WASHINGTON – Henrik Lundqvist, one of the greatest goaltenders of his generation, announced his retirement Friday less than nine months after heart surgery. The 39-year-old Swede starred for years for the New York Rangers, where he piled up 459 wins along with a a 2.43 goals-against average and 64 shutouts in 15 seasons. He is
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Henrik Lundqvist, one of the greatest goaltenders of his generation, announced his retirement Friday less than nine months after heart surgery. The 39-year-old Swede starred for years for the New York Rangers, where he piled up 459 wins along with a a 2.43 goals-against average and 64 shutouts in 15 seasons. He is sixth in
In today’s NHL Rumors rundown, goaltender Robin Lehner took part in a social media Q & A and he gave some interesting and honest answers. Meanwhile, there’s speculation the Montreal Canadiens might be interested in Alex Galchenyuk, the Detroit Red Wings in Artem Anisimov and that players are threatening to leave the San Jose Sharks
It’s hard to pinpoint the exact date, but sometime around the end of Peter Laviolette’s tenure as head coach of the Nashville Predators, the team lost their identity; they got away from what made them the Predators. What that “identity” was, depends on who you ask, but the consensus seems to be that of a
7:30 AM ET When 18-year-old Caroline Harvey showed up to the U.S. women’s national team selection camp in June, she was the youngest player there. And she had no idea what her next few months would look like. If Harvey didn’t make the national hockey team, she was set to enroll for her freshman year
The Manitoba Moose have signed forward Evgeny Svechnikov to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Svechnikov, 24, appeared in 21 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season, recording three goals and five assists for eight points, all NHL career highs. He also posted one goal and one assist in four
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The upcoming season will be the Arizona Coyotes’ final one at Gila River Arena. The city of Glendale announced Thursday that it will not renew its agreement with the franchise beyond the 2021-22 season. The city tweeted it wants to focus on “larger, more impactful events and uses” for the arena.
The City of Glendale says it is not renewing its operating agreement with the Arizona Coyotes beyond the upcoming NHL season, leaving the team’s future in the state in doubt. The city says it has informed the Coyotes that this season will be the last at the city-owned Gila River Arena. The city and the
Heading into this offseason, the Los Angeles Kings had a lot of cap space to work with, and general manager Rob Blake was able to add players with the goal of making the playoffs this coming season. While the move made sense this year, LA has to be careful moving forward when it comes to
The City of Glendale has announced it will not renew its lease agreement with the Arizona Coyotes following the 2021-22 season, ending a tumultuous 18-year relationship between the city and the team. With an increased focus on larger, more impactful events and uses of the city-owned arena, the city of Glendale has chosen to not
12:20 PM ET The NHL will allow teams to sell advertising on their jerseys beginning in the 2022-23 season. The measure has been approved by the board of governors, and teams are already having exploratory conversations with potential sponsors. To say those teams are salivating at the potential revenue the ads will generate is an
The Detroit Red Wings have named Pat Verbeek as the new general manager of the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins. Verbeek will also continue in his role as assistant GM of the Red Wings. Verbeek, 57, is beginning his third season as assistant general manager with the Red Wings and his ninth season overall with the
If the hunger for Canada’s game wasn’t enough, perhaps a $1.50 hot dog and pop could satisfy hockey fans until the NHL’s pre-season. A redditor by the username u/TheSewallSyrum is ranking each NHL arena by its proximity to a Costco. Of course, the nostalgia of calorie-inducing arena eats really does rile up the conversation. As
While Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland could make another move or two before the start of the 2021-22 National Hockey League, his offseason work is largely done, following an eventful few weeks that saw a flurry of additions and subtractions. In total, there are six NHL veterans new to the Oilers; forwards Warren Foegele,
In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken‘s inaugural season, we at The Hockey Writers are writing deep-dives on each player. This installment focuses on right wing Joonas Donskoi, whom the Kraken selected from the Colorado Avalanche in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. Donskoi is a shifty, nimble forward who utilizes his stick-handling and edge work to
Adam Mair believes his career would have taken place in a classroom had he not carved out 11 NHL seasons, including seven with the Buffalo Sabres. Teaching, he says, runs in the family: Both his father and sister are educators. “If I didn’t play hockey, I would have probably gone down that road, too,” Mair
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The puck drops Friday on a women’s world hockey championship more than two years after the last one. Who’s counting? American forward Kendall Coyne Schofield is, for one. “The pinnacle of women’s hockey hasn’t been showcased in 859 days,” Schofield told The Canadian Press. “That’s why it’s important that we’re here.”
Online sports polls can be a lot of fun. They give us a glimpse into what a fanbase is thinking, but let’s be 100% clear – they aren’t a scientific source of unimpeachable data. So, when I posted a survey on a couple of Calgary Flames fan pages this week, I was hoping to get