ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Jack Hughes is nearing a return to the New Jersey Devils‘ lineup after missing the past month because of an injury. The team said Saturday that Hughes is “really close” to playing again and that he decided to return home to
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU will be televised live to national audiences on NHL Network in the United States and TSN in Canada. Produced by ConCom Inc., live broadcasts of the event from Tech CU Arena in San Jose, Calif., will air
Connor McDavid owned the NHL’s all-star skills competition Friday. Auston Matthews earned top billing less than 24 hours later. The Maple Leafs star led Team Matthews with two goals — including the winner — and an assist to secure a 7-4 victory over Team McDavid in the final of the league’s 3-on-3 all-star mini tournament
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share news from the All-Star Weekend. I’ll also look at prospect Fraser Minten, who has been a surprise for the organization. Finally, I’ll share a more analytical perspective of just how strong a player Auston Matthews is for his team and across the NHL.
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 3, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Maple Leafs made their hometown crowd proud during NHL All-Star weekend. And it was capped by an MVP performance from none other than Auston Matthews. Indeed, the league’s leading
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Coaches love to talk hockey, managing players, and life. Some of the AHL’s best bench talent will be in San Jose for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU this Sunday and Monday. Each coach received an invitation to the event for having the best record in his
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says it’s not “necessary” for the NHL to suspend without pay four players who have been criminally charged with sexual assault. The charges are tied to an alleged group sexual assault by players from Canada’s 2018 World Junior team who went on to play in the NHL. Police allege the incident happened in
The Tampa Bay Lightning have found some of their championship mojo heading into the All-Star Break. Winners of eight of the last nine games, the team snagged third place in the Atlantic Division and bumped the Toronto Maple Leafs into the first wild card position. Of course, Nikita Kucherov’s scorching scoring pace has driven the
The Edmonton Oilers want to be buyers at this season’s NHL Trade Deadline. They’ll have to be cautious about disrupting team chemistry or where they spend their money, but if they can make an upgrade, the team will be looking to do so. The problem is, the market is already starting to establish itself and
Open Extended Reactions After a humorous All-Star player draft on Thursday and a thrilling night of All-Star skills on Friday, it’s time for the final event of 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend: the game(s)! It’s a simple format: two semifinals of 3-on-3 hockey, followed by the winners of those games squaring off in the final. First
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU is set for this Sunday and Monday as the league brings the event to the West Coast for the second time. The San Jose Barracuda and their new Tech CU Arena will host some of hockey’s best and brightest young talent.
Connor McDavid helped the NHL revamp its sagging skills competition. The Edmonton Oilers captain then went out and won the $1-million US prize. McDavid took the fastest skater, stick handling, shooting accuracy and obstacle course events Friday in Toronto after assisting the league in re-imagining a part of all-star festivities that had lost much of its
The 2023-24 NHL season has hit the unofficial halfway point with the All-Star Break underway. At this point in the season, the contenders are starting to separate themselves from the pack and likewise, the bottomfeeders are preparing to trade away players for value at the trade deadline in a few weeks. Before the season began,
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman recently disclosed that Corey Perry has a pending grievance against the Chicago Blackhawks. During a series of media conferences on Friday announcing the NHL’s participation in the Olympics and a Four Nations Faceoff tournament, there was a lot of talk about the 2018 World Junior investigation, pending charges and a judicial
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 2, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The NHL will not release its finding from a yearlong investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman by multiple players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced changes to the playing rosters for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, to be held this Sunday and Monday, February 4-5, in San Jose, Calif. Tucson Roadrunners forward Josh Doan has been added to the Pacific Division roster for the event, while Manitoba
Connor Hellebuyck was part of the electrifying under-23 Team North America squad at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. But having just completed his rookie season and with only 26 games of NHL experience to his name, Hellebuyck didn’t see the ice. Now eight years later, the American goalie still hasn’t competed in a best-on-best tournament.
If you look at a list of all-time great books about hockey, invariably, Ken Dryden’s The Game will be in the top 10. The book is actually number nine on Sports Illustrated’s list of the 100 best sports books of all time. The only other hockey book to crack that list—which, complied in 2002, is