‘Oh my god, we just knocked off Northeastern:’ BU women’s hockey continues midseason surge with cathartic win in Beanpot semifinal

Maeve Carey was in shock. And can you blame her? She hadn’t scored a point all season. Her team hadn’t scored on the power play in two months. Her program had not defeated Northeastern in the Beanpot in six years. So when the Boston University women’s hockey team heckled its hero Tuesday night, it took […]

Cross-border sledding

There have only been a handful of times that this blog has been involved in international hockey events with our neighbors to the south, but the arrival of today’s news in my email may change that. I know I had the privilege of covering the 2009 World Deaf Ice Hockey Championship and that a handful […]

Oilers activate Jarry, Walman amid several roster moves

The Edmonton Oilers will get some reinforcements ahead of Tuesday night’s game in Nashville against the Predators on the second night of a back-to-back. Tristan Jarry and Jake Walman have both been activated from injured reserve and are expected to be available, while Adam Henrique has in turn been placed on LTIR and Connor Ingram […]

Captaincy in question: JT Miller takes heat as season spirals for New York Rangers

JT Miller’s first season as captain of the New York Rangers was far from ideal. Multiple injuries, offensive struggles and sometimes questions about his efforts and attitude have helped create a team that was expected to compete and that ranks near the bottom of the Eastern Conference in points percentage. When Miller returned to New […]

Kings’ Kopitar and Doughty step away from NHL field

While we’re catching up After Hours during Hockey Night in Canada Last Saturday, fans saw a milestone that – honestly – just feels incredible. Anže Kopitar and Drew Doughty have officially played in 1,217 NHL games as teammates. And they’re not done yet. With every puck they drop, they put more distance between themselves and […]

Erik Karlsson’s injury could accelerate Penguins trade plans

Because of what appears be a serious injuryPittsburgh Penguins star defenseman Erik Karlsson is now on injured reserve (IR) for at least two more weeks. That could open up trade talks involving the Pittsburgh Penguins. While trade talks likely won’t be specific to Karlsson, if he’s unavailable to the Penguins and they start to fall […]