SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins forward Georgii Merkulov, Ontario Reign defenseman Brandt Clarke and Hershey Bears goaltender Clay Stevenson have been selected as the league’s award winners for December. Merkulov, the AHL Player of the Month, scored 10 goals and added eight assists for a league-high 18 points
Luc Tardif is optimistic NHL players will be at the 2026 Olympics. The International Ice Hockey Federation president says “all the planets are at the good place” with his organization, the NHL, the NHL Players’ Association and the International Olympic Committee. Tardif made the comments at the world junior hockey championship closing press conference ahead
We are now officially one month away from the 2024 NHL All-Star Game and the rosters are starting to trickle out. The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a difficult start to the season and are no further ahead in the standings than they were last year. Nonetheless, they get a player chosen to represent them
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The battle atop the Power Rankings continues again this week, with the New York Rangers ousted by the Boston Bruins. Beyond the rankings, this week we have identified a reason for hope
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Tucson Roadrunners have taken care of nearly everything sent their way recently. But can they handle the AHL’s hottest goal-scorer? Tucson visits Rocco Grimaldi and the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena tonight and Saturday. Grimaldi has scored in six consecutive games and has struck for 12 goals in his last
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and Chicago rookie centre Connor Bedard are among the headliners for the NHL’s all-star teams unveiled on Thursday. Matthews, who was named to the Eastern Conference team, leads the NHL with 30 goals so far this season. Bedard, the first overall pick in the 2023
For the third time in his career, Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho has been selected for the National Hockey League’s annual All-Star Game. The league announced its selection on ESPN in the United States and Sportsnet in Canada. Now that the NHL has announced the first 32 players, one from each of the league’s franchises,
The San Jose Sharks’ representative for the 2024 NHL All-Star Game has been revealed, and it’s none other than Tomas Hertl. He will be representing his team in this manner for the first time in his career, as he’s previously been overshadowed by players like Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns, the currently injured Logan Couture, and
Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend took place on Feb. 1-3, hosted by the Maple Leafs in Toronto. The All-Star draft is returning, and will take place Thursday, Feb. 1. The All-Star skills competition will have a revamped format, and will take place on Friday, Feb. 2. The All-Star Game will finish off
by Stephen Meserve | AHL On The Beat Derrick Pouliot, having a career year in his 10th professional season, waxes poetic about the role that he plays now for a Texas Stars team that features a bevy of rookie defensemen all looking for their shot at the next level. After sharing an example of some
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs beat a determined goalie in a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Goalie Lukas Dostal had one of the best games I’ve ever seen a goalie play and almost pulled out the win for a hard-working but offensively overwhelmed team. In total, he faced a career-high 57 shots
The first 32 NHL All-Stars were revealed ahead of Thursday night’s matchup of the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Boston Bruins. The New York Islanders’ representative is Mathew Barzal. This is his third time being selected to the All-Star Game, appearing in 2019 and 2020, and he won the Fastest Skater Competition at the 2020 NHL
Sportsnet: Nick Kypreos and Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet Tuesday night on the contract extension talks between the Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander and that a deal could be done soon than later. ** NHLRumors.com transcription David Amber: “But we got to start with some big news, Nick that you were putting out there on
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Hope can be a powerful motivation for NHL teams. Or it can be a powerful hallucinogen, with the lure of the playoffs altering best-laid plans. Or it can be a foreign concept for teams that are
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a professional tryout agreement. Puljujarvi, who had signed a tryout with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 10, has 334 games of National Hockey League experience with Edmonton and Carolina, including 75 games last season. He has totaled 51 goals and 63 assists for 114 points in
The Tampa Bay Lightning have one representative playing in the 2024 World Junior Championships (WJC). Isaac Howard has played quite well for Team USA and has helped lead them to the number one seed in Pool B heading into the quarterfinals. The tournament has become a holiday tradition for many hockey fans worldwide, beginning on
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 3, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Already without a few key players, the Minnesota Wild will be without another, as they moved defenseman Jared Spurgeon to injured reserve Wednesday. The move came hours after the Wild did the
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that Henderson Silver Knights forward Adam Cracknell and Hershey Bears defenseman Dylan McIlrath have been selected as the playing captains for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, to be held February 4-5 in San Jose, Calif. Captains for the