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PWHL Game In Detroit Attended By Almost 14K

03/16/2024 at 8:23pm EDT

Lou Nanne Retiring After Calling Minnesota High School Hockey For 60 Years

03/10/2024 at 11:01am EDT

from Ian Russell of KARE 11,

Lou Nanne has been calling the Minnesota High School Boys Hockey Tournament longer than many of us have been alive. 60 years behind the mic is an incredible feat – and you don't have to go far to find those saying "thanks."

As thousands packed the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul to watch Saturday's AA championship game between Chanhassen and Edina, thousands more packed the bars along 7th Street. At Grand Seven, it wasn't hard to find kind words about the man behind the mic.

"I think it's tradition," Marsha Scott said.

"I recognize Lou every year at the state tournament," Nick Anderson said. "I don't think anybody has been more impactful than Lou Nanne."

"He's almost the face of Minnesota Hockey!" Mike Woltars said.

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The PWHL, Jaromir Jagr And Other Topics

02/17/2024 at 10:40pm EST

from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

- The greatest spectacle on ice this weekend might not have taken place on a football field in New Jersey but instead in Toronto on Friday where 19,285 fans packed the house to set an all-time attendance record for women’s hockey.

The path forward for women’s professional hockey has been challenging and littered with obstacles that ultimately became immovable objects. Good people have tried and failed, perhaps by undermining their own efforts in senseless turf wars.

But this inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) represents the template that has the greatest chance of long-term success and that is a cause for celebration....

- All has been forgiven in Pittsburgh, where hockey’s Methuselah will have his No. 68 retired on Sunday almost a quarter of a century after he left town.

Jaromir Jagr, who celebrated his 52nd birthday Thursday and is still a part-time active player for the Kladno team in Czechia that he owns — four assists and no goals in 15 games this season — has come home again after having been mercilessly booed every time he played as a visitor in Pittsburgh for the final decade of his NHL career....

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OK, which is the more famous goal?

The Wayne Gretzky shorthanded slapshot from the left circle that beat Mike Vernon in overtime to win Game 2 of the 1988 Smythe Division final or the Steve Yzerman slapshot from just across the blue line that beat Jon Casey in double overtime to win Game 7 of the 1996 Western Conference second round?

Just Disgusting

01/25/2024 at 6:02pm EST

from Mark Lazerus of The Athletic,

Is it different now? A little more real, perhaps? Now that members of Team Canada’s gold-medal-winning 2018 World Junior Championship team are reported to be facing sexual assault charges for what allegedly happened in a hotel room during a celebration of that team’s success?

It’s easy to shake our heads, to tut-tut, to lament the state of the game — the state of hockey’s culture, the state of our society, the state of our privileged young men — when it’s all investigations and anonymous allegations. We fire off sympathetic tweets, add our disgust to the public pile, and then go right back to watching that night’s game. Hockey moves on, and nothing changes.

But maybe it’ll finally change now with Wednesday’s Globe and Mail report that five players have been told to surrender to police in London, Ont., to face charges. The Athletic has not independently verified the report.

Because now there’s a number. Five strong, elite athletes allegedly inflicting their bodies and their wills on one young, intoxicated woman. The names are yet to be made official, but they’re coming, perhaps as soon as a Feb. 5 police news conference in London.

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Five 2018 Canadian WJC Players Asked To Surrender On Sexual Assault Charges

01/24/2024 at 10:44am EST

Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings

01/12/2024 at 11:40am EST

NEW YORK/TORONTO (Jan. 12, 2024)Macklin Celebrini (North Vancouver, B.C.), a center from Boston University, ranks No. 1 among North American skaters for the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft as the NHL Central Scouting Bureau today released its mid-season rankings. Celebrini ranks second among all U.S. college skaters in points per game (1.69; 11-16—27 in 16 GP) and is among a trio of NCAA skaters ranked among the top five on the North American list.

The History Of The NTDP

12/21/2023 at 11:58am EST

from Ryan S. Clark of ESPN,

There was infighting within USA Hockey. There was a heated physical altercation over recruiting a player. There was the agent who got fired for buying kegs and hiring exotic dancers to recruit teenagers.

There were parents who signed guardianship of their sons over to people they had never met. There was a boxing ring. There was a trip to Russia, where political protesters and armed soldiers surrounded a game's rink.

Then there was the legacy that came from all those events.

The United States national team development program has become well known among hockey fans. The NTDP, as it's more commonly known, has become the proving ground for some of America's top underage male talents before they reached the NHL.

In total, 91 first-round picks and 380 NHL draft picks have come through the NTDP since the program started in 1996 and began play in 1997. Those NHL players include Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes; Patrick Kane; Auston Matthews; Seth Jones; Brady and Matthew Tkachuk; Tage Thompson; James van Riemsdyk; Trevor Zegras.

While those players and the program that helped foster their development have become familiar, the origin story behind the NTDP itself isn't well known.

ESPN spoke with more than 20 people, including the NTDP's creators, its first coaching staff and the players from the first class about the beginnings of a program that forever changed the face of men's hockey in America.

