After nearly two decades of searching the Philadelphia Flyers finally have a top line goaltender. The Flyers have signed goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to a 9-year $51 million contract. The deal is slightly longer than expected but keeps Bryzgalov’s cap hit […]
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Nicklas Lidstrom to return for 20th season
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom will return for his 20th NHL season. Lidstrom agreed to a one-year deal to return the Red Wings, the team announced Monday morning. The 41-year old captain finished the 2010-2011 season with 16 goals […]
Minnesota Wild ink Mike Yeo as new coach
The Minnesota Wild will hire Mike Yeo as their new head coach according to multiple reports. The deal has not been finalized officially, but sources say a deal will be struck in the next few days. Yeo will be the […]
Boston Bruins win Lord Stanley’s Cup, Thomas gets Conn Smythe
In an impressive 4-0 victory in Vancouver Wednesday night, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 39 years. Tim Thomas was awarded the Conn Smythe trophy after yet another fantastic game in goal for Boston. […]
Flyers acquire rights to G Ilya Bryzgalov
The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired the rights to goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov from the Phoenix Coyotes. Philadelphia will send forward Matt Clackson, a third-round draft choices, and a conditional draft pick to Phoenix for the rights to Bryzgalov. Bryzgalov is set […]
Atlanta Thrashers moving to Winnipeg
The waiting is finally over for Winnipeg hockey fans. True North Sports and Entertainment has scheduled a news conference for noon ET at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre to make “a significant community announcement.” According to ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun True North has […]
Stanley Cup Finals Schedule
The No. 1 seed Western Conference Champion Vancouver Canucks will take on the No. 3 seed Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. Below is the schedule to see which team will ultimately hoist Lord Stanley’s […]
Boston Bruins advance to Stanley Cup Finals
The Boston Bruins are the 2010-2011 Eastern Conference Champions. The Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night by a final score of 1-0. Nathan Horton scored with 7:33 remaining in […]
Brian Rafalski retires
Brian Rafalski retired from the NHL Wednesday. The three-time Stanley Cup winner and two-time Olympic silver medalist decided to call it quits after a 11 NHL seasons. He was limited by injuries in 2010-2011 – scoring only four goals in […]
Vancouver Canucks advance to Stanley Cup Finals
The Vancouver Canucks are the 2010-2011 Western Conference Champions. The Canucks advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals by defeating the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in double overtime on Tuesday evening. Vancouver won the best-of-seven series three-games-to-one. They will take on […]