The Rangers took their time in finding a coach to replace John Tortorella, but they knew what they wanted after they found it. Former Canucks and Canadiens Coach Alain Vigneault has agreed to become the franchise’s 35th Head Coach. Vigneault was the second interview they conducted in this past week (the first was former Rangers Captain Mark Messier). Vigneault is set to earn $10 million ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a city that currently has a team is denied an NHL franchise, a city gets a team, a new Hall of Fame class, and a Stanley Cup drought finally comes to an end. June 14, 1945 – The city of Philadelphia applied for an NHL franchise that would start the 1946-47 season, but had their request ... Read More »
The New York Rangers season came to an end on May 25th, and former Head Coach John Tortorella was fired (excuse me, “relieved of his coaching duties”) four days later. We’re about two weeks past the vacancy being created, and the Blueshirts are still sans coach. The Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers both filled their vacancies with coaches on the ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the Hall of Fame announces two new classes, a legendary player is drafted and changes a franchise’s fortunes, a team wins the Cup to mark the last of a certain circumstance, a flurry of goals in one period of the Finals, a player who won the Cup with that previous champion listed wins with a different ... Read More »
As the Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun to wind down, the Tampa Bay Lightning have begun to reorganize coach Jon Cooper’s staff for next season. On Monday, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced the addition of Rick Bowness as an associate coach. Cooper, who said the move was a “no-brainer,” has delegated Bowness to lead the defense and ... Read More »
When you win over 500 games and reach the conference finals several times, eventually teams are going to contact you. At the time of his firing from the Buffalo Sabres, Lindy Ruff had been the longest tenured coach in the NHL. For a man who has been involved in hockey for over 30 years, he is probably ready to get ... Read More »
In a move that will make some of the Madison Square Garden Faithful happy (and others scratching their heads); the New York Rangers have relieved Head Coach John Tortorella of his coaching duties. After leading the Blueshirts within two wins of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2011-12, the Rangers finished 6th in the conference and lost in the Conference Semifinals ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, an NHL franchise gets a new name, another team gets a new name and a new city, a team wins its second consecutive Stanley Cup, a role-player shows some playoff heroics, another player not known for scoring shows even more overtime heroics, and a coach sets a record by winning so much and generally being awesome. ... Read More »
It was just two years ago the Vancouver Canucks and Alain Vigneault went on a record setting march to the Stanley Cup Finals, and nearly beat the Boston Bruins. Two years later and two dismal playoff performances later, Alain Vigneault and his coaching staff have been handed there walking papers. Louie Jean of TVA Sports broke the news at 12:33 ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the official birth of two NHL teams, a playoff win chock full of impressive records and milestones, a crazy winning streak, an individual extends his team-record streak, and a goalie who does something never done before by a goaltender. May 22, 1970 – After being verbally told that they would be awarded NHL franchises, the cities ... Read More »
The NHL announced that forward Raffi Torres of the San Jose Sharks was suspended for the rest of the Sharks vs Kings series. Torres received a minor charging penalty during the second period of Game one for a hit on Jarrod Stoll of the Kings. Torres has a name for himself when it comes to suspensions, and was given ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a coaching legend begins his career, a team is swept in the Finals but it’s certainly not the fault of one player, another Finals sweep wins a Cup and sets a milestone for the United States, and one of the most iconic goals in Red Wings, and possibly the entire NHL’s, history. May 16, 1927 – ... Read More »
The Defending Stanley Cup Champions are at war to defend their crown. Last night, the Southern California Kings hosted the Northern California San Jose Sharks in the first game of the Western Conference Semifinals, and there wasn’t too much civil about it. The Sharks had a full week to recuperate and regroup after winning their series against Vancouver with a ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, an Original Six team is born, a blockbuster trade involving a player that was involved in two huge trades in his career, a notorious Flyer retires and immediately finds work in management, a long game, and two related records set on the same day by two different teams. May 15, 1926 – The NHL officially granted ... Read More »
It’s always exciting when playoff rounds go to Game Seven. That is what happened when the second-seed Anaheim Ducks hosted the seventh-seed Detroit Red Wings last night. The Ducks, who was a mighty intimidating team during much of the regular season, fell a goal short in the deciding game and were eliminated. Detroit will be heading to Chicago for the ... Read More »
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