Hockey History
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.
Hockey History: When the NHL Cracked Down on Gambling
On March 9, 1948, NHL President Clarence Campbell announced that Billy Taylor of the New York Rangers and Don Gallinger of the Boston Bruins would be banned for life for betting on hockey games. Campbell claimed to have conclusive evidence that Taylor was involved with a known criminal and gambler.
With nearly a full season of data, here are the big changes. Are they enough to alter recent playoff trends? [...]
It's close to do-or-die time for Dylan Larkin & Co. Plus, updated playoff bracket, draft lottery projections. [...]
Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky will lead the United States at the upcoming IIHF men's world hockey championship. [...]
Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov will miss the team's upcoming four-game road trip with an undisclosed injury, coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Friday. [...]
Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson is expected to miss at least a couple of games because of injury, coach Spencer Carbery said Friday. [...]
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