Central Recasting: Division Rivals Ready to Challenge Blues The Canadian Press | July 3, 2019 The NHL isn’t a copycat league. It’s a response league. After the big and gritty St. Louis Blues muscled their way to the Stanley Cup, division rivals have responded in different ways. The Nashville Predators inked top free agent centre Matt Duchene ; …
Taylor Hall Says John Tavares Changed Free Agency The Canadian Press | June 29, 2019 Like the rest of the hockey world, Taylor Hall watched as John Tavares listened to interested teams make their pitches a year ago. Tavares, the captain of the New York Islanders, held all the cards. In the end, five clubs got in the room with…
Don Cherry for the Hockey Hall of Fame Leo Bond | June 28, 2019 With this week’s announcement of the 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees, once again the time has come for the usual complaints regarding who got in, who was snubbed, who…
The Grind Line: Grading the Red Wings’ 2019 Draft Selections Rachel Anderson | June 27, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
NHL News & Notes: Luongo, Elliott, Canadiens & More Brandon Share-Cohen | June 26, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Roberto Luongo has officially retired from the NHL, Brian Elliott has signed a contract extension with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Montreal Canadiens have re-signed Mike…
2019-20 Schedule Includes Outdoor Game in Regina The Canadian Press | June 25, 2019 NEW YORK — A Vancouver Canucks 50th anniversary celebration, the annual Hockey Day in Canada and an outdoor game in Regina mark Canadian highlights on the 2019-20 NHL schedule. The 1,271-game schedule, released Tuesday, includes the Heritage Class…
Rebooting World Cup of Hockey to be Part of NHL Labour Talks The Canadian Press | June 23, 2019 VANCOUVER — With labour talks having already begun on an informal basis, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Don Fehr are in favour of rebooting the World Cup of Hockey tournament and holding it every four years. The stumbling block to laying…
Gary Bettman Feels Technology Can Make League Stronger The Canadian Press | June 21, 2019 VANCOUVER — Gary Bettman feels the NHL has never been healthier or stronger, but the commissioner thinks the league needs to continue to evolve to keep up with young fans. Bettman said a lot has changed since he took over the role 26 years ag…
AP Source: NHL Salary Cap Will Fall Short of Projections The Canadian Press | June 21, 2019 VANCOUVER — The NHL salary cap for next season will be between $81.5 and $82 million, which is at least $1 million lower than initially projected, The Associated Press has confirmed. The figure was disclosed Friday by a person with direct knowledge of …
NHL Expands Video Review After Missed Calls The Canadian Press | June 21, 2019 VANCOUVER — The NHL is expanding its video review process to a format that would have had the potential to alter two notable missed calls during the playoffs — though the rule changes come at a price. The league’s general managers approved allowing coa…
NHL Awards Voting (and Voters) Needs Reevaluation Kyle Gipe | June 20, 2019 The NHL Awards were last night, and while most of the awards handed out were well-deserved and, for some, long overdue, there were a shocking number of voting results that…
Salary Cap Could Spawn NHL Trade Frenzy The Canadian Press | June 19, 2019 Matt Niskanen wasn’t totally shocked when the Washington Capitals traded him to Philadelphia last week. One look at their salary cap picture explained it. “I know what kind of situation Washington was in, so I knew there was a possibility,” he said. Ge…
