NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
On June 19th, the NHL awarded Jaccob Slavin as the winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The Lady Byng recipient received the honors from votes cast by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. To win the Lady Byng, one must be judged best at exhibiting both sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct, along with a high level of playing […] READ MORE
On June 17th, the NHL named Rod Brind’Amour as the Jack Adams Award winner, awarded annually to the league’s best coach. Voting for the Jack Adams resides with the NHL Broadcasters’ Association, and this year Brind’Amour takes home the prestigious honours. Congratulations to 2021 Jack Adams Award winner, Rod Brind’Amour! 👏 #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/SYNMZJcRJe — NHL […] READ MORE
On Wednesday, the Chicago Blackhawks signed prospect left wing Lukas Reichel to a three-year entry-level contract worth $925,000 per season. If he begins his career and plays enough games next year, the contract will carry through the 2023-24 season. The Blackhawks have signed 2020 first-round pick Lukas Reichel to a three-year entry-level deal worth $925,000 […] READ MORE
On June 9th, the Edmonton Oilers re-sign Devin Shore, a pending unrestricted free agent forward, to a two-year contract worth $1.7 million, or $850,000 per season. This contract carries him through the 2022-23 season. Devin Shore signs a 2 year deal with the Oilers…. 1.7 million over two years. — John Shannon (@JShannonhl) June 9, […] READ MORE
In a league with a plethora of colourful coaching personalities, John Tortorella arguably takes the cake as the most notorious. The man affectionately known as “Torts” owns quite a reputable coaching resume, but with some unique caveats. On almost a monthly basis, Tortorella makes headlines. Whether it’s for benching one of his team’s superstars or […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks announced that left wing Antoine Roussel suffered a lower-body injury during Tuesday night’s matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team’s announcement came from coach Travis Green, who stated that Roussel should be around for around two weeks. Antoine Roussel will be out a couple weeks, per Coach Green. — Vancouver #Canucks […] READ MORE
After a season-ending injury in late March, the Florida Panthers have been without cornerstone defenceman Aaron Ekblad. Even while in the lineup, coach Joel Quenneville had no problem rotating a few different guys through the bottom pairings. Losing Ekblad compounded things significantly, adding tons of responsibility to the Florida Panthers depth on defence. Throughout most […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Thursday evening that the injury to center Steven Stamkos was serious enough to place him on Long-Term Injured Reserve. This sidelines the Bolts captain for the team’s next ten games at minimum, which spans the next 24 days. UPDATE: Steven Stamkos (lower body), put on LTIR, will miss at least […] READ MORE
In a ten-day span in the summer of 2019, the Florida Panthers thought they figured out their goaltending situation for the long-term. On June 21st of that year, they selected Spencer Knight at 13th overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Then, on the opening day of free agency (July 1st), they inked the biggest free-agent […] READ MORE
Very few professional sports teams own a history less spectacular than the Florida Panthers. The organization spent decades in perpetual rebuild mode, highlighted by a lowly-six postseason appearances to their name. That number includes last year’s expanded post-season, which gave 24 of the league’s 31 franchises a playoff berth due to COVID-19. Prior to this […] READ MORE