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Brian Gionta

Montreal Canadiens’ 5 Best Free Agent Signings Since 2000

William Bourget | December 5, 2025

Since the turn of the century, the Montreal Canadiens have made some significant moves in the free-agent market, often adding crucial pieces to their roster. From game-changers who helped push…

Categories Archives, Canadiens History, Hockey History, Montreal Canadiens

5 Obscure Buffalo Sabres Facts

Matthew Morris | December 15, 2023

If you’re a Buffalo Sabres fan and a sucker for random factoids, today is your lucky day. Most Sabres fans know that Gilbert Perreault wore number 11, at least partly…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

3 Devils Who Exceeded Draft Expectations

Kyle McKenna | June 8, 2020

Out of the five numbers that the New Jersey Devils have retired, all but one was selected by the team in the NHL Entry Draft. The banners hanging high at…

Categories Devils History

Bettman Heads the 2019 U.S. Hall of Fame Class

Greg Boysen | September 4, 2019

The U.S Hockey Hall of Fame will be making room for five more members as they announced their 2019 induction class on Wednesday afternoon. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Tim Thomas,…

Categories NHL News

Brian Gionta: A Giant in the NHL

Jeff Seide | September 25, 2018

Brian Gionta faced a crowd of reporters and television cameras to announce his retirement Monday at KeyBank Center much the same way he faced them during his storied 1,026-game career.…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils

Newest Bruins Thriving with Injuries Mounting

Joseph Ochs | March 6, 2018

It was just over one month ago that a Boston Bruins squad embedded in an historic points streak suddenly found itself minus two if its most important players. Between Brad Marchand’s…

Categories Boston Bruins

Bruins Sign Brian Gionta

Brandon Share-Cohen | February 25, 2018

The Boston Bruins have come to terms with veteran forward Brian Gionta on a one-year contract worth $700,000, the team announced Sunday. This news comes just a few short hours…

Categories Boston Bruins, Bruins Transactions, NHL News

Bruins Shouldn’t Sign Gionta

Brandon Share-Cohen | February 24, 2018

Whenever a player is rumored to be on the market, there’s usually a fairly even split among fans regarding whether their team should acquire the player or avoid them like…

Categories Boston Bruins, Column

Team USA Men’s Roster & Preview for Winter Olympics

Nathaniel Oliver | February 12, 2018

Yeah, we get it alright. There are no current NHL players on the United States roster this year, nor for any of the teams competing in PyeongChang. Boo-hoo. Guess what?…

Categories International Hockey, Olympics

Gionta Back in Sabres Pipeline… For a Night

Jeff Seide | January 30, 2018

When Sabres captain Brian Gionta finished the 2016-17 season, he had a feeling his chances of returning to the team were remote. The Greece, N.Y. native had just finished a…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Olympics

Brian Gionta’s Last Hurrah at the 2018 Olympics

Anthony Sciandra | January 2, 2018

After taking a hiatus from NHL action following the 2016-17 NHL season, Brian Gionta will strap on the skates and appear on the world stage one last time for Team…

Categories International Hockey, Olympics

United States 2018 Olympics Roster Announced

Brandon Share-Cohen | January 1, 2018

The 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea will be different than the games we’ve seen in recent history; specifically in terms of men’s hockey. While the event has typically…

Categories International Hockey, NHL News, Olympics
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