Results matching “back to junior”
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After impressing scouts and fans alike at Team Canada’s World Junior camp, Devante Smith Pelly sets his eyes on making the Anaheim Ducks next season.
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Coaches, general managers, and scouting staffs are learning that size doesn’t matter as much as it used to. As long as the player is skilled, smart, and determined, it doesn’t matter how big the player is on the ice.
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Sabres owner Terry Pegula talks about his big offseason, high hopes, and no pressure
Aug 21, 2011, 11:36 AM EDT
We haven’t heard from Sabres owner Terry Pegula this summer but he’s finally spoken up and find out he’s the total opposite of what you’d think a big spending owner would be.
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Another blast from the past: David Aebischer receives training camp tryout with Winnipeg
Aug 20, 2011, 11:27 AM EDT
After four years in the Swiss league, David Aebischer might get another shot at the NHL via a training camp tryout with the Winnipeg Jets. He faces long odds, but if nothing else, it could be an interesting story to follow in September.
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We take a look at five European players who are poised to make the jump to the NHL in 2011; and a player who’s ready but won’t be in North America until 2012.
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Former Western Hockey League coach Graham James had his sexual assault trial pushed back until September because “he and his lawyer need more time to discuss his case.”
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Bogosian and Jets still negotiating, difficulty will be finding fair market value
Aug 10, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
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The Winnipeg Jets continue to negotiate with restricted free agent defenseman Zach Bogosian. The question: do they pay for potential or pay for actual productivity?
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Over the last month, we’ve seen Brent Burns, Devin Setoguchi, Dany Heatley, Martin Havlat, and (recently) James Sheppard move between Minnesota and San Jose. But when all is said and done, Charlie Coyle could be the most important player involved in the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks offseason version of Trading Places. Yet as…
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Oilers top pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins looking like real deal at Team Canada camp
Aug 7, 2011, 4:39 PM EDT
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is looking like a kid ready for the NHL right now at Team Canada’s WJC development camp in Edmonton.
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Lightning prospect Brett Connolly injured at Team Canada WJC camp
Aug 5, 2011, 12:32 AM EDT
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Team Canada’s World Junior training camp got a bit of a scare tonight as Lightning prospect Brett Connolly went down with an injury.
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Chris Osgood’s retirement also marks the likely end of his distinct mask
Jul 30, 2011, 7:29 PM EDT
With Chris Osgood out of the NHL, “The Helmet” will probably be retired for good as well.
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Noted blogger Tom Benjamin doesn’t like Winnipeg Jets logo’s ties to military
Jul 30, 2011, 3:43 PM EDT
Is the Winnipeg Jets new logo too militaristic? Tom Benjamin sure thinks so and it makes him uncomfortable.
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First rounder round-up: Landeskog, Siemens, and Miller sign entry-level deals
Jul 28, 2011, 10:51 PM EDT
The Colorado Avalanche took care of a big part of their future as they signed both of their first round picks, Gabriel Landeskog and Duncan Siemens, to entry-level deals. The New York Rangers did the same with their first round pick JT Miller.
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Looking for leadership: Who is the next St Louis Blues Captain?
Jul 25, 2011, 3:07 AM EDT
After trading their captain in the middle of last season, who will the St. Louis Blues turn to for leadership this season?
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Race to the salary floor: Four teams still have cash to spend to compete
Jul 22, 2011, 8:31 PM EDT
While some teams are looking to bring down their payroll, four teams still have some money left to spend to get to the salary floor.
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Devils finally land a coach, hire former Panthers head man Peter DeBoer
Jul 19, 2011, 5:02 PM EDT
The Devils summer-long search for a head coach brought them a guy not long removed from his job with the Panthers in Peter DeBoer.
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Could Ryan Ellis skip the usual AHL time and earn a roster spot with the Predators?
Jul 16, 2011, 4:50 PM EDT
Only three Predators draft picks made the jump to the NHL before playing in the AHL, but some wonder if stud defenseman Ryan Ellis might be primed to pull that rare feat off.
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Youth is served: Panthers sign 2010 first round pick Erik Gudbranson to three-year entry-level deal
Jul 15, 2011, 3:47 PM EDT
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After a contentious attempt to sign him last year, the Panthers signed 2010 first round pick Erik Gudbranson to his three-year entry-level deal. The Panthers eventual youth movement begins now.
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From the “better late than never” file, the Nashville may see Alexander Radulov back in a Predators jersey as soon as the 2012-13 season. Wouldn’t it be nice if they had him as a back-up plan for Sergei Kostitsyn?
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Nashville going to the youth movement on the blue line? GM David Poile says they will
Jul 6, 2011, 11:57 PM EDT
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Former Predators #1 pick Ryan Ellis might be among the new faces on the Nashville blue line next season.
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Paul Kariya announces retirement from NHL, blames head shots for shortened career
Jun 29, 2011, 4:23 PM EDT
NHL legendary scorer Paul Kariya announced his retirement from the NHL today and took aim at illegal head shots as the reason why his career ended prematurely.
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Brayden Schenn, Sean Couturier, and Jakub Voracek are all excited for their opportunities with their new team.
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The PHT crew follows the 2011 NHL Draft and gives immediate analysis for each first round pick.
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Tonight’s first round of the 2011 NHL Draft will provide plenty of drama as to who gets picked where, but there’s more to watch for as well.
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The Senators added Dave Cameron and Mark Reeds to their coaching staff as assistants to Paul MacLean.
