Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams Seattle Kraken expansion draft: 6 teams in play to make a side dealAs it stands, the Seattle Kraken are on track to make their final payment to the NHL by the end of April. Finishing that last bit of business will make them a full-fledged league member...…Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams Seattle Kraken expansion draft: 6 teams in play to make a side dealAs it stands, the Seattle Kraken are on track to make their final payment to the NHL by the end of April. Finishing that last bit of business will make them a full-fledged league member...WW…

Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams LeBrun: Can an NHL team with high-priced stars win in the playoffs?So it would appear the NHL will make some cap era history in this year’s playoffs.For the first time since the salary cap was instituted in 2005, a team carrying a player with a double...…Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams LeBrun: Can an NHL team with high-priced stars win in the playoffs?So it would appear the NHL will make some cap era history in this year’s playoffs.For the first time since the salary cap was instituted in 2005, a team carrying a player with a double...WW…

Apr 16, 2021A little update on a story I first reported on in early March regarding what happens with the Canadian division winner once we’re down to the NHL semifinals.As I , the idea of the , for example, playing past the second round of the playoffs in nearby Buffalo remains on the table. And given where the COVID-19 numbers are these days in my country, it’s looking less like fantasy and at least like a realistic possibility that this happens.The new wrinkle now is that the NHL will want to put the Canadian division playoff winner in a U.S. NHL facility closer to its semifinal...…Apr 16, 2021A little update on a story I first reported on in early March regarding what happens with the Canadian division winner once we’re down to the NHL semifinals.As I , the idea of the , for example, playing past the second round of the playoffs in nearby Buffalo remains on the table. And given where the COVID-19 numbers are these days in my country, it’s looking less like fantasy and at least like a realistic possibility that this happens.The new wrinkle now is that the NHL will want to put the Canadian division playoff winner in a U.S. NHL facility closer to its semifinal...WW…

Mar 20, 2021Gary Bettman is not one to lob out pointless maybes.When the commissioner puts something out there in the public domain, you better believe it’s because he’s been thinking about it and has pretty much made up his mind on it. Or at least 75 percent of it.So when Bettman last week, during his media availability, mentioned the likelihood of going back to the divisional alignment as we knew it before the pandemic, with the potential proviso of more divisional games within that old framework, it put an end not only to the all-Canadian division but perhaps more revealing, even the...…Mar 20, 2021Gary Bettman is not one to lob out pointless maybes.When the commissioner puts something out there in the public domain, you better believe it’s because he’s been thinking about it and has pretty much made up his mind on it. Or at least 75 percent of it.So when Bettman last week, during his media availability, mentioned the likelihood of going back to the divisional alignment as we knew it before the pandemic, with the potential proviso of more divisional games within that old framework, it put an end not only to the all-Canadian division but perhaps more revealing, even the...WW…

Feb 26, 2021It was only about a month ago that Jim Rutherford the hockey world.His resignation as GM of the on Jan. 27 blindsided everyone.His reasons for it remain his own.His desire to work again, however, is stronger than ever.“I still got the bug,’’ the 72-year-old Hockey Hall of Fame executive told The Athletic on Friday.“I can tell you that I feel good, I have a lot of energy, I love the game. I’ve watched as many games as I can every night to stay in the loop. I have an emotional connection to the Penguins for obvious reasons, but I still have the bug to be with a team and try to...…Feb 26, 2021It was only about a month ago that Jim Rutherford the hockey world.His resignation as GM of the on Jan. 27 blindsided everyone.His reasons for it remain his own.His desire to work again, however, is stronger than ever.“I still got the bug,’’ the 72-year-old Hockey Hall of Fame executive told The Athletic on Friday.“I can tell you that I feel good, I have a lot of energy, I love the game. I’ve watched as many games as I can every night to stay in the loop. I have an emotional connection to the Penguins for obvious reasons, but I still have the bug to be with a team and try to...WW…

