Day: October 5, 2023

ECHL Leader In the Penalty Minutes Joins Stingrays

The Stingrays have added veteran skater Garet Hunt for the upcoming season. Hunt has suited up for 899 professional games over 15 seasons, 12 of those in the ECHL. He has spent time with the Stockton Thunder, Alaska Aces, Wheeling Nailers, and division rivals, the Jacksonville Icemen. He has had a patch on his […]

Has The Islanders Team Speed Improved?

It has been well-documented for many years now that the Islanders play the game of hockey too slowly and have endured the pain because of it. Over the years, fans and analysis league-wide have whined endlessly about the boring styles of play the Islanders have and their inability to push the pace of play with […]

Is the Age of Enforcing Over? Enter Andreas Englund

The Kings, like all NHL organizations, have respected and understood the role of an enforcer. Whether it was Dave “Tiger” Williams, Dave “The Hammer” Shultz, Marty McSorley, Kevin Westgarth, Kurtis MacDermid, or Brenan Lemieux, the Kings have employed a physical body that isn’t afraid to drop the gloves in the defense of teammates. The game […]

Jamie Drysdale Signs a Three-Year Contract With the Anaheim Ducks

On Thursday, the Anaheim Ducks came to an agreement with a 21-year-old right-shot defenseman, Jamie Drysdale, on a new contract worth $6.9 million over three years. This contract carries an AAV (average annual value) of $2.3 million and will expire after the 2025-26 season. This deal came three days after teammate and fellow RFA Trevor […]

San Jose Sharks Ink Jake Furlong To Entry-Level Contract

The San Jose Sharks announced that they have signed defenseman Jake Furlong to a three-year entry-level contract. Jake Furlong was selected in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft from the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. Furlong scored four goals and 38 points in 67 games in his draft year. He also tallied […]

The Butcher and the Flock

Radko Gudas, one of the Anaheim Ducks’ newest defensive acquisitions, has made quite an impression throughout training camp and preseason. Coming off of free agency and a playoff run that landed him in the finals against the Vegas Golden Knights, Gudas penned a boastful three-year, twelve-million-dollar contract with the Anaheim Ducks in July. Gudas’s fans are […]

Bruins Lines Prior To Final Preseason Matchup vs. Rangers

The Boston Bruins play their preseason finale tonight against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 pm, and the lines that were announced for the game might raise an eyebrow. Up to this point in the preseason, 19-year-old center Matthew Poitras has sometimes played with Brad Marchand and 61-goal scorer David Pastrnak. […]

Rangers’ Quick Struggling to Find Game in Preseason

When you are a goaltender playing in preseason, all you want to do is feel the puck and get your game where it needs to be to have success in the regular season. As of this writing (Wednesday night, October 4th), New York Rangers veteran goaltender Jonathan Quick struggles to do both. Yes, it is […]

Should The Bruins Be Concerned With 2021 First Round Pick?

It was just a short time ago that Boston Bruins fans were anticipating the top prospect in the organization joining the next core of the Bruins and dazzling the crowd with great speed and elite offensive skill. Fabian Lysell was drafted 21st overall in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft. During the 2021-22 […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Add Eight Players To The Training Camp Roster

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced today that the team had inked seven players to Amateur Tryout (ATO) contracts, in addition to signing forward Michal Mrazik to a Standard Player Contract (SPC) before the team begins its training camp next week. The Cincinnati Cyclones are set to take the ice for camp beginning on Monday and will […]