Minnesota Loses Justin Fontaine on Friday Dustin L. Nelson | October 31, 2015 The Minnesota Wild lost third-line winger Justin Fontaine in Friday’s game after he took a knee-on-knee hit from Chicago’s Andrew Desjardins while cutting across his defensive zone blue line. Fontaine…
Colton Parayko, Vladimir Tarasenko Miss Practice Dustin L. Nelson | October 30, 2015 Colton Parayko is a part of the wild roster of rookies having a great 2015-16 campaign in the early going. Parayko has been notable because he is maybe the most…
Flames Recall Karri Ramo Dustin L. Nelson | October 29, 2015 Welcome back to the NHL Karri Ramo. It was just last week that the Flames waived Ramo and assigned him to AHL Stockton amid vocal frustration from coach Bob Hartley…
Rob Klinkhammer and Justin Schultz Placed on IR Dustin L. Nelson | October 29, 2015 The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Rob Klinkhammer and defenseman Justin Schultz on injured reserve, the team announced on Wednesday. In a corresponding move they have recalled defenseman Joey LaLeggia…
Jonas Hiller Injured in Collision Wednesday Dustin L. Nelson | October 28, 2015 Calgary Flames goaltender Jonas Hiller exited Wednesday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators in the third period following a violent collision with Sens forward Bobby Ryan. Following the collision, Hiller…
Andrei Vasilevskiy Will Return to the Ice Dustin L. Nelson | October 28, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning have assigned goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League on a conditioning assignment, the team announced on Wednesday. Vasilevskiy was sidelined…
Jaromir Jagr Leaves Tuesday’s Game With Injury Dustin L. Nelson | October 27, 2015 Jaromir Jagr left Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche with a lower body injury and will not return to the game, according to the team. The 43-year-old top line winger…
Ryan Getzlaf to Have Appendectomy Dustin L. Nelson | October 27, 2015 It seems Bruce Boudreau and the Anaheim Ducks are not ambiturners, because nothing will go right. Tied for last in the Western Conference with a record of 1-5-2 and just…
Brad Richards Doesn’t Need Surgery, Will Miss Time Dustin L. Nelson | October 27, 2015 It’s a good news/bad news situation for the Detroit Red Wings as the team discovers that they’ll lose center Brad Richards for one to two weeks due to a back…
Martin Hanzal Injured Monday, is Day-to-Day Dustin L. Nelson | October 27, 2015 The Arizona Coyotes may be without the NHL’s assist leader Martin Hanzal for a bit, after he exited Monday night’s win 4-3 over the Toronto Maple Leafs with an injury.…
Isles Lose Thomas Hickey For a Month Dustin L. Nelson | October 26, 2015 The New York Islanders have lost depth defenseman Thomas Hickey, with the team placing him on injured reserve on Monday. The team tweeted out that a timetable for his return…