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24-5-2017 Playoff news
Ottawa Senators have won their series against the New York Islanders. They have been awarded $3 000 000 as prize money.

21-5-2017 Playoff news
Colorado Avalanche have won their series against the Edmonton Oilers. They have been awarded $3 000 000 as prize money.

17-5-2017 Player of the week: Thomas Vanek (R)
NHL has awarded Thomas Vanek (R) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 0 assists for 4 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 902 NHL games during his career, notching 362 goals and adding 380 assists along with 597 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 83 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 34+31=65 with 90 PIM.


17-5-2017 Media glorifies the Colorado Avalanche
The media is impressed by the team's 12 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager 8 and headcoach Patrick Roy

15-5-2017 Media praises the Colorado Avalanche
Everyone is buzzing about the strong play of the Colorado Avalanche after an amazing 14 game undefeated streak. This streak belongs to our coaching and administrative staff, said team captain Mike Richards stoically.Chris Macfarland has made some very important moves and he's really shown a commitment to winning.

11-5-2017 Playoff news
Edmonton Oilers have won their series against the Los Angeles Kings. They have been awarded $2 000 000 as prize money.

10-5-2017 Player of the week: Connor McDavid (C)
NHL has awarded Connor McDavid (C) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Connor McDavid was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 164 NHL games during his career, notching 54 goals and adding 63 assists along with 72 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center has played 82 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 31+34=65 with 68 PIM.


8-5-2017 Playoff news
Ottawa Senators have won their series against the Montreal Canadiens. They have been awarded $2 000 000 as prize money.

6-5-2017 Playoff news
New York Islanders have won their series against the Columbus Blue Jackets. They have been awarded $2 000 000 as prize money.

5-5-2017 Playoff news
Colorado Avalanche have won their series against the Winnipeg Jets. They have been awarded $2 000 000 as prize money.

3-5-2017 Player of the week: Sean Monahan (L)
NHL has awarded Sean Monahan (L) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 1 assists for 4 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Sean Monahan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 320 NHL games during his career, notching 102 goals and adding 125 assists along with 36 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 82 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 27+43=70 with 4 PIM.


1-5-2017 Team Canada wins World Championship
Team Canada has beaten Team USA in the final of the 2017 World Championships.

In the game for bronze medal, Team Czech has beaten Team Sweden.

Leading scorers in the tournament:
1. Patrick Kane (USA) 8+5=13
2. Travis Zajac (CAN) 4+9=13
3. Nicklas Bäckström (SWE) 3+9=12
4. Gustav Nyquist (SWE) 4+7=11
5. Auston Matthews (USA) 3+8=11
6. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (SWE) 2+9=11
7. Henrik Zetterberg (SWE) 6+4=10
8. Joe Colborne (CAN) 2+8=10
9. David Krejci (CZE) 1+9=10
10. Alexander Semin (RUS) 4+4=8


1-5-2017 Media praises the Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are flying high with a 10 game undefeated streak. Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nate Schmidt commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...

1-5-2017 Player of the month: Tomas Hertl (C)
NHL has awarded Tomas Hertl (C) of New York Islanders as Player Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points in 10 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, Tomas Hertl was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 283 NHL games during his career, notching 73 goals and adding 92 assists along with 43 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 82 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 25+34=59 with 17 PIM.


1-5-2017 Rookie of the month: Nicolas Petan (C)
NHL has awarded Nicolas Petan (C) of Winnipeg Jets as Rookie Of The Month He registered 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Nicolas Petan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2nd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 63 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 23 assists along with 145 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center has played 63 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 12+23=35 with 145 PIM. He has also played 19 games with the Chicago Wolves this season, totalling 7+6=13 with 2 PIM.


29-4-2017 World Championships finalists ready
Team USA will meet Team Canada in the final of the 2017 World Championships. Both teams will make a good run for the championship in this exciting game.

In the game for the bronze medal, Team Czech meets Team Sweden.


27-4-2017 World Championships semifinals
World Championships have reached semifinal stage. In the first semifinal on April 29th, Team Czech will meet Team USA . In the second clash, Team Sweden will challenge Team Canada. Winners from both games will meet on April 31st in the final game to decide the 2017 World Champion of icehockey.


26-4-2017 Player of the week: Adam Lowry (C)
NHL has awarded Adam Lowry (C) of Winnipeg Jets as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 0 assists for 3 points in 2 games last week.

A native of Canada, Adam Lowry was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 3rd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 179 NHL games during his career, notching 20 goals and adding 25 assists along with 69 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 82 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 9+13=22 with 23 PIM.


25-4-2017 World Championships quarterfinals
World Championships have reached quarterfinal stage. Here are the final standings for the starting groups.
Group APTSGFGAGroup BPTSGFGA
Czech6189Sweden6178
Finland41511Slovenia41314
Latvia2712Switzerland21214
Belarussia0513Italy01117
Group CPTSGFGAGroup DPTSGFGA
USA6217Canada6189
Slovakia41512Russia41513
Japan21117Austria21315
France0920Ukraine0918

For quarterfinals, the pairs are:

Czech-Russia
Canada-Finland
Sweden-Slovakia
USA-Slovenia


25-4-2017 NHL nominates players for NHL Awards
The NHL has released the annual list of award nominees. For each category in which the winner is voted, there are three nominees. The annual NHL Awards Ceremony is held right after the Stanley Cup Finals.

Here are the candidates for season 2016-17:

Jack Adams Award
1. , Tappara Tampere (TOR)
2. Todd McLellan, Edmonton Oilers
3. Michel Therrien, Montreal Canadiens
Annual award given to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success

Calder Memorial Trophy
1. William Nylander, Edmonton Oilers
2. Nikolaj Ehlers, Edmonton Oilers
3. Sam Bennett, Edmonton Oilers
Annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League

Hart Memorial Trophy
1. Marian Gaborik, Colorado Avalanche
2. Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Corey Perry, Colorado Avalanche
Annual award given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1. Corey Perry, Colorado Avalanche
2. Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Sean Monahan, Edmonton Oilers
Annual award given to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability

James Norris Memorial Trophy
1. Erik Johnson, Colorado Avalanche
2. Alex Pietrangelo, Chicago Blackhawks
3. Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
Annual award given to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position

Frank J. Selke Trophy
1. Michael McCarron, Montreal Canadiens
2. Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
3. David Backes, St. Louis Blues
Annual award given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game



22-4-2017 Playoff news
Winnipeg Jets have won their series against the St. Louis Blues. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.

21-4-2017 Playoff news
Ottawa Senators have won their series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.

19-4-2017 Player of the week: William Nylander (C)
NHL has awarded William Nylander (C) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 0 assists for 4 points in 2 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, William Nylander was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 94 NHL games during his career, notching 22 goals and adding 40 assists along with 17 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center has played 82 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 18+36=54 with 17 PIM.


19-4-2017 Playoff news
New York Islanders have won their series against the Buffalo Sabres. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.

19-4-2017 Playoff news
Columbus Blue Jackets have won their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.

19-4-2017 Playoff news
Montreal Canadiens have won their series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.

18-4-2017 World Championships 2017
Icehockey World Championships 2017 in Norway start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of Canada will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group AGroup B
Finland
Czech
Belarussia
Latvia
Sweden
Switzerland
Italy
Slovenia
Group CGroup D
Slovakia
USA
France
Japan
Russia
Canada
Austria
Ukraine


18-4-2017 Playoff news
Los Angeles Kings have won their series against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.

16-4-2017 Playoff news
Colorado Avalanche have won their series against the Dallas Stars. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.

16-4-2017 Media criticises the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are stumbling in a 15 game winless streak. Dallas Stars right wing Charlie Coyle commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

16-4-2017 Playoff news
Edmonton Oilers have won their series against the San Jose Sharks. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.

12-4-2017 Player of the week: Nicolas Petan (C)
NHL has awarded Nicolas Petan (C) of Winnipeg Jets as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 0 assists for 3 points in 2 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Nicolas Petan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2nd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 63 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 23 assists along with 145 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center has played 63 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 12+23=35 with 145 PIM. He has also played 19 games with the Chicago Wolves this season, totalling 7+6=13 with 2 PIM.


12-4-2017 Media criticises the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are spinning in a 13 game winless streak. Dallas Stars defenseman Jamie Oleksiak commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.

10-4-2017 Media attacks the Dallas Stars
The media is disappointed by the team's 7 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager 10 and headcoach Lindy Ruff

10-4-2017 Media criticises the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are stumbling in a 12 game winless streak. Dallas Stars defenseman Ryan Ellis commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

10-4-2017 Media praises the Winnipeg Jets
As a coach, if you can get your team to work hard every night, then you've done your job, commented Winnipeg Jets coach after today's game against the St. Louis Blues. This brings their current streak to 6 games undefeated.

7-4-2017 Media criticises the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are stumbling in a 10 game winless streak. Dallas Stars center Logan Couture commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

6-4-2017 Media praises the Buffalo Sabres
When we were healthy, we were one of the best teams in the league, commented Buffalo Sabres coach Dan Bylsma after today's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. This brings their current streak to 5 games undefeated.

6-4-2017 Media criticises the Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are spinning in a 11 game winless streak. Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.

5-4-2017 Player of the week: Jimmy Hayes (L)
NHL has awarded Jimmy Hayes (L) of Minnesota Wild as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Jimmy Hayes was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2nd round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 306 NHL games during his career, notching 71 goals and adding 71 assists along with 81 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 61 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 20+16=36 with 6 PIM.


4-4-2017 Media glorifies the Toronto Maple Leafs
The media is impressed by the team's 6 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager 28 and headcoach Mike Babcock

4-4-2017 Media criticises the Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are spinning in a 10 game winless streak. Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Oduya commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...

4-4-2017 Nicklas Bäckström reaches a milestone !
Nicklas Bäckström(WSH) notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Rangers on a goal by Zach Parisé. Making beautiful plays is fun on the ice I think, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 738 NHL games during his career, notching 190 goals and adding 500 assists along with 328 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 79 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 21+35=56 with 16 PIM.


3-4-2017 Jeff Carter reaches a milestone !
Jeff Carter(LA) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Arizona Coyotes on a goal by Nail Yakupov. The pass just found the right guy, what more can I say, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Canada, Jeff Carter was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 879 NHL games during his career, notching 337 goals and adding 300 assists along with 432 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 79 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 26+29=55 with 28 PIM.


3-4-2017 Daniel Sedin reaches a milestone !
Daniel Sedin(CBS) scored the 1000th point of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a feed by Pavel Datsyuk. It's very important to me, and I'm just happy the fans got a chance to share this moment, was all he could say as he fought back the tears.

A native of Sweden, Daniel Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1207 NHL games during his career, notching 381 goals and adding 619 assists along with 506 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 79 games with the Colombus Blues Jackets this season, totalling 32+31=63 with 48 PIM.


3-4-2017 Henrik Zetterberg reaches a milestone !
Henrik Zetterberg(DET) scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a goal by Gustav Nyquist. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he read from a prepared statement..