Feb 18, 2021The long list can’t stay long forever.But I will admit I was mildly surprised when Canadian Olympic men’s hockey GM Doug Armstrong said his management group was already cutting down that list of players, one year out from the 2022 Games.Part of the reason the management group can already be fine-tuning the long list is that they’ve been on Canadian Olympic calls since July (Ken Holland, , and Scott Salmond from the get-go and joined the group after the playoffs).So they’ve been poring over names for seven months already.“This started prior to the bubble last summer,” Armstrong...…Feb 18, 2021The long list can’t stay long forever.But I will admit I was mildly surprised when Canadian Olympic men’s hockey GM Doug Armstrong said his management group was already cutting down that list of players, one year out from the 2022 Games.Part of the reason the management group can already be fine-tuning the long list is that they’ve been on Canadian Olympic calls since July (Ken Holland, , and Scott Salmond from the get-go and joined the group after the playoffs).So they’ve been poring over names for seven months already.“This started prior to the bubble last summer,” Armstrong...WW…

Feb 3, 2021The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are just a year away and to celebrate, we’re projecting what the rosters for the major teams might look like in Beijing. | | | | |I remember covering the 2010 United States Olympic men’s hockey team — that came within a overtime goal of winning a gold medal — and before the tournament wondering: How the hell are they going to fill out this roster?Ten years later, there has been a seismic change in the hockey landscape at the highest levels in the United States. Depth is no longer an issue for the U.S.We often joke Canada could enter two teams in...…Feb 3, 2021The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are just a year away and to celebrate, we’re projecting what the rosters for the major teams might look like in Beijing. | | | | |I remember covering the 2010 United States Olympic men’s hockey team — that came within a overtime goal of winning a gold medal — and before the tournament wondering: How the hell are they going to fill out this roster?Ten years later, there has been a seismic change in the hockey landscape at the highest levels in the United States. Depth is no longer an issue for the U.S.We often joke Canada could enter two teams in...WW…

Jan 19, 2021 is stepping back into the hockey spotlight on Sunday, though not in the way he was accustomed to for 30-plus years.In fact, it’s the first time in 33 years Babcock isn’t behind the bench as a coach.The time away from the game has been “spectacular,’’ Babcock said. He and his wife Maureen travelled last year before COVID stopped the world and have since enjoyed spending time with their three grown kids.“We’ve had an unbelievable time to tell you the truth, and really embraced the opportunity to enjoy life,’’ Babcock said Tuesday.Babcock, 57, also had a blast helping out with...…Jan 19, 2021 is stepping back into the hockey spotlight on Sunday, though not in the way he was accustomed to for 30-plus years.In fact, it’s the first time in 33 years Babcock isn’t behind the bench as a coach.The time away from the game has been “spectacular,’’ Babcock said. He and his wife Maureen travelled last year before COVID stopped the world and have since enjoyed spending time with their three grown kids.“We’ve had an unbelievable time to tell you the truth, and really embraced the opportunity to enjoy life,’’ Babcock said Tuesday.Babcock, 57, also had a blast helping out with...WW…

Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams LeBrun: Jay Bouwmeester quietly retires from NHL but is healthy and happyThe 2020-21 season begins this week without one of the smoothest skaters the game has ever seen.Jay Bouwmeester retired, not that he made any big deal of it — that’s not his...…Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams LeBrun: Jay Bouwmeester quietly retires from NHL but is healthy and happyThe 2020-21 season begins this week without one of the smoothest skaters the game has ever seen.Jay Bouwmeester retired, not that he made any big deal of it — that’s not his...WW…

Jan 8, 2021What’s rather fascinating in the aftermath of trade request becoming public is how teams around the league react to it.Some teams want to check in on something like that right away to figure out what’s going on, others wait a few weeks to let the dust settle and give Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen time to digest what’s happening.But regardless of which approach teams take, believe me when I say about 20-25 teams will have checked with Kekalainen by season’s end.How can you not? How often do 22-year-old No. 1 centres with his combination of skill and size become available?Most...…Jan 8, 2021What’s rather fascinating in the aftermath of trade request becoming public is how teams around the league react to it.Some teams want to check in on something like that right away to figure out what’s going on, others wait a few weeks to let the dust settle and give Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen time to digest what’s happening.But regardless of which approach teams take, believe me when I say about 20-25 teams will have checked with Kekalainen by season’s end.How can you not? How often do 22-year-old No. 1 centres with his combination of skill and size become available?Most...WW…