Day: June 14, 2024

Carolina Hurricanes Make Early Moves Before Free Agency

As the Stanley Cup Finals conclude and the official NHL offseason is less than a month away, the Carolina Hurricanes have made the most of an early playoff exit. In three days, the organization has allegedly hired a new GM, re-signed one of their top defensemen, and are in contract talks with another.

Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 3 Recap | 06/14/2024

One of my all-time favorite quotes from a sporting coach comes from the Nebraska Cornhuskers Women’s Volleyball Head Coach John Cook, “Defense wins championships,” his entire coaching philosophy is built around that. Head Coach Paul Maurice has implemented a similar philosophy since joining the Panthers last season; any player who’s been interviewed has at some […]

ECHL Coach Profile: Swamp Rabbits’ Head Coach Andrew Lord

Now that the ECHL 2024 season has ended, every team has been halted until October 2024, when the 2025 season starts. With every team comes a coaching staff, and with every coaching staff comes a head coach manning the helm of coaching 20 or so players to do their absolute best in the Premier Double-A […]

Calgary Hitmen Hire Dakota Krebs As Video Coach

The Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League announced they added Dakota Krebs to their coaching staff as video coach. Krebs spent two seasons with the Hitmen to end his major junior hockey career from 2018 to 2020. In 127 regular season games with the Hitmen, Krebs posted 11 goals and 39 assists while being […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Forward Heading Overseas

Forward Nicolas Guay is heading overseas after spending his first two plus years as a pro in North America. Guay would spend the 2021-22 season at the University of New Brunswick where he would put up 14 goals and 11 assists for 25 assists in 18 games before signing an AHL deal with the Abbotsford […]

The Best Landing Spots for Sam Reinhart

Sam Reinhart is set to hit free agency on July 1st on the heels of a career-best season for the 28-year-old Florida Panther. Reinhart, the 2nd overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, had career highs in goals, points, shot percentage, and power-play goals. The West Vancouver native enters free agency as the most coveted […]

Winnipeg Jets Linked to Hurricanes Restricted Free Agent

The Nikolaj Ehlers talk is in full swing and the Winnipeg Jets are certainly attempting to map out the best possible outcome for the team and the player. Talks of strong interest from the Jets in a current restricted free agent (RFA) out of Carolina have only doused this fire with more gasoline. Martin Necas’ […]

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Is Columbus Blue Jackets’ Star a Fit With the Boston Bruins?

The Columbus Blue Jackets and forward Patrik Laine have agreed to mutually part ways as the team has given the 6-foot-5, 210-pound right wing to seek a trade. Laine, when healthy, is one of the most talented scoring forwards in the National Hockey League. However, the Finnish forward has battled injuries and a stint in […]

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Calder Cup Final Series Preview l Hershey Bears vs Coachella Valley Firebirds

Rematch for Calder! The Hershey Bears, the Eastern Conference Champions of the AHL, and the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the Western Conference Champions, are set to go head-to-head in the Calder Cup Final for the second consecutive year. In 2023, the Hershey Bears defeated the Firebirds in 7 games, and the Firebirds are seeking vengeance from […]

PHOTOS: Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. Milwaukee Admirals – 06/08/2024

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Saturday night at UW-Panther Arena, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, the Milwaukee Admirals faced off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds trailing 3-1 in the series 3. A hat-trick by John Hayden helped the Firebirds take a 5-1 victory to advance to the Calder Cup Finals, eliminating the Admirals. Check […]