Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Joel Farabee didn’t understand the negativity. As he walked into Philadelphia Flyers training camp last September, he saw a locker room that had become even more tight-knit over the summer. He saw key players like center
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BOSTON — Before the Bruins and Stars dropped the puck at TD Garden on Monday afternoon, Boston head coach Jim Montgomery referred to Justin Brazeau as a “great story” and said he was “grateful” to be a part of his elevation. But it’s fair to assume even Montgomery could not have predicted the impact Brazeau
Jean-Guy Talbot, one of 12 Montreal Canadiens players to win five consecutive Stanley Cups between 1956 and 1960, has died. He was 91 years old. The Canadiens announced Talbot’s death Friday morning after multiple media outlets reported the news. A cause of death was not given. Don Marshall, also 91 years old, is the only
The Toronto Maple Leafs are considered a favourite to win the Stanley Cup this season and have been playing solid hockey as of late. With the 2024 Trade Deadline rapidly approaching, the Maple Leafs will have to decide on who they will be targeting to help upgrade their lineup for a deep playoff run. One
The NHL is played in North America, and since its inception in 1917, most skaters have hailed from Canada or the United States. Not until the 1970s did players from Europe and other parts of the globe become NHL regulars, carving out their legacies while trailblazing a path for the game to expand to all
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions We’re officially two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline on March 8, and teams will be making moves between now and then to either bolster their Stanley Cup chances or build
SEATTLE — Arshdeep Bains captured the attention of the hockey world Tuesday when the Vancouver Canucks forward became the fourth Punjabi player to appear in an NHL game, debuting in a 3-1 loss at the Colorado Avalanche. “It was pretty special,” Bains said Thursday before the Canucks visited the Seattle Kraken in his second NHL
Winnipeg Jets chairman Mark Chipman says the NHL team’s future could be in jeopardy if attendance doesn’t improve. In an interview with The Athletic, Chipman said the Jets need to get back to a season ticket base of 13,000, and current attendance numbers are “not going to work over the long haul.” The Jets are struggling
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Buffalo Sabres are rumored to be shopping Casey Mittelstadt. Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals and Max Pacioretty might be on the same page when it comes to a trade deadline deal. The Toronto Maple Leafs are said to be interested in Russian scorer Maxim Tsyplakov. Finally, are the Vancouver Canucks
The 2024 Trade Deadline is two weeks away, and action has been ramping up daily. Rumors of players linked and connected to different teams have many speculating and making mock trades of what it could cost to get that player to bolster their chances of winning a Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche are 35-18-5 on
Emily Kaplan, ESPNFeb 23, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions We’re two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline, which means conversations are dialed up and trades can happen at any moment. Here’s the latest on what I’m hearing on discussions going on around the league.
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Make it 18 and counting for the Milwaukee Admirals. Yesterday’s 4-0 decision at Chicago gave the Admirals their 18th consecutive win, the second-longest such streak in AHL history. The 2011-12 Norfolk Admirals’ 28-game winning streak is the longest in pro hockey history. Milwaukee goes for its 19th win in a
With February halfway over, the Pittsburgh Penguins are dangerously close to missing the postseason…again. When president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas took over last June, he made a lot of changes that were supposed to set the team up for success. However, the roster is just as bad, if not worse, as
When people say “New year, new me” it can be in jest or something that is truly legit when it comes to a mindset. For Carolina Hurricanes’ forward Jordan Martinook, 2024 has been electric for the man fans who celebrate his goals with “Marty Party” cheers. Fans remember his very hot second-round playoff performance back
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterFeb 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Perhaps the most significant moment in American hockey history is being immortalized in one of the most American ways possible. On Thursday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled three
The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired left wing Alex Nylander and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for right wing Emil Bemstrom. Nylander has recorded team highs with 17 goals and 32 points in 43 games with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season. He has also
The Philadelphia Flyers became the 13th team in the NHL this season to reach 30 wins in 2023-24, doing so on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks with a 3-1 victory. With the Flyers moving to 30-20-7 against a rebuilding Blackhawks team, they now have a pretty tough road ahead and almost all against Eastern
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired right-wing Emil Bemstrom from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for left-wing Alex Nylander and a conditional 2026 sixth-round draft pick. This marks the first deal for the Blue Jackets in the post-Jarmo Kekalainen era, while the Penguins are looking to add some more assets to utilize in the bottom