Will ESPN and TNT spark new NHL fans?October 14, 2021 (20:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] The NHL carries a ton of momentum into the new season with new broadcast partners in ESPN and Turner Sports. Charles Curtis examines if that will lead to hockey reentering the mainstream of American sports culture. More...
Brady Tkachuk signs seven-year, $57.5 million deal with Ottawa SenatorsOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] OTTAWA " Brady Tkachuk and the Ottawa Senators have agreed to a seven-year, US$57.5 million contract. The Senators made the announcement on Thursday morning, hours before Ottawa's home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tkachuk was a restricted free agent and had not played for the Senators during the pre-season until a deal was reached. The contract has an average value of $8.214 million annually. Tkachuk will be paid $4 million this season, $6.5 million in 2022-23, $10.5 million in 2023-2 More...
Turris scores winner in shootout to lift Oilers 3-2 over Canucks in season openerOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] EDMONTON " Kyle Turris made the most of a rare opportunity on Wednesday night. Turris scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers started the season off with a win despite giving up a late lead, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2. The 32-year-old forward, who had a career high 64 points with the Ottawa Senators in 2014-2015, but has fallen on tough times of late with just five points in 27 games with the Oilers last season, is eager to turn things around. "It's really big," Turris said of More...
McTavish, 18, scores in NHL debut as Ducks beat Jets 4-1October 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) " Mason McTavish became the youngest player in Anaheim history to score a goal as the Ducks opened the season with a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. The 18-year-old McTavish " the third overall pick in this year's NHL draft " put in a loose puck 13:20 into the first period to give Anaheim a 2-0 lead. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made a pad save on a shot by Isac Lundestrom, but McTavish gathered in the rebound. Officials originally ruled no goal becau More...
Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021October 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] Wednesday's Games NHL Toronto 2 Montreal 1 Washington 5 N.Y. Rangers 1 Colorado 4 Chicago 2 Edmonton 3 SO Vancouver 2 Anaheim 4 Winnipeg 1 --- NBA Pre-Season Phoenix 119 Portland 74 Dallas 127 Charlotte 59 Orlando 103 Boston 102 Indiana 109 Memphis 107 New York 108 Detroit 100 Oklahoma City 108 Denver 99 Utah 124 Milwaukee 120 --- This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2021. The Canadian Press More...
Byram gets first NHL goal, Avalanche beat Blackhawks 4-2October 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] DENVER (AP) " Bowen Byram scored his first NHL goal and added an assist to lead the short-handed Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night. Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog each had a goal and an assist for Colorado, which played without star center Nathan MacKinnon and head coach Jared Bednar. Both are in the COVID-19 protocol and away from the team. Assistant coaches Ray Bennett and Nolan Pratt led the team against Chic More...
Nylander, Campbell lead the way as Maple Leafs down Canadiens in openerOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] TORONTO " William Nylander could sense the anticipation building right from warmup. Jack Campbell described the "electric" atmosphere of the Maple Leafs' first regular-season home crowd in 19 months. The duo made sure the majority of those in attendance went home happy Wednesday. Nylander scored the winner early in the third period and Campbell made 31 saves, including some massive stops early with his teammates stuck in the starting blocks, as Toronto defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in the More...
Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals beat Rangers 5-1 in openerOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] WASHINGTON (AP) " While the fisticuffs never materialized, the Washington Capitals made a season-opening 5-1 victory against the division-rival New York Rangers memorable Wednesday night for Alex Ovechkins 731st and 732nd goals and Hendrix Lapierres first. Ovechkin scored twice to pass Marcel Dionne for sole possession of fifth place on the NHL goals list, putting him a couple of steps closer to Wayne Gretzky's record that had long seemed unbreakable. And Gretzky was even part of Lapierre's go More...
Maple Leafs agree to helmet decal deal with TikTokOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] TORONTO (AP) " The Toronto Maple Leafs sported TikTok decals on their helmets Wednesday night for the season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. The teams parent company announced a deal with TikTok earlier Wednesday for the social media platforms logo to appear on players helmets throughout the season. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment said the one-year agreement with the video-sharing service also includes in-arena and digital branding, concession items inspired by TikTok, and further More...
MLSE announces deal with TikTok, company's logo will feature on Leafs helmetsOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] TORONTO " The Toronto Maple Leafs are going social. The team's parent company announced a deal with TikTok on Wednesday that will see the social media platform's logo appear on players' helmets throughout the 2021-22 season. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment said the one-year agreement with the video-sharing service, which has over one billion users, also includes in-arena and digital branding, concession items inspired by TikTok, and further collaborations with the company's other sports prop More...
Canadian sports fans eager to cross border as United States lifts restrictionsOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] For years, Jason Billingsley and his wife have attended the Bills home opener at Highmark Stadium, flying from Vancouver to Hamilton and then driving on to Buffalo, N.Y. That September tradition was derailed for two NFL seasons by COVID-19 restrictions limiting non-essential travel across the Canadian-American border. Billingsley's hopes were raised on Wednesday when the United States announced its intention to lift travel restrictions on its borders with Mexico and Canada by November, just in t More...
Predators sign D Mattias Ekholm to 4-year, $25 million dealOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) " The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Mattias Ekholm to a four-year, $25 million extension keeping him under contract through the 2025-26 season. The Predators announced the contract Wednesday at a news conference. General manager David Poile called Ekholm a foundational piece for the Predators and that they couldn't be happier to get this deal done before the season opener Thursday night against Seattle. Poile said Ekholm brings size at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds to t More...
Jets sign forward Evgeny Svechnikov to one-year, two-way contractOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] WINNIPEG " The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Evgeny Svechnikov on a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal carries an average annual of US$750,000 in the NHL. Svechnikov, 24, recorded eight points (three goals, five assists) in 21 games for the Detroit Red Wings last season. The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia native has played 41 games over four seasons for the Red Wings since turning professional in 2016, recording 12 points (five goals, seven assists) and 20 penalty More...
Islanders to open season with 13 road games before UBS debutOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] NEW YORK (AP) " The New York Islanders know what it means to play away from home for a long time. They spent nearly two months in Canada for the 2020 playoff bubble " reaching the Eastern Conference finals " after the pandemic disrupted the season. They now face the a record-setting stretch without a home game: The Islanders will begin the season with 13 straight road games while construction of their sparkling new UBS Arena is completed. It is the second-longest road trip in NHL history " Vanco More...
Oilers sign Sceviour, put Kassian and Archibald on injured reserveOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] EDMONTON " Forward Colton Sceviour signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The deal has an average annual value of $750,000. Forward Zack Kassian was placed on injured reserve by the Oilers on Wednesday and forward Josh Archibald was put on long-term injured reserve. Defenceman Philip Broberg was loaned to Edmonton's American Hockey League affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif., and forward Kyle Turris was recalled from the minor-league club. The 32-year-old Sceviour More...
Calgary Flames start afresh with head coach Darryl Sutter, new leadershipOctober 14, 2021 (16:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] CALGARY " A significant change in leadership under new-ish head coach Darryl Sutter make the Calgary Flames a team in transition heading into the 2021-22 season. "Honest, hardworking" is the identity Sutter wants for a club that either missed the playoffs or exited in the first round all but one season since Sutter coached the Flames to the Stanley Cup final 17 years ago. A second-round appearance in 2015 is Calgary's deepest post-season run since losing the Cup final in seven games to the Tampa More...
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