
Hockey History

Retro Rangers: The Emile Francis Memorial Ice Arena
On Saturday December 10,2022, the city of Long Beach, New York renamed their municipal skating rink in honor of the late Emile Francis. The facility, now known as the Emile Francis Memorial Ice Arena, was built in 1973 and was used by the Rangers as their practice site until the 1980s when they moved their operation to Rye, New York.
Giant Killers: Playoff Davids Slaying Regular Season Goliaths
“Giant Killer” – a coach who has coached teams that defeated the President’s Trophy winner in Stanley Cup playoff competition at least twice during their NHL coaching careers. Matt Dibiase takes a look back at the greatest “Giant Killers” in NHL history, and discovers that a former Maple Leafs coach takes the top spot.

The 4 Nations Face-Off was a game-changer. How will the NHL capitalize on it -- and what comes next for its midseason events? [...]
If the 4 Nations Face-Off was an appetizer, the next Winter Games will be the main course. Here's a look at the shoo-ins and those who could draw in. [...]
Ducks goaltender John Gibson, a topic of trade talks this season, left his club's 3-2 overtime victory over the Bruins after two periods with an unspecified upper-body injury. [...]
In the club's return from the 4 Nations Face-Off break, the Florida Panthers were without forward Matthew Tkachuk in Saturday night's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken, as the former [...]
On Saturday, the NHL formally announced the draft will take place June 27-28 at L.A. Live's Peacock Theatre, confirming a report from ESPN's Greg Wyshynski in December, and commissioner Gary [...]
