
Hockey History

Retro Rangers: When “The Rocket” almost became a Ranger
The legendary Maurice Richard was one of the greatest players in NHL history, but the man who would later be called “The Rocket” got off to a sputtering start during his rookie season in Montreal and was almost traded to the Rangers.
Hockey History: “Dippy Don” was the Best Backup!
Don Simmons was a very good goaltender who just happened to be playing in the wrong era. Like many netminders in the years before expansion, Simmons had the great misfortune of trying to break into the NHL during what many consider to be the Golden Age of Goaltending.

The league has gone off the board for some past games -- Lake Tahoe, anyone? -- and is open to consider creative new destinations. [...]
How many teams changed spots with games resuming after 4 Nations Face-Off? Plus, which players have been better or worse than expected? [...]
Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach will miss the rest of the season following right knee surgery, the team announced Friday. [...]
The NHL, Apple and Presidio have created a system for real-time, in-game situational notifications with the NHL Watch Comms App, which runs on Apple Watches specifically configured for on-ice NHL [...]
A man who was arrested more than a year ago on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson was again re-bailed Friday. [...]