A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 997 NHL games during his career, notching 349 goals and adding 551 assists along with 409 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has played 79 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 28+33=61 with 38 PIM.


1-4-2017 David Backes reaches a milestone !
David Backes(STL) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a goal by Kevin Shattenkirk. You gotta' hand it to their team today, they came to play and made us work for everything we got, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of USA, David Backes was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 808 NHL games during his career, notching 239 goals and adding 300 assists along with 931 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 78 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 23+30=53 with 29 PIM.


1-4-2017 John-Michael Liles reaches a milestone !
John-Michael Liles(CAR) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a goal by Phillip Di Giuseppe. I'm happy about it but that's it, gotta think other things now, he commented and was all smiles..

A native of USA, John-Michael Liles was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 5th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 878 NHL games during his career, notching 91 goals and adding 300 assists along with 307 penalty minutes. The 36 year old defenseman has played 77 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 3+18=21 with 27 PIM.


1-4-2017 Paul Stastny reaches a milestone !
Paul Stastny(NYR) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Colombus Blues Jackets on a goal by Charles McAvoy. You've got to hand it to the other guys in the room though, they gave it their all tonight, he said with a wink..

A native of USA, Paul Stastny was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 772 NHL games during his career, notching 216 goals and adding 384 assists along with 360 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 78 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 18+23=41 with 26 PIM.


1-4-2017 Player of the month: Ondrej Pavelec (G)
NHL has awarded Ondrej Pavelec (G) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Month He registered 10 wins and allowed 18 goals in 14 games last month.

A native of Czech, Ondrej Pavelec was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 386 NHL games during his career, booking 19 career shutouts and allowing 997 goals. The 29 year old goaltender has played 44 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, allowing 82 goals on 781 while booking 3 shutouts.


1-4-2017 Rookie of the month: Brock Boeser (R)
NHL has awarded Brock Boeser (R) of Vancouver Canucks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points in 16 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, Brock Boeser was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 78 NHL games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 19 assists along with 114 penalty minutes. The 20 year old right wing has played 78 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 18+19=37 with 114 PIM.


31-3-2017 Media glorifies the Toronto Maple Leafs
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager 28 and headcoach Mike Babcock

29-3-2017 Player of the week: Josh Bailey (R)
NHL has awarded Josh Bailey (R) of New York Islanders as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points in 4 games last week. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Josh Bailey was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 635 NHL games during his career, notching 125 goals and adding 171 assists along with 189 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 77 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 26+15=41 with 38 PIM.


29-3-2017 John Tavares reaches a milestone !
John Tavares(OTT) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Jared Cowen. My kids attended this game so it is extra special for me, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of Canada, John Tavares was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 591 NHL games during his career, notching 235 goals and adding 300 assists along with 222 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 77 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 29+30=59 with 13 PIM.


29-3-2017 Joffrey Lupul reaches a milestone !
Joffrey Lupul(TOR) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Tyler Bozak. I just want to thank all the people that have supported me throughout my career. I couldn't have done this without them, he said with a wink..

A native of Canada, Joffrey Lupul was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 804 NHL games during his career, notching 232 goals and adding 268 assists along with 512 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 67 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 13+26=39 with 55 PIM.


29-3-2017 Alexander Steen reaches a milestone !
Alexander Steen(PHI) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a feed by Jake McCabe. Yes, it does feel great, he said with a wink.

A native of Sweden, Alexander Steen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 838 NHL games during his career, notching 216 goals and adding 284 assists along with 337 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 77 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 14+10=24 with 18 PIM.


28-3-2017 Media criticises the San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are stumbling in a 9 game winless streak. San Jose Sharks right wing Mike Brown commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.

25-3-2017 Media attacks the Boston Bruins
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager 3 and headcoach

22-3-2017 Player of the week: Ryan O'Reilly (C)
NHL has awarded Ryan O'Reilly (C) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Ryan O'Reilly was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 581 NHL games during his career, notching 135 goals and adding 220 assists along with 74 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 73 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 19+29=48 with 2 PIM.


22-3-2017 Mike Green reaches a milestone !
Mike Green(DET) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a goal by Darren Helm. It's a joy to be playing with these guys, they are the best teammates anyone could have, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor..

A native of Canada, Mike Green was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 730 NHL games during his career, notching 135 goals and adding 300 assists along with 469 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 73 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 11+23=34 with 16 PIM.


21-3-2017 Justin Williams reaches a milestone !
Justin Williams(CBS) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Jason Pominville. We were playing our game tonight and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, he replied after giving his game stick to a representative of a local charity organization..

A native of Canada, Justin Williams was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 1071 NHL games during his career, notching 257 goals and adding 400 assists along with 650 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 72 games with the Colombus Blues Jackets this season, totalling 9+18=27 with 22 PIM.


21-3-2017 Media glorifies the Buffalo Sabres
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager 4 and headcoach Dan Bylsma

20-3-2017 Phil Kessel reaches a milestone !
Phil Kessel(PIT) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Boston Bruins on a goal by Carl Hagelin. We were playing our game tonight and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, he commented to the media..

A native of USA, Phil Kessel was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 754 NHL games during his career, notching 280 goals and adding 300 assists along with 219 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 72 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 27+23=50 with 23 PIM.


18-3-2017 Duncan Keith reaches a milestone !
Duncan Keith(STL) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a feed by Jaden Schwartz. That's one for the books, he said as camera flashes went off.

A native of Canada, Duncan Keith was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 921 NHL games during his career, notching 92 goals and adding 408 assists along with 497 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 73 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 10+28=38 with 10 PIM.


18-3-2017 Media attacks the Minnesota Wild
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager 15 and headcoach Mike Yeo

17-3-2017 Media criticises the Nashville Predators
It isn't the happiest time for the Nashville Predators as they are on a 5 game winless streak. Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

16-3-2017 Mikkel Boedker injured.
Mikkel Boedker (ARI) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Shea Theodore (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I wish I could contribute, but I'll be out of action for awhile. Hopefully some of the others can step up their play a bit in the meantime, he said while limping toward the dressing room.

15-3-2017 Player of the week: Derick Brassard (C)
NHL has awarded Derick Brassard (C) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week.

A native of Canada, Derick Brassard was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 632 NHL games during his career, notching 142 goals and adding 252 assists along with 354 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 67 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 20+28=48 with 38 PIM.


12-3-2017 Roman Josi injured.
Roman Josi (DAL) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Mark Stone (OTT). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. Last time I was injured in that area I came back too soon. I'm not going to come back until I'm able to go 100%, was his comment to the press after leaving the game.

11-3-2017 Media praises the Montreal Canadiens
Let's see your headlines now..., commented Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin after today's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. This brings their current streak to 7 games undefeated.

11-3-2017 Mike Cammalleri reaches a milestone !
Mike Cammalleri(VAN) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a feed by Brock Boeser. I wouldn't have been able to do this without my great teammates, he pointed out to the gathered press corps.

A native of Canada, Mike Cammalleri was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 875 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 330 assists along with 441 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 68 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 16+22=38 with 51 PIM.


11-3-2017 Jay Bouwmeester injured.
Jay Bouwmeester (STL) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with John Scott (VAN). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Yes it does hurt, quite a bit actually, was his answer to a reporter question after the game.

8-3-2017 Player of the week: Keith Kinkaid (G)
NHL has awarded Keith Kinkaid (G) of New Jersey Devils as Player Of The Week He registered 3 wins and allowed 1 goals in 3 games last week. He also had 2 shutouts.

A native of USA, Keith Kinkaid, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 89 NHL games during his career, booking 6 career shutouts and allowing 187 goals. The 27 year old goaltender has played 67 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, allowing 143 goals on 1362 while booking 6 shutouts.


8-3-2017 Jakub Voracek reaches a milestone !
Jakub Voracek(PHI) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Bobby Ryan. There's no 'I' in team and we have to get everyone playing the same system. It's not enough to just play a solid 20 or 40 minutes of hockey - you have to play 60. Hey, you know what? I forgot the question, the happy player commented..

A native of Czech, Jakub Voracek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 680 NHL games during his career, notching 183 goals and adding 317 assists along with 311 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 67 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 28+30=58 with 46 PIM.


7-3-2017 Jonathan Toews reaches a milestone !
Jonathan Toews(CHI) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks on a goal by Dmitrij Jaskin. Yes, it does feel great, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of Canada, Jonathan Toews was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 669 NHL games during his career, notching 266 goals and adding 334 assists along with 305 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 22 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 12+17=29 with 0 PIM.


7-3-2017 Media criticises the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are spinning in a 8 game winless streak. Dallas Stars goaltender Philipp Grubauer commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...

6-3-2017 Media praises the St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. St. Louis Blues left wing Evgeny Grachev commented about their recent success: Let's face it, we've got a great core of guys here, some real strong young guys and a good squad of leaders. If every team had that then they'd do just as good.

6-3-2017 Media criticises the Dallas Stars
It isn't the happiest time for the Dallas Stars as they are on a 7 game winless streak. Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

6-3-2017 Jason Spezza injured.
Jason Spezza (DAL) suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Alex Killorn (TB). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. I just hope it's not gonna' effect my play when I come back. I have to be able to play my kind of game out there, was his answer to a reporter question after the game.

3-3-2017 Antoine Vermette reaches a milestone !
Antoine Vermette(STL) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a goal by Boone Jenner. Whatever I can do to help the team is okay by me. As long as we get the 2 points that's the main thing, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor..

A native of Canada, Antoine Vermette was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 2nd round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 982 NHL games during his career, notching 230 goals and adding 300 assists along with 505 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 66 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 11+24=35 with 28 PIM.


2-3-2017 Rick Nash reaches a milestone !
Rick Nash(SJ) scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on a goal by Derick Brassard. There's no 'I' in team and we have to get everyone playing the same system. It's not enough to just play a solid 20 or 40 minutes of hockey - you have to play 60. Hey, you know what? I forgot the question, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 1008 NHL games during his career, notching 432 goals and adding 368 assists along with 706 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 64 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 21+22=43 with 10 PIM.


2-3-2017 League suspends Robert Bortuzzo
The league board has suspended Arizona Coyotes player Robert Bortuzzo for 11 games for injuring Nikita Kucherov of St. Louis Blues.

2-3-2017 Nikita Kucherov injured.
Nikita Kucherov (STL) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Robert Bortuzzo (ARI). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Yeah it hurts, hurts me to watch the game from the press box for a month or so, he commented from the trainers bench.

1-3-2017 Player of the week: Tyler Seguin (C)
NHL has awarded Tyler Seguin (C) of Philadelphia Flyers as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Tyler Seguin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 501 NHL games during his career, notching 179 goals and adding 219 assists along with 143 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 65 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 24+30=54 with 12 PIM.


1-3-2017 Media glorifies the Philadelphia Flyers
The media is impressed by the team's 6 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager 22 and headcoach Dave Hakstol

1-3-2017 Player of the month: Carey Price (G)
NHL has awarded Carey Price (G) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Month He registered 8 wins and allowed 12 goals in 12 games last month. He also had 3 shutout.

