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Henrik, Daniel Sedin join former Vancouver Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo in 2022 induction class for Hockey Hall of Fame

Also included in the class, in the builders’ category, were Finnish women’s hockey icon Hanna-Riikka Sallinen and Herb Carnegie, a Canadian player of Jamaican descent who starred outside of the NHL. He is honored posthumously, having died in March 2012. The Sedins and Luongo were teammates on the Vancouver Canucks and were in their first […]

Nashville Predators to retire Pekka Rinne’s jersey Thursday night, the first in franchise history

The longtime goaltender will become the first player to have his jersey retired by the organization when the Predators raise Rinne’s No. 35 to the rafters before the Thursday night game against Dallas. “A huge honor,” Rinne said. “It is. I consider myself very fortunate. There’s been a lot of great players in this organization […]

Former goalie Pekka Rinne’s No. 35 becomes first jersey retired by Nashville Predators

The highlight? Pointing to his No. 35 hanging in the rafters. “It gives me goosebumps to even think about it,” Rinne said Thursday night. The goaltender who led the Nashville Predators to their lone Stanley Cup Final in 2017 added another first to his list of accomplishments. He became the first player to have his […]

Marc-Andre Fleury earns 500th win in Chicago Blackhawks’ win over Montreal Canadiens

MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves and earned his 500th win of his hockey career as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 Thursday night. As the clock reached zero, Blackhawks teammates rushed over to Fleury in celebration. “It was really special,” Fleury said. “I really thought people in Montreal hated me after […]

How the Panthers make one of the NHL’s best goalie tandems work

Sergei Bobrovsky is feeling philosophical. The Florida Panthers goaltender is trying to describe what’s made him and rookie Spencer Knight so formidable together sharing Florida’s crease this season. But how to articulate the unique alliance of a goalie tandem? Teams match players and hope for the best. Spend over a decade in the NHL like […]

Nashville Predators G Pekka Rinne, 38, retires after 15 seasons

Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday after 15 seasons. Rinne, 38, played his entire career in Nashville and retires atop nearly every franchise goaltending category. He was an unrestricted free agent this summer after his two-year, $10 million bridge deal was set to expire. “There were two options,” […]

The top rising candidates for NHL coach, GM jobs

So with three coaching vacancies already open this cycle — the Arizona Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets and Seattle Kraken — it’s easy to guess who will get first looks. John Tortorella (who recently parted with Columbus after six years), Rick Tocchet (done in Arizona after four years) and Gerard Gallant (who took the NHL season […]

Fantasy hockey dynasty rankings: Connor McDavid still tops list of 250 keepers

With the switch to a points-based default game, and the redesign on the scoring settings, the opportunity presented itself to move to a points-based ranking system as we attempt to forecast how the next few years might play out. Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Hockey game, and play your way […]

New Jersey Devils to buy out goaltender Cory Schneider’s deal

The Devils announced the move on Thursday, the day before the start of the NHL’s free-agency period. The 34-year-old Schneider has two years remaining on the seven-year, $42 million contract. He was to be paid $6 million annually the last two seasons. The buyout is $8 million spread out over four years. The buyout is […]