11:00 AM ET For months, the defining moment of 2019 was the St. Louis Blues winning their first Stanley Cup. Especially since everyone is now copying that “promote an interim coach, find the song in your heart and you too can go from worst to first!” thing. But then Don Cherry and Bill Peters personified
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6:51 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets placed right wing Cam Atkinson on injured reserve Thursday with a sprained ankle that will keep him out for two to three weeks. The move is retroactive to Dec. 19, when Atkinson injured his ankle against the Los Angeles Kings. Atkinson, 30, has nine goals and 12 assists
4:47 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and three assists and Barrett Hayton scored two power play goals for Canada to beat the United States 6-4 to open the world junior ice hockey championship on Thursday. Connor McMichael, Nolan Foote and Ty Dellandrea also scored for Canada, and
12:29 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are shutting down defensemen Calvin de Haan and Brent Seabrook for the season with both set to undergo surgery on Friday, the team announced Thursday. De Haan suffered a right shoulder injury Dec. 10 against the Vegas Golden Knights and has not played since. He underwent offseason surgery on
8:12 PM ET Associated Press Lindsey Vonn popped the question to New Jersey Devils star P.K. Subban. Vonn linked a picture of herself and Subban with the ring, with the couple wearing matching striped pajamas in front of a Christmas tree with three dogs in the foreground. She also posted a close-up of Subban flashing
7:30 AM ET Before he won the Stanley Cup, before he became one of the NHL’s most productive defensemen on an annual basis and before he entered the Norris Trophy discussion, John Carlson was just another 19-year-old hockey player trying his best to prove he belonged with the big club. A 2008 first-round draft choice
4:16 PM ET Associated Press Former NHL forward Jeremy Roenick was suspended indefinitely by NBC Sports on Monday for his inappropriate comments about coworkers. Roenick made a series of questionable remarks about fellow hockey broadcasters Kathryn Tappen, Patrick Sharp and Anson Carter during a recent appearance on the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast. An NBC Sports spokesman
7:00 AM ET As a good Canadian boy, Nathan MacKinnon should have known better. Earlier this month, his Colorado Avalanche were visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs, and in the visiting locker room, MacKinnon talked to a reporter from Forbes about his contract. MacKinnon said he has “no regrets” about inking his contract in 2016 that
4:41 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara will miss Monday’s game against the Washington Capitals to have more surgery on the jaw he broke in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final before returning for Game 5. The team announced that he developed an infection and will have the plates and screws in the
7:30 AM ET The 2020 World Junior Championship is deep in talent. And this year’s tournament of the world’s best hockey players under the age of 20 is of particular interest to those looking forward to the 2020 NHL draft. Canada has four draft-eligible players on the roster, two of Sweden’s very best forwards and