AHL Central News: 2019 Exits With a Bang
The eight teams of the American Hockey League’s Central Division were back to work last weekend after a couple of days off for the Christmas holiday. With so many games…
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Vegas Golden Knights’ 3 Stars of the Week: Dec 10 – 17
Welcome to the 3 Stars of the Week segment. This is a weekly post where I pick the Vegas Golden Knights’ three stars from the previous week. The first star will…
Golden Knights Weekly: Zykov Suspended, Road Trip, and More
Your Vegas Golden Knights kicked off the week with a thrilling shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators and then took to the road to battle the state of Pennsylvania with…
Golden Knights: Unpacking the Zykov Suspension
The NHL dropped the hammer on the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, suspending forward Valentin Zykov for 20 games for violating the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substance Program. For the Golden…
Golden Knights’ Zykov Suspended for 20 Games
NEW YORK — Vegas Golden Knights forward Valentin Zykov was suspended Thursday for 20 games without pay for a violation of the NHL’s performance-enhancing substances program, the league said. The…
Golden Knights Need a Change for Game 7
Once upon a time, the Vegas Golden Knights were up three games to one over the San Jose Sharks and were headed to California, looking to close out their biggest…
Oilers Claim Valentin Zykov: Now What?
The Edmonton Oilers have snatched some offensive potential from the Carolina Hurricanes, claiming recently waived forward Valentin Zykov according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The Oilers then confirmed the claim. The #Oilers…
Hurricanes Not Missing Skinner’s Scoring
Jeff Skinner was traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the Buffalo Sabres in August. The question was asked of general manager Don Waddell regarding missing Skinner’s goals. Waddell replied that…
Hurricanes Roster Opens up With Rask Out
Saying that Carolina Hurricanes center Victor Rask’s injury is inconvenient is an understatement. Despite a slow season by his standards in 2017-18, Rask was poised to begin this campaign in…
Hurricanes Fans ‘Checkered’ Emotions
Already the Carolina Hurricanes look different. Monday night the Ottawa Senators came to Raleigh for the rematch in a home and home with the Hurricanes, who look decidedly different of…
Hurricanes Hockey, Painful but Entertaining
Carolina Hurricanes hockey is on familiar ground. It’s the end of the season and the team is playing out a string of essentially meaningless games. At times it can be…
Hurricanes Peters: “Zykov Sample-Size Needs to Be Bigger”
Valentin Zykov is a difference-maker. The Carolina Hurricanes’ forward is showing in the short time he has been playing on NHL ice that he might be a puzzle piece that…