Grand jury reportedly will review Kane case After reports surfaced that one witness in the Patrick Kane investigation had been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury, the Buffalo News is now reporting that the entire case as it stands will go before the grand jury. A 23-person panel of Erie County citizens will hear the evidence about the allegations of rape against Kane starting next week, … [Read more...]

Rich Peverley announces retirement, takes up player development role with Stars Next Thursday will mark 18 months since Rich Peverley collapsed on the Dallas Stars bench during a game and was treated for “a cardiac event.” March 10, 2014 will also mark what was his final game in the NHL. On Friday, the 33-year old Peverley told Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News that he was retiring and … [Read more...]

Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy out 2-3 months after surgery for blood clots The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy for 2-3 months after he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot near his left collarbone and needed treatment for a type of vascular thoracic outlet syndrome.  According to Vascular Web, thoracic outlet syndrome is caused due to “pressure … [Read more...]

Pass or Fail: New York Islanders leaked black and white alternate jersey If you thought the New York Islanders would have some sort of hipster-like jersey for their first year in Brooklyn, you were correct.  Behold the above potential leaked shot of the Islanders third jersey. It’s black and white. According to SportsLogos.net the team will unveil this alternate uniform on Sept. 21. So … [Read more...]

Blackhawks in no-win situation with Patrick Kane Every once in a while over the course of the last month-plus, a tweet will appear from the Hockey Hall of Fame's “Keeper of the Cup” Phil Pritchard. In it will be a player or member of the Chicago Blackhawks staff posing with the Stanley Cup. And as each tweet rolls through the only thought that comes to my mind is, “Oh yeah, that happened.” Not … [Read more...]

McDavid vs. Eichel vs. can anyone else actually win the Calder? Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel are ready to get this thing going. “I think it’s starting to get real,” said Eichel to Yahoo Sports’ Sunaya Sapurji, via Buzzing The Net. “Obviously I have to earn my spot on the Sabres – earn everything I get in the next month and a half. I’m just going to go in with an open mind and try to be … [Read more...]

Jarkko Ruutu, Georges Laraque offer statements on Penguins ‘monkey’ prank On Thursday morning, we published a translated excerpt from former NHL pest Jarkko Ruutu’s new Finnish-language autobiography that chronicled a Pittsburgh Penguins locker room prank orchestrated by Georges Laraque and Colby Armstrong, when all three players were with the Pens.  In summary, according to Ruutu: Laraque … [Read more...]

Judge's assault ruling overturned due to excessive hockey knowledge This seems like a story that could only happen in Canada.  A judge used her own hockey knowledge as part of an assault conviction of Gordon MacIsaac, a defenseman in the Ottawa Senior Men’s Hockey League. MacIsaac was originally sentenced to 18 months probation. Per the National Post:  In one particularly egregious example, … [Read more...]

Penguins 'racist' locker room prank revealed in Jarkko Ruutu’s book Jarkko Ruutu was one of the NHL’s greatest pests during his 11-season career. Two of those seasons were with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where Ruutu shared a locker room with forwards Colby Armstrong and Georges Laraque, both of whom are now retired.  And now, in his new Finnish-language book “The Divine Comedy,” Ruutu shares … [Read more...]

AHL announces outdoor hockey game in Sacramento The NHL won’t play in an outdoor game in California this year. But you can still get your AHL hockey fix on the West Coast. The league announced it will play an outdoor game at Raley Field (a baseball stadium) in West Sacramento, Calif. The contest will include the Bakersfield Condors and the Stockton Heat. The Condors are the Edmonton Oilers’ … [Read more...]