by Jordan Conn | AHL On The Beat It’s rare for a hockey player to play his college and professional games in the same city. Michael Callahan, defenseman for the Providence Bruins, has relished that opportunity. Callahan, a native of Franklin, Mass., began his Rhode Island hockey journey in 2018 just two miles from downtown
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The Columbus Blue Jackets fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen on Thursday, ending his time on the job after more than a decade. President of hockey operations John Davidson made the call midway through Kekalainen’s 11th full season on the job and three weeks before the trade deadline. Kekalainen was the third-longest tenured GM in the
Congratulations to Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who suited up for his 1,000th career NHL game in the club’s 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Feb. 12. In recognition of becoming the 40th active player to reach the milestone (he beat Brad Marchand out by one day), let’s do something we haven’t done
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions It’s said that goaltending is unpredictable. It’s the great equalizer, and the thing that can undermine a championship effort. One year’s rising star in the crease is the next season’s sieve. The top 10 goaltenders on
The Stars saw improvements in his game in Texas, but Harley’s call-up had to wait until the end of the regular season, where he played six regular season games before being thrust into a top-six role during the team’s run to the Western Conference Final. He made an immediate impact, finishing with one goal and
A new class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian major junior hockey leagues violate antitrust laws in the United States by colluding to restrict the negotiation powers of players. The suit was filed Wednesday in New York by the North American division of the World Association of Ice Hockey Players Unions. It alleges players are subject to systemic
The Vancouver Canucks wrapped up their five-game road trip in the Windy City on Feb. 13, winning 4-2 against the lowly, Connor Bedard-less Chicago Blackhawks. It was by far the best the Canucks looked during their road trip, thanks in part to another dominant performance from their third line. Here are three takeaways from Tuesday
The trade deadline is on March 8, so teams are thinking and strategizing, analyzing players and which pieces are interesting for the roster composition. The position in the standings and injuries also influence how each team will work to improve performance throughout the rest of the season. In this scenario, the New Jersey Devils clearly
Associated Press Feb 14, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A class-action suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York arguing that the major junior hockey system in North America violates U.S. antitrust law. The lawsuit, brought by divisions of the World Association of Icehockey Players Unions and two individual former major
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls forward Glenn Gawdin has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 11, 2024. Coming out of the All-Star break, Gawdin led the Gulls with two goals and six assists during their two-game weekend
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly will appeal his five-game suspension from the NHL for a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig, the team announced Wednesday. Commissioner Gary Bettman will handle the appeal because Rielly’s ban was five games or fewer. Bettman has upheld all three appeals thus far this season.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins are speculated to have set their price for a Jake Guentzel trade. Meanwhile, the Seattle Kraken might be looking to try and re-sign Jordan Eberle versus trade him. The San Jose Sharks aren’t getting a lot of trade deadline action. Finally, what’s Morgan Rielly looking at in
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be looking to buy at the 2024 Trade Deadline. They haven’t quite lived up to expectations and find themselves fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive as after a big win over the St. Louis Blues, they sit fourth in the Atlantic Division with 62 points and hold the first
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterFeb 14, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions IT USED TO be that Nick Foligno, after playing a game then flying at least an hour — often to a city in a different time zone — and busing to the
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Zach L’Heureux has become a nightly annoyance for AHL opponents. He hits, and hits some more. He’s abrasive. He initiates. He agitates again and again. There are the league-leading 117 penalty minutes, but there are also the 30 points and plus-17 rating through his first 40 pro games. Put the
WARNING: This story contains mention of suicide. Patrik Laine and his agency criticized an insensitive comment about suicide made on a podcast Monday in reference to the Columbus Blue Jackets forward, who is currently receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Octagon Hockey, in a statement posted to social media Tuesday, said it was disappointed
The 2023-24 seasons for the Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders are somehow eerily similar and different. For starters, both teams sit in a tight wild card race in their respective conferences, both have made major moves for a top center in the trade market in recent seasons, and both fired their head coaches
When Jimmy Vesey chose to sign with the New York Rangers ahead of the 2016-17 season, there was hope that the winger could develop into a star. While that never happened, he has adjusted to being a top-six forward to a defensive bottom-six forward, and he is proving to be one of the team’s best-value