The 2020 NHL Entry Draft could be a pivotal one for the Carolina Hurricanes. With the potential for five picks in the first three rounds, the Canes have a special opportunity to add key assets to their organization. This upcoming draft is projected to be one of the deepest and most talented groups in years.
Month: June 2020
The Columbus Blue Jackets were awarded an expansion franchise on June 25, 1997, and were set to take the necessary steps to establish itself in the National Hockey League in the 2000-01 season. Enter Doug MacLean who was hired as the first general manager in Blue Jackets history on Feb. 11, 1998. His previous managerial
7:30 AM ET The 2020 NHL draft got one small baby step closer with the first lottery drawing. No, we still don’t know who will be drafting No. 1 overall, but the team order for pick Nos. 2-8 is at least set. It has been a much different process throughout. As 24 NHL teams gear
NHL.com’s Q&A feature called “Five Questions With …” runs every Tuesday. We talk to key figures in the game and ask them questions to gain insight into their lives, careers and latest news. The latest edition features Dave Andrews, who is retiring Tuesday after 26 years as president and CEO of the American Hockey League.
Even when the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the NHL will continue to feel its impact. In fact, the way things seem to be shaping up, that impact isn’t likely to end for a number of seasons. In this Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors edition, I’ll share some of the latest news around the NHL
As teams prepare to kick off the 2019-20 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the young Vancouver Canucks team will get their first opportunity to compete in a playoff game. Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, and Quinn Hughes are some of the players on the team that have yet to play a game in the playoffs. This is why
7:30 AM ET Phase 3 of the NHL’s plan to return to play is under two weeks away, after the coronavirus pandemic forced a stoppage in mid-March. Training camps open July 10 ahead of the eventual 24-team tournament to be played in two hub cities. On top of that, we had the first stage of
Members of the 2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes say their “team became an extended family” over the course of that season despite abuse allegations made by a former teammate. Twenty-six players from the ‘08-09 roster signed a letter to the editor that was published Wednesday in the Lethbridge Herald in response to a class-action lawsuit filed June
The NHL says 26 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol started June 8. The numbers released Monday include 11 positive results previously announced June 19. The league added it’s also aware of 11 other players testing positive outside of Phase 2 over the last three weeks. The NHL
Throughout his tenure with the Tampa Bay Lightning, general manager Steve Yzerman found great success at the draft. Even if he struggled at times with first-round picks, his team of scouts consistently pulled top-talent out of all rounds of the draft. With the 2019 edition representing the first draft for the Lightning without Yzerman in
Whenever the 2020-21 season comes around, the Detroit Red Wings will have a handful of players pushing to crack the roster and begin their rookie season in the NHL. That’s when potential meets reality. You can often tell whether a player is special or not based on how they perform in that first year. When
7:30 AM ET The 2020 NHL draft lottery was unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, and so, too, will be the actual draft. So it only makes sense that our post-lottery mock draft is way different than most we’ve done in the past. Rather than slot the teams in a hypothetical order when we don’t
For years, the NHL draft hasn’t made much sense. It’s something that got made up, or was copied from other professional leagues, when NHL owners wanted an artificial means of controlling prospects and costs. Over the years, people have come to believe in the fairy tale that the draft is about fairness of competition, about
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is news about the New Jersey Devils coaching search a serious chicken-or-the-egg style question about which hire should come first, the head coach or general manager. Will Bryan Little of the Winnipeg Jets be back with the team this season? Would the Ottawa Senators consider trading one of their
It’s hard to be part of an NHL franchise that’s in a rebuild. The team loses more games than they win, fans stop showing up, and there is less of a buzz around the arena and the city. Luckily for the Los Angeles Kings, the ping pong balls fell the right way at last Friday’s
3:49 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Aleksander Barkov started his hockey life as a 4-year-old for the Tappara club in his hometown of Tampere, Finland. Two decades later, Barkov is investing in his roots. The Florida Panthers captain has become the third-largest investor in the Tappara club, a deal that was announced Thursday. The
Alexis Lafrenière could have a clear picture of where he’ll start his NHL career before going to bed Friday. Then again, maybe not. In a world dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic — one where life for countless people and businesses has been turned upside down — the NHL will hold the most unusual draft lottery
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Montreal Canadiens will be getting back a top-tier prospect just in time for the play-ins, while the Philadelphia Flyers appear to be losing a possible black ace. There is talk about which goaltender the Golden Knights might want to keep, and the Edmonton Oilers are bringing a high-end defensive
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