The NHL lockout has offered a different looking American Hockey League (AHL) this season. Most teams have two to three skaters playing in the AHL who would normally be in the NHL, but because of their two-way contracts, it allows…
USA Hockey confirmed today that Stefan Noesen will not participate in the 2013 World Junior Championships in Russia next week due to his current suspension in the Ontario Hockey League. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound center is not eligible to return to…
The NHL and the NHLPA cannot agree to terms to start a new hockey season. So, instead of bargaining in good faith, the players are currently voting on filing a disclaimer of interest. A disclaimer of interest is where the…
Harvard University Defenseman Patrick McNally, a fourth-round draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks in 2010, has left the ice hockey team and will not return this season amid reports of an academic scandal. The 21-year-old McNally, along with teammates Max…
The 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship will take place in Ufa, Russia, with the opening games beginning on Dec. 26. The gold medal game will take place on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Sweden will enter the tournament as defending champions,…
Just a day after the roster for Canada’s IIHF World Junior Championship team was set, Edmonton Oilers forward and former number one overall draft pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was named captain of the Canadian team. This will be Nugent-Hopkins’ first time…
Reebok CCM has signed Connor McDavid to a multi-year endorsement deal. The deal is not only for McDavid’s equipment on the ice, but head to toe apparel as well. At only 15 years of age, Connor McDavid becomes the youngest…
In a strange story that first appeared in the Toronto Sun, a mall Santa Claus has been relieved of his holiday duties following a string of insults to a three year old boy. The excited young boy was first in…
Here we are in December and still no NHL hockey. Depressing. When this first happened, many were, and still are, quick to blame NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. Sure, he is an easy target, that is his job. The truth though,…
Not only could the Detroit Red Wings see a new venue in the very near future, but the city of Detroit could experience a much needed makeover as well. The announcement surfaced yesterday that the Ilitch family, who owns the…