A native of Canada, Carey Price was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 540 NHL games during his career, booking 41 career shutouts and allowing 1225 goals. The 29 year old goaltender has played 41 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, allowing 72 goals on 678 while booking 3 shutouts.


1-3-2017 Rookie of the month: Sam Bennett (L)
NHL has awarded Sam Bennett (L) of Edmonton Oilers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points in 10 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Sam Bennett was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 71 NHL games during his career, notching 26 goals and adding 29 assists along with 56 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 65 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 25+27=52 with 56 PIM.


28-2-2017 Keith Yandle reaches a milestone !
Keith Yandle(EDM) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a goal by Nick Bjugstad. I've been fortunate enough to play with many great players and I could not have done it without them, he commented to the media..

A native of USA, Keith Yandle was originally drafted to the NHL by the Arizona Coyotes in the 4th round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 704 NHL games during his career, notching 77 goals and adding 300 assists along with 424 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 43 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 2+14=16 with 26 PIM.


27-2-2017 David Legwand injured.
David Legwand (NYI) suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Pavel Zacha (NJ). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. You can't rush these kinds of injuries, sometimes you just have to stay off your feet for awhile, he said as the trainers examined him.

27-2-2017 Bobby Ryan reaches a milestone !
Bobby Ryan(PHI) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators on a feed by Tyler Seguin. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he said after the game in the dressing room.

A native of USA, Bobby Ryan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 671 NHL games during his career, notching 240 goals and adding 260 assists along with 348 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 63 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 24+22=46 with 6 PIM.


25-2-2017 Media attacks the Winnipeg Jets
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager 9 and headcoach Bruce Boudreau

24-2-2017 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
It isn't the happiest time for the Carolina Hurricanes as they are on a 17 game winless streak. Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

23-2-2017 Ryan Strome injured.
Ryan Strome (NYI) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Ryan Stanton (WSH). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. I just hope it's not gonna' effect my play when I come back. I have to be able to play my kind of game out there, he murmured as he grimaced in pain.

22-2-2017 Player of the week: Carey Price (G)
NHL has awarded Carey Price (G) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 3 wins and allowed 1 goals in 3 games last week. He also had 2 shutouts.

A native of Canada, Carey Price was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 537 NHL games during his career, booking 40 career shutouts and allowing 1222 goals. The 29 year old goaltender has played 38 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, allowing 69 goals on 638 while booking 2 shutouts.


22-2-2017 Media criticises the New York Islanders
It isn't the happiest time for the New York Islanders as they are on a 5 game winless streak. New York Islanders coach had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

21-2-2017 Media attacks the Vancouver Canucks
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager 29 and headcoach Peter DeBoer

21-2-2017 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are spinning in a 15 game winless streak. Carolina Hurricanes center Pascal Laberge commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...

20-2-2017 Denis Gurianov injured.
Denis Gurianov (DAL) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Tyler Myers (WIN). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. I just kind of rolled over his back and I couldn't get my arm down to brace myself, so I landed awkwardly, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests.

20-2-2017 Shea Weber reaches a milestone !
Shea Weber(NAS) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a goal by Jamie Benn. I've been fortunate enough to play with many great players and I could not have done it without them, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of Canada, Shea Weber was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 828 NHL games during his career, notching 168 goals and adding 300 assists along with 551 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 61 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 9+22=31 with 2 PIM.


18-2-2017 Kyle Turris injured.
Kyle Turris (OTT) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Michael McCarron (MTL). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. It's something we need to take care of now before it becomes a problem. It's one of those things where you can play with it, but as the wear and tear of the season goes on it becomes much more serious, he said to the press.

16-2-2017 TB-FLA trade
Tampa Bay Lightning traded Kris Russell to Florida Panthers for Jannik Hansen

A native of La-la-land, Jannik Hansen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 9th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 612 NHL games during his career, notching 92 goals and adding 120 assists along with 231 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing has played 59 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 9+8=17 with 14 PIM.

A native of Canada, Kris Russell was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 3rd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 640 NHL games during his career, notching 39 goals and adding 149 assists along with 195 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has played 47 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 2+8=10 with 4 PIM.


16-2-2017 Dustin Brown reaches a milestone !
Dustin Brown(LA) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks on a goal by Luke Schenn. I just come to the rink ready to play and give it 110%, he commented and was all smiles..

A native of USA, Dustin Brown was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 941 NHL games during his career, notching 244 goals and adding 300 assists along with 590 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 57 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 14+23=37 with 22 PIM.


16-2-2017 League suspends Chris Brown
The league board has suspended Washington Capitals player Chris Brown for 6 games for injuring Mikko Koivu of Arizona Coyotes.

16-2-2017 Mikko Koivu injured.
Mikko Koivu (ARI) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Chris Brown (WSH). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. This is the same injury I had as a junior. Not too serious, but it needs some time to heal, he said from the locker room after being helped off the ice.

15-2-2017 NHL All-Star Game
Team North America has won the annual NHL All-Star game with a score of 13-10. Game MVP was Tyler Johnson.

A native of USA, Tyler Johnson, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 313 NHL games during his career, notching 107 goals and adding 139 assists along with 79 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 58 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 24+28=52 with 9 PIM.


15-2-2017 Player of the week: Henrik Sedin (C)
NHL has awarded Henrik Sedin (C) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 1 goals and 6 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week.

A native of Sweden, Henrik Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1234 NHL games during his career, notching 249 goals and adding 767 assists along with 671 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 60 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 13+24=37 with 34 PIM.


14-2-2017 NHL All-Star Skill Competitions
The annual All-Star event kicked off today with the skill competitions. Team North America and Team World competed in six different races and the fans got to see their stars shine.

Team North America won the puck control relay with a team of Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Steven Stamkos.

Connor McDavid of Team North America won the fastest skater competition, beating Erik Karlsson in the final.

Steven Stamkos of Team North America won the hardest shot competition with a result of 89 MPH, beating Evgeni Malkin in the final.

Evgeni Malkin of Team World won the accuracy shooting competition, beating Steven Stamkos in the final.

Keith Kinkaid of Team North America won the goalie competition (pass&score), beating Frederik Andersen in the final.

Team North America won the breakaway relay with a team of Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid.

The yearly clash between Team North America and Team World will take place tomorrow.


13-2-2017 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters after today's game against the Calgary Flames. The Carolina Hurricanes have now a 13 game winless streak.

13-2-2017 Media glorifies the Columbus Blue Jackets
The media is impressed by the team's 7 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager 2 and headcoach

13-2-2017 Media praises the Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are flying high with a 8 game undefeated streak. Ottawa Senators right wing Mika Zibanejad commented about their recent success: It's just so exciting to come to the rink these days. I mean, we're even enjoying practice!

10-2-2017 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
It isn't the happiest time for the Carolina Hurricanes as they are on a 12 game winless streak. Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

10-2-2017 Media criticises the St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are stumbling in a 8 game winless streak. St. Louis Blues right wing Kyle Brodziak commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.

10-2-2017 Media praises the Ottawa Senators
When we were healthy, we were one of the best teams in the league, commented Ottawa Senators coach Dave Cameron after today's game against the New Jersey Devils. This brings their current streak to 6 games undefeated.

8-2-2017 Player of the week: Artem Anisimov (C)
NHL has awarded Artem Anisimov (C) of Chicago Blackhawks as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Artem Anisimov was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 549 NHL games during his career, notching 120 goals and adding 148 assists along with 161 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 55 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 15+19=34 with 10 PIM.


8-2-2017 Joe Pavelski reaches a milestone !
Joe Pavelski(DAL) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a goal by Jason Spezza. Making beautiful plays is fun on the ice I think, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of USA, Joe Pavelski was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 7th round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 742 NHL games during his career, notching 269 goals and adding 300 assists along with 260 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 54 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 22+25=47 with 8 PIM.


8-2-2017 Media attacks the St. Louis Blues
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager 26 and headcoach Ken Hitchcock

8-2-2017 Media criticises the St. Louis Blues
It isn't the happiest time for the St. Louis Blues as they are on a 7 game winless streak. St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

6-2-2017 Marian Hossa reaches a milestone !
Marian Hossa(CHI) notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a goal by Patrick Kane. My line mate is so good I just have to throw it his direction and it's in the net. Anyone can look good playing with this guy, he said after the game..

A native of Slovakia, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1263 NHL games during his career, notching 512 goals and adding 600 assists along with 622 penalty minutes. The 38 year old left wing has played 9 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 2 PIM.


6-2-2017 Media praises the Ottawa Senators
As a coach, if you can get your team to work hard every night, then you've done your job, commented Ottawa Senators coach Dave Cameron after today's game against the New York Islanders. This brings their current streak to 5 games undefeated.

4-2-2017 CAR-VAN trade
Carolina Hurricanes traded Jared Spurgeon to Vancouver Canucks for Pascal Laberge and VAN's round 2 pick in 2017

A native of Canada, Pascal Laberge was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2nd round of the 2016 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 18 year old center has not yet played for the Vancouver Canucks this season. He has played 52 games with the Manitoba Moose this season, totalling 8+20=28 with 18 PIM.

A native of Canada, Jared Spurgeon was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 6th round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 431 NHL games during his career, notching 36 goals and adding 108 assists along with 40 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 54 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 5+12=17 with 2 PIM.


4-2-2017 CGY-NYI trade
Calgary Flames traded CGY's round 5 pick in 2017 to New York Islanders for Mikhail Grabovski

A native of Belarussia, Mikhail Grabovski was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 574 NHL games during his career, notching 131 goals and adding 173 assists along with 337 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 16 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 10 PIM.


4-2-2017 FLA-CBS trade
Florida Panthers traded Dan Girardi to Columbus Blue Jackets for Brandon Dubinsky

A native of USA, Brandon Dubinsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 681 NHL games during his career, notching 143 goals and adding 239 assists along with 751 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 54 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 6+4=10 with 32 PIM.

A native of Canada, Dan Girardi, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 790 NHL games during his career, notching 50 goals and adding 193 assists along with 255 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 57 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 2+11=13 with 4 PIM.


3-2-2017 Milan Lucic injured.
Milan Lucic (LA) suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Shea Theodore (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for more than six months. Sure I think it should have been a penalty, but the refs have a tough job out there - I don't envy them. All I can do now is stay off my feet for a few months and hope the injury isn't something permanent, he said from the locker room after being helped off the ice.

3-2-2017 Media criticises the Arizona Coyotes
The Arizona Coyotes are stumbling in a 6 game winless streak. Arizona Coyotes defenseman Braydon Coburn commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.

1-2-2017 Player of the week: Henrik Zetterberg (L)
NHL has awarded Henrik Zetterberg (L) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 1 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 970 NHL games during his career, notching 340 goals and adding 537 assists along with 387 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has played 52 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 19+19=38 with 16 PIM.


