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 […]
NHL to let judicial process play out in Canada WJC sexual assault case
TORONTO — Before answering questions from reporters at the annual All-Star Weekend press conference, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will issue a candid statement about the status of the sexual assault incident at the 2018 Canada World Juniors. I chose. TSN reports that attorneys representing five players — Devils’ Michael McLeod and Cal Foote, Flyers’ Carter […]
Connor McDavid wins NHL Skills Competition he helped design
TORONTO — Of course, Connor McDavid won the All-Star Skills Competition. He helped design it. McDavid had a dominant performance Friday night at Scotiabank Arena, winning four of the eight challenges and clocking an incredible time of 40.606 seconds on the final obstacle course, earning him $1 million in prize money. I got a dollar. […]
Nikita Kucherov booed for subpar effort in NHL Skills Competition
The NHL’s redesigned All-Star Skills Competition brings $1 million in prize money and new excitement to one of the league’s marquee events of the year. But you wouldn’t know that from watching Nikita Kucherov. The rebranded event had just 12 contestants, but the Lightning superstar was eliminated after just six mini-games. Kucherov, 30, finished in […]
NHL on right track with players back in Olympics
TORONTO — That means the league that was supposed to set the template for international competition and global presence is back in the business of best-on-best, and that’s news worth celebrating. Because while the Stanley Cup reigns supreme, the dirty secret is that Bobby Orr, who flew through the air that May 1970 Boston afternoon, […]
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 […]
Anonymous NHL player poll reveals player with the most punchable face: ‘Always hated the guy’
Mid-year reviews are underway from across the league, but what some NHL players are saying about their fellow athletes may not be so great. The Athletic released the results of its anonymous player poll on Wednesday, and while some players were rated as the best players in the league or at their respective positions, others […]
4 Canadian NHL Players Charged with Sexual Assault Stemming from Alleged 2018 Incident
Four current NHL players have been charged with sexual assault in connection with a 2018 incident while they were playing for Canada’s world junior team. On Tuesday, Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Dillon Dube of Calgary, and Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils were charged with sexual assault and placed […]