Some of you know but for those who don't - my father passed away last night. Ed was a great hockey fan, taught me all about it as a kid and drove me to countless chilly rinks. After 86 years he decided it was time to share the view. And it was time to be with mom again.
Ted Lindsay has passed at 93. Outstanding player, NHLPA founder but my fav memory was how he boycotted his own HHoF in '66 induction because wives and families were not allowed to attend. The rule changed after that. RIP.
Hi hockey parents.
Anthony Cirelli is 9 years old in this picture and playing 'A' level hockey for the Humberview Huskies. Not 'AAA', not some elite program, 'A' level hockey.
Not all kids develop early. Relax. Let them have fun.
Re:Hawks today - If your desire to win the Stanley Cup is more important than protecting a young person trying to find a place in your organization then you should not be employed in this league.
A broken DVD of the hockey movie "Slap Shot" is seen in the mud at the intersection of the crash site near Tisdale, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, April, 8, 2018.
@CdnPress
photo by
@johnnyofdeepcov
Breaking women’s hockey news – The NHL has asked the PWHPA and PHF to meet in an attempt to come to an arrangement that would bring the two leagues together. Details of the proposed meeting are now being worked on.
The world lost a great dog last night and I lost a best friend. Rest well Deke. Thanks to everyone who gave him a scratch behind the ear. He loved you all.
Wow. 💪 Ryan Straschnitzki, who was paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, is moving his legs after undergoing spinal surgery in Thailand.
(🎥:
@strazsr
)
Re: NHL All Star Game - I still don't get the "I don't like it so let's get rid of it" people. Kids love it and it's a nice way to say thank you to sponsors. How about "it's just not for me", instead? Not everything in the NHL is tailored for me. I understand that. Do you?
No NHL games tonight here's why...
There are only three teams/building available to host games tonight – Vancouver, Calgary, Arizona.
Canadian teams get sent to the US this week for Thanksgiving Eve/Black Friday since home games this week are requested by American teams.
Tell me this isn’t a set play/deliberate faceoff loss by Crosby & Rust. Crosby gets himself kicked out, Rust deliberately loses draw to Larkin, Crosby jumps to where the puck is and gets possession.
As I reported on Hockey Night in Canada tonight some details on the new PWHPA league.
- 6 team league in both Canada and the U.S
- January – April 2023
- 23 skaters/team
- $35k minimum and $55k average salaries + benefits
- 32 game schedule.
Also, expect a new name for the league
Nash says he shouldn't have said "skill it up" but rather "hot dogging". He also didn't like the way the Ducks players "smiled" and "smirked" after scoring and when you do that what followed "is what you have to be prepared for".
Not sure this makes anything better for Nash.
Before today's game,
@CraigSMorgan
talked to Arizona Coyotes TV color analyst Tyson Nash to clarify his comments from Friday’s game during the incident with Jay Beagle, Troy Terry and Trevor Zegras.
CHL News - sounds like last night's CHL/NHL Top Prospects game will be the final one. Look for the event to be replaced with a two-game series between the best prospects in the CHL vs the best prospects in the U.S.
This is not funny and it’s not cool. As much as I’d love to say it doesn’t bother me, it does. It makes me feel like sh*t. Especially as VJ who is always alone. This still happens to female reporters everywhere and it needs to stop.
Congrats to
@CassieCampbell
.
As just announced on Monday Night Hockey she's leaving us at Sportsnet to work as a Senior Advisor in the PWHL.
Great teammate, great person.
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores a goal against Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the late 1960s at Maple Leaf Gardens. Photo taken by Denis Brodeur(father of Martin Brodeur.)
This Islanders news is a weird one for me. I always felt that Barry Trotz got the absolute most out of the Islanders (as he did also with Nashville & Washington) so to punt after one tough season just seems odd.
Sometimes people come into your life for just a short time but the lessons and impressions they leave you with last forever.