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NHL Network Coverage Of The 2024 World Junior Championship

12/21/2023 at 12:45am EST

December 20, 2023 – NHL Network today announced it will provide extensive coverage of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship and the 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic®. For the World Junior Championship, NHL Network will serve as the exclusive U.S. TV home for the 16th consecutive year. Live game telecasts plus comprehensive analysis, highlights, interviews and previews of the tournament from Gothenburg, Sweden will air within the flagship studio show NHL Tonight and via @NHLNetwork on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Chicago Wolves Head Coach Bob Nardella Suspended Ten Games

12/12/2023 at 1:23pm EST

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Chicago Wolves head coach Bob Nardella has been suspended for 10 games as a consequence of his actions during a game at Texas on Dec. 9.

Nardella was assessed a game misconduct for abuse of officials at 8:48 of the third period after using homophobic language.

The American Hockey League is committed to building a culture that is safe, inclusive and free from abuse, harassment and all forms of unethical behavior or misconduct. During the suspension, Nardella will be permitted to participate in team practices on non-game days; he will be eligible to return to the Wolves bench on Jan. 6.

Arrest Made In The Death Of Adam Johnson

11/14/2023 at 11:51am EST

from the BBC,

A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut during a match.

The Nottingham Panthers player was injured by a skate in a match against Sheffield Steelers on 28 October.

The 29-year-old was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A post-mortem examination confirmed Johnson died as a result of a fatal neck injury, South Yorkshire Police said.

The force said detectives arrested the suspect on Tuesday, adding that he remained in custody.

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The Hockey Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Ceremony Is Tonight

11/13/2023 at 12:29pm EST

You can watch the ceremony starting at 8pm ET of the NHL Network or TSN.

The Hockey Hall of Fame has much more on the whole weekend.

It's Hockey Hall of Fame Weekend

11/10/2023 at 9:33am EST

via the NHL PR department,

The Hockey Hall of Fame will celebrate its Class of 2023 during Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Weekend from Nov. 10-12, followed by the official induction ceremony in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 13. This year’s list of Honored Members includes Tom Barrasso, Henrik Lundqvist, Caroline Ouellette, Pierre Turgeon and Mike Vernon in the player category, while Ken Hitchcock and the late Pierre Lacroix will be inducted as builders.

A Horrific Injury In The Elite Ice Hockey League

10/29/2023 at 4:19am EDT

update 5:02am, The Nottingham Panthers updated their X account saying Adam Johnson has passed away.

from Mark Eisenhauer, Rob Rossi and more of The Athletic,

Former NHL forward Adam Johnson was severely injured in an on-ice collision when his neck appeared to be cut by a skate during a game in Britain’s top hockey league, his team said on Saturday night.

A brief video clip of the broadcast of the Nottingham Panthers-Sheffield Steelers game reviewed by The Athletic appears to show Johnson skating with the puck up the left side of the rink before the injury occurs as he collides with an opposing player and both fall to the ice. Johnson quickly gets up with large amounts of blood on his jersey and the ice. He attempts to skate back to the bench as a teammate puts his left hand to Johnson’s neck, before the camera cuts away.

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from Cosmo Teare and Jon Rogers of The Sun,

ICE hockey star Adam Johnson suffered a horrific injury when another player's skate blade is said to have cut his throat during a match.

Horrified fans were asked to leave the stadium in Sheffield following the "major medical emergency" on Saturday evening....

One person wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "Paramedics are now on the ice, players are forming a ring around him and now screens are up around him.

"Awful scenes here at Sheffield Arena."

The game was quickly stopped before screens were brought in to give the player and medical staff privacy while he received medical attention.

CPR is said to have been carried out on the Panthers forward.

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The Times They Are A Changin

10/04/2023 at 2:41pm EDT

from Paul Palmeter of CBC News,

It's early in the 2023-24 minor hockey season, and many players and their parents are getting adjusted to a new policy from Hockey Canada.

This season, all minor hockey players are being encouraged to wear the base layer they wear under their equipment to the arena. If they don't do that, they will have to change into their base layer inside a closed washroom stall at the rink.

The new policy is trying to promote inclusion and to respect the privacy of all participants on a team. It is now the responsibility of all coaches and team staff to instruct players regarding the minimum attire rule and make sure they are in compliance with it.

"All participants have the right to utilize the dressing room or appropriate and equivalent dressing environment based on their gender identity, religious beliefs, body image concerns, and/or other reasons related to their individual needs," Hockey Canada spokesperson Esther Madziya said in a statement emailed to CBC News.

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New Feature From CapFriendly

09/22/2023 at 3:23pm EDT

Bob McKenzie's Pre-Season Draft Rankings

09/14/2023 at 12:34pm EDT

from Bob McKenzie of TSN,

It is by no means an absolute lock - there’s a whole race still to be run and it hasn’t even started yet - but it is fair to declare Macklin Celebrini as the obvious morning line favourite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.

