Get used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most-likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned arenas during the dog days of summer. What is emerging as the leading plan involves bringing teams back in a few empty NHL
Month: April 2020
There has recently been lots of hopeful chatter about how and when professional sports will emerge from the Coronavirus lockdown. The NBA has announced players could soon start practising again. And the NHL and MLB continue to float scenarios that would see its players get back into action. All of these plans must confront serious
Today was a big day for Game 7s in National Hockey League history with plenty of drama throughout the years. Since we cannot enjoy the drama and excitement of a Game 7 right now, let’s take a trip down memory lane. You’ve Got to Love Those Game 7s On April 29, 1978, Lanny McDonald struck
The Colorado Avalanche have several choices to make across the next two seasons as general manager (GM) Joe Sakic constructs the team. For our purposes in this article, “the team” consists of 18 players: four lines of three forwards plus three lines of two defensemen. Table 1 is the Avalanche team depth chart. Injuries wreaked havoc on the Avalanche roster this season so some readers may have
8:00 PM ET Ricky Williams smoked marijuana a few times in high school, and a couple of times when he played football for the University of Texas. But the first time he noticed the drug helped him relax was during his senior year of college. “I had a really bad breakup with my girlfriend,” Williams
The Bakersfield Condors announced that the team has signed centers Brad Malone and Luke Esposito to two-year American Hockey League contracts beginning with the 2020-21 season. Malone has tied a career high with 13 goals and has totaled 31 points in 49 games with Bakersfield this season. The ninth-year pro from Chatham, N.B., has skated
The NHL is offering Maple Leafs fans — and fans of all 31 teams — a chance to play safe during the coronavirus pandemic while showing off their favourite team’s colours. The league announced Tuesday it was selling NHL-licensed cloth face coverings, with proceeds going to food banks in Canada and the U.S. “The health,
Philadelphia Flyers left-winger Oskar Lindblom is nearing the end of his cancer treatments and “feels great,” the team’s assistant general manager said. Brent Flahr told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the 23-year-old is progressing in his fight with Ewing’s sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. Lindblom was diagnosed in December. At the time, the Swede had
April 25 has provided us with some great playoff moments throughout the history of the National Hockey League. Two of the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of skates had offensive explosions on a date that saw plenty of great postseason moments. The Great One & Super Mario Go Off Two of the
Helge Grans 2019-20 Team: Malmö Redhawks (#2)Date of Birth: May 10, 2002Place of Birth: Ljungby, SwedenHt: 6-foot-3 Wt: 192 lbs.Shoots: RightPosition: DefenseNHL Draft Eligibility: 2020 first-year eligible Rankings While much has been said regarding the forwards available for the 2020 NHL draft, the same cannot be repeated for the defensemen. Beyond Jamie Drysdale and Jake
7:30 AM ET If there’s one thing NHL scouts hate, it’s re-drafts. The reverse engineering and 20-20 hindsight makes it all too easy for us to ask “What if?” and point out where everyone went wrong in evaluations. But unfortunately for those scouts, that’s also what makes re-drafts fun exercises. There is no magic formula
Inherently North American, the cross-country road trip provides the opportunity to see and sample local customs and cuisines while meshing the brilliant topographical tapestry with a soundtrack as customizable as the itinerary itself. Unless, of course, you’re making haste during a worldwide pandemic and not entirely sure the border to Canada will remain open long
CALGARY—The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, a tournament featuring the world’s top under-18 male hockey players, has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-country tournament was scheduled for Aug. 3-8 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta. “Although this was a difficult decision to make, we believe it is in the best interest of everyone involved
Goaltender Pekka Rinne scratched scoring a goal off his NHL bucket list this season. Winning the Stanley Cup? That remains on the list with the season suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic amid concerns that next season will be affected, too. Rinne, a three-time All-Star and former Vezina Trophy winner, keeps dreaming about winning his
On Sunday, April 26, LeafsNation hockey reporter Zach Laing wrote an interesting post looking back over the history of professional hockey in Toronto. Although the post wasn’t about the Toronto Maple Leafs per se, he suggested that there was a chance that Sidney Crosby, who turned out to be a truly generational player with the
This date has given us a little bit of everything over the years, including some very late regular-season games as well as Stanley Cup playoff milestones. Also, one of the greatest blueliners in National Hockey League history is celebrating his 50th trip around the sun. Goalie Power On April 28, 1970, Jacques Plante recorded his
7:00 AM ET With the 2019-20 NHL season on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic (here’s the latest update on where things stand), we’ve started the NHL Viewers Club, highlighting some of the most rewatchable games from this season — such as when EBUG David Ayres beat the Maple Leafs — along with some cool
The Texas Stars have re-signed left wing Anthony Louis to an AHL contract for the 2020-21 season. Louis, 25, has collected 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points in 46 games between Texas and Charlotte in 2019-20, his third pro season. He was acquired by the Stars on Nov. 20, 2019. Louis has appeared
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