Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Corey Perry is the only Oilers player with a Stanley Cup ring, winning with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007. As his team faces elimination in Game 4 against the Florida Panthers on Saturday
HERSHEY, Pa. (theahl.com) … John Hayden and Ryan Winterton scored twice apiece as the Coachella Valley Firebirds opened the 2024 Calder Cup Finals with a 4-3 win over the Hershey Bears at Giant Center on Friday night. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is set for Sunday (5 ET, AHLTV, NHL Network). Hayden, who had
Leon Draisaitl had 28 points through the Edmonton Oilers’ first three rounds of the playoffs, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 20 and Zach Hyman had 18. Through the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final, they have not a single goal or assist between them. That lack of production is a big reason the Oilers are
The St. Louis Blues have had one of the most critical offseasons in quite a while. They failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season and now have to look toward the 2024 NHL Draft and free agency to make a big splash. Overall, they’ve made a lot of moves over the last
The Chicago Blackhawks are starting their weekend off with a bang. Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic published an article detailing the latest news he is hearing around the league, including some pertinent Blackhawks information. LeBrun reported that general manager Kyle Davidson continues to make calls “looking around for a top-six forward and perhaps a middle-six forward too.”
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON — History says the Florida Panthers most likely wrapped up the Stanley Cup by winning Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, taking a 3-0 series lead. Just don’t tell that to the Florida Panthers “We
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Dan Bylsma knows a juicy storyline when he sees it. It’s mid-June, and Bylsma’s Coachella Valley Firebirds are fighting with their new cross-country rival, the Hershey Bears, for the Calder Cup. Again. The AHL’s senior franchise versus its newest. Two fan bases that ranked in the top five of regular-season
Utah Hockey Club will be the name of the NHL team playing its games in Salt Lake City beginning this fall, with a long-term identity still to come. Smith Entertainment Group announced the move Thursday and unveiled the initial logos and jerseys that will be used in 2024-25 in concert with the $1.2 billion US
The Ottawa Senators need a solution in the net, and that is one of the worst-kept secrets in the NHL. After signing Joonas Korpisalo in an attempt to find their starting goalie, it didn’t pan out nearly as well as hoped through his first season with the club. The Senators are now linked to Jacob
After a season in which the Winnipeg Jets finished fourth in the NHL, before being eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche in a mere five games, there are plenty of questions surrounding the organization as a crucial offseason approaches. I asked Jets fans on X/Twitter for their questions regarding the team and the offseason, and they
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jun 13, 2024, 11:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The scene changed for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2023-24 AHL Top Prospects Team, determined by the league’s hockey operations department in conjunction with AHL general managers as the three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender projected to be the best future NHL players. To qualify for the AHL Top Prospects Team, skaters must
Connor McDavid’s dream of hoisting a Stanley Cup this spring is turning into a nightmare. Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves as the Florida Panthers held on to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday and take a 3-0 chokehold in the best-of-seven title series. Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart, with a goal and an assist
It’s time for another Minnesota Wild season report card and after writing up the bottom two defensemen recently, it’s time for another defenseman, who was in and out of the lineup but not because of poor play. Declan Chisholm was picked up off of waivers from the Winnipeg Jets at the end of January. The
NHL Utah has officially revealed its logos and jerseys for their upcoming inaugural season after Ryan Smith and his entertainment group officially closed the deal with the league to bring NHL hockey to Utah on Thursday. The team was officially named “Utah Hockey Club”, although this is temporary as fans can vote on six options
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON — Before Matthew Tkachuk was a star player for the Florida Panthers, he was the most hated man in Edmonton. Tkachuk spent the first six seasons of this NHL career with the Calgary Flames, combating
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer That one was for Julie Roe. Garrett Roe acknowledged that Monday night was a tough one. His Hershey Bears had just dropped their third consecutive game in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Cleveland Monsters, a 3-2 overtime heartbreaker at Giant Center to force a Game 7. What had been
The storied history of the Edmonton Oilers has made it impossible to separate the team from the city, which once dubbed itself City of Champions, that it calls home. Now, for the first time in 18 years, the Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final, giving the city and its legion of Oiler fans a chance to revel in the full