Wild’s Bruce Boudreau: Gaffe on lineup card ‘all my fault’
Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn suited up for his team’s game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, ready to help against a returning Sidney Crosby and the Penguins — until he was removed from the bench by the on-ice officials. Pateryn was mistakenly listed as a scratch on the lineup card submitted by Wild coach Bruce […]
Continue readingBruins goalie Tuukka Rask suffers concussion in loss to Blue Jackets
Rask left just 1:12 into the game after getting hit in the head by a passing Blue Jackets player. Emil Bemstrom was cutting across the front of the Bruins’ crease when it appeared his elbow or forearm caught Rask on the side on the head, drawing the ire of Cassidy. “It was an elbow to […]
Continue readingThe NHL’s best and worst this week: On women’s hockey at the All-Star Game
The NHL also is giving women a more expanded role at All-Star Weekend. In 2018, the NHL simply invited a handful of players — including Team USA’s Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight, Hannah Brandt and Amanda Kessel — to demonstrate drills for the skills competition. It also was out of convenience; the All-Star Game was in […]
Continue readingWhy the New Jersey Devils fired GM Ray Shero now, and what’s next
Assistant GM Tom Fitzgerald will serve as the interim GM, and he will “receive support” from Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur, who is serving as an adviser to hockey operations, according to the team. Midseason GM firings are rare, but the Devils are having that kind of season. Here’s what led to the firing […]
Continue readingLeafs’ Morgan Rielly out 8 weeks with fractured foot
Teenage defenseman Rasmus Sandin was called up from the American Hockey League in a corresponding move. The Leafs said Rielly, who underwent a CT scan Monday afternoon, would be placed on injured reserve and reassessed after eight weeks. The 25-year-old has 27 points (three goals, 24 assists) in 46 games this season. The Leafs have […]
Continue readingBruins goalie Tuukka Rask takes a pass on All-Star Game, joins growing list of big names to skip
“I have to be kind of selfish here, thinking about how much hockey we played last year, and a short summer and thinking about playing until June again,” said Rask, who announced Monday he was skipping All-Star Weekend on Jan. 24-26 in St. Louis. Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was named as his replacement […]
Continue readingSources: Women’s 3-on-3 set for All-Star Weekend
The NHL has invited women’s hockey players to participate in its All-Star weekend in each of the past three years. In Tampa in 2018, the NHL asked Team USA Olympians — who were training nearby ahead of Pyeongchang — to demonstrate drills for the skills competition. Last year in San Jose, the NHL went further: […]
Continue readingDallas Stars navigating past shocking coach dismissal
“I’ve been coaching in this league since the early 1980s. I didn’t want to be put in this position,” Bowness, 64, said. “No one saw it coming. It was a complete shock.” On Dec. 10, 2019, Bowness was named interim head coach of the Dallas Stars after the team fired Jim Montgomery for what general […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus one stunning stat for every team
How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, and those results are tabulated to the list featured here. Teams are rated through Tuesday night’s games, taking into account overall record, recent success and other factors such as injuries. The previous ranking for each team is its spot in our final […]
Continue readingThe Wysh List: The 15 most shocking events of the NHL’s first half
The defining moment of the 2019-20 season thus far. Akim Aliu’s accusation that Peters used racial slurs toward him, coupled with corroborated accusations of physical abuse of players while with the Carolina Hurricanes, led to Peters being suspended by the Calgary Flames before he tendered his resignation in November. The fallout from this has been […]
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