David Schlemko isn’t much of a household name for NHL fans, but that might change after scoring one of the most incredible shootout goals of the season in his debut for the Calgary Flames yesterday night. The Flames beat the…
Jordyn Leopold, the daughter of NHL defenseman Jordan Leopold, got her wish today when the Columbus Blue Jackets traded her dad and a draft pick to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Justin Falk. The eleven-year-old’s wish came in the…
Another trade deadline has come and gone, with this one failing to yield a significant amount of surprise moves or blockbuster trades. Still, most of the players rumored to be dealt were shipped to trade deadline buyers looking to bolster…
Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland admitted that he was on the fence about making a trade before the NHL trade deadline Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. EST, but he quickly went from a trade deadline bystander to an…
The New York Rangers just got a lot better. The team added highly sought after defenseman Keith Yandle to their blue line today in exchange for prized forward prospect Anthony Duclair, defenseman John Moore, plus a first-round draft pick in…
Having the first overall draft pick in the NHL Entry Draft clearly has its perks, especially when that top picks ends up being a player like Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane or Steve Stamkos—all of whom are former first overall draft…
The Anaheim Ducks added offensive depth today by acquiring forward Tomas Fleischmann from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Dany Heatly and a third-round pick in this summer’s NHL Entry Draft. The Panthers had pretty much determined they would not…
As of writing this, the Florida Panthers sit two points down from Boston in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race, with Philadelphia and Ottawa on Florida’s heels. Barring an epic collapse over the next seven or so weeks, Florida’s only…
Unfortunate news for the Chicago Blackhawks as leading scorer Patrick Kane will be sidelined for 12 weeks following surgery to repair a broken left clavicle. “The procedure went very well and we anticipate a full recovery in approximately 12 weeks,”…
Seven goals and nearly 200 penalty minutes later, the Hershey Bears skated to a 4-3 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Saturday night in a game that was as chaotic as it was entertaining. Tempers began flaring with roughly…