On May 30, the NHL announced that Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin is the 2023-2024 recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The award is given to the player yearly exhibiting “sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with a high standard of play.”
Carolina Hurricanes’ Left Wing Jake Guentzel will become an Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA) on July 1st. He’s coming off a 30-goal, 47-assist, 77-point year split between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes traded for Guentzel at the deadline by sending Matthew Bunting, prospects Vasily Ponomarev and Ville Koivunen, the rights to forward […]
The New Jersey Devils lost 3-0 to the Calgary Flames on Friday night at the Saddledome. Jacob Markstrom returned to Calgary for the first time since his trade to New Jersey and had a great showing, but the Devils’ offense couldn’t find a way to beat Dan Vladar at the other end of the ice. […]
Heading into the 2024-25 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning knew there would be more questions than answers early on. Many expected the team to struggle when it came to getting off to a quick start, especially given the roster turnover this past offseason. With that in mind, a 3-1 start is encouraging and provides glimpses […]
The rumor mill is starting to heat up as the March 3rd trade deadline approaches. This year a few names have been circling the NHL, but none have been hotter than Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat. After failed contract negotiations in the offseason continued into the beginning of the season, Horvat finally turned down the […]
On Thursday, Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness announced after the team’s morning skate that veteran forward Sam Gagner would not play the remainder of the 2022-23 season following hip surgery. “Sam Gagner had some hip issues over the last little while,” Bowness said. “He’s elected to have some surgery, so he’s out. The hips […]
Joel Eriksson Ek is unequivocally the most important player on the Minnesota Wild because he can do anything they need him to do. He takes the tough faceoffs, screens the goalie well, and scores goals. He is the first over the boards for power plays, penalty kills, and overtime. And best of all, he is […]
The Dallas Stars concluded the brief, two-game homestand with a home game against the Vancouver Canucks. The Stars beat the Canucks 4-3 in overtime at the American Airlines Center on Thursday night. Dallas improved to 19-8-4, while Vancouver fell to 22-9-3. The Canucks drew first blood on the road, which likely disappointed most if not […]
With the end of hockey seasons happening across North America, it’s time for prospects to turn pro. We have already seen Trevor Kuntar and Mason Lohrei turn pro, and there are reports that more prospects are coming. With Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci suspected to retire in the near future, along with an impending cap […]
In a somewhat surprising move, the Detroit Red Wings traded defenseman Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for a first and second-round pick in this summer’s draft. The first-rounder originally belonged to the New York Islanders and was traded to the Canucks in the Bo Horvat trade around the All-Star […]
