6:58 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Russia hired Valery Bragin as coach of the men’s national hockey team on Friday as it gears up to defend its Olympic title in 2022. Bragin moves up from his longtime role in charge of the Russian under-20 team, which he led to the silver medal at this
The New Jersey Devils have drafted 329 players from 1982 to 2019, winning three Stanley Cups while appearing in five during that time. And no team does so without nailing some of their draft picks. That got me thinking, “what would a team made up of the Devils’ greatest draft picks look like?” So I
After a dismal showing during the 2019-20 season, the San Jose Sharks must use this offseason effectively. General manager Doug Wilson will look to use this time to improve his team. After a down year from players like Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic, they will need to show that their play has truly
The National Hockey League is allowing team facilities to reopen and players to take part in voluntary on- and off-ice workouts beginning Monday. Thursday night, the league announced its move to “Phase 2” of a potential return. Earlier in the day, it unveiled the final details of the 24-team playoff format that will be used
The NHL announced Thurday that every playoff series will be a best-of-seven format after the initial qualifying round and teams will be reseeded throughout if the league is able to return with its 24-team plan later this summer. The announcement came at nearly the same time the Pittsburgh Penguins revealed one of their players had
Every draft produces selections and storylines that, given time, become generational talking points or fade from view. Our writers are throwing it back a decade to tell some tales about the classes of 2010. The series begins with the NHL. It’s invitingly easy to contrast Dalton Smith’s NHL career, all 86 seconds of it, with
7:00 AM ET Lynsey Koopman and Jayson Furusawa have been together for 13 years, ever since Koopman’s sister introduced them at a party. “We met, we talked, and it was love at first sight,” Koopman said. On March 21 of this year, they were scheduled to get married. The coronavirus pandemic hit, erasing all of
Imagine walking in the shoes of Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno for just a moment. His story is well documented. From working his way up the NHL ranks and becoming a captain to everything that has happened off the ice, the Foligno family has been through many difficult trials and tribulations. Daughter Milana went
Since their founding in 1926, the Chicago Blackhawks (and Black Hawks) have won six Stanley Cup championships. They’re one of the “Original Six” NHL teams along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. There are only three Blackhawks to reach the 50-goal mark. (Vince Richards/THW) From
Willie O’Ree strives to make hockey more welcome to people of colour. The first Black man to play in the NHL in 1958 is distressed by both the death of a Black man under the knee of a white policeman, and subsequent violent confrontations between police and protesters erupting across the United States. “I’m 84
Willie O’Ree strives to make hockey more welcome to people of colour. The first black man to play in the NHL in 1958 is distressed by both the death of a black man under the knee of a white policeman, and subsequent violent confrontations between police and protesters erupting across the United States. “I’m 84
7:20 AM ET Today’s NHL is loaded with skill and talent up and down the ice. But what would the perfect player look like? Using the attributes of current NHL stars, we set out to create the perfect forward, defenseman and goaltender. We complete the series here by building the ultimate goaltender from 15 skills
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, while fans have heard from the Tampa Bay Lightning, there are comments from the other team to vote “no” on the 24-team play-in, the Carolina Hurricanes. In Detroit, there seems to be some correction on an earlier report about Dmytro Timashov, and in Colorado Bowen Byram got some less-than stellar
For many of us, it’s time to start thinking about getting back to the rink and resuming recreational and youth hockey. Getting your gear back into game shape isn’t as important as a good stretching session, perhaps followed by a few crunches and pushups, but it’s a good idea to check your equipment and do
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the NHL plans to use private labs to process the COVID-19 tests of players and staff should the league resume play this summer. Ford was asked Wednesday whether the burden of testing hockey players would mean less testing capacity for Ontarians if the league resumed with Toronto as one of
Asher Hill watched on his TV as American cities burned and on his phone as social media platforms lit up with sports teams, athletes and Canadian national sport organizations racing to condemn racism. He was outraged, devastated and had had enough. As he was logging off from it all Tuesday night, he was jarred by
Former Greyhounds star Zach Senyshyn is seeking a regular spot with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Provided jpg, SM Mention the name Zach Senyshyn to a Soo Greyhounds fan, and the image of a bona-fide speedster going wide and beating a defender to the net is sure to appear. But the offence-first sniper, who scored 87
7:30 AM ET Today’s NHL is loaded with skill and talent up and down the ice. But what would the perfect player look like? Using the attributes of current NHL stars, we set out to create the perfect forward, defenseman and goaltender. We continue the series here by building the ultimate defenseman from 16 different
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