7:00 AM ET After winning it all in 2017, America’s young representatives won’t find satisfaction with repeating as bronze medalists, trouncing the Czech Republic 9-3 in the third-place game a year ago. While oddsmakers deem the host Canadian crew the early favorite for gold at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria,
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7:00 AM ET The Canadians and Americans aren’t alone in bringing high-level talent to British Columbia for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, set to begin on Dec. 26. Here is a look at prolific playmakers from legit medal contenders Sweden, Finland, Russia and everyone’s favorite wild card, the Czech Republic. Be sure to check
7:00 AM ET Speed, speed, speed. If coach Tim Hunter has his way, his young charges will once again rocket their way atop the podium on home soil. The odds are in their favor. Despite the absence of experienced veterans, Team Canada is considered the early pick to repeat as gold medalists at the 2019
11:02 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret has been taken out of the press box on a stretcher during the third period of Buffalo’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The team did not provide an update on Jeanneret’s condition following its 3-0 victory Saturday night. Jeanneret, 76, has done play-by-play
4:29 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron scored two goals to reach 300 for his career, returning to the lineup Saturday after missing 16 games and leading the Boston Bruins past the Nashville Predators 5-2. He also set up Brad Marchand‘s tie-breaking score to help send Boston to its sixth win in eight
9:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Any list of the NHL’s best young defensemen has to include Seth Jones of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 24-year-old Texas native finished fourth in voting for the Norris Trophy last season after posting a career-high 57 points in 78 games during a campaign that also saw his defensive impact
1:34 PM ET How good has the start of Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson‘s rookie season been? Actually, it’s probably been way better than you might even think. With 36 points in his first 32 games, I wondered how far back I would have to go to find a rookie who had a better points-per-game number
12:25 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Wysh List publishes every Friday. To quote Hans Gruber in the seminal holiday classic “Die Hard”: “It’s Christmas, Theo. It’s the time of miracles. So be of good cheer.” We want nothing but good cheer for those who had an atrocious 2018. We wouldn’t mind a little miracle for
10:13 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs center Zach Hyman will miss at least three weeks with an ankle sprain, the team announced Thursday. Hyman was hurt in Tuesday’s 7-2 win against the New Jersey Devils when he went feet-first into the boards while chasing a puck. An MRI on Thursday confirmed the sprain for Hyman,
7:21 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is used to playing in packed arenas under the bright lights. Put him in a colorful costume at The National Ballet of Canada, however, and it’s an entirely different story. Matthews and teammate Mitch Marner made cameo appearances as Cannon Dolls in