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Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan announced Thursday that star centre Sidney Crosby would be evaluated for an upper-body injury. Crosby’s status for game six of the Penguins’ first-round series against the New York Rangers Friday has become uncertain. Coach Sullivan on Crosby’s status: “Sid will be evaluated when he goes back to Pittsburgh with […] READ MORE
The Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday that Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse will be suspended one game for head-butting Los Angeles Kings forward Phillip Danault. As a result, Nurse will miss Game 6 of Edmonton’s best-of-seven series against Los Angeles, set to be played Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena. Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse has been […] READ MORE
We’ve made it! The first 82-game season since the 2018-19 season has officially wrapped, leaving us with some exciting first-round playoff matchups. Possibly the most intriguing and exciting of the eight matchups kicks off on Monday with the Toronto Maple Leafs vs the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Leafs hold the home-ice advantage after finishing second […] READ MORE
Though we are over a year out from the 2023 NHL Draft, it’s not too early to start familiarizing ourselves with the two highly-touted prospects expected to headline that draft class. In an earlier article, we took a look at Connor Bedard, the young phenom lighting it up in Canada’s Western Hockey League (WHL). This […] READ MORE
Tuesday’s Hurricanes versus Wild game has been postponed. The announcement comes after four additional Hurricanes players tested positive for COVID-19 following a morning skate in Minnesota. Hearing tonight's #mnwild #nhlcanes has been postponed. Canes have 4 more positives today, sources say. — Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) December 14, 2021 Hurricanes Versus Wild Postponed Prior to arriving […] READ MORE
On Monday morning, the Calgary Flames postponed all games through at least December 16th due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The NHL announced the postponement through their PR Twitter account. SCHEDULE UPDATE: @NHLFlames games postponed at least through December 16. https://t.co/F4ArYpFFPh pic.twitter.com/c34OrnpIqM — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 13, 2021 Calgary Flames Games Postponed Due to […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks have announced the hiring of Jim Rutherford as President of Hockey Ops and interim General Manager, the team announced via Twitter. The deal is reportedly for three years. Introducing our new President, Hockey Operations: Jim Rutherford. Welcome to Vancouver, Jim. DETAILS | https://t.co/iIXe4qJMow pic.twitter.com/TWw8gvcZIE — Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) December 9, 2021 Jim […] READ MORE
Ryan Getzlaf Sustains Lower-Body Injury Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf is week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced Friday. Getzlaf had missed Wednesday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Though not confirmed by the team, the belief is Getzlaf injured his leg during the first period of Tuesday’s game versus the Los Angeles Kings. […] READ MORE
Philadelphia Flyers forward Joel Farabee injured what appeared to be his left arm Wednesday against the New York Rangers. He fell awkwardly into the boards during the first period at Madison Square Garden and was helped off the ice. The team announced Friday the Farabee has indeed sustained an upper-body injury and is considered week-to-week. […] READ MORE
Fenway Sports Group has reached a final agreement to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins. The deal, first reported by Pierre LeBrun, is worth around $900 million. The agreement comes about a month after reports first surfaced that Fenway Sports had an interest in buying the Penguins. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global […] READ MORE
