Johnny Gaudreau’s wife thanks NHL, Blue Jackets for honoring late husband
The late Johnny Gordlow's widow expressed overwhelming gratitude for the Blue Jacket and the way the NHL honored him during the Stadium Series game between the Red Wings and the Blue Jacket over the weekend. Gaudreau, along with his brother Matthew, was struck and killed in August by suspected drunk drivers while riding a bike […]
Ilya Sorokin scores first career NHL goal, takes jab at Igor Shesterkin
In the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition, Ilya Sorokin had to score and shoot a puck under the ice. He became pathetic and joked that Igor Shesterkin led, his partner and best friend – he should have shot the puck. Sorokin had his last laugh on Saturday. At the end of a 7-4 victory over […]
NHL: Capitals to honor DCA plane crash victims with decal
Saturday marks a month since 67 people died after a commercial plane collided with a helicopter while landing at DCA airport in Washington, DC. Among them were members of the figure skating community who returned from the Kansas tournament. During a home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Washington Capitals honor the victim by […]
4 Nations Face-Off not a given next season, NHL commissioner says
The four-country showdown was a huge success not only for the NHL but also for the entire hockey game. However, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is not sure the tournament will return during the 2025-26 season. Appears in “A rich Eisen Show” Bettman explained why the league must think long and hard about how the tournament […]
Gary Bettman setting himself up for more boos with NHL draft change
Get ready to boove Gary Bettman more in the 2025 NHL Draft. The NHL will announce to committee members the names of all first-round selections in the draft in Los Angeles in late June as the league marks its first distributed draft. This move mimics what the NFL and NBA have been doing for years. […]
Rangers escape with win over last-place Penguins as NHL trade deadline looms
Pittsburgh – The Cliche 'A Win Is a Win' is almost always true, but I don't feel that right for the Rangers. Not for a team who gave up eight goals with an embarrassing loss on the first night of back-to-back slate, but for a 5-3 slow-moving Abbett against the Penguins they were Good luck […]
Johnny Gaudreau’s son serenaded by NHL fans on 1st birthday
The late Johnny Gordlow's young son was serenaded by the Columbus crowd on Saturday in a sweet rendition of “Happy Birthday” when Johnny Jr. celebrated his first birthday. During the Blue Jacket's dominant 5-1 home victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, attendees are informed that it was Johnny Jr.'s first birthday and celebrated the special day […]
NHL, US must capitalize on momentum following 4 Nations Face-Off
Hockey has never been broken as a cultural product south of the Canadian border last week. ESPN has never dedicated the kind of wall-to-wall coverage to the sport prior to the 4 Nations final, even after becoming an NHL rights holder three seasons ago. PK Subban has become a virus to bashing the NBA. This […]
Rangers mid-season trade acquisition equates 4 Nations experience to NHL postseason
Urho Vaakanainen is his seventh NHL season and the Rangers are his third team, but the 26-year-old defender has never reached the playoffs. Therefore, his involvement in the four-state showdown with Finland was not merely inspiring. It could help Vakaninen prepare for the postseason. “I never played in a playoff game, but if I had […]
The NHL calendar has long been broken — here’s how to fix it
If you had to design your calendar with the goal of struggling with sports marketing, you couldn't do much worse than the NHL. The league, which reworked its playoff format to highlight rivalry, castrated them in the regular season. The league, where most of the best players praise high-level international competition, has successfully punted it […]