The NHL’s coronavirus pause: League memo makes early-June draft case; return-to-play talk continues
It has been 53 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there have also been continuous nuggets of new information being provided regarding the potential resumption of the season, the draft, the playoffs and […]
Continue readingSharks sign goaltender Alexei Melnichuk, 21, from KHL
Melnichuk, 21, played with SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League this season. He went 8-5-1, posting a 1.68 goals-against average to go with a .930 save percentage before the season was canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic. Melnichuk, who played for Russia in the 2018 World Junior Championship, gives San Jose options in net, […]
Continue readingBruins sign goalie Jaroslav Halak to one-year extension
The deal is worth $2.25 million, the Bruins said. He was set to become a free agent in the offseason. The 34-year-old Halak is in his second season with Boston. Before play was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, he had appeared in 31 games, going 18-6-6 with a 2.39 goals-against average (tied for 12th […]
Continue readingHow the coronavirus pandemic has given leverage to NHL players
It only took 27 years, a few lockouts and a global coronavirus pandemic, but National Hockey League players might finally have some leverage against commissioner Gary Bettman and the owners. As the NHL considers any and all plans to restart its season this summer, there are two essential entities that need to sign off on […]
Continue readingJustus Annunen, Colorado Avalanche agree to 3-year deal
The 20-year-old Finnish product was a third-round pick by Colorado in the 2018 draft. He was 15-5-3 with a 1.77 goals-against average this season for Karpat, a team in Finland’s top professional league. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Annunen also posted six shutouts, including a streak in which he went 302 minutes, 5 seconds without allowing a […]
Continue readingGary Bettman considers December start for 2020-21 NHL season
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said that starting the 2020-21 season as late as December is on the table as the league considers all options for finishing this season and beginning the following one. “We have a great deal of flexibility in terms of when we can start,” Bettman said in an interview with NHL Network […]
Continue readingFlyers’ Oskar Lindblom nears last round of treatments for bone cancer
Lindblom, 23, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, in December. He has been undergoing care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. “He’s going to have his last round of treatments here coming up,” Flahr said Tuesday, according to NHL.com. “He’ll be checked out and he’ll be […]
Continue readingDevils’ Kyle Palmieri hopeful, calls uncertainty ‘biggest challenge’
Kyle Palmieri has been trying to keep busy around his Long Island home, doing a lot of painting projects — walls and ceilings, mostly. As for a bright picture of the NHL resuming play, the New Jersey Devils’ forward isn’t sure. “Hopefully, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel where we’re going to […]
Continue readingThe NHL’s coronavirus pause: Where the games could be played, latest on the draft, more
It has been 46 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, the 2020 NFL draft was staged virtually this weekend, to mostly positive reviews. Could that be a preview of what’s to come for the NHL? As players, executives […]
Continue readingP.K. Subban on TikTok, the Devils and Gary Bettman’s sense of humor
Now, we can add game show host to his list of many roles. The New Jersey Devils defenseman is the host of “NHL Hat Trick Trivia,” a weekly trivia show that features fan contests and celebrity guest appearances by everyone from country music stars to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The show airs every Saturday on […]
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