1-2-2017 Player of the month: Jakub Voracek (R)
NHL has awarded Jakub Voracek (R) of Philadelphia Flyers as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 5 assists for 17 points in 14 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, Jakub Voracek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 665 NHL games during his career, notching 175 goals and adding 309 assists along with 301 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 52 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 20+22=42 with 36 PIM.


1-2-2017 Rookie of the month: Nikolaj Ehlers (R)
NHL has awarded Nikolaj Ehlers (R) of Edmonton Oilers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 5 assists for 12 points in 15 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of La-la-land, Nikolaj Ehlers was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 66 NHL games during his career, notching 20 goals and adding 31 assists along with 9 penalty minutes. The 20 year old right wing has played 55 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 18+25=43 with 9 PIM.


30-1-2017 Anze Kopitar reaches a milestone !
Anze Kopitar(LA) scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks on a feed by Milan Lucic. The puck has been bouncing for me lately, he replied before ducking into the dressing room.

A native of Slovenia, Anze Kopitar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 805 NHL games during his career, notching 257 goals and adding 443 assists along with 192 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 45 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 14+21=35 with 6 PIM.


27-1-2017 Media praises the Pittsburgh Penguins
Let's see your headlines now..., commented Pittsburgh Penguins GM after today's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. This brings their current streak to 7 games undefeated.

27-1-2017 Media criticises the New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are stumbling in a 6 game winless streak. New York Rangers defenseman Robert Hägg commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

25-1-2017 Player of the week: Jakub Voracek (R)
NHL has awarded Jakub Voracek (R) of Philadelphia Flyers as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 2 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, Jakub Voracek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 662 NHL games during his career, notching 173 goals and adding 308 assists along with 296 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 49 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 18+21=39 with 31 PIM.


25-1-2017 Jason Pominville reaches a milestone !
Jason Pominville(CBS) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a feed by David Savard. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, was his only comment for the media.

A native of USA, Jason Pominville was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 810 NHL games during his career, notching 248 goals and adding 352 assists along with 177 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 48 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 6+7=13 with 4 PIM.


25-1-2017 Ondrej Palat injured.
Ondrej Palat (TB) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Michael McCarron (MTL). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. When you've gone as long as I have without injuries these things are hard to accept, but it's all part of the game, he commented to the press.

20-1-2017 Duncan Keith reaches a milestone !
Duncan Keith(STL) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a goal by Vladimir Tarasenko. We were playing our game tonight and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, was all he could say after the game..

A native of Canada, Duncan Keith was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 896 NHL games during his career, notching 88 goals and adding 400 assists along with 493 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 48 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 6+20=26 with 6 PIM.


19-1-2017 Media criticises the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are stumbling in a 6 game winless streak. Anaheim Mighty Ducks left wing Eric Staal commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.

19-1-2017 Media criticises the Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are stumbling in a 13 game winless streak. Nashville Predators defenseman Stefan Elliott commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

18-1-2017 All-Star Teams selected
Starting lineups for the 2017 All-Star Game have been decided according to votes given by hockey fans around the world. The fans voted the starting lineup consisting of 1 goaltender, 2 defenseman, 1 left wing, 1 center and 1 right wing for both North America All-Stars and World All-Stars. Here are the final results of the voting:

North AmericaWorld
R Corey PerryR Marian Gaborik
C Steven StamkosC Evgeni Malkin
L Patrick SharpL Alex Ovechkin
D Erik JohnsonD Erik Karlsson
D Aaron EkbladD Victor Hedman
G Matt HackettG Frederik Andersen

Traditionally, the coaching staff of the two All-Star teams will selected rest of the players to participate in this most profilic annual sports event. The following players have been selected to the All-Star teams by the coaching staff.
North AmericaWorld
Right wingsRight wings
R James Neal
R Joe Pavelski
R Tyler Johnson
R Nikolaj Ehlers
R Jakub Voracek
R Daniel Sedin
CentersCenters
C Connor McDavid
C John Tavares
C Sidney Crosby
C David Krejci
C Aleksander Barkov
C Anze Kopitar
Left wingsLeft wings
L Dustin Byfuglien
L Sean Monahan
L Max Pacioretty
L Thomas Vanek
L Milan Michalek
L Ondrej Palat
DefensemenDefensemen
D Mark Giordano
D Drew Doughty
D P.K. Subban
D Kris Letang
D Julius Honka
D Roman Josi
D Adam Larsson
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson
GoaliesGoalies
G Mike Condon
G Keith Kinkaid
G Rasmus Tirronen
G Jacob Markstrom

This years All-Star weekend starts Saturday February 14 with the Super Skills competition and continues on Sunday February 15 with the clash between the North America All-Stars and the World All-Stars.


18-1-2017 Player of the week: Marian Gaborik (R)
NHL has awarded Marian Gaborik (R) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 2 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Slovakia, Marian Gaborik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 1008 NHL games during his career, notching 430 goals and adding 443 assists along with 458 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 47 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 23+22=45 with 12 PIM.


17-1-2017 Joe Thornton reaches a milestone !
Joe Thornton(CBS) scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on a feed by Martin Havlat. I'm just happy to be playing the game, he declared after viewing the replay of the goal.

A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1411 NHL games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 957 assists along with 1089 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center has played 44 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 12+20=32 with 24 PIM.


16-1-2017 Team Russia wins World Junior Championship
Team Russia has beaten Team Czech in the final of the 2017 World Junior Championships.

In the game for bronze medal, Team USA has beaten Team Slovakia.

Leading scorers in the tournament:
1. Mikhail Vorobyov (RUS) 5+6=11
2. Jordan Greenway (USA) 4+6=10
3. Borek Miklosko (CZE) 4+6=10
4. Kirill Kaprizov (RUS) 5+4=9
5. Daniel Bernhardt (SWE) 4+5=9
6. Shane Gersich (USA) 1+8=9
7. Patrik Kazda (SVK) 1+8=9
8. Cooper Marody (USA) 4+4=8
9. Aarne Heikkilä (FIN) 4+4=8
10. Ivan Razumovsky (UKR) 3+5=8


16-1-2017 Cody Ceci injured.
Cody Ceci (NYI) suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Matt Beleskey (BOS). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. It's something we need to take care of now before it becomes a problem. It's one of those things where you can play with it, but as the wear and tear of the season goes on it becomes much more serious, he said to the press.

16-1-2017 Alex Ovechkin forced to retire
Alex Ovechkin has announced that he will be forced to retire from professional hockey after this season due to the serious injury received in tonights game.

16-1-2017 Alex Ovechkin injured.
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Zdeno Chara (OTT). He is expected to be sidelined indefinitely. These kind of things happen sometimes, I just have to stay positive and make a comeback, he said before being taken away for x-rays.

14-1-2017 World Junior Championships finalists ready
Team Russia will meet Team Czech in the final of the 2017 World Championships. Both teams will make a good run for the championship in this exciting game.

In the game for the bronze medal, Team USA meets Team Slovakia.


14-1-2017 NYI-FLA trade
New York Islanders traded Casey Cizikas to Florida Panthers for Tom Gilchrist

A native of Canada, Casey Cizikas was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 4th round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 240 NHL games during his career, notching 24 goals and adding 35 assists along with 86 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 5 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 2+0=2 with 6 PIM.


14-1-2017 Media praises the Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat commented about their recent success: It's just so exciting to come to the rink these days. I mean, we're even enjoying practice!

13-1-2017 Evgeni Malkin reaches a milestone !
Evgeni Malkin(PIT) scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Carl Hagelin. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he said after the game..

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 712 NHL games during his career, notching 326 goals and adding 474 assists along with 690 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 43 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 24+14=38 with 48 PIM.


12-1-2017 World Junior Championships semifinals
World Junior Championships have reached semifinal stage. In the first semifinal on January 14th, Team USA will meet Team Russia . In the second clash, Team Czech will challenge Team Slovakia. Winners from both games will meet on January 16th in the final game to decide the 2017 World Champion of icehockey.


12-1-2017 Jonathan Drouin injured.
Jonathan Drouin (TB) suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Jakub Voracek (PHI). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. Now I need to rest for the time being but a month or two of rest will do the job, he said before being taken away for x-rays.

11-1-2017 Player of the week: Tyler Toffoli (R)
NHL has awarded Tyler Toffoli (R) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Tyler Toffoli was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 272 NHL games during his career, notching 72 goals and adding 84 assists along with 76 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 42 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 12+12=24 with 7 PIM.


11-1-2017 Mike Fisher reaches a milestone !
Mike Fisher(NAS) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Barret Jackman. We were playing our game tonight and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, he said after the game..

A native of Canada, Mike Fisher was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1072 NHL games during his career, notching 265 goals and adding 300 assists along with 785 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 44 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 6+9=15 with 20 PIM.


10-1-2017 World Junior Championships quarterfinals
World Junior Championships have reached quarterfinal stage. Here are the final standings for the starting groups.
Group APTSGFGAGroup BPTSGFGA
USA61710Czech5168
Germany41513Canada5168
Switzerland21414Norway21116
Ukraine0918Austria0819
Group CPTSGFGAGroup DPTSGFGA
Russia6189Slovakia6189
Finland41710Sweden41611
Slovenia21017Latvia21215
Poland0918Belarussia0819

For quarterfinals, the pairs are:

USA-Sweden
Slovakia-Germany
Czech-Finland
Russia-Canada


10-1-2017 League suspends Max Pacioretty
The league board has suspended Montreal Canadiens player Max Pacioretty for 9 games for injuring Teemu Pulkkinen of Minnesota Wild.

10-1-2017 Media criticises the Nashville Predators
We dug ourselves in a hole... commented Nashville Predators GM Brian Poile after today's game against the Edmonton Oilers. This brings their current streak to 8 games winless.

10-1-2017 Media praises the New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. New York Islanders right wing Ryan Callahan commented about their recent success: It's just so exciting to come to the rink these days. I mean, we're even enjoying practice!

9-1-2017 Media criticises the Arizona Coyotes
The Arizona Coyotes are stumbling in a 5 game winless streak. Arizona Coyotes left wing Max Domi commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.

6-1-2017 Media criticises the Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are stumbling in a 7 game winless streak. Florida Panthers left wing Jannik Hansen commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

6-1-2017 Media praises the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are flying high with a 5 game undefeated streak. Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Alexander Radulov commented about their recent success: We're playing like a team out there. The whole team has really bought into our system and not one player is slacking off.

6-1-2017 Justin Schultz injured.
Justin Schultz (TOR) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Frédérik Gauthier (CAR). He is expected to be sidelined for almost half a year. I'm just hoping it's nothing serious and the docs will let me play in a month again, the injured player commented.

5-1-2017 Daniel Sedin reaches a milestone !
Daniel Sedin(CBS) notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Niklas Kronwall. My kids attended this game so it is extra special for me, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of Sweden, Daniel Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1167 NHL games during his career, notching 366 goals and adding 600 assists along with 486 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 39 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 17+12=29 with 28 PIM.


