Rangers’ Peter Laviolette shakes it up with 2024 All-Star squad
TORONTO — For all the teams and all the players Peter Laviolette has coached over his 22 years in the NHL, the 2024 All-Star Game team will be comprised primarily of skaters he has never coached before. Ta. “it was [cool]It was just nice to play with completely different players,” the Rangers head coach said […]
NHL superstars put on impressive show at All-Star Weekend
TORONTO — Connor McDavid emerged as the $1 million winner of Friday’s skills competition. Auston Matthews won the MVP award after his team won the 3-on-3 tournament on Saturday. Can we drop the USA vs. Canada pack now for next winter’s Four-Way Tournament? Will he have two outstanding centers at the 2026 Olympics, meaning he […]
Justin Bieber soaks in NHL All-Star Game win in gaudy, oversized coat
Justin Bieber’s team apparently listened to “Never Say Never” before Saturday’s NHL Stars Game. The pop star from Ontario, Canada, was the festival’s celebrity captain, and his team, led by Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews, took home the crown with two wins on Saturday. Bieber got his own blue Team Matthews NHL jersey and skated […]
NHL All-Star booed for lack of effort during skills competition: ‘Not a good look’
Nikita Kucherov looked like he wanted to play somewhere other than Friday night’s NHL All-Star Skills Contest. The Tampa Bay Lightning forward was one of 12 All-Stars in attendance at the event, but it was clear the other 11 cared a little more than Kucherov. Kucherov was the first choice for the match, which took […]
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson nearly brought to tears after first All-Star selection, ‘MVP’ chants from fans
After spending his first four NBA seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey native Jalen Brunson signed a four-year contract with the New York Knicks in July 2022. Brunson broke out in his first season in a Knicks uniform. He was one of the key pieces on a Knicks team that finished in the top […]
All-Star snub costs Kings’ Domantas Sabonis $1.3 million
This all-star snub was very expensive. Kings forward Domantas Sabonis missed out on a $1.3 million bonus because he wasn’t named to the Western Conference All-Star team. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Sabonis averaged 19.9 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists per game, a near triple-double, but was not named to the Western Conference’s 12-man […]
Rangers’ legacy of goaltenders on display at NHL All-Star Game
TORONTO — Cam Talbot was in camp in the fall of 2014, preparing for his second season as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup after turning heads as a 26-year-old rookie the previous season. . A few months earlier, the Rangers drafted Russian goaltender Igor Shesterkin in the fourth round, 118th overall. “I don’t think his name came […]
9 biggest NBA All-Star snubs in 2024, ranked by egregiousness
The 2024 NBA All-Star candidates have been announced, but the players who narrowly missed out on the spot will be left with a painful feeling. With that in mind, here are the nine biggest snubs of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. I feel sorry for Jamal Murray, but he’ll have to settle for 10th place. […]
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson named NBA All-Star for first time
Jalen Brunson is finally getting some recognition. The Knicks point guard was named a reserve Eastern Conference All-Star on Thursday, an honor decided by NBA coaches after Brunson was removed from the starting lineup by fans. Injured Knicks forward Julius Randle, a two-time All-Star in the past three years, was also named to the reserve […]
Jalen Brunson expected to be named All-Star for first time
Jalen Brunson will officially find out Thursday night, but it’s hard to understand that the Knicks’ breakout point guard won’t be named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career. Brunson averaged career highs in points (26.8), assists (6.5) and 3-point percentage (42.2 percent) in his second season in New York, and […]