Skip to main content

NHL

Latest blog entries about NHL

RSS Feed

Filter by Team

Draisaitl helps Germans punch ticket to Olympic quarterfinals with win over France: Recap, Reaction, and Highlights

For just the second time with National Hockey League players, Team Germany has made the Olympic quarterfinals. They punched their ticket Tuesday morning in a qualification game against France, beating them 5-1 with a one-goal, three-point performance from Leon Draisaitl. The Germans’ win sets up a quarterfinals matchup against Slovakia on Wednesday. Two and a…

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Were the vibes just rancid without Austin Hedges? Evan Grant writes about Corey Seager facing the media to discuss the clubhouse culture for the Texas Rangers in recent years. Kennedi Landry writes that Seager downplayed any bad blood between himself and departed former keystone partner Marcus Semien. Jeff Wilson writes that Seager is […]

Quack Fix 2026-02-17

Lacrosse picks up road win at San Diego State Baseball at 21 in Just Baseball Poll Angel Laya named B1G Freshmen of the Week Waz Post Game 4 Against George Mason Highlight of the Day: Ducks complete 4 game sweep of George Mason

Ask Brian: Should the Panthers sign Bradley Chubb?

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mail bag for everyone! We’re starting to get deep into the NFL off-season, and mock drafts are flying wild. We have free agency on the horizon, and right now it’s the best time for many fans as we can speculate on the future of the […]

Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 2-17-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Examining the Blackhawks’ recent power-play struggles ( SCH ) Mailbag: What does Blackhawks’ cap space look like in 5 years? ( Athletic ) Mailbag: Comparing the Blackhawks and Sharks’ rebuilds ( Athletic ) Musings on Madison, Episode 203 — What’s left for the Blackhawks to do this season? ( SCH ) Mailbag: What’s the next phase of Blackhawks’ rebuild? ( Athletic ) What do the numbers sa...

Pens Points: Knockouts Begin

It’s do-or-die time in Milan as the Olympic Men’s ice hockey tournament enters the knockout stages of competition, beginning today with four games that will set the Quarterfinal round set to take place on Wednesday. Thus far, Canada, The United States, Slovakia, and Finland have booked places in the quarters based on their performances in […]

Olympics: Three Panthers in action today

It’s do or die today at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano for Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling, Uvis Balinskis and Sandis Vilmanis. The trio of Cats will take part in the final qualification playoff match of the day between Sweden and Latvia at Santagiulia Arena with the winner getting Matthew Tkachuk and the United States in quarterfinals on Wednesday. Sweden went 2-1 in preliminary round play, but finished third in Group B due to goal differential. Latvia went 1-2 and finished in ...

Comparing Jordan Scott to Jase Richardson

Last year, Jase Richardson made his first start as a Spartan in the 23rd game of the season against Oregon.  Richardson scored a career high of 29 points that day as MSU had a huge second half and came back to beat the Ducks at home.   This year, Jordan Scott also got his first start […]

Sidney Crosby gives French goaltender birthday gift after Olympic win

A goal against wasn’t the only thing Sidney Crosby gave Team France after Canada’s preliminary round win on Sunday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Crosby also gifted French goaltender Julian Junca one of his sticks in celebration of Junca’s birthday, according to Le Journal de Montréal. Junca turned 28 the day of Canada’s 10-2 […]

New York Jets Flight Connections 02/17/26

Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Tuesday in February: NYJets.com – Jets Mock Draft Roundup 5.0 | ESPN’s Field Yates Unveils First Projections of the 2026 Offseason Bill Barnwell – 2026 NFL offseason: Trade proposals that fit for both teams ESPN – 2026 NFL franchise […]

Tuesday Morning Fly By: Let the (men’s hockey) games (that count) begin!

*We’ve made it through the men’s hockey prelims over in Italy and today marks the start of the single-elimination tournament that leads to the gold medal. It’s very exciting! It’s been so long since we’ve been able to watch NHL players do this! Here’s everything you need to know as things get underway. [ Sportsnet ] *Regrettably the Content Producers in the hockey cinematic universe seem to enjoy writing about Team Canada and Team USA and very little else, so here’s a look at Team USA’s l...

2026 Winter Olympics: Qualification Round — Germany/France, Switzerland/Italy, Czechia/Denmark, Sweden/Latvia open thread

2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics Qualification Game 1: Germany (6) vs. France (11) How to watch Start time: 6:10 AM EDT / 12:10 PM CET In Canada: Sportsnet (English) ICI Télé (French) Streaming: CBC Gem, Sportsnet+ Winner’s quarter-final opponent: Slovakia (3) It seems like Germany’s star players have spent as much time arguing with each other as actually playing hockey, believing they can perform better than scoring just seven goals through three games. Today they ...

Tuesday Habs Headlines: The GOAT

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes Not even playing injured can slow Marie-Philip Poulin down. [ Yahoo Sports | Yahoo Sports ] Juraj Slafkovský wanted to be the guy for Slovakia, and he most emphatically has been. [ NHL ] With the preliminary round over, here’s the schedule (so far) for Montreal’s remaining players in action. [ Canadiens ] Questions for Montreal when the NHL season resumes. [ La Presse | TVA ] Potential trade targets for the Habs after the Olympics. [...

UCLA Bruins #2 Overall Projected Seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament

The UCLA Bruins have won more NCAA titles (11) in basketball than any other school (Kentucky is the next closest at 8). However, this is on the men’s side. The women’s team is still seeking its first national championship; it may very well come this April. Saturday saw the NCAA do their first projected seeding, […] The post UCLA Bruins #2 Overall Projected Seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament appeared first on The Sports Bank .

Should Flyers sign Jeff Skinner as a free agent?

On Monday, despite a lull in the National Hockey League, the San Jose Sharks announced they’re parting company with veteran winger Jeff Skinner. The team put him on unconditional waivers in order to terminate the contract he has with the club. If he clears waivers on Tuesday, then he becomes an unrestricted free agent and is eligible to sign with whoever he pleases. The question then would be if Skinner would be a fit for the Flyers down the stretch. Skinner signed a one-year deal with Ed...