Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It was May 29, 2022. Tampere, Finland. The IIHF World Championship’s gold-medal game featuring two hockey heavyweights, Canada and Finland, before a roaring crowd at Nokia Arena. TSN and the NHL Network beamed the game back to viewers in North America. “The Finnish fans, they came to play,” said Chris
A key defenseman to winning back-to-back Stanley Cups is returning to Tampa Bay. The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired Ryan McDonagh and the Edmonton Oilers’ 2024 fourth-round pick from the Nashville Predators in exchange for the Lightning’s 2025 second-round pick and their 2024 seventh-round pick. During the 2023-24 season, McDonagh played in 74 games scoring
The Montreal Canadiens are just three years removed from a Stanley Cup Final appearance. So, it’s that time of year, Round 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, when the true contenders emerge, when Habs fans may find themselves playing “what if?” Related: What Canadiens Can Learn from 2023 Cup Semi-Finalists However, fans don’t need to
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Mark Messier first met Chris Kreider when the New York Rangers forward was playing at Boston College over a dozen years ago. “He looked like he was going 100 mph standing still on
Yaroslav Askarov returned to the Milwaukee crease and stopped 27 shots, leading the Admirals to a 5-2 win over Grand Rapids in Game 2 of the teams’ Central Division Finals on Monday night. The best-of-five series is squared at one game apiece as the Griffins prepare to host Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday and
The Edmonton Oilers survived a late comeback attempt from the Vancouver Canucks to win 3-2 in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series on Monday. The Oilers will advance to face the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference final after defeating the Canucks at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. Edmonton will continue their quest to bring the Stanley Cup home
When all was said and done, a memorable Western Canadian second round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs went to the Edmonton Oilers. On Monday, Edmonton came to Vancouver to face the Canucks and their supporters for Game 7 and, save a stressful flurry from the hosts very late, played a brilliant road playoff match,
On Saturday, May 18, Florida Panthers forward (and captain) Aleksander Barkov was named the recipient of the 2024 Selke Trophy. The award is annually given “to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.” This is the second time that Barkov has captured the award, having also won it following the
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 21, 2024, 12:01 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Edmonton Oilers are headed back to the Western Conference finals, after holding on to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 of their second-round series. Edmonton’s win sets up a
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It’s been a long journey just to get this far for Cleveland Monsters goaltender Jet Greaves. It usually is for an undrafted player. First, the Cambridge, Ont., native played two seasons with Barrie of the Ontario Hockey League before his third year was canceled because of the pandemic. He got
On May 16, the New York Rangers triumphed over the Carolina Hurricanes, thanks to a Herculean effort from Chris Kreider, who scored a natural hat trick in the third period to clinch the series and propel the Rangers into the Eastern Conference Final. While the Rangers have enjoyed success, much of it has been driven
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman stated that he wants to improve all areas of the team – offense, defense, and goaltending. It’s unclear how much cap space he’ll have available for additions, though. Several restricted free agents (RFAs) need to be signed first. Similar to last year, I put together contract projections for
Open Extended Reactions It’s all come down to this. The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers have fought to a tie through six games in a battle for Western Canadian supremacy. Game 7 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN) will determine which team moves on to face the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals, and which team
The Coachella Valley Firebirds completed a three-game sweep of the Ontario Reign with a 3-2 victory at Toyota Arena on Sunday evening. With the win, the Firebirds advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second year in a row, to face the winner of the Central Division Finals between Milwaukee and Grand Rapids. Kole
According to Irfaan Gaffar and Elliotte Friedman, Brock Boeser will miss Game 7 against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. While it’s too soon to predict if he’ll return this season if the Canucks eliminate the Oilers, Elliotte Friedman reports, “The exact timeline for his return is unknown, but several sources stressed this, thankfully, is
On Monday (May 13), the Buffalo Sabres promoted Rochester Americans‘ head coach Seth Appert to an assistant role on Lindy Ruff’s staff ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season. This move comes after the Amerks were eliminated by the Syracuse Crunch (May 10) in the second round of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Playoffs. We
Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The
Hunter McKown tallied a goal and an assist, Jet Greaves made 17 saves, and Cleveland grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five North Division Finals with a 4-1 win over Syracuse on Saturday afternoon. The Crunch return home facing elimination in Game 3 on Wednesday. Devante Stephens scored on a power play 8:07 into the