Dandy Subban showing offstyle with dad and brothers
When rookies report to the Montreal Canadiens’ training camp later this week, they’ll be looking to their veteran teammates for all sorts of advice about life in the NHL. Star defenceman P.K. Subban...
View ArticleGagne hangs up his skates
Forward Simon Gagne announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a 14-year NHL playing career. Gagne had 291 goals and 310 assists in 822 career regular-season games for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los...
View ArticleLinking deaths to fighting 'too simplistic'
Chris Nilan still remembers the first impression he had of Todd Ewen when they became teammates with the Canadiens during the 1991-92 season. It was Nilan’s last season in the National Hockey League –...
View ArticleOilers’ rookie McDavid gets top billing in Saskatoon
The Connor McDavid watch zooms in on Saskatoon’s SaskTel Centre on Saturday afternoon. Oilers head coach Todd McLellan, who has plenty of Saskatoon ties, confirmed Friday that McDavid, the No. 1 pick...
View ArticleOilers centre McDavid gets top billing in Saskatoon
The Connor McDavid watch zooms in on Saskatoon’s SaskTel Centre on Saturday afternoon. Oilers head coach Todd McLellan, who has plenty of Saskatoon ties, confirmed Friday that McDavid, the No. 1 pick...
View ArticleNHL's return to Quebec City inevitable
Quebec City is ready for the National Hockey League. The question now is: When will the NHL be ready for Quebec City? For the folks waiting for Quebec’s return to the NHL, there were two positive...
View ArticleNHL goaltending is ahead of the game
Las Vegas? Quebec? Or Seattle? When it comes to deciding where the next NHL franchise might be popping up, James Reimer could not care less if it was on the moon. The backup goalie for the Toronto...
View ArticleBig money players go on waivers
NHL teams aren’t afraid to put big-money players on waivers, as the latest round of moves clearly shows. On Monday, the final day of waivers before openingnight rosters must be set, the Philadelphia...
View ArticleKinsmen Dinner: Gerry Cheevers, the man behind that stitched-up mask
Gerry Cheevers doesn’t even try to guess how many stitches he would have incurred had he not worn a goalie mask. “Without the mask,” Cheevers, now 77, is quick to quip, “I wouldn’t be here right now,...
View ArticleKinsmen Dinner: Big Bad Bruins part of a different hockey era
The Big Bad Bruins, not unlike the Broad Street Bullies of the same era, evoke images of hockey mayhem. Bench-clearing brawls. Players fighting in stands. Pure chaos on — and sometimes off — the ice....
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