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Goaltending: hockey’s most precarious and polarizing position. The masked men often take the blame when the team loses and receive little credit when they win. They face 100 MPH slap shots and 200-pound players barreling into them. They’re quirky and unique, but no team can get by without a good one. The Edmonton Oilers had…

This article was originally written in Jan. 2015. If you followed the 2015 NFL Playoffs, you know the NFC South champion Carolina Panthers moved on to the Divisional Round. A team that finished the regular season at 7-8-1 advanced by virtue of defeating an Arizona Cardinals team with a third-string quarterback. In the Stanley Cup…

The news officially dropped at around 3 PM EST on Saturday, April 4. When the New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red Wings that afternoon, it was the clinching scenario for the Buffalo Sabres to finally have that coveted “x” next to their name in the standings. Years of hard work, different players, goalie rotations,…

Looking to win their ninth straight game on Sunday, the Montreal Canadiens officially clinched a spot in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday… just without actually having taken the ice. After beating the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night, in the first half of a home-and-home, back-to-back set of games,…

NHL The Montreal Canadiens are playoff-bound again. Montreal clinched its spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs Sunday afternoon after the Detroit Red Wings fell 5-4 to the Minnesota Wild, making the Canadiens the first Canadian NHL team to secure a post-season berth. Montreal becomes 1st Canadian team to secure berth following Detroit’s loss The Canadian…

The Minnesota Wild finished their quick two-game road back-to-back on Easter Sunday, Apr. 5, against the Detroit Red Wings. Both teams they faced on this road trip were battling each other in the Eastern Conference for the final wild-card spot. They took down the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, Apr. 4, and looked to do the…

Only a few players have entered major junior with exceptional status: John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad, Connor McDavid, Sean Day, and Joseph “Joe” Veleno. The list illustrates how unpredictable hockey careers can be. Two turned into franchise stars, one became a reliable shutdown defenceman, and one played two NHL games. Veleno always seemed likely to land…

Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Kyle Connor scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets overcame an early deficit to beat Columbus 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping their…

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Patrick Roy was fired as coach of the New York Islanders on Sunday, another late-season change in the NHL that comes…