This is my friend, Colton.
He passed away yesterday after…
On a day like this nobody is 'the competition'. Thinking about all the good broadcasters and good people who lost their jobs in sports radio today. None of this is a reflection of your value.
Art Ross (as influential to the game as he was) only scored 1 point in his 3 game NHL career. Yet his name is attached to the leagues leading scorer trophy each season?
They don’t call the east coast league the jungle because my brother and the other black players are the monkeys! Hey
@jacobpanetta
you shouldn’t be so quick delete your Twitter or your Instagram account you will probably be able to play again… that’s what history says but things
Great OHL draft moment - Carter Hicks was drafted in 2nd rd by the Windsor Spitfires tonight. His family billets London Knights players Sam Dickinson & Michael Simpson. Knights players all went over to support Carter. Watch this.
Further note on Hartman situation - in exchange for players agreeing to wear mics, none of the audio captured can be used in connection with disciplinary action. This goes back to the 2005 agreement.
"We saw players from Vancouver coming on the ice... they were actually practising how they would be lifting the Cup and handing off the Cup to each other."
Chara has some scathing allegations about the 2011
#Canucks
.
How about Paul Maurice throwing out 5 defencemen for the final draw last night. Montour takes the faceoff and yup, that’s Staal, Ekblad, Mahura and Forsling out there with him.
Adding my name to the list of this great hockey community in support of Jay Bouwmeester. Thinking of him, his family, friends and the Blues organization. Fingers crossed.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly tells NHL Network Radio that Gary Bettman has been in contact with Marty Walsh of the PA to get the neck guard issue 'on the radar'. Daly says the NHL is strongly recommending the use of neck guards.
Rachel Doerrie, who was dismissed from the Canucks shortly after head coach Bruce Boudreau announced she was joining his staff, has retained Vancouver labour lawyer Peter Gall.
Here's Paul Kariya playing pond hockey with a bunch of 6 year olds. Oops, sorry. It just appears that way. That is Paul Kariya while at the University of Maine, toying with the opposition.
Tests yesterday confirmed that Chris will not wake up. In life, Chris offered his body to a clinical trial to help others. In death he will do the same. He remains on life support while organ donation is arranged. We are so proud of him.
This afternoon we finished up sorting out details on a new podcast we’ll launch in January. It’s a weekly with a heavy lean towards news/opinion and I’m looking forward to getting started. I’ll let my new podcast partner take it from here.
@FriedgeHNIC
the floor is yours….
Earlier tonight
@FriedgeHNIC
and I recorded a rare Saturday 31 pod where we addressed the Chicago Blackhawks story. Both of us figure the podcast was a better place to discuss it than here on Twitter.
@amandelic
is working on getting it out asap.
Is it common for work places to give out benzodiazepines to employees when they travel and ambien ? Should that not be done by doctors or psychiatrist? Asking for a friend 👀 this doesn’t happen in Vegas to be clear. But I know many other teams. I also been in on teams that do?
Anyone hear Connor Hellebuyck on 32 Thoughts with
@FriedgeHNIC
and
@JeffMarek
today?
Here's video from the story Helle told of Dustin Byfuglien's wildest on-ice moment! 🤯 🤩
As I look around the Sabres organization the one thing that immediately pops to mind is - who has any experience in their position? I'm not trying to be snarky or take a cheap shot at a tough time, I think this is a legitimate issue.
My NHL awards ballot -
Hart
1. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers
2. Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs
3. Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers
4. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota Wild
5. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames
Thank you to Jaccob and Kylie Slavin for being so open with their adoption story about their daughter Emersyn.
As an adoptee myself this was a special one for me to be part of.
I hope you have a few minutes to watch this wonderful story.
“It was something that was always on my wife’s heart.”
@JeffMarek
sits down with
@Canes
defenceman Jaccob Slavin to discuss the importance of his family life and his journey of becoming an adoptive parent.
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