Associated Press Published 1:53 AM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Toronto — Brad Marchand says it’s no coincidence the Boston Bruins are starting to look like the team that led the NHL regular season with 100 points and 44 wins. After floating through the preliminary seeding round a few weeks ago, the President’s Trophy-winning Bruins have
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Stephen Whyno Associated Press Published 11:39 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 The Washington Capitals fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunday, three days after the Capitals lost to former coach Barry Trotz’s New York Islanders in a five-game series. Washington opted
Stephen Whyno Associated Press Published 4:49 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Mike Milbury is stepping away from broadcasting the rest of the NHL playoffs after his on-air comment that there were no women in the league’s quarantined bubble to disrupt concentration drew widespread criticism. The former player, coach and general manager released a statement through
Associated Press Published 12:45 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta — The top line for the Dallas Stars finally came to life, stepping up after a quick turnaround for an impressive start in round two of the Western Conference playoffs. Stars captain Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin set the tone early, and
Mark Falkner The Detroit News Published 10:56 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 It took Pavel Datsyuk only a couple of minutes to sign his voluntary retirement papers and email the documents to agent Dan Milstein to mark the end of his 14-year NHL career, which included two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings. Milstein wasn’t quite
Mark Falkner The Detroit News Published 6:04 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 For five years, Dave Drinkill learned life lessons and how to build an Ontario Hockey League team from Dale Hawerchuk, the Hockey Hall of Famer and longtime Barrie Colts coach who died on Tuesday of stomach cancer at the age of 57. In
Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:36 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Detroit — The NHL heavyweights came to play. There was a sense heading into the first round of the NHL playoffs that the teams that competed in the round-robin — those were the top four seeds in each conference — would have a
Associated Press Published 12:50 AM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Toronto — Flyers goalie Carter Hart grew up rooting for Carey Price and was thrilled to met his goalie idol this season. Beating the Canadiens and getting congratulated by Price in the handshake line felt so much better for Hart. “He said, ‘Helluva series’ and he’ll
Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 5:07 PM EDT Aug 21, 2020 Detroit – Years from now – actually, maybe months or weeks from now – NHL fans might say defenseman Quinn Hughes was the steal of the 2018 NHL Draft. The former Michigan Wolverine and U.S. Development Team player was picked No. 7 overall by the
Associated Press Published 1:01 AM EDT Aug 21, 2020 Toronto — Barry Trotz went through the handshake line victorious with players on the opposite side he coached to the Stanley Cup two years ago and his former top assistant who was chosen to replace him behind the bench. Trotz felt all kinds of emotions after
Associated Press Published 5:48 AM EDT Aug 20, 2020 Toronto — The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated Columbus from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games Wednesday, overcoming a late two-goal deficit and beating the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Brayden Point’s goal 5:12 into overtime. Point also delivered the winner in Game 1 of the best-of-seven
Associated Press Published 2:57 AM EDT Aug 20, 2020 Toronto — The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated Columbus from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games Wednesday, overcoming a late two-goal deficit and beating the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Brayden Point’s goal 5:12 into overtime. Point also delivered the winner in Game 1 of the best-of-seven
Matt Schoch Special to The Detroit News Published 1:42 PM EDT Aug 19, 2020 Does it seem like Detroit sports teams never get draft lottery luck? That’s because, technically, our teams have never hit the jackpot. The NBA was the first league to implement a draft lottery in 1985 with the NHL following a decade
Associated Press Published 1:38 AM EDT Aug 19, 2020 Toronto — Carter Hart is making postseason history and has the Flyers on the brink of advancing to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade. Hart stopped 29 shots for his second straight shutout, Michael Raffl and Phil Myers
Associated Press Published 7:46 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Buffalo, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres hired former USA Hockey National Team Development Program coach Seth Appert to take over as coach of their minor league affiliate, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, on Tuesday. Appert spent the past three seasons with USA Hockey and
Associated Press Published 5:40 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Dale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenom who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer. The Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts, a team Hawerchuk coached, confirmed the death on
Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 1:57 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Detroit — The Red Wings have found a temporary home for another one of their players. The Wings announced Tuesday they’ve loaned forward Mathias Brome to Orebro in the Swedish Hockey League. Brome, 26, was signed by the Wings this spring as an undrafted free
Associated Press Published 12:58 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Toronto — Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Barclay Goodrow and Yanni Gourde each had a goal and an assist as the Lightning
Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:35 PM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Detroit – Some of the Red Wings’ young players will continue to play hockey this autumn, even if the team is not on the ice. The Red Wings announced Monday they have loaned defenseman Gustav Lindstrom to the Swedish team Almtuna. Lindstrom, 21, played
Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 12:54 PM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Detroit — John Wroblewski is headed to pro hockey. Wroblewski, 39, who had so much success coaching in the Plymouth-based U.S. National Team Development Program, was hired Monday by the Los Angeles Kings to coach their AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign. Wroblewski has been thought by many