Author: Ryan O'Hara

Award-winning sportswriter from Denver, Colorado.

Arizona Coyotes Shut Down Injured Conor Geekie for Remainder of Development Camp

Talk about a rough start to your pro career. Conor Geekie, the 11th selection, acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks for the No. 27 pick and two second-rounders (No. 34 and No. 45) last week, was injured Monday after he was checked from behind during the opening day of Arizona Coyotes development […]

Conor Geekie injured during first day of Coyotes Development Camp

The Arizona Coyotes dominated the NHL Draft, but the opening day of development camp was a disaster. Conor Geekie, the 11th selection, acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks for the No. 27 pick and two second-rounders (No. 34 and No. 45) last week, was injured Monday after taking a big hip check […]

Patrick Kane to the Avs?

Apparently, winning the Stanley Cup isn’t good enough for the Colorado Avalanche. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman has specifically mentioned the Avalanche as a team who could make a play for the career-long Chicago Blackhawks right winger. The Avs contacted the Blackhawks last year about the availability of Kane. However, at that time, Colorado had less […]

Brady Stonehouse invited to Avalanche Development Camp

Although he went undrafted in this year’s NHL Draft, one team took notice of Brady Stonehouse. The five-foot-nine, 182-pound forward, who turns 18 on August 6, notched 18 goals, 17 assists and 52 penalty minutes in 68 games this past season with the Ottawa 67s as a rookie in the Ontario Hockey League. That earned […]

Chris MacFarland promoted to Avalanche GM, Sakic moves to Hockey Operations

After seven years as an assistant GM, Chris MacFarland is the big cheese. The 52-year-old, who previously spent time in the Columbus Blue Jackets organization, has been promoted to GM with the Colorado Avalanche. MacFarland, who originally joined the Blue Jackets in 1999 and served as the club’s manager of hockey operations from 2001-07 and […]

Why the Canadiens selected Juraf Slafkovsky over Shane Wright

Martin Lapointe said it best. “[Juraj Slafkovský] is a kid that you want to be around,” the Montreal Canadiens’ co-director of amateur scouting stated about their No. 1 draft pick. Slafkovsky has confidence, maturity, and swagger. Some may not know that he moved away from home and lived independently when he was just 15 to […]

Avalanche ink Alexandar Georgiev to three-year extension

Newly-acquired goaltender Alexandar Georgiev appears here to stay in the Mile High City. The Colorado Avalanche announced Sunday that they have signed the 26-year-old Bulgarian to a three-year extension worth $3.4 million a year. With Stanley Cup-winning Darcy Kuemper headed to free agency, newly-crowned general manager of the year Joe Sakic traded three draft picks […]

Arizona Coyotes dominate opening night of NHL Draft

MONTREAL – The Arizona Coyotes took no prisoners in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft on Thursday. The Coyotes used the No. 3 pick on center Logan Cooley, an 18-year-old out of Pennsylvania, and acquired Conor Geekie, the 11th selection, in a trade with the San Jose Sharks for the No. 27 pick and two second-rounders […]

Penguins agree to terms with Kris Letang on a six-year contract extension

Kris Letang is a Penguin for life! The Pittsburgh Penguins have agreed to terms with their star defenseman on a six-year, $36.6 million contract extension, which will pay Letang, a three-time Stanley Cup champion (2009, 2016, 2017) roughly $6.1 million per year through the 2027-28 campaign. “Kris epitomizes what it means to be a Pittsburgh […]

Brady Stonehouse makes case for NHL Draft

A lifelong dream realized for Brady Stonehouse. The five-foot-nine, 182-pound forward, who turns 18 on August 6, notched 18 goals, 17 assists and 52 penalty minutes in 68 games this past season with the Ottawa 67s as a rookie in the Ontario Hockey League. But Stonehouse, ranked 152nd among North American skaters in NHL Central […]