A day after Bill Peters resigned as head coach of the Calgary Flames, his former boss in Carolina spoke out about his conduct with the Hurricanes. Former Carolina general manager Ron Francis issued a release Saturday afternoon explaining that after a game, a group of players and staff members from the Hurricanes told him of
Month: November 2019
This column is an opinion by sports freelance writer Vicki Hall. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. In 2018, the Calgary Flames hired old-school head coach Bill Peters, in part, to demand accountability from the team’s star players. On Friday, the Flames announced Peters had resigned in the aftermath of allegations of racism and physical abuse.
DALLAS — Ryan O’Reilly broke a tie 18 seconds after Dallas pulled even and the St. Louis Blues beat the Stars 3-1 on Friday night to extend their lead in the Central Division. St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’Reilly (Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports) O’Reilly took a pass from Ivan Barbashev and beat goalie Ben Bishop
Over the National Hockey League’s 101 year history, we have had many legendary players take part in the coolest game on ice. The storied franchises of the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders brought us legends like Wayne Gretzky, Guy Lafleur, Mike Bossy, Gordie Howe and more, who dazzled us every time they
The Maple Leafs need a backup goaltender Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Toronto Maple Leafs backup goaltender Michael Hutchinson hasn’t won a game in his six starts this season. The Maple Leafs like him, they’d love for him to succeed, but it’s just not happening so far. He plays well for a stretch but
2:50 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Red Wings have acquired goaltender Eric Comrie in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes. Detroit sent minor league defenseman Vili Saarijarvi to Arizona in Saturday’s deal. The 24-year-old Comrie was 2-3 with a 4.21 goals-against average in five games over the previous three seasons with the Winnipeg
In November alone, Wolves forward Nicolas Roy has shown up on the transactions wire eight times. Perhaps some of those moves were paper transactions to help the Golden Knights’ cap situation, but Roy’s still had his share of trips between Chicago and Las Vegas. “A lot of travel, but it’s part of the game to
It’s about hockey, sure. But not just about hockey. The more we make the discussion about abusive practices in coaching just about hockey, the less potential for comprehensive change in sport we’re unleashing. Hockey, after all, has more impact than any other sport in this country. Last weekend, Canadian tennis players competed for the prestigious
Defenceman Jared Spurgeon had a goal and two assists, Zack Parise stayed hot and Minnesota scored three goals in a 4:13 span of the second period to cruise to a 7-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday. The Wild had their highest-scoring game of the season, beating the Senators for the eighth straight time
CHICAGO — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Friday. J.T. Compher added a goal and two assists, and Cale Makar, Ryan Graves and Valeri Nichushkin also scored as Colorado started fast against listless Chicago in the first of a home-and-home set. Patrick Kane
RALEIGH, N.C. — Pekka Rinne made 31 saves for his third shutout of the season and the 58th of his career as the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night. Rocco Grimaldi, Calle Jarnkrok and Austin Watson scored for the Predators, who broke a six-game losing streak against the Hurricanes. The Predators
Canadiens may need to make a move … Do they go big? Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: The Montreal Canadiens are now winless in six . The Canadiens have just over $8.2 million in salary cap space. Does GM Marc Bergevin look to make a move involving prospects to give the Canadiens a better
8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith left Friday’s 5-2 loss to Colorado with a groin injury midway through the second period after logging 9:30 of ice time. Chicago coach Jeremy Colliton said Keith wouldn’t travel to Denver for Saturday’s rematch with the Avalanche, but Colliton didn’t know the severity of the
Bruce Landon has just about seen it all when it comes to minor league hockey. He’s been a goaltender, general manager and team owner in Springfield, Massachusetts. And he’s a big reason why the tradition of hockey in the city, which dates back to the 1920s, continues today. Landon is retired now, but recently wrote
It’s one of hockey’s unwritten codes, and anyone who has played can tell you it’s ingrained young: What happens in the dressing room stays in the dressing room. As fundamentals go, it’s well taught and quickly learned. For too long it’s a concept that’s been allowing coaches and players, from peewee to the pros, to
Amid a reckoning in the NHL and mounting allegations of abuse and harassment in university sports, athletes are renewing a call for an independent body to probe complaints and oversee a universal code of conduct. Former Olympic skier Allison Forsyth says if such an organization had existed in the late 1990s, it likely could have
It seems like just yesterday we were anxiously counting down the days until the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2019-20 opening night. Now all the sudden we’re almost through the month of November, and 24 games into the season. Thanksgiving is upon us, and Christmas is right around the corner. Where does the time go? Past statistics indicate
U.S. Thanksgiving is over. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, that means trying to find their way back into the playoff race before the mountain gets too big. Their upcoming schedule does them no favors. If they are to start back on the right track, the Blue Jackets are going to have to beat some of
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