 42 goals,
At the start of the 2010s, the Tampa Bay Lightning were a franchise mired with poor asset management. In recent years, a series of trades that were meant to shed veteran players for younger prospects backfired, leaving the team with a weak prospect pool and a lack of on-the-ice talent. Since the start of the
4:02 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is out for Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers because of a sore wrist. Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe announced the decision before the start of a three-game series between these teams. Matthews has 31 points (18 goals, 13 assists) in 20 games
ANAHEIM, Calif. – William Karlsson scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights continued their mastery of the Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory Saturday night. Karlsson scored on a breakaway and put a wrist shot past John Gibson with 1:37 remaining in overtime for his fifth goal of the
Paul Stastny’s overtime goal clinched Winnipeg’s 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadians, extending the Jets’ winning streak to four games. Nikolaj Ehlers also scored for Winnipeg (13-6-1). The Jets were victorious despite being outshot 41-21. Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves in the winning effort at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal
Many prospects who shine brightly on the world’s biggest stage for under-20 hockey, that being the World Junior Championship, go onto achieve plenty of success in the NHL. However, sometimes those promising young hockey players don’t quite reach the ceiling that many predicted them to meet. One of those players was stand-out goaltender Justin Pogge.
The Chicago Blackhawks appear to be in a holding pattern when it comes to a new contract for center Dylan Strome. Fortunately, time is on their side and something will likely get done before the team heads back onto the ice. Also, the goaltending depth at the minor-league level was bolstered and a hopeful future
Four games were enough for Nick Robertson, who is one of the NHL’s few players of Filipino descent, to believe he belongs in the big leagues. The Maple Leafs rookie scored a goal while averaging 12:05 in ice time during Toronto’s qualifying-round loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in August. In the months after the
The Vancouver Canucks are currently in a tailspin, winning only two of their last 13 games and in the midst of yet another long losing streak. In fact, they have not strung together two wins in a row since their four-game winning streak where they beat the Ottawa Senators three times back in January. Their
6:15 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights have terminated a brief partnership with UpickTrade, a company based in Mexico that sells sports betting picks, including on the NHL. “The Vegas Golden Knights have ended their sponsorship agreement with UpickTrade. The organization will not have additional comments on the matter at this time,” the team said
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sabres starting goalie Linus Ullmark will miss at least the next month with a lower-body injury, leaving Buffalo with one established netminder. Captain Jack Eichel will also miss his second game but remains day to day with a lower body injury, coach Ralph Krueger said before Buffalo hosted the Philadelphia Flyers on
Connor McDavid and Darnell Nurse caution hockey fans looking forward to an old-fashioned, 80’s-style track meet in a three-game series that opens Saturday between the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs. For McDavid and Nurse say their Oilers know better than to give Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and John Tavares on-ice real estate to work their
In what felt like a miniature playoff series, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes wrapped up a four-game set with a 3-1 win on Thursday night. Thanks to inclement weather and power outages in Texas, the Dallas Stars had to postpone two more games against the Bolts and send the NHL scrambling as they