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The final week of arbitration led to several hockey signings
The final week of arbitration led to several signings this past week although there were certainly some headlines made on the injury front as well. Here’s a rundown of the biggest news from the past seven days. More…
Read MoreOvi will finish his career in KHL, so where does that leave the Capitals?
Although he’s certainly not showing it when it comes to his freakish ability to fill the net with pucks, Alex Ovechkin is beginning to look at the day when he will no longer be a Washington Capital. More…
Read MoreHockey East Faces More Scheduling Uncertainty
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced new executive orders on Monday in response to COVID cases spiking across the state. One of the orders, in particular, will have an effect on college hockey in Massachusetts. Baker announced that all entertainment venues must close by 9:30 p.m. The only exceptions are for religious or political events. It’s…
Read MoreNHL free agency 2020: Complete list of all 31 teams’ UFA, RFA players
When the 2019-20 NHL season was paused, the status of free agency was in flux. We later learned the signing period would begin at noon ET on Oct. 9. That’s when unrestricted free agents began signing with new teams, restricted free agents with arbitration rights began having their next contracts dictated by a third party…
Read MoreTravis Roy, Former BU Player and Spinal Research Advocate, Passes Away at 45
Travis Roy, who was paralyzed 11 seconds into his first college game, and then spent a lifetime advocating for spinal cord research, passed away today at age 45 due to complications from his injury. Roy was a freshman at Boston University, and was in the lineup for the team’s first game of the season against…
Read MoreStanley Cup visits children’s cancer center in Tampa
Remy Heberlein’s grandmother joked he shouldn’t touch the Stanley Cup with chocolate on his hands. The 3-year-old whose leukemia is in remission was sad he couldn’t touch hockey’s holy grail at all, but that didn’t stop his eyes from lighting up at the sight of it. He and older brother Charlie echoed their father in…
Read MoreThe Great Goal Chase: Ovechkin shooting for Gretzky’s all-time NHL record
There was a time when Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 career goals was thought to be unbreakable. Then Wayne Gretzky came along and broke it. And then there was a time when Gretzky’s record of 894 career goals was thought to be unbreakable. Then Alex Ovechkin came along. And broke it? Read more…
Read MoreMeet the Next Great Russian Phenom
Matvei Michkov is just 15, but he’s already dominating the Russian junior circuit. The hockey world has been blessed with some incredible talents from Russia over the years, with titans such as Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin still playing at a high level in the NHL more than a decade after coming over to North…
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