Tag Archives: NHL

Depending on if you're north or south of Red Deer may influence whether you think Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk is a 'bleep' -- as described by Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian -- or a pe...

Yes, you're hearing this correctly. The Arizona Coyotes are at the top of the Pacific Division. How? Depth scoring, sound defence and netminding. Ten forwards have five or more goals this season for t...

Speaking at the NHL meetings in Pebble Beach a few days ago, league commissioner Gary Bettman said there isn't time to plan a 2021 World Cup of Hockey. Naturally, the conversation quickly turned to th...

I realized recently there are not many leagues with playoff formats I like. The NHL's move to a division series and two wild cards makes for big matchups way too early in the process. The NFL will all...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman unveiled a four-point plan to eliminate things such as bullying and racism. The goal is to bring the culture in and around the league to a certain standard. The Bill Pete...

DALLAS - The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday for what the team called unprofessional conduct. General manager Jim Nill said the Stars expect all employees to act with in...

Sports needs more players like Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon. He's only -- and let me state I mean only due to the fact others of his ability make almost double what he does -- making $6.3 ...

It's difficult to find positive news in the National Hockey League right now. Former players are calling out former coaches about events that happened in the past. The media's coverage of friction is ...

Harassing, bullying, demeaning -- or just being hard on a player to get more out of them. The line is all of a sudden fuzzy when it comes to the relationship between coach and player. Sure, physical a...

Bill Peters resigned as head coach of the Calgary Flames on Friday after allegedly making racist slurs at a Nigerian-born player in the minors and kicking and punching players behind the bench during ...