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Life looks a little different right now for Nicklas Backstrom. Under normal circumstances, the Washington Capitals forward would find himself at the rink gearing up for a deep playoff run this time of year. With the COVID-19 pandemic pausing the NHL season, he’s spending more time at home with his newly extended family as his fiancee, Liza, […]
Edmonton Oilers head coach Dave Tippett held a video conference call with reporters Tuesday from his home in Arizona. The NHL halted its season on March 12 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with the Oilers and the rest of the league in the midst of a playoff push. Edmonton currently sits second in the […]
Can you be the best without being The Best? Members of the NHLPA, made of up players in the NHL, released their annual player poll Tuesday, and it comes as little surprise that Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was voted by his peers as the best forward in the league today. It’s the second-straight year McDavid […]
Gordie Howe was the embodiment of all things hockey — a graceful, skilled scorer and a mean-as-hell bruiser. So it’s only fitting that he has a statistical achievement that requires several different aspects of the game named after him. A Gordie Howe hat trick is when a player scores a goal, records an assist and […]
Brian MacLellan spoke to reporters on Monday via a conference call from Minneapolis, Minn. It’s a long way from where the Washington Capitals general manager normally would be at this time of year — but then again things aren’t business as usual right now. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping across the globe, the NHL’s 2019-20 season was placed on […]
As the NHL’s 2019-20 season continues its pause due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the league has conducted Zoom chats to keep people engaged. During Monday’s Atlantic Divison conference call, the players were asked to name a teammate they would least want to be quarantined with. After thinking it over, Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara provided a moment […]
The Avalanche entered the NHL’s “pause” for the coronavirus pandemic a close second in the Western Conference standings and in position to reach 100 points for just the second time in 15 years. With 12 remaining games, the Avs (42-20-8) amassed 92 points — two more than they produced the entire season a year ago. […]
A day after extending its top American Hockey League scorer in forward T.J. Tynan, the Avalanche on Friday extended the Colorado Eagles’ second-leading scorer in defenseman Jacob MacDonald. MacDonald, who leads all AHL defensemen with 16 goals, agreed to a two-year contract through the 2021-22 season. The two-way deal is on a prorated pay scale […]
When it comes to work stoppages in professional sports, every sports league in the world bows down and kneels before the altar of the NHL. After never having a single season interrupted in the first 74 years of existence, the world’s premier hockey league shut down four times between 1992 and 2013 because of labor […]
While the NHL’s 2019-20 season is currently on pause and players are quarantined, many players have taken to Twitter to show fans just what they’re doing with their newfound spare time. On Thursday, the New York Rangers’ Ryan Strome posted a video of himself firing off slapshots … with tennis balls … on a basketball […]