Connor McDavid scores goal of year candidate, 3 points in return The Edmonton Oilers have some ground to make up in the standings. Connor McDavid has some ground to make up in the Calder Trophy race. In his return to the Oilers on Tuesday night after a broken clavicle, McDavid managed to make up both. McDavid scored a goal-of-the-year candidate in the second period and assisted on two other … [Read more...]

Pass or Fail: Toronto Maple Leafs' new logo to get behind Only the Toronto Maple Leafs would need a television special to reveal their new logo. So on “The Leaf: Blueprint” on TSN Tuesday night, the Centre of the Hockey Universe tuned in to find out what logo will adorn all the new gear they’ll be pressured into purchasing.  What they saw was classic-looking, with a familiar (and striking) … [Read more...]

Semyon Varlamov awarded $126K by jury in civil lawsuit A jury in a Denver-area civil trial involving Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov sided with the netminder over his ex-girlfriend Evgeniya Vavrinyuk.  A jury of three women and four men awarded Varlamov $126,000 in damages. The lawsuit came from a domestic violence arrest of Varlamov in October of 2013 for kidnapping and … [Read more...]

John Scott: Mike Milbury currently too fat to play me in movie John Scott appeared on the NBCSN NHL pregame show on Tuesday night, talking about the aftermath of his incredible journey from fan campaign candidate to All-Star Game MVP. So incredible was this journey that filmmakers have already contacted Scott’s agent to talk about potentially turning the story into a movie.  Scott was asked … [Read more...]

Islanders make surprising goalie move for game vs. Wild The New York Islanders are back in action on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Wild. They’ll have Jaroslav Halak in uniform. They will not have Jaroslav Halak starting in goal.  Jean-Francois Berube, with one NHL start to his credit, gets the nod for the Islanders tonight, with Halak as his backup. Dan Saraceni of Lighthouse Hockey … [Read more...]

KHL goalie drops gloves, attacks crease-crashing opponent (Video) Georgi Gelashvili is a goalie for Ugra of the Kontinental Hockey League, which remains one of our favorite teams names that doubles as a character in a caveman film.  On Monday, Gelashvili made 15 saves on 17 shots through 59 minutes of play, in an intense one-goal game against Traktor. As his team searched for the equalizer, … [Read more...]

Casting ‘John Scott: The Movie,’ as All-Star MVP gets film offers NASHVILLE – John Scott has said his journey from unlikely fan vote winner to NHL All-Star Game MVP was something that couldn’t have been scripted better.  It appears some filmmakers are willing to see if they can try. Frank Seravalli of TSN reports that Scott and his agent, Ben Hankinson, have been approached about … [Read more...]

Six reasons new NHL All-Star Game format was blockbuster success NASHVILLE – When you have the hero’s journey of John Scott, Jaromir Jagr wigs, Chewbacca masks and a goalie making saves with a guitar, the actual NHL All-Star Game itself might have been overshadowed a bit.  But the NHL nailed it. It really did. The 3-on-3 format not only worked this season, but showed good potential for being … [Read more...]

John Scott, NHL All-Star Game set ratings record for NBCSN NASHVILLE – There was no doubt that the perfect storm of The John Scott Phenomenon and the NHL’s reinvigorated 3-on-3 All-Star Game format had provided an uptick in attention for the midseason classic.  The only question was if that would actually translate into a spike in viewership as well, or if the All-Star Game would remain … [Read more...]

James Neal embraces Nashville's country attitude during All-Star weekend NASHVILLE – At the NHL All-Star Game, James Neal sat at a press conference podium in Bridgestone Arena after the Central Division lost 9-6 to the Pacific Division as somewhat of an outsider. Next to him were three homegrown Nashville Predators players, taking part in the first local NHL All-Star Game in Nashville … [Read more...]