FRISCO, Texas — Making the jump from the AHL to the NHL is difficult for any player. Making it for a skilled forward might be the toughest job in the sport. While a goalie, a defenseman or a checking line forward will get a similar assignment in trying to make the big team, a skilled
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets said Monday that the team has replaced an assistant coach who declined to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Sylvain Lefebvre was replaced on coach Brad Larsen’s staff by Steve McCarthy because “Lefebvre has decided not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and thus will not be able to perform
The Columbus Blue Jackets said Monday that the team has replaced an assistant coach who declined to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Sylvain Lefebvre was replaced on coach Brad Larsen’s staff by Steve McCarthy because “Lefebvre has decided not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and thus will not be able to perform the duties required of
The Chicago Blackhawks are entering a new era of hockey. The dynasty that we all knew and loved is all but gone. The only members of the dynasty that remain on the Hawks today are Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, but this could still be an exciting era. Going into next season, the team will
The Ottawa Senators‘ Development and Rookie camp kicked off this weekend and will run until Sept. 20 at the Canadian Tire Centre. Development camp, from Sept. 11-14, will focus on on-ice skills and training as well as presentations off-ice. Rookie camp, from Sept. 15 through Sept. 20, will mainly focus on daily on-ice practices, led
9:00 AM ET The incorporation of defensive categories – such as blocked shots – into ESPN’s standard game has changed the way we look at blueliners through the fantasy scope. It’s no longer about those precious few candidates who shoot the puck with abandon and contribute regularly with the extra skater. Beginning for the first
The Columbus Blue Jackets have named Cleveland Monsters associate coach Steve McCarthy as an assistant coach on Brad Larsen‘s staff. McCarthy replaces Sylvain Lefebvre, who has decided not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and thus will not be able to perform the duties required of him given current NHL protocols. McCarthy, 40, has spent the past
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to start the season without captain Sidney Crosby. The team announced Wednesday that the two-time Hart Trophy winner will be out at least six weeks after undergoing wrist surgery. General manager Ron Hextall said Crosby had been dealing with the injury for years and that the team
The Washington Capitals head into training camp in Arlington, Virginia, this month following one of the quietest offseasons in recent memory. Washington’s biggest trade over the summer was acquiring goaltender Vitek Vanecek (“A week after losing Vitek Vanecek to Seattle, Capitals reacquire goalie from Kraken,” The Washington Post, July 28, 2021) from the Seattle Kraken
Don’t look now, but the Edmonton Oilers might actually have a second-unit power play that does considerable damage to the opposition. A team that has boasted one of, if not the best power plays in the NHL over the past two seasons, this Oilers’ roster is deep enough now that they could roll two units
Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Ottawa Senators NHL Hockey The Senators’ goaltending prospect says qualifying for Beijing was one of the most important events ever for hockey in his native Denmark. Author of the article: Bruce Garrioch Mads Sogaard takes a break during Senators development practice at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. Photo by Tony Caldwell
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The top ice hockey official in Belarus has stepped down after he was banned for five years for threatening players over their political beliefs. The Belarus hockey federation had initially signaled Dmitri Baskov could stay on as president in defiance of Wednesday’s ban, but he told state TV on Friday he
Welcome to Penguins News & Rumors, where we will look at the latest news surrounding Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby. He will miss the start of the 2021-22 season after undergoing wrist surgery, and the franchise will begin the season without both him and Evgeni Malkin, who is recovering from knee surgery he had previously
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll share information from a recent interview with prospect Alex Steeves about why he signed with the team. I’ll also comment about the role that Martin Marincin played with the team over several seasons and speculate if one of the recently-signed defenseman will jump in
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Cooper Marody to a US$750,000, one-year contract extension on Saturday. He had 36 points (21-15) over 39 games with AHL Bakersfield last season. Marody, acquired by the Oilers in a 2018 trade with Philadelphia, played six games for the Oilers in 2018-19. He has 120 points (46-74) in
Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier signed a contract extension last week that will keep him with the organization through the 2029-30 season. He has spent 10 years with the organization since he was drafted eighth overall in 2011 and expressed his joy about the possibility of being a Flyer for life after the extension was
Members of The Hockey Writers’ Seattle Kraken team collaborated to project the team’s opening night forward lines. Since its publication, general manager Ron Francis has thrown another hat into the ring by signing forward Riley Sheahan. Here’s the consensus THW’s Kraken team projected the lineup prior to Sheahan’s signing: LW C RW Schwartz Wennberg Eberle
11:24 AM ET The Florida Panthers NHL team offered endorsement deals Wednesday morning to every female college athlete at nearby Florida Atlantic University. The Panthers established an “FLA Athlete” program this summer after the state of Florida passed a law that makes sure college athletes are allowed to make money from their names, images and