After the Abbotsford Heat dropped two games in a row to the Oklahoma City Barons last weekend, the Providence Bruins were in town for a two game set. The Bruins are one of the older clubs in the AHL and recently participated in the AHL’s version of the Winter Classic against the Connecticut Wale in sub-zero temperatures in Connecticut at Rentschler Field. The Bruins also have Zach Hamill, a local boy that used to play in the WHL for the Everett Silvertips. He got his first game in the NHL last year and has played three games in the show for Boston this year, accumulating two NHL points. He has also played some of his best hockey with the Providence Bruins these last two years and could make a permanent jump into the NHL as early as next season. Boston Bruins General manager Peter Chiarelli was in the press box for this contest to check on his prospects while the Boston Bruins were staying in Vancouver for four days awaiting their Saturday night contest with the Canucks.
Usually when we see a coach hired for a second, third, or fourth time around the league, it's viewed as a safe move or frowned upon from the outside for not trying a new voice. But Calgary's hiring of Darryl Sutter doesn't fall into that category. Justin Bourne explains.
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The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers will be available to stream on Disney+ on March 26th. The official trailer was released late last week and the first thing that will jump out to anyone with excellent taste in Canadian comedy is Reilly from
Letterkenny as what appears to be the head coach of the Ducks.
Now, as we learned last year, the Ducks are actually bad now while Coach Gordon Bombay will be involved with Lauren Graham and the new team. So that means Reilly is the new Coach Reilly. Umm. hold on just a minute there. Are you trying to tell me that in the original movie the coach of the Hawks is Coach Jack Reilly and in the new series the coach of the evil Ducks is Reilly from Letterkenny? Is that what you re trying to tell me? That the guy who actually has won some ships both on the bench and the ice is now coaching District 5?
McDavid, Matthews set to lock horns, show off what they’ve learned
Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid spent a portion of the off-season training alongside one another, Mark Masters writes, but tonight the star centres go head-to-head in Toronto as the Maple Leafs host the Edmonton Oilers.
TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who held an optional skate on Wednesday morning at Scotiabank Arena. The Oilers held a full skate.
After spending part of the off-season training alongside one another, Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid will do battle tonight in Toronto. He s very dialed in, observed McDavid of the sessions in Arizona. His whole life is wrapped around it, obviously, as it should be. It was impressive to see how hard he works and how much detail goes into it.