Nine out of 10 NHL scouts surveyed to determine TSN’s Pre-Season Top 16 Rankings slotted the 17-year-old Boston University freshman from Vancouver at the top of their respective lists.

The only prospect other than Celebrini to garner a No. 1 vote was American goal-scoring winger Cole Eiserman, who is No. 2 on TSN’s Pre-Season list. In addition to his lone first-place vote, the USNTDP forward received five second-place votes and four third-place votes.

Russian forward Ivan Demidov of SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL is third on the TSN list, picking up four second-place votes (just one fewer than Eiserman), three third-place votes and three others outside of the top three.

This Canadian-American-Russian trio is effectively the unofficial Big Three going into the 2023-24 season for the 2024 draft that will be held in late June at an as yet undisclosed location.

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2023 US Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees

09/08/2023 at 10:54am EDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –Dustin Brown, Brian Burke, Katie King Crowley, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Murphy will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the Class of 2023, it was announced today by USA Hockey.

“It's an amazing Class and a group that truly reflects extraordinary,” said Mike Trimboli, president of USA Hockey. “Their accomplishments are varied and far-reaching, and the positive impact they've had on the game -- and will continue to have -- will no doubt benefit generations to come."

The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, which will feature the formal enshrinement of the Class of 2023 and also include the presentation of the NHL's Lester Patrick Trophy, will be held Wednesday, December 6, 2023, in Boston. Additional details will be provided later this month.

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Another Coaching Chance for Bill Peters

08/30/2023 at 4:32pm EDT

from the CP at TSN,

Bill Peters is being given a second chance by the Lethbridge Hurricanes, but not by the former player who was the target of his racism.

Peters was named Lethbridge's new head coach on Wednesday, returning him to the Western Hockey League and organized hockey for the first time in nearly four years.

Peters resigned as the head coach of the NHL's Calgary Flames in November 2019 after it became public that he had committed an act of anti-Black racism involving former player Akim Aliu.

“Over the last several years, I have worked to understand my previous anti-Black racist thoughts and actions,” Peters said in a statement. “I have learned much through this reformational journey and feel ready to return to coaching. I am in an influential position to positively impact community leaders and contribute to a more inclusive generation in hockey.”

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What Do Think Of The New Rules In The Champions Hockey League?

08/30/2023 at 10:01am EDT

Welcome To The Professional Women’s Hockey League

08/29/2023 at 11:40am EDT

TORONTO, ON (August 29, 2023) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) was officially introduced today with a foundational announcement naming its six markets across Canada and the United States. When the puck drops in January 2024, the world’s best women’s players will compete in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto, as well as Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and the New York City area.

Rosters for the inaugural season will begin forming during an initial free agency period commencing September 1, with the majority of the league’s founding players to be selected during the 2023 PWHL Draft on Sept. 18.

Brian Burke Will Have A Leadership Role With The PWHLPA

08/11/2023 at 11:47am EDT

from Ian Kennedy of The Hockey News,

Brian Burke will take a leadership role for the Professional Women's Hockey League Players' Association (PWHLPA) sources tell The Hockey News. He'll be a guiding voice for the union for multiple seasons sources confirm.

The union, which ratified a collective bargaining agreement with new ownership in July, was previously guided by Hockey Hall of Famer Jayna Hefford, along with the PWHPA board which included Canadian and American national team veterans such as Hilary Knight, Brianne Jenner, Sarah Nurse, and Kendall Coyne-Schofield.

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QMJHL Bans Fighting

08/10/2023 at 7:18pm EDT

from Tony Ferrari of The Hockey News,

The end of fighting in hockey could be near.

As a part of the league’s new safety regulations for the upcoming season, the QMJHL formally announced that they will ban fighting and heavily punish any and all who do not follow the new league protocols....

The formal announcement included the following punishments:

As soon as a fight occurs, those engaged must be systematically ejected from the game.

Any player found to have instigated the fight will also receive an automatic one-game suspension.

The person declared to be the aggressor during the fight will receive a minimum of two automatic games of suspension.

In addition to the game misconduct, an automatic game suspension is imposed starting with the player's 2nd fight of the season. This suspension is in addition to the sanctions described in the preceding paragraphs.

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Hockey In India

07/22/2023 at 7:41am EDT

from The Times Of India,

In Ladakh, the land of snow-tipped mountains, captivating landscapes and monasteries, the largely western sport of ice hockey has been trying to find its feet and will soon reach a major milestone with India's first Olympic-size all-weather rink. In this special feature story, Timesofindia.com tracks the sport's footsteps from the 1970s to now, and what lies ahead.

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The NHL Player Inclusion Coalition

06/27/2023 at 8:35am EDT

NASHVILLE (June 27, 2023) – The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association today announced, the launch of the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition, a group of current and former NHL Players and women’s professional hockey Players who work to advance equality and inclusion in the sport of hockey on and off the ice. As part of the launch, the NHLPA and NHL have earmarked more than $1 million USD to support the coalition’s programs through contributions to grassroots organizations, Player-perspective storytelling, and other special projects.

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