5-1-2017 Alex Tanguay reaches a milestone !
Alex Tanguay(BUF) scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a feed by Paul Martin. I just want to thank this great organization for presenting me with the opportunity to play in the NHL, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1136 NHL games during his career, notching 314 goals and adding 586 assists along with 615 penalty minutes. The 37 year old right wing has played 38 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 16+13=29 with 36 PIM.


4-1-2017 Player of the week: Patrick Sharp (L)
NHL has awarded Patrick Sharp (L) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Patrick Sharp was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 858 NHL games during his career, notching 283 goals and adding 319 assists along with 512 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 39 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 17+25=42 with 24 PIM.


4-1-2017 Gregory Campbell injured.
Gregory Campbell (TB) suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Jeff Petry (MTL). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. Well, there's not much I can say, it happens, he said as the trainers examined him.

3-1-2017 Media criticises the Florida Panthers
We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said Florida Panthers coach Gerard Gallant after today's game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. The Florida Panthers have now a 5 game winless streak.

3-1-2017 Patrick Sharp reaches a milestone !
Patrick Sharp(DAL) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a feed by Roman Josi. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, he said after the game in the dressing room.

A native of Canada, Patrick Sharp was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 856 NHL games during his career, notching 282 goals and adding 318 assists along with 512 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 37 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 16+24=40 with 24 PIM.


3-1-2017 Jay McClement injured.
Jay McClement (CAR) suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Beau Bennett (PIT). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. You can't rush these kinds of injuries, sometimes you just have to stay off your feet for awhile, he said when he was taken off the ice.

2-1-2017 World Junior Championships 2017
Icehockey World Junior Championships (U-20) 2017 in Other start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of USA will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group AGroup B
USA
Switzerland
Germany
Ukraine
Canada
Czech
Austria
Norway
Group CGroup D
Finland
Russia
Slovenia
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden
Latvia
Belarussia


1-1-2017 Player of the month: Patrick Sharp (L)
NHL has awarded Patrick Sharp (L) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 11 assists for 18 points in 14 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Patrick Sharp was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 855 NHL games during his career, notching 280 goals and adding 315 assists along with 512 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 36 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 14+21=35 with 24 PIM.


1-1-2017 Rookie of the month: Sam Bennett (L)
NHL has awarded Sam Bennett (L) of Edmonton Oilers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 6 assists for 18 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Sam Bennett was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 46 NHL games during his career, notching 19 goals and adding 21 assists along with 20 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 40 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 18+19=37 with 20 PIM.


30-12-2016 League suspends Charlie Coyle
The league board has suspended Dallas Stars player Charlie Coyle for 8 games for injuring Ryan Suter of Minnesota Wild.

30-12-2016 Ryan Suter injured.
Ryan Suter (MIN) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Charlie Coyle (DAL). He is expected to be sidelined indefinitely. I still can't believe that something this awfull just happened, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher.

30-12-2016 David Krejci reaches a milestone !
David Krejci(BOS) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Johnny Oduya. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, he said after the game..

A native of Czech, David Krejci was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 670 NHL games during his career, notching 158 goals and adding 342 assists along with 291 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 37 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 10+16=26 with 12 PIM.


28-12-2016 Player of the week: Evgeni Malkin (C)
NHL has awarded Evgeni Malkin (C) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 0 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 706 NHL games during his career, notching 323 goals and adding 472 assists along with 686 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 37 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 21+12=33 with 44 PIM.


27-12-2016 Corey Perry reaches a milestone !
Corey Perry(COL) scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a feed by Marian Gaborik. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, the happy player said in a hockey magazine.

A native of Canada, Corey Perry was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 840 NHL games during his career, notching 354 goals and adding 346 assists along with 894 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 36 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 18+17=35 with 8 PIM.


26-12-2016 Henrik Sedin reaches a milestone !
Henrik Sedin(CBS) scored the 1000th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a feed by Daniel Sedin. Things like this happen when you put the puck on the net. That's just good old-time hockey, he joked as his teammates showered him with Champagne.

A native of Sweden, Henrik Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1210 NHL games during his career, notching 245 goals and adding 755 assists along with 655 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 36 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 9+12=21 with 18 PIM.


23-12-2016 TB-OTT trade
Tampa Bay Lightning traded Dominik Masin and TB's round 4 pick in 2017 to Ottawa Senators for Patrick Wiercioch

A native of Canada, Patrick Wiercioch was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 2nd round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 236 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 62 assists along with 113 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 22 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 1+4=5 with 4 PIM.

A native of Czech, Dominik Masin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2nd round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 3 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 20 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. He has played 33 games with the Detroit Vipers this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 10 PIM.


23-12-2016 Jason Spezza reaches a milestone !
Jason Spezza(DAL) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a feed by Roman Josi. It's not so big but I'm still very happy about it, he said before boarding the teams chartered jet.

A native of Canada, Jason Spezza was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 859 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 518 assists along with 488 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 9 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 5+3=8 with 4 PIM.


21-12-2016 Player of the week: Darcy Kuemper (G)
NHL has awarded Darcy Kuemper (G) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Week He registered 4 wins and allowed 3 goals in 4 games last week. He also had 2 shutouts.

A native of Canada, Darcy Kuemper was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 6th round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 144 NHL games during his career, booking 10 career shutouts and allowing 345 goals. The 26 year old goaltender has played 27 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, allowing 61 goals on 544 while booking 2 shutouts.


21-12-2016 Media praises the Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are flying high with a 10 game undefeated streak. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Martin Marincin commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...

14-12-2016 Player of the week: Jiri Tlusty (L)
NHL has awarded Jiri Tlusty (L) of New Jersey Devils as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, Jiri Tlusty was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 449 NHL games during his career, notching 101 goals and adding 106 assists along with 140 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 29 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 7+8=15 with 0 PIM.


14-12-2016 Steven Stamkos reaches a milestone !
Steven Stamkos(TB) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Arizona Coyotes on a feed by Jonathan Drouin. I hope this will get me in Don Cherry's good books, he read from a prepared statement.

A native of Canada, Steven Stamkos was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 593 NHL games during his career, notching 328 goals and adding 272 assists along with 333 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 28 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 15+13=28 with 2 PIM.


12-12-2016 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
We dug ourselves in a hole... commented Carolina Hurricanes GM Ron Francis after today's game against the New Jersey Devils. This brings their current streak to 12 games winless.

11-12-2016 Taylor Beck injured.
Taylor Beck (NYI) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with David Savard (CBS). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. I just hope it's not gonna' effect my play when I come back. I have to be able to play my kind of game out there, was his comment to the press after leaving the game.

8-12-2016 Jakub Voracek reaches a milestone !
Jakub Voracek(PHI) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a goal by Brayden Schenn. The pass just found the right guy, what more can I say, was all he could say after the game..

A native of Czech, Jakub Voracek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 640 NHL games during his career, notching 162 goals and adding 300 assists along with 274 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 27 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 7+13=20 with 9 PIM.


7-12-2016 Player of the week: Sam Bennett (L)
NHL has awarded Sam Bennett (L) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 1 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Sam Bennett was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 36 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 16 assists along with 10 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 30 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 11+14=25 with 10 PIM.


6-12-2016 Media praises the Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are flying high with a 5 game undefeated streak. Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Olli Juolevi commented about their recent success: Let's face it, we've got a great core of guys here, some real strong young guys and a good squad of leaders. If every team had that then they'd do just as good.

6-12-2016 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
It isn't the happiest time for the Carolina Hurricanes as they are on a 10 game winless streak. Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

5-12-2016 Milan Michalek reaches a milestone !
Milan Michalek(OTT) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a feed by Mika Zibanejad. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, he said after the game.

A native of Czech, Milan Michalek was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 803 NHL games during his career, notching 242 goals and adding 258 assists along with 422 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 27 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 11+8=19 with 14 PIM.


2-12-2016 John Tavares reaches a milestone !
John Tavares(OTT) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a feed by Milan Michalek. There's no 'I' in team and we have to get everyone playing the same system. It's not enough to just play a solid 20 or 40 minutes of hockey - you have to play 60. Hey, you know what? I forgot the question, the happy player said in a hockey magazine.

A native of Canada, John Tavares was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 540 NHL games during his career, notching 217 goals and adding 283 assists along with 211 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 26 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 11+13=24 with 2 PIM.


1-12-2016 Zach Redmond injured.
Zach Redmond (COL) suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Mike Brown (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. It hurts, I admit, but I just have to take it like a man, he said after the game.

30-11-2016 Player of the week: Wayne Simmonds (R)
NHL has awarded Wayne Simmonds (R) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 0 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week.

A native of Canada, Wayne Simmonds was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 629 NHL games during his career, notching 182 goals and adding 193 assists along with 721 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 23 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 13+7=20 with 21 PIM.


1-12-2016 Player of the month: Connor McDavid (C)
NHL has awarded Connor McDavid (C) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 9 assists for 17 points in 14 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Connor McDavid was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 109 NHL games during his career, notching 34 goals and adding 49 assists along with 24 penalty minutes. The 19 year old center has played 27 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 11+20=31 with 20 PIM.


1-12-2016 Rookie of the month: Brock Boeser (R)
NHL has awarded Brock Boeser (R) of Vancouver Canucks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 6 goals and 4 assists for 10 points in 14 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Brock Boeser was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 26 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 6 assists along with 20 penalty minutes. The 19 year old right wing has played 26 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 9+6=15 with 20 PIM.


30-11-2016 Mikko Koivu reaches a milestone !
Mikko Koivu(ARI) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks on a goal by Mikkel Boedker. I just come to the rink ready to play and give it 110%, he said to the press..

A native of Finland, Mikko Koivu was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 788 NHL games during his career, notching 170 goals and adding 400 assists along with 456 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 25 games with the Arizona Coyotes this season, totalling 5+8=13 with 10 PIM.


29-11-2016 Thomas Vanek reaches a milestone !
Thomas Vanek(COL) scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Arizona Coyotes on a feed by Zach Redmond. You've got to hand it to the other guys in the room though, they gave it their all tonight, the happy player said in a hockey magazine.

A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 843 NHL games during his career, notching 341 goals and adding 359 assists along with 525 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 24 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 13+10=23 with 18 PIM.


29-11-2016 Derek Roy reaches a milestone !
Derek Roy(FLA) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a goal by Carl Soderberg. I just want to thank all the people that have supported me throughout my career. I couldn't have done this without them, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Canada, Derek Roy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 685 NHL games during his career, notching 179 goals and adding 321 assists along with 369 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 19 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 2+6=8 with 2 PIM.


25-11-2016 Jeff Carter reaches a milestone !
Jeff Carter(LA) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a feed by Luke Schenn. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he commented during a post game radio interview.

A native of Canada, Jeff Carter was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 822 NHL games during his career, notching 320 goals and adding 280 assists along with 410 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 22 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 9+9=18 with 6 PIM.


24-11-2016 Jimmy Hayes injured.
Jimmy Hayes (MIN) suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Colton Parayko (STL). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. Our trainer has assured me this is not serious, but I won't be on my skates for a few weeks anyway, he commented to the press.

