Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Chicago Blackhawks are counting on Drew Commesso to be a key part of their future. Chicago went for the goaltender in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft, after his second season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. He went on to play three years at Boston…
The $2.1 billion sports and entertainment district that the Arizona Coyotes are supposedly close to deciding where to construct may provide a huge boost to stability for the long-struggling team. The Coyotes are reportedly concentrating on a different piece in north Phoenix, close to Scottsdale, nearly four months after the NHL team signed a letter…
The Vancouver Canucks have had an strong start to the 2023-24 season. So far, after 25 games, they’ve put up a remarkable 16 wins and amassing an impressive 33 points. The team now sits in the third spot in the Pacific Division. Not surprisingly, it’s the roster’s star players who are steering this surprising season’s…
I believe the Toronto Maple Leafs’ slower start this season is a result of the introduction of a new playing style for the team’s bottom-six units. While the team’s top two lines continue to be puck-possession units — something they can pull off because of their elite talent and the collective power of their skill…
There is a ton of news coming out of the NHL Board of Governors meetings today. Among the items addressed with the media, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has yet to decide whether Corey Perry will need to engage in a conversation with him for a potential return to his NHL career. It doesn’t sound like…
For fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs who are worried that William Nylander is playing “too well” this season and pricing himself out of Toronto, Brendan Shanahan has a message for you. Stop worrying about good news. The President of the Maple Leafs suggested that he’d much rather have it be a problem that Nylander…
A few teams have been linked to trade talk involving Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin. The latest is the Arizona Coyotes, who join a list that includes the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins. But, a wrinkle has been added to the speculation as one insider suggests that Hanifin knows where he wants to go…
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj, who has been recovering from an upper-body injury that kept him out for seven games, was activated off injured reserve. However, he didn’t move the Canadiens’ roster. Instead, he was immediately sent down to AHL Laval. That move happened this past Monday, December 4, 2023. Despite his physical play, with…
It’s a shame that the Edmonton Oilers may have no choice but to trade Philip Broberg this season. Not only is Broberg a high-end prospect that may hit his stride in the next season or two, but Edmonton had a chance to move him last season for a bonaifide top-four defenseman and didn’t do it….
According to Ryan Rishaug of TSN, there is a massive miscommunication issue going on between the Edmonton Oilers and agent for defenseman Philip Broberg. According to GM Ken Holland, reports of Broberg being granted permission to seek a trade are not true. It sounds like the agent is trying to get permission but the Oilers…
