It feels like just yesterday that the Buffalo Sabres traded Jack Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights, but Jan. 13, 2024, marked the 800-day anniversary of the blockbuster deal that shook the hockey world to its core. Now three seasons removed from Eichel’s last full campaign in Buffalo, the Sabres are struggling to find offense.
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With the 2013 NHL Entry Draft more than 10 years old, let’s look back at the top picks to see how their careers have progressed. So, have the top-10 picks managed to live up to expectations, or have they struggled to establish themselves in the NHL? Note: The 2013 Draft took place at the Prudential
Jan 16, 2024, 09:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane has a lower-body injury that is not related to his hip, coach Derek Lalonde said Tuesday. Kane will miss the remainder of the Red Wings’ road trip and the club’s training staff will check on his progress when the club
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Henderson Silver Knights forward Mason Geertsen has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of his actions in a game vs. Milwaukee on Jan. 13. Geertsen, who has already served one game of the suspension, will also miss Henderson’s games
The crowd chants for Marc-André Fleury started in the second period and filled the arena again in the waning minutes, as the Minnesota Wild goalie closed in on a long-sought milestone. Once the horn sounded on Fleury’s 552nd win in the NHL on Monday night, putting him in sole possession of second place on the
Coming off a four-game road trip out West in six days where they went 1-0-3, the Boston Bruins had a quick turnaround, less than 48 hours after beating the St. Louis Blues, 4-3, in overtime on Jan. 13 when they hosted the New Jersey Devils on Monday afternoon (Jan. 15). Usually the first game back
The Edmonton Oilers will likely be looking to bolster their roster in hopes of making a deep run into the playoffs this season after several failed attempts at winning a Stanley Cup. In the previous two seasons, they have been eliminated by the team that went on to win the Stanley Cup — the Colorado
Jan 16, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the calendar turned to a new year, the college hockey season is hitting high gear, with conference play heating up and the NCAA tournament about two months away. There are some different squads than we’ve seen the last few years near the top of the
The American Hockey League family is mourning the loss of Frank Torres, Vice President, Business Operations for the San Jose Barracuda. Torres, who passed away Monday after a brief illness, was 38. “The entire American Hockey League is stunned and heartbroken over the passing of Frank Torres,” said Scott Howson, AHL President and Chief Executive
Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program and will be away from the team for an indefinite amount of time. The league and union announced Monday that Nichushkin will return to the Avalanche once he’s cleared by program administrators. No other information was provided. The 28-year-old Nichushkin becomes the second
On Saturday, the NHL will announce the remaining 12 players to be named to the 2024 All-Star Game through fan voting, which closes today. But don’t expect to hear any more Vegas Golden Knights‘ names included in the group that will head to Toronto for All-Star Weekend. Based on the most recent voting tally released
For every NHL team, prospects are always coming and going. As they finish off their junior, college careers or make the jump over from their European leagues, they all have the same goal, to someday leave their mark on the NHL. The pressure and attention surrounding these players is magnified if they are going to
ESPN News Services Jan 15, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marc-Andre Fleury took sole possession of second place with his 552nd win in the NHL, posting his 74th career shutout as the Minnesota Wild defeated the New York Islanders 5-0 on Monday. Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice on special
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Chicago Wolves goaltender Adam Scheel has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 14, 2024. Scheel turned aside 56 of 58 shots over two starts to backstop the Wolves to consecutive road wins over his former
A tired Vancouver Canucks team had its five-game winning streak snuffed out by the Columbus Blue Jackets in a shootout Monday afternoon. Kirill Marchenko scored the only goal in a four-round shootout to lift the Blue Jackets to the 4-3 win. The single point earned by Vancouver moved the team atop the NHL standings, for
The Vancouver Canucks have had some rough luck with high picks. They narrowly missed out on selecting Gilbert Perrault first overall in their inaugural draft, traded away Rick Vaive, Bill Derlago, and Cam Neely before they became stars, and whiffed on several top picks in the late 1980s and 1990s. So when top-prospect Cody Hodgson
Elvis Merzlikins made news when he met the media in Columbus on Friday after not playing for several games. After backstopping the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, he clarified his comments. Merzlikins has requested a trade from the Blue Jackets. On Friday, Merzlikins said that there was
Associated Press Jan 15, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and will be away from the team for an indefinite amount of time. The league and union announced Monday that Nichushkin will return to the Avalanche once he’s cleared by