Hockey
Islanders Fire Patrik Roy, and Hire Peter DeBoer as Head Coach
On Sunday, the New York Islanders relieved Patrick Roy of his duties as head coach. In his place, Islanders General Manager Mathieu Darche hired Peter DeBoer. DeBoer is signed with the Islanders on the multiyear contract through the 2028-29 season.…
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2026 NHL Draft Ranking
Gavin McKenna LW1 Penn State NCAANHL Comparable – Nikita Kucherov Gavin McKenna LW1 Penn State NCAA NHL Comparable – Nikita Kucherov Throughout this season, I have been back and forth on who the top prospect of this draft is. However,…
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US Men's Ice Hockey Wins Gold, Beating Canada 2-1 in Overtime
On Sunday the US men’s hockey team won gold, defeating Canada 2-1 in overtime. New Jersey Devils Superstar Jack Hughes scored the golden goal, a minute and 42 seconds into the extra frame. Hughes beat netminder Jordan Binnington five whole…
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Men's American Olympic Hockey Team Beats Sweden in Overtime to Advance to Metal Round
The men's US hockey team beat Sweden 2-1 in overtime in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday. Quinn Hughes scored the winning goal three minutes and 27 seconds into overtime. Hughes beat Swedish netminder Filip Gustavsson glove side from between the…
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Olympic Hockey Pre Tournament Power Rankings
8.Slovakia Top players: Juraj Slafkovsky (Left Wing), Martin Fehervary (Left Defense), Simon Nemec (Right Defense) Last time the NHL was at the Olympics they finished last place in there group, even behind Slovenia. 2022 was a big year for Slovakia…
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Five Players Exceeding and Failing Expectations
At the start of every season, there are players exceeding and not meeting expectations. No team has played more than 18 games, so it is a small sample size. This means that any of these players can turn it around,…
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November NHL Power Rankings
With the NHL regular season being a few weeks old, this is a good time to do my first power ranking this season. My criteria is ranking the teams from one to eight on how they have done so far…
OpinionAlex Nass
Sidney Crosby Reaches 1,700 Career Points
On Monday, Penguins Sidney Crosby made history becoming the 9th player in NHL history to reach 1,700 career points. Crosby had a three-point game in the Pittsburg Penguins’ 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Crosby’s 1,699th point came 6…
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Matthew Schaefer Extends Point Streak Six Games
On Tuesday Matthew Schaefer had his first multi-point game, dropping a goal and an assist, leading the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. Schaefer now has points in each of his six NHL games…
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Lane Hutson Signs 8 Year/$70.5 Million Extension
On Monday, the Montreal Canadiens and Lane Hutson agreed to a 8 year/$70.5 million extension. The contract will kick in this July and go through the 2033-34 NHL season. Hutson will have a 10 team no trade clause starting July…
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Connor McDavid Signs Two-Year/$25 Million Contract Extension
On Monday Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers shocked the hockey world, agreeing to a 2 year/$25 million contract extension. The contract kicks in this July and goes through the 2027-28 season. McDavid has a full no move claws throughout…
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Minisota Wild and Kirill Kaprizov Agree to Contract Extension, Making NHL History
The Minnesota Wild and left winger, Kirill Kaprizov have settled on a massive 8 year/$136 million contract extension. The Russian native’s new contract is the biggest in NHL history in both average annual value (AAV) and total value of the…
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