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…
The Canadian Hockey League in association with the 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup Host Committee announced Wednesday the schedule and start times for the 97th Memorial Cup, the Canadian junior national championship between the winners of the Western Hockey League, Ontario…
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,”…
The Boston Bruins revealed that center David Krecji will miss four to six weeks of action with a partialy torn ACL in his left knee. The injury occurred during a 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 20…
We’re previously reported that Peter Karmanos sold the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers to IMS Hockey Corp. Now that the deal has gone through, the newest challenge is to come up with a team name. They have currently received over 2,000 unique…
The Buffalo Sabres were active today, pulling off the first big blockbuster trade of the 2015 trade deadline season by acquiring Evander Kane from the Winnipeg Jets in a seven-player swap. The trade was announced Wednesday afternoon, with the Sabres…
Long-time San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov saw his career come full circle today as he announced his retirement from the NHL at a press conference at SAP Center in San Jose. “The circle is coming to an end and…
The New York Rangers released a statement today revealing that franchise goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will be sidelined for three weeks with what the team is calling vascular injury. “Henrik Lundqvist suffered a vascular injury on Saturday. We have been conferring…
FIRST STAR – CAREY PRICE, G, MONTREAL CANADIENS Carey Price was quite dominant in play last week, and easily earned first start honors. In four appearances, he finished with a 3-0-0 record, a 0.66 goals against average, and .980 save…