The college free agent season is underway with many teams seeing their NCAA seasons come to an end in recent weeks.
Apr 4
As the two-time defending Kelly Cup champions, the Florida Everblades are used to making waves in the ECHL. But it was more like shockwaves reverberating through the league when the team announced Wednesday it had signed former NHL first-round pick Joshua Ho-Sang to a contract.
Mar 14
One of the top prizes of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline is on the move the night before deadline day. The Pittsburgh Penguins moved pending unrestricted free agent Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes for a package that includes prospects and draft picks.
Mar 8
If All-Star Games are supposed to be lighter, more tepid affairs, someone forgot to tell that to the players at Monday night’s AHL All-Star Challenge. Close games, big saves, big goals and actual back-checking – really! – showed that at this stage in so many of these players careers, there’s no sense in not trying.
Feb 6
The AHL All-Star Skills Competition is one of those events on the hockey calendar that might not make the priority list for many hockey fans, but it absolutely should. After a thrilling NHL All-Star Weekend, the AHL is often batting cleanup and the astute hockey fans are going to find entertainment value and fun, but also a group of players that are going to go all out.
Feb 5
After the NHL celebrated its own All-Star weekend in Toronto, they’re giving way over the next 48 hours to the next wave of budding stars as the American Hockey League will hold its 2024 All-Star Classic which will include a skills competition on Sunday and a series of games among divisional all-stars Monday in San Jose, California.
Feb 4
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The quarterfinals at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship are set and ready to be played Tuesday, Jan. 2 in Gothenburg. Defending champion Canada finished second in Group A and will meet Czechia, the third-place team from Group B.
Jan 1
The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship is setting up to be an absolute barn burner of a tournament. There’s a wide-open feel to the competitiveness with as many as five, possibly even six teams entering feeling like they have a chance to win the whole thing.
Dec 24, 2023
Before the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship has even begun, Canada’s had to shift its roster, particularly on the blue line. Hockey Canada announced Saturday that defensemen Ty Nelson and Jorian Donovan have been named to the team’s roster as previously-announced defensemen Tanner Molendyk (NSH) and Tristan Luneau (ANA) will not be able to participate for medical reasons.
Dec 23, 2023
Hockey Canada announced Thursday that Ottawa Senators draft pick Jorian Donovan has been added to the team's pre-tournament camp. The Brantford Bulldogs defenseman's addition comes after Nashville Predators first-rounder Tanner Molendyk went down with an apparent injury during Canada's pre-tournament game against Switzerland Friday.
Dec 22, 2023
Canada’s bid for three straight gold medals at the World Junior Championship hit an important milestone Monday as the roster for Hockey Canada’s selection camp was announced. Thirty players will be competing for spots on the final roster and as usual, Canada will enter the tournament with a great chance at being champion.
Dec 5, 2023
I can’t say I was all that surprised to turn on the TV and see Hunter Shepard manning an NHL net Oct. 25. He was a fine goalie in the ECHL for the South Carolina Stingrays, helping them to the 2021 Kelly Cup finals.
Oct 30, 2023
Adam Johnson, a 29-year-old forward for the Nottingham Panthers in the UK’s Elite Ice Hockey League, died after an on-ice incident in which he was cut by a skate during a game Saturday night. The Panthers announced Johnson's tragic passing early Sunday morning in a statement.
Oct 29, 2023
The ECHL is coming to Lake Tahoe in 2024-25. The premier “AA” hockey league announced Monday that a group spearheaded by Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and real estate and auto dealership executive David Hodges will be bringing a team to the scenic tourist destination and the Tahoe Blue Event Center starting with the 2024-25 campaign.
Jul 10, 2023
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Jul 7, 2023