Hockey News
Iginla tries for 600th NHL goal vs. former team
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 05:05
Jarome Iginla has a chance to score his 600th NHL goal Saturday against the team that put him most of the way there. Iginla will skate for the Colorado Avalanche against the Calgary Flames, for whom he scored 525 goals i...
Canada loses to Finland in WJC quarters; U.S. wins
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 23:05
Defending champion Canada lost to Finland 6-5 in the quarterfinals of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki on Saturday. Right wing Patrik Laine, a 2016 NHL Draft eligible prospect, scored...
Auston Matthews has hat trick, US routs Czech Republic 7-0 in world juniors
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 23:04
HELSINKI - Auston Matthews had a hat trick to lead the United States to a 7-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship. Matthews is expected to be the No. 1...
Coach's Fire Returns With a Fresh Attitude
The New York Times - 2 Jan 2016 22:14
Ron Wilson is the first former N.H.L. head coach to lead Team USA at the International Ice Hockey Federation's world junior championship.
Capitals' Beagle has hand surgery
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 22:00
Washington Capitals third-line center Jay Beagle underwent hand surgery Saturday morning, the team announced. Beagle, 30, is expected to return to full hockey activities in six weeks. He will resume full workout activiti...
Panthers coach Gallant agrees to extension
ESPN - 2 Jan 2016 21:02
Panthers coach Gallant agrees to extension
Ovechkin calls All-Star captaincy 'huge honor'
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 20:34
Alex Ovechkin already this season became the top Russian goal-scorer in NHL history and is about to reach 500 in his career. Saturday, the Washington Capitals forward added a captain's role at this month's 2016 Honda NHL...
Lightning send forward Drouin to AHL
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 20:14
TAMPA -- The Tampa Bay Lightning assigned forward Jonathan Drouin to Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Saturday. Drouin, the No. 3 pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, had a strong start to the season. After leading the L...
Panthers agree on extension with coach Gallant
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 20:08
SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers Executive Vice President and General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the Panthers have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension with Head Coach Gerard Gallant. As per c...
Soderstom earns shutout as Sweden beats Slovakia 6-0 for quarter-final win
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 18:44
HELSINKI - Linus Soderstom stopped 17 shots to lead Sweden past Slovakia 6-0 in quarter-final action Saturday at the world junior hockey championship. The shutout was Soderstrom's second of the tournament. He's the lone ...
Pop Whiz: Doping test keeps Canada's Joe Hicketts delayed at world juniors arena
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 18:34
HELSINKI - Rarely has Joe Hicketts been under this kind of pressure. The Canadian defenceman was randomly selected for a doping test by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Tuesday following Canada's 3-2 shootout w...
Penguins activate goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 18:30
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from injured reserve on Saturday. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Fleury will be in goal when the Penguins host the New York Islanders (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, TV...
Switzerland downs Belarus 5-1 in relegation-round game at world junior event
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 18:24
HELSINKI - Timo Meier and Denis Malgin had a goal and two assists each as Switzerland defeated Belarus 5-1 in the first relegation-round game Saturday at the world junior hockey tournament. Noah Rod, Damien Riat and Juli...
Blackwood to start for Canada against Finland in world juniors quarter-final
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 12:24
HELSINKI - Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood will start for Canada against Finland on Saturday in the quarter-finals of the world junior hockey championship. It is Blackwood's third start of the tournament. He had a shootou...
Around the League notebook: Friday, Jan. 1
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 08:41
FRIDAY'S RESULT Home Team in Caps VANCOUVER 2, Anaheim 1 (SO) CANUCKS EDGE DUCKS, CLIMB PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS Christopher Tanev scored the game-tying goal with 9:36 remaining in regulation and Alexandre Burrows (0-1...
Sports Briefing | Hockey: Islanders' Boychuk Out
The New York Times - 2 Jan 2016 06:50
The Islanders placed defenseman Johnny Boychuk on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
Mitchell, Graovac score shootout goals as AHL Wild topple Moose 4-3
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 06:45
WINNIPEG - Zack Mitchell and Tyler Graovac scored in the shootout to lift the Iowa Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Friday in American Hockey League action. Maxime Fortunus tied the game 8:21 into the thi...
WHL Roundup: Andrew Koep scores OT winner as Oil Kings rally past Wheat Kings
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 05:44
EDMONTON - Andrew Koep scored his eighth goal of the season 2:28 into overtime as the Edmonton Oil Kings rallied to beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League play. Brett Pollock forced overtime ...
Canadiens 5, Bruins 1: Canadiens' Mike Condon, Inspired by a Boston-Area Hero, Stifles Bruins
The New York Times - 2 Jan 2016 05:15
Canadiens goalie Mike Condon, who grew up in nearby Holliston, Mass., was rarely threatened in the first 30 minutes as the Canadiens controlled play in both ends.
OHL Roundup: Dal Colle's two goals lead Frontenacs in win over Petes
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 05:14
KINGSTON, Ont. - Michael Dal Colle scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, then added an insurance marker eight minutes later as the Kingston Frontenacs toppled the Peterborough Petes 5-3 on Friday in O...
Gallant, Panthers agree to two-year extension: report
NHL.com - 2 Jan 2016 03:03
The Florida Panthers and coach Gerard Gallant have agreed in principle on a two-year contract extension, the Miami Herald reported Friday. The deal would take Gallant through the 2018-19 season. He was named Panthers coa...
McDavid (clavicle) returns to Oilers practice
ESPN - 2 Jan 2016 02:39
McDavid (clavicle) returns to Oilers practice