Peter Repčík (photo: Journal Express/Ghyslain Bergeron) How did the Slovak youngsters in the junior CHL do on the night from Saturday to Sunday? We recommend: Pekarčík experienced a successful return to action: He extended his streak OHL Slovaks did not score in the OHL. Martin Mišiak and Ondrej Molnár scored a minus point in Erie’s … Read more
Nicklas Backstrom (photo: Instagram/Washington Capitals) The Washington Capitals team announced on Wednesday that veteran forward Nicklas Bäckström will take an indefinite leave of absence from hockey due to health reasons. The 35-year-old Swede recorded one assist in the first eight games of the season. In the last one, he only started in January because of … Read more
The only thing Jack Roslovic could do was throw his head back in disbelief. Roslovic, who’s been on a tear recently for the Blue Jackets, couldn’t get a puck past Semyon Varlomov on Saturday night if he’d offered the Islanders’ goalie a bribe. More: Columbus Blue Jackets breakdown: point streak ends in shutout loss to … Read more
The 2010 world champion Jakub Voráček will expand the implementation team of extra-league Kladno hockey players. The 34-year-old striker, who interrupted his career in the NHL for health reasons, will act as a mentor at the club. The Knights announced his engagement on the official website. “We offered Kuba if he would like to help … Read more
Hockey coach Mike Babcock Source: SITA/AP/The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov COLUMBUS – Famous hockey coach Mike Babcock quit after a quarter in Columbus when he resigned from his post due to an affair with players. Instead of him, the Blue Jackets will be led by Pascal Vincent, who signed a two-year contract with the worst team … Read more
Alex Galchenyuk (photo: nhl.com) The Arizona Coyotes placed forward Alex Galchenyuk on the unconditional waiver list with the goal of terminating his contract. The move comes just 12 days after signing a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level and $225,000 at the minor league level. The club wrote in the announcement that … Read more
On Friday, the Columbus Blue Jackets made a big move in the NHL free agency market by trading for Damon Severson from the New Jersey Devils. Severson, a talented defenseman, had just signed a lucrative eight-year, $50 million contract with the Devils before being traded. The deal with Columbus has an average annual value of … Read more
Marián Studenič (photo: dallasstars.com) The Dallas Stars called up ten players from their reserve team, whose AHL season recently ended, to the first team on Thursday. He will also experience the atmosphere of the conference final in the NHL playoffs Marián Studenič. In addition to the Slovak attacker, Dylan Wells, Riley Tufte, Ryan Shea, Alex … Read more
As the NHL season reaches its midway point, some teams have established themselves as top contenders while others are still fighting to make a name for themselves. While the top five teams in the league rankings have largely remained unchanged, there are a handful of teams who are quietly making a case for themselves as … Read more
The Minnesota Wild once again have superstar Kirill Kaprizov to thank. The Russian shoots the Wild im LAOLA1-LIVE game with a hat-trick to single-handedly win the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 after overtime. Columbus missed the next upset after beating the Edmonton Oilers 6-4 the day before. After 40 minutes, the team with the worst points … Read more