If the Toronto Maple Leafs are eliminated from the playoffs on Tuesday night, talk among Leafs Nation will be that changes need to take place. Suggesting the bench issues that showed up on Saturday was eight years in the making. The team is frustrated that they can’t find another gear, have lost six playoff home…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Belleville Senators continue to tick off items on the franchise to-do list. Last Wednesday brought the team’s first-ever Calder Cup Playoff victory, a 3-1 win over Toronto in Game 1 of their first-round North Division clash. Now after a nail-biting Sunday afternoon at CAA Arena, the B-Sens have their…
The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves on the brink of elimination once again, sparking conversations throughout the hockey world. The team has struggled in the postseason, with only one series win in the past 10 seasons. In 2021, they suffered a devastating 3-1 series loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Much of the focus has been…
If the Los Angeles Kings want to feel bad about one of their game, just watch a clip that surfaced of the Edmonton Oilers absolutely owning the Kings while on the power play. Now clicking at 53.3%, the Oilers are 8/15 and the Kings don’t seem to have an answer for Edmonton’s top stars, who…
The Seattle Kraken have officially fired head coach Dave Hakstol. It may come as a slight surprise to some as Hakstol had some great times in Seattle, helping that expansion franchise become a contender. But, a lackluster 2023-24 season required reassessing the state of the club and changes were made. To our first-ever head coach,…
The Toronto Maple Leafs will do their best to ensure the audio remains secret, but NHL insider Chris Johnston reveals that William Nylander was wearing a microphone the night he returned to the Leafs lineup for Game 4 against the Boston Bruins. This was also the same game where footage captured Nylander, Mitch Marner, and…
The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in a familiar and troubling position once again as they face a 3-1 deficit against the Boston Bruins in the playoffs. After a lackluster performance in Game 4, where they fell 3-1, questions regarding the team’s effort, coaching, and overall playoff mentality are everywhere. Throughout the series, the Maple…
The Grand Rapids Griffins have added another young talent to their burgeoning list of prospects. Defenseman Andrew Gibson has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings that will go into effect next season; the Red Wings assigned the 19-year-old to Grand Rapids on an amateur tryout agreement. Selected by Detroit in the…
Great Britain stalwart Ian Turner has retired from his role as Team Manager of Great Britain Under-20s. Ian has been involved in the programme for two decades, working as manager for over 150 games which included 13 medals, three of them gold. His first management role was with GB Women in 2003, and he also…
According to Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, the Edmonton Oilers might be looking at locking up one of their lesser-experienced defensemen to a long-term deal. That defenseman is Vincent Desharnais who has really come into his own this season. According to Stauffer (h/t @Lukeee_17): “We assume Vincent Desharnais will be signed to a long-term extension,…
