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Reports: Ducks to name AHL's Eakins new coach
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Sunday, 16 June 2019 15:21
The Anaheim Ducks have gone to their AHL affiliate to find their next head coach, with Dallas Eakins getting the job, according to multiple reports.Eakins has led the San Diego Gulls since 2015. He does have NHL head-coaching experience, with the Edmonton Oilers from 2013-15.The 52-year-old is a former NHL defenseman, playing with eight teams from 1992 to 2002. The…
Ranking the top goalies in the NHL draft: How good is Spencer Knight?
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 05:47
The 2019 NHL draft's goalie class is pretty strong in a lot of ways. It starts as the top with Spencer Knight, one of the more comfortably projectable goalies -- if there is such a thing -- in some time. He is head and shoulders above the rest, but there is quite a bit of depth here, as well.This year's…
2019 NHL draft sleepers: Intriguing low-risk, high-reward late-rounders
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Friday, 14 June 2019 05:54
Every year's NHL draft class features some prospects who don't make my final top-100 rankings -- which will be published early next week -- but make for decent value picks in the mid-to-late rounds. These draft sleepers stand out to me mainly for their potential upside as low-risk, high-reward swings after the top names are off the board.Here are 14…
Blackhawks trade for Pens defenseman Maatta
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Saturday, 15 June 2019 18:37
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired defenseman Olli Maatta in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Dominik Kahun and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.The Blackhawks had been looking to upgrade their blue line after missing the playoffs for the second straight season. The 24-year-old Maatta, who helped Pittsburgh win the Stanley Cup in 2016 and…
Rain can't dampen Blues' championship parade
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Saturday, 15 June 2019 13:45
It rained on the St. Louis Blues' parade, but nobody seemed to mind.Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis and braved the rain Saturday to cheer on the Stanley Cup champs, who concluded the festivities with a packed rally beneath the Gateway Arch.The Blues ended one of sports' longest championship droughts Wednesday by beating the…
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