The hunt is on for the Vancouver Canucks‘ new general manager after Friday’s dismissal of Patrik Allvin, and once that decision is made, president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford is more than ready to hand over the reins. Including, Rutherford said, a decision on the coaching staff. “It’ll be the decision of the new GM …
In just their second season in Salt Lake City, the Utah Mammoth are playoff-bound. This quick success in their new home makes the Mammoth the latest new franchise to quickly jump into contention, and one of the best stories of a post-season field featuring plenty of new faces. That the Mammoth’s first trip to the …
There are a million ways to tease apart a playoff series. You can cherry-pick fancy stats (which I’ve done!), but the reality is, you’re guessing about what’s going to be most important. Will it come down to puck possession? Forecheck chances? Or maybe the penalty kill? Goaltending or toughness? Which ultimate strength perseveres over time? …
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Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford will meet with media Friday to discuss the firing of general manager Patrik Allvin. Watch his press conference here on Sportsnet.ca, starting at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET.
BROSSARD, Que. — It was at the start of the third period in the second half of a back-to-back, home-and-home series against the New Jersey Devils that Martin St. Louis took his first line out of a matchup it was decisively losing. And while it seemed obvious enough that getting Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and …
Among the many takeaways from last week’s final regular-season showdown between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, a 60-minute first-round series preview with home-ice advantage on the line, the biggest was this: Yeah, we’ll take seven of those, please. The Stars and Wild have been on a collision course for a first-round bout for most …
Elias Pettersson seemed to be hitting his peak as an elite NHL centre between 2022 and 2024. His 102-point campaign in 2022-23 featured career-highs across the board, and he immediately followed that up with a point-per-game season in 2023-24 as the Vancouver Canucks played their way into the playoffs. Since then, however, it’s been a …
While hockey fans at large are breathing a sigh of relief to not have to see a first-round series between Edmonton and Los Angeles for a fifth straight season, we can’t help but wonder if that would have been the easier matchup than the one the Oilers ended up with. The Anaheim Ducks have been …
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Garret Anderson, the multitalented outfielder who became the Los Angeles Angels‘ career hits leader and led the team to its only World Series title, has died. He was 53. The Angels announced Anderson’s death Friday morning without immediately disclosing the cause or location. Anderson reached the majors with the then-California Angels in …