NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The QMJHL has announced that a COVID-19 outbreak has struck players and staff of the Blaineville-Boisbriand Armada. The total number of active cases diagnosed currently stands at 18. The players and staff have been placed in isolation and will remain so for 14 days. The league announced the news late Wednesday morning. Players and staff […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects. It’s that time again, major junior hockey is back and we’re here to preview the new season for you. All three leagues recently kicked off their new seasons. With that in mind, we will start our division previews today and make our way around the country. Today, we bring […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects. It’s that time again, major junior hockey is back and we’re here to preview the new season for you. All three leagues are kicking off in the next week. With that in mind, we will start our division previews and make our way around the country. You can check out […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens have signed undrafted free agent centre Alexandre Alain to a three-year, entry-level contract. This contract will take him through the end of the 2020-21 season. Financial terms have not been released. The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a three-year entry-level contract (2018-19 to 2020-21) with forward Alexandre Alain. #GoHabsGo — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) […] READ MORE
The top players in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League include Anaheim Ducks second- rounder Maxime Comtois, Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Alex-Barré Boulet and 2018 NHL Draft prospects Joe Veleno and Noah Dobson. The bigger headline might be the team who didn’t qualify for this year’s playoffs: the Saint John Sea Dogs. They won the 2011 Memorial […] READ MORE
Samantha has been a hockey fan since 1980, when she discovered the game by watching THE game at the Winter Olympics. She has been writing about junior hockey and the Portland Winterhawks since 2010.
An experienced WHL analyst. Last Word on Hockey marks her first foray into covering the OHL and the QMJHL.
You can find her online at www.kuklaskorner.com/atg or www.oregonlive.com/hawks and Twitter (@AbovetheGlass).