Capitals’ Henrik Lundqvist Will Not Play 2020-21 Season Because of a Heart...
Two months after signing with the Washington Capitals, Henrik Lundqvist said on Thursday that he would not be able to play in the coming season because of a heart condition. Lundqvist, 38, a Swede,...
View ArticleOn Video Calls, a Community Walks Through Hockey History
Kypreos, 54, let out a nervous laugh. “Uh, oh,” he said. “Look out.” Healy wanted to know how Keenan, 71, came up with the idea of showing the Rangers footage of the 1969 Miracle Mets and their parade...
View ArticleAfter Much Different Bubble Stays, Rangers and Islanders Start New Year
After a short training camp and an out-of-place off-season, the Rangers and the Islanders will start their N.H.L. seasons by playing each other on Thursday night, without fans, at Madison Square...
View ArticleOvechkin and Three Other Capitals Out After Health and Safety Violation
The Washington Capitals will be without four key players, including the star forward Alex Ovechkin, for at least four games after the team was found to have violated the N.H.L.’s health and safety...
View ArticleGeorge Armstrong, Who Led Toronto to 4 Stanley Cup Titles, Dies at 90
The Maple Leafs haven’t won an N.H.L. championship since then. Armstrong was heralded as a future star in the 1952-53 season, when he played regularly for the Leafs for the first time. “This kid’s got...
View ArticleRangers Send Tony DeAngelo to Taxi Squad
Tony DeAngelo was sent to the Rangers’ taxi squad on Monday, one day after the team waived the high-priced defenseman, who was on the ice as his team surrendered four goals in a 5-4 overtime loss on...
View ArticleN.W.H.L. Suspends Season One Day Before Scheduled TV Broadcasts
In what was deemed a “make or break” moment, the National Women’s Hockey League’s two-week bubble season ended on Wednesday when the league announced it was suspending the playoffs because of new...
View ArticleStars Aligned: McDavid and Matthews Set, and Keep, the Pace
“To have this in Canada like this, with the best goal-scorer and the most electrifying player in the league going at it nine times, this is special,” Button said, “and there’s a real possibility for...
View ArticleHow One Sports Season Fell Apart, Even in a Bubble
Players in the National Women’s Hockey League left Lake Placid, N.Y., wishing there had been better communication as positive tests increased. Source link
View ArticleHockey Legend Wayne Gretzky Shared His Father With a Nation
OTTAWA — In an instant 30 years ago, a huge piece of Walter Gretzky’s legacy went missing. Gretzky, the father of the greatest hockey player of all time, had an aneurysm while painting his mother’s...
View ArticleN.H.L. Hopes to Extend Its Reach to Latino Audiences
In South Florida, the Panthers dabbled in Spanish broadcasts on the radio during their first three seasons starting in 1993, while they played in Miami, and again in the middle of the 2010s. The...
View ArticleThe Sabres’ Losing Streak Ends at 18
The Buffalo Sabres started the year seeking to ignite their offense with new acquisitions, but instead they found ignominy with a historic losing streak. The Sabres lost 18 games in a row before...
View ArticleWith New Wrinkle, N.H.L. Division Races Heat Up
There’s a lot that is different about the N.H.L. schedule this season. Start with the compressed timeline, requiring 868 regular-season games to be played in 119 days. Then there are the numerous...
View ArticleWhere the N.H.L. Contenders Stand Before the Trade Deadline
The last major window for N.H.L. teams to bolster their rosters is closing as the Monday trade deadline nears. Each of this season’s four makeshift divisions has a similar dynamic, with three teams...
View ArticleCollege Players Graduating to the N.H.L. Have a Chance for Longer Test Run
Each spring as college hockey seasons conclude, several top players — highly drafted underclassmen and free agents, for the most part — quickly progress to the professional ranks. But there’s a bonus...
View ArticleRangers Call N.H.L. Safety Chief ‘Unfit’ After Decision on Tom Wilson
A melee on the ice Monday led to more upheaval off it Tuesday as the Rangers called for the dismissal of the N.H.L.’s director of player safety in a scathing statement. During a goal-mouth skirmish in...
View ArticleRangers Look to Move Past ‘Crazy’ Season
The Rangers’ regular season may have been shorter than usual, but it was filled with turmoil. Just last week, there was the stunning firing of John Davidson, the team president, and Jeff Gorton, the...
View ArticleRangers Fire Coach David Quinn After Three Seasons
Tumult continued for the New York Rangers as David Quinn was fired on Wednesday after three seasons as the team’s coach. The decision to part ways with Quinn, hired with much fanfare in May 2018 from...
View ArticleThe 2021 N.H.L. Playoffs Are Set to Begin
You hear a lot of superlatives about the N.H.L. playoffs. Does hockey have the most exciting playoffs? Is the Stanley Cup the hardest trophy to win in sports? Are its customs and traditions the most...
View ArticleA Full Guide to the 2021 NHL Playoffs
The N.H.L. playoffs begin on Saturday the same way the 56-game regular season played out: the schedule featured entirely intradivisional play and the postseason will be no different through the first...
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