When Michael Rainisch was a kid playing pick-up hockey with his friends, picking out a new hockey stick was simple because you had two choices: righty or lefty. Fast forward 30-something years to when Rainisch had to help his son…
Tomas Tatar and the Detroit Red Wings met in Toronto, presented their respective cases to an NHL arbitrator, but ended up not needing the final decision as the two sides came to terms yesterday on a four-year contract extension that…
Defenseman Brian Campbell announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons and will serve as a special adviser for the Hawks on both the hockey and business sides of the club. “I’m excited to transition into the next step…
A common weakness shared among hockey players is this: Their skating speed is robbed by the shallowness of their skating stride. Whether you are chasing your opponent around the rink, or you are trying to get down the ice as…
It appears as if the New York Rangers have landed coveted free agent defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk nearly two hours after the beginning of the 2017 free agency period with a four-year contract worth $26.6 million. Shattenkirk, 28, has spent a…
The Winnipeg Jets moved quickly in free agency today to add left-handed defenseman Dmitri Kulikov for three years at $4.33 million per season. The team also added goaltender Steve Mason, who spent the previous five seasons laying for the Philadelphia…
The Detroit Red Wings disparately needed to address their defensive deficiencies this offseason, which led them to aggressively pursue Trevor Daley in the days leading up to free agency. And it looks like the Red Wings got their man. Coming…
The thought of a superstar play maker like Joe Thornton hitting the free agent market is intriguing and has left no shortage of rumors throughout the NHL. It appears that Thornton would like to stay with the San Jose Sharks,…
While the Edmonton Oilers can’t officially sign superstar forward Connor McDavid to a contract extension until Saturday, the team appears to already have a deal in place that would put the face of their franchise in elite company with players…
It’s been a busy week for Marc Methot. The 32-year-old defenseman was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights from the Ottawa Senators during last week’s Expansion Draft. The Golden Knights then flipped Methot to the Dallas Stars in exchange for…