National Hockey League Hall-of-Famer and former Hartford Whaler Ron Francis was named the first general manager of Seattle's forthcoming expansion team on Thursday, The Seattle Times reports.
Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we’ll be producing content that’s connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day.
In this 489th episode, Mike chats with radio vet Brian Master about his fifty years in radio. This episode is exactly 1:36:02.
The very first Norwegian player in NHL history was the late Bjørn Skaare. Originally from the Norway capital of Oslo, Skaare was blessed with plenty of natural talent. In an era when there was still...
The Edmonton Oilers are being run by a new general manager who likely doesn’t think the same way to the old one did. Perhaps asking Ken Holland to hold onto a valuable asset — and a likely better human being ...
During the months leading up to the 2019 NHL Draft, the media focused on who would be the first-overall pick: American Jack Hughes or Finnish superstar Kaapo Kakko? Following that, the headline story was the eight first-round picks selected from the US National Team Development Program (USNTDP)...
In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news out of Edmonton where the Oilers might be interested in a forward from the New York Rangers. The Oilers also have some options for Milan Lucic and Jesse Puljujarvi but what are they and how realistic would they be?
WASHINGTON — Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will go to China as part of the NHL's continued outreach in that country.
Ovechkin will visit Beijing in early August as a league ambassador. He's expected to take part in youth hockey clinics...
They might be destined for St. John’s, given the Marlies crowded blueline.
This offseason has seen a number of key changes on the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. Among the new players is elite defenseman Tyson Barrie and although he hasn’t yet suited up with the team, there are rumors emerging about his desire for a new contract.