23-11-2016 Player of the week: Daniel Sedin (R)
NHL has awarded Daniel Sedin (R) of Colombus Blues Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Daniel Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1147 NHL games during his career, notching 359 goals and adding 594 assists along with 470 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 19 games with the Colombus Blues Jackets this season, totalling 10+6=16 with 12 PIM.


23-11-2016 NYR-EDM trade
New York Rangers traded Keith Yandle to Edmonton Oilers for Ondrej Vala

A native of Czech, Ondrej Vala was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round of the 2016 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 18 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Edmonton Oilers this season.

A native of USA, Keith Yandle was originally drafted to the NHL by the Arizona Coyotes in the 4th round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 677 NHL games during his career, notching 75 goals and adding 291 assists along with 410 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 16 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 0+5=5 with 12 PIM.


23-11-2016 NYR-OTT trade
New York Rangers traded Ryan McDonagh and Dylan McIlrath to Ottawa Senators for Curtis Lazar, Colin White , Robert Hägg and OTT's round 2 pick in 2018

A native of Canada, Curtis Lazar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 89 NHL games during his career, notching 8 goals and adding 11 assists along with 66 penalty minutes. The 21 year old right wing has played 22 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 52 PIM.

A native of USA, Colin White was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 19 year old center has not yet played for the Ottawa Senators this season.

A native of Sweden, Robert Hägg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2nd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 40 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 9 assists along with 12 penalty minutes. The 21 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Ottawa Senators this season. He has played 22 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 22 PIM.

A native of USA, Ryan McDonagh was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 420 NHL games during his career, notching 42 goals and adding 138 assists along with 144 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 21 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 1+8=9 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Dylan McIlrath was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 3 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 16 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has not yet played for the New York Rangers this season. He has played 16 games with the Hartford Wolfpack this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 8 PIM.


23-11-2016 NYR-FLA trade
New York Rangers traded Dan Girardi to Florida Panthers for Michael Matheson

A native of Canada, Michael Matheson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 18 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 3 assists along with 9 penalty minutes. The 22 year old defenseman has played 18 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 9 PIM. He has also played 1 games with the Louisville Panthers this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Dan Girardi, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 754 NHL games during his career, notching 50 goals and adding 191 assists along with 253 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 21 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 2+9=11 with 2 PIM.


22-11-2016 Chris Kunitz reaches a milestone !
Chris Kunitz(PIT) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a feed by Kris Letang. It is just part of my job, he replied before ducking into the dressing room.

A native of Canada, Chris Kunitz, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 834 NHL games during his career, notching 261 goals and adding 339 assists along with 651 penalty minutes. The 37 year old left wing has played 19 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 10+9=19 with 6 PIM.


22-11-2016 David Backes reaches a milestone !
David Backes(STL) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Boston Bruins on a goal by Vladimir Tarasenko. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of USA, David Backes was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 751 NHL games during his career, notching 222 goals and adding 278 assists along with 904 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 21 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 6+8=14 with 2 PIM.


21-11-2016 Tomas Jurco injured.
Tomas Jurco (DET) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Tom Wilson (MIN). He is expected to be sidelined for almost half a year. Well, yeah I'm dissapointed, sure, but you can't blame the officials. It's a contact sport, and that was a clean check in my opinion, he said while limping toward the dressing room.

21-11-2016 Patrice Bergeron reaches a milestone !
Patrice Bergeron(BOS) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a feed by David Pastrnak. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, he said after the game.

A native of Canada, Patrice Bergeron was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 841 NHL games during his career, notching 228 goals and adding 372 assists along with 299 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 19 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 4+2=6 with 8 PIM.


18-11-2016 Patrick Sharp reaches a milestone !
Patrick Sharp(DAL) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Logan Couture. Hey, I'm just happy it went in the net. Wins are more important than assist records for us right now, were his words after the game..

A native of Canada, Patrick Sharp was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 836 NHL games during his career, notching 272 goals and adding 300 assists along with 498 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 17 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 6+6=12 with 10 PIM.


18-11-2016 Mike Hoffman injured.
Mike Hoffman (OTT) suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Shawn Matthias (TOR). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. We have to play as a team in my absence. We're not playing the system right now and we're only playing 40 minutes of hockey every night, while the other team is playing 60. That's not good enough. I hope we get it in gear by the time I return, he commented to the press.

17-11-2016 League suspends Victor Hedman
The league board has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning player Victor Hedman for 8 games for injuring Brandon Pirri of Toronto Maple Leafs.

17-11-2016 Alex Chiasson injured.
Alex Chiasson (OTT) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Noah Hanifin (CAR). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. They first said the treatment was going to be a minimum of five weeks rest, but they've been wrong before, he said from the locker room after being helped off the ice.

16-11-2016 Player of the week: Evgeni Malkin (C)
NHL has awarded Evgeni Malkin (C) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 687 NHL games during his career, notching 312 goals and adding 467 assists along with 662 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 18 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 10+7=17 with 20 PIM.


16-11-2016 Jim O'Brien injured.
Jim O'Brien (NJ) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Derek Forbort (LA). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. I just hope it's not gonna' effect my play when I come back. I have to be able to play my kind of game out there, he said while limping toward the dressing room.

16-11-2016 League suspends Paul Gaustad
The league board has suspended Nashville Predators player Paul Gaustad for 12 games for injuring Mark Scheifele of Winnipeg Jets.

16-11-2016 Mark Scheifele injured.
Mark Scheifele (WIN) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Paul Gaustad (NAS). He is expected to be sidelined indefinitely. What can you say after an injury like this, too bad it just had to happen to me, he said before being taken away for x-rays.

13-11-2016 ANA-CAR trade
Anaheim Mighty Ducks traded Jeremy Roy, Alex DeBrincat and ANA's round 1 pick in 2017 to Carolina Hurricanes for Jordan Staal and Kris Versteeg

A native of Canada, Jordan Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 693 NHL games during his career, notching 183 goals and adding 223 assists along with 339 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 17 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 2 PIM.

A native of Canada, Kris Versteeg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 5th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 554 NHL games during his career, notching 135 goals and adding 190 assists along with 321 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing has played 17 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 5+7=12 with 8 PIM.

A native of Canada, Jeremy Roy was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 19 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 4 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 19 year old defenseman has played 19 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 0+4=4 with 0 PIM.

A native of USA, Alex DeBrincat was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2016 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 18 year old center has not yet played for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season.


12-11-2016 Mike Cammalleri reaches a milestone !
Mike Cammalleri(VAN) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a goal by Patrik Laine. In a game like this, it was nice to set that milestone, he said after the game..

A native of Canada, Mike Cammalleri was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 824 NHL games during his career, notching 287 goals and adding 313 assists along with 400 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 17 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 10 PIM.


11-11-2016 Loui Eriksson reaches a milestone !
Loui Eriksson(BOS) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by David Krejci. I've been fortunate enough to play with many great players and I could not have done it without them, he joked..

A native of Sweden, Loui Eriksson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 741 NHL games during his career, notching 212 goals and adding 300 assists along with 180 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 16 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 7+6=13 with 14 PIM.


10-11-2016 Media praises the Washington Capitals
When we were healthy, we were one of the best teams in the league, commented Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz after today's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This brings their current streak to 9 games undefeated.

9-11-2016 Player of the week: Travis Zajac (C)
NHL has awarded Travis Zajac (C) of New Jersey Devils as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week.

A native of Canada, Travis Zajac was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 721 NHL games during his career, notching 151 goals and adding 259 assists along with 214 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 14 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 7+9=16 with 5 PIM.


4-11-2016 Jussi Jokinen reaches a milestone !
Jussi Jokinen(BUF) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a feed by Mikhail Sergachev. There's no 'I' in team and we have to get everyone playing the same system. It's not enough to just play a solid 20 or 40 minutes of hockey - you have to play 60. Hey, you know what? I forgot the question, was the comment released to the press after the game.

A native of Finland, Jussi Jokinen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 834 NHL games during his career, notching 175 goals and adding 325 assists along with 310 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 11 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 3+2=5 with 4 PIM.


3-11-2016 COL-LA trade
Colorado Avalanche traded Nail Yakupov to Los Angeles Kings for Marian Gaborik and LA's round 3 pick in 2017

A native of Slovakia, Marian Gaborik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 975 NHL games during his career, notching 412 goals and adding 426 assists along with 454 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 14 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 5+5=10 with 8 PIM.

A native of Russia, Nail Yakupov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 288 NHL games during his career, notching 51 goals and adding 55 assists along with 135 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 14 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 27 PIM.


3-11-2016 STL-PHI trade
St. Louis Blues traded Alexander Steen to Philadelphia Flyers for Kerby Rychel and PHI's round 3 pick in 2017

A native of Canada, Kerby Rychel was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colombus Blues Jackets in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 100 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 15 assists along with 8 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 13 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of Sweden, Alexander Steen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 775 NHL games during his career, notching 206 goals and adding 275 assists along with 323 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 14 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 4+1=5 with 4 PIM.


3-11-2016 NYR-TB trade
New York Rangers traded NYR's round 3 pick in 2017 to Tampa Bay Lightning for Connor Murphy

A native of USA, Connor Murphy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Arizona Coyotes in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 103 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 10 assists along with 52 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. He has played 12 games with the Detroit Vipers this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 0 PIM.


3-11-2016 Media attacks the Chicago Blackhawks
The media is disappointed by the team's 7 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager 7 and headcoach

2-11-2016 Player of the week: Brad Marchand (L)
NHL has awarded Brad Marchand (L) of Boston Bruins as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Brad Marchand was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 472 NHL games during his career, notching 139 goals and adding 154 assists along with 360 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 13 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 5+8=13 with 2 PIM.


1-11-2016 Media criticises the Arizona Coyotes
It isn't the happiest time for the Arizona Coyotes as they are on a 8 game winless streak. Arizona Coyotes coach had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

1-11-2016 Andrew Ladd injured.
Andrew Ladd (WIN) suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Michael Stone (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for at least four months. He's got that reputation for taking people out, but I don't think this was intentional. He's a tough player who plays hard, and I just fell the wrong way that's all. I'm just sorry it had to happen at this point in the schedule, was his comment to the press after leaving the game.

1-11-2016 Player of the month: Nick Bjugstad (R)
NHL has awarded Nick Bjugstad (R) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 8 assists for 15 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Nick Bjugstad was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 254 NHL games during his career, notching 72 goals and adding 77 assists along with 120 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 13 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 7+8=15 with 6 PIM.


1-11-2016 Rookie of the month: Patrik Laine (L)
NHL has awarded Patrik Laine (L) of Vancouver Canucks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 4 assists for 9 points in 12 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Finland, Patrik Laine was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 12 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 4 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 18 year old left wing has played 12 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 5+4=9 with 4 PIM.


31-10-2016 Antoine Vermette reaches a milestone !
Antoine Vermette(STL) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a goal by Jay Bouwmeester. The puck has been bouncing for me lately, he said after the game..

A native of Canada, Antoine Vermette was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 2nd round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 927 NHL games during his career, notching 220 goals and adding 280 assists along with 483 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 11 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 1+4=5 with 6 PIM.


