The CFL off-season received a major shot in the arm this week, as general managers and coaches met for their annual winter meetings south of the border. It’s the second consecutive year the CFL has
Zach Hyman, who scored 54 goals last year, has shaken off a forgettable start. Since Dec. 5, only Draisaitl and Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele, whose goal sent Friday’s game against the Kings to OT, have more goals than Hyman.
Murat Ates of the Athletic: Ates writes now that Dylan Samberg is returning to the Winnipeg Jets lineup changes the way they put their pairs together. But it allows the restricted free agent to potentially get a nice long-term deal this summer where he could be a staple on this Jets defense corps moving forward.
The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenceman John Klingberg on Friday. Klingberg was a free agent and hasn’t played an NHL game since Nov. 11,
The 1967 Stanley Cup for Toronto was No. 13 and that proved to be an unlucky number. The Canadiens were the proud owners of 14 Stanley Cups in the summer of 1967, just one ahead of Toronto. Since then, the Canadiens have extended the total to 24, while the Maple Leafs have been unable to win even one.
The early season has melted away and the Edmonton Oilers are a game away from reaching the halfway point of the 82-game slate. That will occur in Pittsburgh on Thursday night, exactly 3 months after their season got underway with a ghastly 6-0 home defeat to Winnipeg Jets.
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is having an outstanding season and is deservedly right in the thick of the Hart Memorial Trophy race. Could he be the first netminder to be named the NHL’s most valuable player in a decade?
In the Ducks' most recent 3-0 loss to Washington, the Caps displayed offensive zone tendencies centered around movement with the puck on their sticks, off-puck cuts, activated defensemen, and switches, all with a maintained net-front presence.
That conversation and subsequent release has landed Mitchell in Winnipeg, where the Blue Bombers have signed him to a one-year deal. Mitchell is making close to the same money he was expected to earn in Edmonton — around $155,000 — but is now on a club that’s had a lot more success.
The Bombers signed receiver Dillon Mitchell a day after getting a deal done with all-star defensive end Willie Jefferson.
Here is what Rick Tocchet had to say after an embarrassing loss by the Vancouver Canucks to the Winnipeg Jets.
Dillon Mitchell wasn’t a Canadian Football League free agent for long, signing a new contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers three days following his release from the Edmonton Elks last week. And it’s what unfolded in those 72 hours of being unattached that convinced him choosing to sign with the Blue Bombers was the right