The One Thing Every NHL Free Agent Signing Must Avoid This Off-Season
With the NHL draft over and July free agency well underway, the doldrums of the summer are thankfully upon us. Rest, relaxation and recouperation are all on the menu for NHL players, not just on the Panthers and the Oilers but all of the rest of the National Hockey League teams.
Retro Rangers: Berenson Hit the Post!
Red Berenson was one of the first stars to emerge from the NHL’s initial expansion in 1967, scoring over 100 goals in his first three seasons with the St. Louis Blues and leading them to three consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Spectacular and Clinical
Spectacular. Clinical. Rarely are those two words used to describe the same hockey game, but they capture well the final tilt of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inaugural season, as PWHL Minnesota bested PWHL Boston 3-0 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass., to clinch the Walter Cup.
A Chronicle of Heartbreaks
57 years of futility can be heartbreaking, especially if you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. With their game seven overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2023/24 playoffs the Leafs have enhanced their status as the team guaranteed to break the collective hearts of their fan base.
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From Crosby to Thornton, Ovechkin to Chara, here are hockey's best from the past 25 years. [...]
![From adding talent to losing captains: NHL teams that changed the most this offseason](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2023/0929/r1231237_608x342_16-9.jpg)
From the Chicago Blackhawks to the Vegas Golden Knights, check out 13 teams most affected by offseason moves both good -- and well, not so good. [...]
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Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine was cleared to return from the NHL/NHLPA Players Assistance Program on Friday. [...]
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Flyers forward Travis Konecny has signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension. [...]
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Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia told Sportico that he has his sights set on bringing hockey back to Arizona. [...]
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Banking giant Wells Fargo says it will not renew its naming rights deal with the home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers when it expires in August 2025. [...]
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Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen went from being the Buffalo Sabres' third-string goalie at the beginning of last season to their potential long-term answer in net. [...]
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Stan Bowman, who resigned as Blackhawks GM in 2021 amid the fallout of a sexual assault case stemming from 2010, has been hired by the Oilers to serve as GM. [...]
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Adding to their depth up front, the Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Connor Dewar, 25, who tallied one goal and four assists while averaging 12:54 of ice time in 17 [...]
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Who tops our list of the top athletes since 2000? We're unveiling the top 25, including our voters' pick for the No. 1 spot. [...]
NCAA HOCKEY
Bobcats Tip Badgers in OT
Providence, RI – The defending National Champion Quinnipiac Bobcats are no strangers to overtime. They only needed twelve seconds of it last year to defeat the Big Ten’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in the title game. They needed 11 minutes and four seconds on Friday to...
BC Too Much For Michigan Tech
Providence, RI - The Boston College Eagles' depth was too much for the Michigan Tech Huskies to handle in the third period as BC scored four goals to open up a close game through two periods. John Leonard and Cutter Gauthier each scored two goals to power the #1...
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Augustana, coming off its first season of play, was granted full membership to the CCHA beginning with the upcoming season, which is one year earlier than originally planned [...]
The name Hobey Baker is forever etched in the minds of college hockey fans, mainly because the sport's biggest individual honor is named after him, and every year, we get [...]
Boston University's Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick in last week's NHL Draft, has signed an entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks [...]
Artyom Levshunov, following an outstanding freshman season at Michigan State, has signed a three-year entry-level contract with Chicago. The Blackhawks selected Levshunov No. 2 overall in last week's NHL Draft [...]
The 2024 NHL Draft concluded Saturday at The Sphere in Las Vegas, with rounds 2-7. Following the nine first-round selections of current or incoming NCAA players in Friday's first round, [...]
Led as expected by Boston University phenom and reigning Hobey Baker Award winner Macklin Celebrini — now the San Jose Sharks' No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft [...]
No one is expecting college hockey to match the insanity of the 2021 NHL Draft, but this year could come pretty close [...]
Dave Shyiak, a member of the 1991 Northern Michigan national championship team, is returning to his alma mater as head coach [...]
HOCKEY HISTORY
Retro Rangers: Berenson Hit the Post!
Red Berenson was one of the first stars to emerge from the NHL’s initial expansion in 1967, scoring over 100 goals in his first three seasons with the St. Louis Blues and leading them to three consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Retro Rangers: McCartan Went from Olympics to Rangers
Jack McCartan is best remembered for leading the surprising Team USA Hockey squad to the Gold Medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, but he also had a brief NHL career with the Rangers.
HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES
NHL 23: Breaking the Illusion
NHL 22 was the first hockey game developed for next-gen consoles, and while it was very solid in every regard, expectations were that NHL 23 would build upon that foundation to deliver a truly game-changing experience. Did EA Sports deliver?
NHL 23 Coming on October 14th
EA Sports’ annual hockey video game – NHL 23 – will be released on October 14th, and as always, Inside Hockey will be here to cover it. The cover athletes for NHL 23 are Trevor Zegras (Anaheim Ducks) and Sarah Nurse (Team Canada). Nurse is the first woman to appear on the cover of the EA NHL hockey video game.
PHOTO GALLERIES
Photo Gallery: Islanders vs Flyers (04/01/2024)
Brock Nelson scored at 1:24 of overtime to lead the Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Bob Fina photographed the game for Inside Hockey.
Photo Gallery: Blackhawks vs Flyers (03/30/2024)
The Philadelphia Flyers fell 5-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. Bob Fina photographed the game for Inside Hockey.
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Laine (personal) was cleared by the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Friday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]
Konecny signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension with the Flyers on Thursday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]
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