31-10-2016 Nick Spaling injured.
Nick Spaling (TOR) suffered arm injury during the game in an incident with Nathan Beaulieu (MTL). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I won't be able to do much for the next few weeks, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher.

31-10-2016 Zach Parisé reaches a milestone !
Zach Parisé(WSH) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a feed by Evgeni Kuznetsov. With line mates like I have, it makes it pretty easy to score goals, were his words after the game.

A native of USA, Zach Parisé was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 783 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 333 assists along with 286 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 10 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 0 PIM.


28-10-2016 Sidney Crosby reaches a milestone !
Sidney Crosby(PIT) notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Islanders on a goal by Patric Hörnqvist. My kids attended this game so it is extra special for me, the player said in an interview..

A native of Canada, Sidney Crosby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 718 NHL games during his career, notching 342 goals and adding 600 assists along with 544 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 9 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 5+7=12 with 2 PIM.


26-10-2016 Player of the week: Ondrej Palat (R)
NHL has awarded Ondrej Palat (R) of Tampa Bay Lightning as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, Ondrej Palat was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 241 NHL games during his career, notching 56 goals and adding 108 assists along with 46 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 0 PIM.


26-10-2016 Mike Richards reaches a milestone !
Mike Richards(COL) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks on a goal by Brian Gionta. Whatever I can do to help the team is okay by me. As long as we get the 2 points that's the main thing, the happy player commented..

A native of Canada, Mike Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 748 NHL games during his career, notching 177 goals and adding 300 assists along with 542 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 9 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 0+3=3 with 0 PIM.


20-10-2016 Cam Fowler injured.
Cam Fowler (COL) suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Lawson Crouse (FLA). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. 1-2 months of no hockey will be harder to deal with than this injury believe me, he commented to the media.

19-10-2016 Player of the week: Jamie Benn (C)
NHL has awarded Jamie Benn (C) of Nashville Predators as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Jamie Benn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 5th round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 514 NHL games during his career, notching 191 goals and adding 241 assists along with 336 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 6 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 4+5=9 with 4 PIM.


18-10-2016 Jason Spezza injured.
Jason Spezza (DAL) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Wayne Simmonds (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Looks like I'll be riding the bike for awhile, he commented in a radio interview after the game.

15-10-2016 Niklas Kronwall reaches a milestone !
Niklas Kronwall(CBS) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Henrik Sedin. The pass just found the right guy, what more can I say, he said to the press..

A native of Sweden, Niklas Kronwall was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 758 NHL games during his career, notching 76 goals and adding 300 assists along with 440 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman has played 2 games with the Colombus Blues Jackets this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.


13-10-2016 SJ-NYR trade
San Jose Sharks traded Travis Konecny and SJ's round 3 pick in 2017 to New York Rangers for Derick Brassard

A native of Canada, Derick Brassard was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 567 NHL games during his career, notching 122 goals and adding 225 assists along with 316 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 2 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Travis Konecny was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 21 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 4 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 19 year old center has played 5 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM.


13-10-2016 SJ-COL trade
San Jose Sharks traded Thomas Vanek and Martin Jones to Colorado Avalanche for Semyon Varlamov, Anthony Duclair, COL's round 2 pick in 2018 and COL's round 3 pick in 2018

A native of Russia, Semyon Varlamov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 315 NHL games during his career, booking 19 career shutouts and allowing 756 goals. The 28 year old goaltender has played 4 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, allowing 14 goals on 105 while booking 0 shutouts.

A native of Canada, Anthony Duclair was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 28 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 9 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 21 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.

A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 824 NHL games during his career, notching 330 goals and adding 353 assists along with 513 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 5 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 6 PIM.

A native of Canada, Martin Jones, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 103 NHL games during his career, booking 12 career shutouts and allowing 247 goals. The 26 year old goaltender has played 5 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, allowing 24 goals on 114 while booking 0 shutouts.


13-10-2016 NYR-STL trade
New York Rangers traded Henrik Lundqvist to St. Louis Blues for Jori Lehtera, Ivan Barbashev and STL's round 4 pick in 2017

A native of Finland, Jori Lehtera was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 157 NHL games during his career, notching 25 goals and adding 40 assists along with 70 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has not yet played for the St. Louis Blues this season.

A native of Russia, Ivan Barbashev was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2014 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 20 year old center has not yet played for the St. Louis Blues this season. He has played 4 games with the Worcester Icecats this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 10 PIM.

A native of Sweden, Henrik Lundqvist was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 7th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 640 NHL games during his career, booking 55 career shutouts and allowing 1442 goals. The 34 year old goaltender has played 2 games with the New York Rangers this season, allowing 5 goals on 64 while booking 0 shutouts.


13-10-2016 VAN-CBS trade
Vancouver Canucks traded Henrik Sedin to Colombus Blues Jackets for Conner Bleackley, Troy Brouwer and CBS's round 1 pick in 2017

A native of Canada, Troy Brouwer was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 7th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 615 NHL games during his career, notching 148 goals and adding 134 assists along with 423 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Colombus Blues Jackets this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 2 PIM.

A native of Sweden, Henrik Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1178 NHL games during his career, notching 238 goals and adding 745 assists along with 643 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 4 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 6 PIM.


12-10-2016 Player of the week: James Neal (R)
NHL has awarded James Neal (R) of Nashville Predators as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, James Neal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 564 NHL games during his career, notching 217 goals and adding 210 assists along with 476 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 4+2=6 with 0 PIM.


9-10-2016 Loui Eriksson reaches a milestone !
Loui Eriksson(BOS) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Florida Panthers on a goal by David Krejci. It is just part of my job, he replied before ducking into the dressing room..

A native of Sweden, Loui Eriksson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 727 NHL games during his career, notching 205 goals and adding 295 assists along with 170 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 4 PIM.


7-10-2016 Alex Tanguay reaches a milestone !
Alex Tanguay(BUF) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a feed by Mark Pysyk. I can't quite remember the last time when I was this happy, the player said in an interview.

A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1099 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 574 assists along with 579 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 1 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.


6-10-2016 Ryan Kesler reaches a milestone !
Ryan Kesler(ANA) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks on a goal by Simon Després. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, the happy player said in a hockey magazine..

A native of USA, Ryan Kesler was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 818 NHL games during his career, notching 225 goals and adding 275 assists along with 681 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.


5-10-2016 Player of the week: Brad Richards (C)
NHL has awarded Brad Richards (C) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 1 assists for 3 points in 1 games last week.

A native of Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1141 NHL games during his career, notching 301 goals and adding 629 assists along with 255 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 1 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.


5-10-2016 Brad Richards reaches a milestone !
Brad Richards(DET) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Arizona Coyotes on a feed by Henrik Zetterberg. We played some good, fundamental hockey tonight. When you do that the goals always follow, was his only statement before going to the dressing room.

A native of Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1140 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 629 assists along with 255 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.


30-9-2016 Media rates the best players in the league
GOALTENDER
NameOFDFOAAgeTeam
Calvin PickardA-BB24Arizona Coyotes
Carey PriceBBB-29Montreal Canadiens
Henrik LundqvistB-B-B-34New York Rangers
Ben BishopB-B-B-29Tampa Bay Lightning
Frederik AndersenBBB-26Carolina Hurricanes
Jonathan QuickB-B-B-30Los Angeles Kings
Pekka RinneB-B-B-33Nashville Predators
Cory SchneiderBBB-30New Jersey Devils
Braden HoltbyBB-B-27Washington Capitals
Tuukka RaskBB-B-29Boston Bruins
DEFENSEMAN
NameOFDFOAAgeTeam
Erik KarlssonA-BB26Ottawa Senators
Alex PietrangeloBA-B26Chicago Blackhawks
Victor HedmanBAB25Tampa Bay Lightning
Cam Fowler80848124Colorado Avalanche
Aaron EkbladBA-B20Florida Panthers
Drew DoughtyB-BB26Los Angeles Kings
Zach BogosianCA-B-26Buffalo Sabres
Duncan KeithBB-B-33St. Louis Blues
Oliver Ekman-LarssonB-A-B-25Arizona Coyotes
Ryan SuterB-BB-31Minnesota Wild
LEFT WING
NameOFDFOAAgeTeam
Pavel DatsyukA-B-B38Colombus Blues Jackets
Henrik ZetterbergBB-B35Detroit Red Wings
Taylor HallB-B-B24Calgary Flames
Max PaciorettyBBB-27Montreal Canadiens
Brock NelsonB-BB-24New York Islanders
Andrew LaddB-B-B-30Winnipeg Jets
Sean MonahanB-A-B-21Edmonton Oilers
Milan LucicB-A-B-28Los Angeles Kings
Derek Stepan82797926Colorado Avalanche
Alex OvechkinA-CB-31Washington Capitals
CENTER
NameOFDFOAAgeTeam
Sidney CrosbyAB-A-29Pittsburgh Penguins
Connor McDavidA-A-B19Edmonton Oilers
Steven StamkosAB-B26Tampa Bay Lightning
Jonathan ToewsBA-B28Chicago Blackhawks
Jamie BennA-A-B27Nashville Predators
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsB-B-B23Calgary Flames
Aleksander BarkovBA-B21Florida Panthers
John TavaresBB-B26Ottawa Senators
Jack EichelBB-B-19Buffalo Sabres
Jordan StaalB-BB-28Carolina Hurricanes
RIGHT WING
NameOFDFOAAgeTeam
Patrick KaneA-CB27Chicago Blackhawks
Jakub VoracekBA-B-27Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan GetzlafB-B-B-31Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Joe PavelskiBB-B-32Dallas Stars
Tyler JohnsonBB-B-26Tampa Bay Lightning
Phil KesselA-CB-28Pittsburgh Penguins
Corey Perry85727731Colorado Avalanche
Ryan JohansenB-B-B-24Los Angeles Kings
Gustav NyquistB-CB-27Detroit Red Wings
Marian GaborikBCB-34Los Angeles Kings


28-9-2016 Player of the week: Valeri Nichushkin (R)
NHL has awarded Valeri Nichushkin (R) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Valeri Nichushkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 177 NHL games during his career, notching 35 goals and adding 39 assists along with 28 penalty minutes. The 21 year old right wing has played 8 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 0 PIM.


28-9-2016 VAN-CBS trade
Vancouver Canucks traded Justin Williams to Colombus Blues Jackets for CBS's round 2 pick in 2018

A native of Canada, Justin Williams was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 1003 NHL games during his career, notching 248 goals and adding 382 assists along with 628 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 4 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.


28-9-2016 STL-NYR trade
St. Louis Blues traded Paul Stastny to New York Rangers for NYR's round 2 pick in 2017

A native of USA, Paul Stastny was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 702 NHL games during his career, notching 200 goals and adding 363 assists along with 338 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 8 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 4 PIM.


28-9-2016 SJ-NYR trade
San Jose Sharks traded Jarred Tinordi and André Burakovsky to New York Rangers for Rick Nash and Kevin Klein

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 952 NHL games during his career, notching 415 goals and adding 348 assists along with 696 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 8 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 4+2=6 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Kevin Klein was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 526 NHL games during his career, notching 28 goals and adding 94 assists along with 135 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 0 PIM.

