I’ve had it with relievers
Relief pitchers. Who needs them?Photo: Getty ImagesMaybe I’ve rebelled against getting older as long as I can, and I’m coming to accept the hair growing out of my ears combined with the opinions that something in a modern sport isn’t as good as I remember. It’s weird, because I don’t remember having any attachment to…
2021-22 NHL season picks: Stanley Cup, division winners and awards
The 2021-22 NHL season is set to begin on Tuesday night with a doubleheader on ESPN and ESPN+, but we're looking beyond just those two matchups.Will the Lightning pull off the three-peat? How well will the Kraken do in their first season? And who will take home all of the individual hardware?We've gathered our cross-platform…
Ukranian hockey player suspended three games for racist gesture aimed
A Ukrainian Hockey League player is facing additional consequences after making a racist gesture toward a Black American opponent during a league game Sunday. Andrei Deniskin of HC Kremenchuk was ejected after taunting Jalen Smereck of HC Donbass Donetsk by mimicking peeling a banana and eating it. On Wednesday, the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine announced they…
The NHL returned to ESPN, so here’s what it lacked
Well... do you?Screenshot: ESPNThe NHL returned to ESPN on Tuesday night, with the self-proclaimed World Wide Leader celebrating itself and especially the old ESPN hockey theme.Which... fine: It’s the most recognizable aspect of what ESPN did back in the day. There wasn’t much else remarkable about ESPN’s debut. Most of the voices we’d seen before…
Another black eye for hockey
Photo: Prince Albert RaidersIt’s not so surprising that hockey could step on a few rakes before its season even starts. It’s just surprising how not surprising it is. It would have been bad enough for the sport to deal with Robin Lehner’s accusations of NFL-like painkiller distribution among its teams, trainers, and players. You are…
Vegas goalie Robin Lehner in stunning Twitter attack on Vigneault,
Robin LehnerPhoto: Getty ImagesAs a goalie, Robin Lehner is used to having shots fired at him, but on Saturday night, he was the one unloading, as the Golden Knights goalie accused Flyers coach Alain Vigneault of… well, it’s not entirely clear, but the implication was pushing drugs on players.In a three-tweet thread, Lehner asked if…
Blackhawks fire Colliton, name King interim coach
The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Jeremy Colliton on Saturday.With the team mired in a 1-9-2 start, interim general manager Kyle Davidson made the decision, naming Derek King interim coach.Chicago has lost two straight since posting their first victory, and allowed a league-high 47 goals."Our on-ice goal remains the same: To build an elite system of…
The Blackhawks are forced to face their reckoning, 11 years
Former Chicago Blachawks coach Joel Quenneville, right, has a lot to answer for in his role in covering up sexual assault allegations from 2010. GM Stan Bowman, left, resigned on Tuesday.Image: APThe details are always worse than you can imagine, even if the overall arc of the story is exactly what we all expected. And…
Laila Edwards Makes Hockey History
On the front page is Laila Edwards, star forward for Team USA in the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship tournament going on in Utica at the Adirondack Bank Center. Laila is the...
Hot Seat to Feature Hockey Great Laila Edwards 4.24.24
On Wednesday’s Hot Seat I will interview IIHF Team USAs powerhouse forward, 6’1” 190lb, Laila Edwards. Laila lead her team in scoring throughout the World Championship tourney with three hat tricks losing to Canada...