Month May 2014

Laviolette Tapped to Lead Predators

There are now four remaining head coaching vacancies left in the National Hockey League. The one most recently filled came in Nashville, where GM David Poile has named former New York, Carolina, and Philadelphia bench boss Peter Laviolette as the…

New York Islanders acquire Halak

Jaroslav Halak is now with his fourth NHL club in roughly two months. The New York Islanders announced today that they have acquired the rights for the veteran goaltender from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick…

Hammer Falls on Tortorella and Sullivan

After Vancouver GM Mike Gillis was removed from his duties April 8, it was only a matter of time before team president Trevor Linden would make a decision on the status of head coach John Tortorella. Tortorella just finished the…