FRISCO, Texas — Tyron Smith is unlikely to play a 14th season with the Dallas Cowboys after initial discussions left the sides at different ends of the salary spectrum, according to a source who confirmed multiple reports. The Cowboys met with Smith’s agent on Friday during the NFL scouting combine to see what the chances […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Matt Rempe taps in Barclay Goodrow‘s deflection for his first NHL goal, giving the Rangers a lead. (0:16) Alexis Lafreniere scored, Matt Rempe netted his first career goal and sparked his streaking club with a first-period fight, and the New York Rangers tied a franchise record with their 10th straight victory, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. New York Rangers rookie Matt Rempe gets into a fight just minutes into his NHL debut. (0:35) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Rangers rookie forward Matt Rempe made history Sunday, becoming the first player to make his NHL debut in a regular-season outdoor game. On his first shift at MetLife […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Seth Jones scores early in overtime to give the Blackhawks the win vs. the Islanders. (0:46) After less than two seasons, Lane Lambert is out as coach of the New York Islanders, with the club announcing Saturday it has hired Patrick Roy behind the bench. Firing Lambert comes as the Islanders […]
Continue readingJohn MacLean is an assistant coach for the Islanders. He was behind the bench when Kyle MacLean took his first shift in the first period at Chicago, skating on a line with Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin. Kyle MacLean was recalled from the minors when New York placed Casey Cizikas on injured reserve on Wednesday. […]
Continue readingPelech was injured on his second shift of the first period and did not return to the contest. He will be required to miss at least 10 games and 24 calendar days after being placed on long-term injured reserve. Also on Saturday, the Islanders placed rugged forward Matt Martin on injured reserve with an upper-body […]
Continue readingThe Islanders announced Gillies’ death Friday night, with team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello saying “the entire Islanders community is devastated by the loss.” The team did not say where Gillies died or provide a cause of death. “He epitomized what it means to be a New York Islander,” Lamoriello said. “The pride he […]
Continue readingNo rivalry has electrified NHL fans during the past 15 seasons quite like Sidney Crosby‘s Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Alex Ovechkin‘s Washington Capitals. But the two superstars are still playing as well as ever, with Ovechkin chasing down Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record and Sid inspiring the league’s next wave of talent. The saga continues on Friday […]
Continue reading“I’m Brendan Shanahan, the National Hockey League’s senior vice president of player safety …” Shanahan was 42 years old in 2011. He had retired from a Hall of Fame career two years earlier, taking a job with the NHL. In June 2011, he helped create the league’s first Department of Player Safety. It wouldn’t just […]
Continue readingMontreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price and St. Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko were among several star players left exposed in the Seattle Kraken expansion draft, as the NHL revealed its teams’ protected lists on Sunday. The Kraken will select one player from 30 NHL teams, as the Vegas Golden Knights are exempt from the draft. […]
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