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The Montreal Canadiens have relieved Michel Therrien of his duties and have hired Claude Julien as their new head coach. “I would like to sincerely thank Michel for his relentless work with the Montreal Canadiens over his eight seasons behind the bench, including the last five seasons when we worked together,” general manager Marc Bergevin [...]

Last night, San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau scored the 500th goal of his career. He has now become the 45th player in NHL history to accomplish the feat. Marleau reached the milestone with a power-play goal 9:30 into the game to help the San Jose Sharks defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1. “When you hit [...]

We’ve often heard about a LeBron football crossover but never a hockey one. It finally came up yesterday when Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella snuffed out the notion that James could make a crossover to the NHL during talk radio. “Not a chance,” Tortorella told 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. “He can’t skate. He’s too [...]

With the NHL All-Star game fast approaching, the league has unveiled the four jerseys that the four teams representing each division will wear in the second running of the 3-on-3 tournament. The Pacific Division will wear the black-and-gray versions of the jerseys. The Atlantic Division will be in gold, the Central Division in purple, and [...]

The NHL has announced its rosters for the 2017 NHL All-Star Game’s 3-on-3 tournament. The game format will again be a 3-on-3 tournament featuring a team from each of the NHL’s four divisions. A fan vote determined each division’s team captain and here is how Sidney Crosby, Carey Price, P.K. Subban, and Connor McDavid will [...]

The Florida Panthers general manager Tom Rowe has been officially named the club’s interim head coach. After the shocking firing of Gerard Gallant on Sunday, the team stated that GM Tom Rowe will serve as his replacement. Rowe will remain behind Florida’s bench for the duration of the 2016-17 season. “My focus is solely on [...]

After months of waiting, the NHL’s Las Vegas expansion franchise has finally revealed its name and team logo. Approximately 2,000 fans gathered in Toshiba Plaza. During the event, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman shared comments about the excitement of naming the 31st NHL team; General Manager George McPhee spoke about building a team and Bill Foley [...]

Wayne Gretzky also known as The Great One will star in an episode of The Simpsons. Gretzky is not the first sports icon to make a guest appearance on the show. Here are a few others well known sports figures who have appeared on the Simpsons Dan Marino, Roger Clemens, LeBron James, and Tom Brady. [...]

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. The pre-game warm-up gives fans a chance to get as close as possible to the players before the game. Sometimes, a lucky fan gets a players attention and the player ends up going out of their way to make that young fan’s night. During Wednesday nights [...]

The Montreal Canadiens were the last team in the NHL to lose a game in regulation this season and they did so in historic fashion. Last week the Canadiens loss 10-0 to the Blue Jackets and according to Habs goalie, Al Montoya, he played the role of a good teammate by playing all 60 minutes [...]