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Red Wings call up Anthony Mantha from Grand Rapids

The Detroit Red Wings have called up forward Anthony Mantha from their minor league affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. He will make his debut Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers in a game with major playoff implications. Detroit currently holds the…

NHL veteran Brenden Morrow to announce retirement

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that 15-year NHL veteran Brenden Morrow is planning to call it a career and announce his retirement in Dallas this week. The 37-year-old forward and long time Dallas Stars captain remains an unrestricted free…

Evgeni Malkin out 6-8 weeks for Penguins

If the Penguins intend to make it into the postseason, they will need to do so without superstar forward Evgeni Malkin, who will be out six to eight weeks with an upper body injury. Malkin left the game Friday night…

Boston Pride Win Inaugural Isobel Cup

The first season of the National Women’s Hockey League concluded Saturday when the Boston Pride completed a 2-0 series sweep of the Buffalo Beauts to win the Isobel Cup. The first game of the series Friday night in Newark, NJ…

Rinaldo is Suspended from NHL and now AHL

This hasn’t been a good week for Zac Rinaldo. The left winger became the first player to be simultaneously suspended from the NHL and AHL after he received a match penalty for hitting Bridgeport Sound Tigers defenseman Kane Lafranchise in the head…

Penguins add Justin Schultz from Edmonton

Considering the devolving play of once highly-touted defensive prospect Justin Schultz, it was basically a foregone conclusion that he would be dealt heading into this year’s trade deadline, and that deal finally materialized with the Pittsburgh Penguins acquiring Schultz in…

New York Rangers land Eric Staal

Cross Eric Staal off the list of available trade candidates leading up to this season’s trade deadline. The New York Rangers landed the 31-year-old center today in exchange for prospect Aleksi Saarela and second-round picks in both 2016 and 2017.…

Winnipeg trades Andrew Ladd to Chicago

The writing was on the wall for Winnipeg Jets forward Andrew Ladd, it was just a question of where he would end up with the NHL’s trade deadline looming. The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Ladd today, a player who helped the…

Linesman Don Henderson Still Out with Concussion

Don Henderson, who was on the wrong side of a blindside hit from Dennis Wideman last month is still suffering from lingering back problems and concussion-like symptoms. The 47-year-old linesman who has worked over 1,200 games since the 1994-95 season…