A native of USA, Jarred Tinordi was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 133 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 21 assists along with 101 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 2 PIM.

A native of Sweden, André Burakovsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 144 NHL games during his career, notching 28 goals and adding 43 assists along with 44 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 8 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.


28-9-2016 COL-ARI trade
Colorado Avalanche traded Calvin Pickard and Mikko Koivu to Arizona Coyotes for Mike Smith, Anthony Duclair, Brent Burns and ARI's round 3 pick in 2017

A native of Canada, Mike Smith was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 5th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 463 NHL games during his career, booking 32 career shutouts and allowing 1170 goals. The 34 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Arizona Coyotes this season.

A native of Canada, Anthony Duclair was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 32 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 12 assists along with 11 penalty minutes. The 21 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Arizona Coyotes this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 7 PIM.

A native of Canada, Brent Burns was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 805 NHL games during his career, notching 123 goals and adding 268 assists along with 502 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Arizona Coyotes this season, totalling 0+6=6 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Calvin Pickard was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 63 NHL games during his career, booking 1 career shutouts and allowing 132 goals. The 24 year old goaltender has played 8 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, allowing 20 goals on 163 while booking 0 shutouts.

A native of Finland, Mikko Koivu was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 771 NHL games during his career, notching 167 goals and adding 396 assists along with 448 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 8 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 2 PIM.


28-9-2016 TB-CGY trade
Tampa Bay Lightning traded Ian McCoshen and Anton Stralman to Calgary Flames for Kris Russell and CGY's round 4 pick in 2017

A native of Canada, Kris Russell was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 3rd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 593 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 141 assists along with 191 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Calgary Flames this season.

A native of USA, Ian McCoshen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.

A native of Sweden, Anton Stralman was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 7th round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 534 NHL games during his career, notching 28 goals and adding 133 assists along with 209 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 6 PIM.


28-9-2016 COL-FLA trade
Colorado Avalanche traded Dion Phaneuf and Jannik Hansen to Florida Panthers for Nail Yakupov and Roman Polak

A native of Russia, Nail Yakupov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 282 NHL games during his career, notching 49 goals and adding 55 assists along with 110 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 2 PIM.

A native of Czech, Roman Polak was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 6th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 570 NHL games during his career, notching 25 goals and adding 92 assists along with 394 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Dion Phaneuf was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 840 NHL games during his career, notching 126 goals and adding 313 assists along with 1080 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 1+4=5 with 2 PIM.

A native of La-la-land, Jannik Hansen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 9th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 561 NHL games during his career, notching 85 goals and adding 116 assists along with 217 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 0 PIM.


28-9-2016 ARI-STL trade
Arizona Coyotes traded Antoine Vermette, Dylan Strome and Nikita Kucherov to St. Louis Blues for Robert Bortuzzo and James van Riemsdyk

A native of Canada, Robert Bortuzzo was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 216 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 34 assists along with 226 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.

A native of USA, James van Riemsdyk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 496 NHL games during his career, notching 154 goals and adding 162 assists along with 246 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 8 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Antoine Vermette was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 2nd round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 924 NHL games during his career, notching 220 goals and adding 279 assists along with 483 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 8 games with the Arizona Coyotes this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 6 PIM.

A native of Canada, Dylan Strome was originally drafted to the NHL by the Arizona Coyotes in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 76 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 9 assists along with 24 penalty minutes. The 19 year old center has not yet played for the Arizona Coyotes this season.

A native of Russia, Nikita Kucherov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 224 NHL games during his career, notching 64 goals and adding 75 assists along with 73 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Arizona Coyotes this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 2 PIM.


21-9-2016 Player of the week: Zach Parisé (L)
NHL has awarded Zach Parisé (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, Zach Parisé was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 779 NHL games during his career, notching 299 goals and adding 333 assists along with 286 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 6 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 0 PIM.


18-9-2016 Brent Seabrook injured.
Brent Seabrook (CHI) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Joe Wegwerth (FLA). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. This comes at a really bad time for us, but all I can do follow the rehab program and try to get back into the lineup as soon as possible, he said after the game in the dressing room.

16-9-2016 PIT-STL trade
Pittsburgh Penguins traded Nick Bonino and PIT's round 2 pick in 2017 to St. Louis Blues for Patrik Berglund

A native of Sweden, Patrik Berglund was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 599 NHL games during his career, notching 130 goals and adding 144 assists along with 184 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 4 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 0 PIM.

A native of USA, Nick Bonino was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 6th round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 350 NHL games during his career, notching 52 goals and adding 82 assists along with 76 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 4 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.


16-9-2016 FLA-SJ trade
Florida Panthers traded Derek MacKenzie to San Jose Sharks for Matt Nieto

A native of USA, Matt Nieto was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 138 NHL games during his career, notching 20 goals and adding 31 assists along with 36 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the San Jose Sharks this season.

A native of Canada, Derek MacKenzie was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 5th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 450 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 47 assists along with 266 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 4 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.


16-9-2016 FLA-MTL trade
Florida Panthers traded Dmitri Korobov to Montreal Canadiens for Alexei Emelin

A native of Russia, Alexei Emelin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 269 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 42 assists along with 181 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

A native of Belarussia, Dmitri Korobov, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 57 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 6 assists along with 12 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 4 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.


16-9-2016 FLA-TOR trade
Florida Panthers traded Brandon Pirri and FLA's round 3 pick in 2017 to Toronto Maple Leafs for Daniel Winnik, Roman Polak and Rinat Valiev

A native of Canada, Daniel Winnik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Arizona Coyotes in the 9th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 587 NHL games during his career, notching 59 goals and adding 128 assists along with 255 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 4 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.

A native of Czech, Roman Polak was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 6th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 566 NHL games during his career, notching 25 goals and adding 92 assists along with 394 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 4 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of Russia, Rinat Valiev was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 3rd round of the 2014 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.

A native of Canada, Brandon Pirri was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 191 NHL games during his career, notching 60 goals and adding 45 assists along with 49 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 4 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 2 PIM.


14-9-2016 Player of the week: John Tavares (C)
NHL has awarded John Tavares (C) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, John Tavares was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 518 NHL games during his career, notching 209 goals and adding 273 assists along with 209 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 4 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 0 PIM.


7-9-2016 Player of the week: Corey Perry (R)
NHL has awarded Corey Perry (R) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 0 assists for 2 points in 1 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Corey Perry was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 805 NHL games during his career, notching 338 goals and adding 329 assists along with 886 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 1 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 2+0=2 with 0 PIM.


29-8-2016 PHI-SJ trade
Philadelphia Flyers traded Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds to San Jose Sharks for Tyler Seguin and Bobby Ryan

A native of Canada, Tyler Seguin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 436 NHL games during his career, notching 155 goals and adding 189 assists along with 131 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center is waiting for a good start this season.

A native of USA, Bobby Ryan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 608 NHL games during his career, notching 216 goals and adding 238 assists along with 342 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing is looking forward for the start of the season.

A native of Canada, Claude Giroux was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 562 NHL games during his career, notching 169 goals and adding 336 assists along with 241 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center is looking forward for the start of the season.

A native of Canada, Wayne Simmonds was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 606 NHL games during his career, notching 169 goals and adding 186 assists along with 700 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.


29-8-2016 ANA-CAR trade
Anaheim Mighty Ducks traded Frederik Andersen, Jakob Silfverberg and Clayton Stoner to Carolina Hurricanes for Eric Staal, Jeff Skinner and Eddie Lack

A native of Canada, Eric Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 928 NHL games during his career, notching 337 goals and adding 464 assists along with 699 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center is getting ready for the upcoming season.

A native of Canada, Jeff Skinner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 418 NHL games during his career, notching 139 goals and adding 139 assists along with 206 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing is looking forward for the start of the season.

A native of Sweden, Eddie Lack, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 123 NHL games during his career, booking 7 career shutouts and allowing 301 goals. The 28 year old goaltender is getting ready for the upcoming season.

A native of La-la-land, Frederik Andersen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 3rd round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 164 NHL games during his career, booking 9 career shutouts and allowing 369 goals. The 26 year old goaltender is waiting for a good start this season.

A native of Sweden, Jakob Silfverberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 2nd round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 263 NHL games during his career, notching 53 goals and adding 82 assists along with 62 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing is looking forward for the start of the season.

A native of Canada, Clayton Stoner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 3rd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 378 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 42 assists along with 366 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman is looking forward for the start of the season.


29-8-2016 NYI-TB trade
New York Islanders traded Ryan Pulock and NYI's round 1 pick in 2017 to Tampa Bay Lightning for Ryan Callahan and Anthony Cirelli

A native of USA, Ryan Callahan was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 629 NHL games during his career, notching 187 goals and adding 175 assists along with 327 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing is getting ready for the upcoming season.

A native of Canada, Ryan Pulock was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old defenseman is expecting a good season for the team.


30-6-2016 Shawn Horcoff retires
Shawn Horcoff has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Jaromir Jagr retires
Jaromir Jagr has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Brian Campbell retires
Brian Campbell has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Willie Mitchell retires
Willie Mitchell has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Shawn Thornton retires
Shawn Thornton has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Niklas Backstrom retires
Niklas Backstrom has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Ruslan Fedotenko retires
Ruslan Fedotenko has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Marek Zidlicky retires
Marek Zidlicky has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Dan Boyle retires
Dan Boyle has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Patrik Elias retires
Patrik Elias has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Chris Phillips retires
Chris Phillips has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Chris Neil retires
Chris Neil has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Shane Doan retires
Shane Doan has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Matt Cullen retires
Matt Cullen has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Mattias Öhlund retires
Mattias Öhlund has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Jason Chimera retires
Jason Chimera has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Dainius Zubrus retires
Dainius Zubrus has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Erik Cole retires
Erik Cole has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Brenden Morrow retires
Brenden Morrow has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Keith Aucoin retires
Keith Aucoin has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Michal Handzus retires
Michal Handzus has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Sergei Gonchar retires
Sergei Gonchar has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Todd Bertuzzi retires
Todd Bertuzzi has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Lubomir Visnovsky retires
Lubomir Visnovsky has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Brett McLean retires
Brett McLean has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Matt Cooke retires
Matt Cooke has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Henrik Tallinder retires
Henrik Tallinder has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Jan Hejda retires
Jan Hejda has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Mark Cullen retires
Mark Cullen has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Craig Adams retires
Craig Adams has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Kent Huskins retires
Kent Huskins has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Scott Hannan retires
Scott Hannan has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Tomas Kaberle retires
Tomas Kaberle has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Tom Kostopoulos retires
Tom Kostopoulos has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Francis Bouillon retires
Francis Bouillon has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Andreas Lilja retires
Andreas Lilja has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Trevor Gillies retires
Trevor Gillies has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

30-6-2016 Eric Boulton retires
Eric Boulton has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

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