At the beginning of each season, it’s common to put thought into your favorite team’s players and their contracts. It’s fun to imagine how each player will add to your team’s success early on. Now, as we are near the end of the season, we’re going to revisit these contracts and talk about who lived
It wasn’t supposed to go this way. Ever since Juuse Saros’ introduction to the NHL, most knew he was going to be the Nashville Predators’ succession plan after Pekka Rinne. Saros waited patiently behind Rinne, allowing for the Predators to make the transition slowly and smoothly. Saros has seen more starts each season since entering
MONTREAL—Henri Richard, the speedy centre who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, died Friday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. The Canadiens confirmed his death on Twitter. “The Montreal Canadiens are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the organization’s greatest legends and ambassadors, Henri
Henri Richard, the younger brother of Maurice “Rocket” Richard and a 20-year veteran of the Montreal Canadiens died Friday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. Although his nickname ”The Pocket Rocket” was in reference to his short stature (he was five-feet-seven inches tall) and a play on older brother Maurice’s nickname, Richard
7:00 AM ET Now that the NHL trade deadline has passed, there are only so many ways teams in the playoff mix can improve their rosters between now and the postseason. Aside from a magical late-season call-up of a young impact player, which comes once in a blue moon, most clubs will instead have to
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have 14 games remaining and two non-emergency recalls at their disposal. As much as they would like a brief look at a couple of their top prospects on the NHL stage, they also don’t want to jeopardize the Grand Rapids Griffins’ AHL playoff hopes. General manager Steve Yzerman, who
Calvin Peterson is the heir to the throne in the Los Angeles Kings’ crease. Since being called up in early February, he has posted a 3-3 record, and an impressive .921 save percentage. And the league is taking notice. The Vegas Golden Knights were riding a league-best eight-game winning streak when they hosted the Kings
Sara Bustad may have just finished her rookie season in the NWHL, but being from the state of Minnesota she has been playing hockey for the majority of her life. If you’ve ever wondered how professional hockey players prepared for a game that is the second of a back-to-back you opened the right article and
EASTLINK CENTRE, CHARLOTTETOWN — Gaetan Jobin had two goals and an assist leading the Charlottetown Islanders to a 6-2 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs in QMJHL action. Cédric Desruisseaux added a goal and an assist for the Islanders. The Islanders led 3-0 at the end of the first period led by goals from
Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe scored in the shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 Thursday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Jonathan Quick made 36 saves in his 52nd career shutout for the Kings, while Frederik Andersen made 30 saves in his 19th career shutout for the Leafs. The
7:00 AM ET It’s hard to believe, but we’re staring down the final month of the 2019-20 NHL regular season. For this week’s ESPN power rankings, we identified the X factor for each team down the stretch. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, and those results are tabulated
by Nicholas Niedzielski | AHL On The Beat Since the unfortunate injuries to Carolina Hurricanes goaltenders Petr Mrazek and James Reimer on Feb. 22, here’s how the Charlotte Checkers’ transactions have looked: Carolina recalled Anton Forsberg and Alex Nedeljkovic from Charlotte. Charlotte recalled Callum Booth and Jeremy Helvig from the ECHL. Carolina traded away Chase
The 2019-20 season has been kind to the Edmonton Oilers. Connor McDavid continues to cement his status as one of the world’s finest hockey players and Leon Draisaitl has taken his next step into superstardom. On top of that the team has received surprising performances from rookies such as as Ethan Bear and Kailer Yamamoto.
The Detroit Red Wings are one of the most decorated franchises in National Hockey League history. Throughout the years, a vast collection of top-tier talent has donned the Winged Wheel, which has led to the creation of some legendary line combinations. While each decade of Red Wings’ hockey has produced worthy candidates, I’ve tried to
CENTRE GEORGES-VÉZINA, CHICOUTIMI, QC — Alexis Shank made 38 saves leading the Chicoutimi Saguenéens to a 3-1 victory over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Félix-Antoine Marcotty added a goal and an assist for the Saguenéens. After a scoreless first period, the score was tied 1-1 at the end of the second period. Christophe Farmer scored for the
For the time being, the Vancouver Canucks playoffs hopes are in the hands of goaltender Thatcher Demko. An injury to Jacob Markstrom has pushed Demko from his role of reliable backup to being the starter the Canucks must rely upon for the immediate future as Vancouver battles down the stretch for a playoff spot. In
7:00 AM ET Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise doesn’t start playing in the league until 2021-22, but we might only need to wait a little bit longer before we can stop referring to it as “Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise.” Remember when the Vegas Golden Knights were going to be the Desert Knights? Or the Red Hawks?
The 20-year-old right-winger faces steep learning curve in AHL after skipping final games with Liiga club to join Laval. There were two television cameras and a slew of media members waiting for Jesse Ylönen on his first day as an American Hockey League player — before he had practised for the first time with the