Sabres plan their picks ahead of NHL draft - Buffalo News Tim Murray’s draft calls are short, sweet and legendary. He totaled just 10 words while selecting Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel, and his less-is-more strategy added to the impact. Don’t expect anything to change just because he’ll be in his home rink Friday. “It’s not going to be any different,” the Buffalo Sabres’ general manager said. “I’m … [Read more...]

UND picks date to raise men's hockey national championship banner - INFORUM GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The University of North Dakota's eighth national championship banner will be raised on Oct. 1 before an exhibition game against the University of Manitoba. It will be the first time that UND has raised a new national title banner in Ralph Engelstad Arena, which opened in 2001. The program's last … [Read more...]

Sabres acquire rights to Harvard's Vesey for third-round pick - Buffalo News In their first major move of draft week, the Buffalo Sabres pulled a potentially big trade Monday by acquiring the rights to Harvard winger and Hobey Baker Award winner Jimmy Vesey from the Nashville Predators for a third-round pick here on Saturday in First Niagara Center. Vesey, who was drafted by Nashville in … [Read more...]

NHL chooses Las Vegas for expansion team: report - CBC.ca A person with direct knowledge of the NHL's decision says the league has settled on Las Vegas as its choice for expansion, provided organizers can come up with a $500 million US fee. The person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because details have not been released by the league ahead of its Board of Governors meeting on June 22 in … [Read more...]

USA Hockey picks Air Force's Miller as junior coach - Colorado Springs Gazette Air Force director of hockey Steve Miller, a veteran college assistant with three NCAA titles (Denver 2, Providence), was named as an assistant coach for USA Hockey’s 2017 junior world championship team by head coach Bob Motzko, longtime bench mentor at St. Cloud State.Motkzo also named longtime Boston College … [Read more...]

Picks of the crop: Eight Newfoundlanders taken in QMJHL draft - The Telegram Fitzpatrick, Gosse the first two players from province selected Just as there were last year, eight Newfoundlanders were selected in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft Saturday in Charlottetown, P.E.I. © Quebec Remparts photo/remparts.ca Goaltender Lucas Fitzpatrick poses with Quebec Remparts president Jacques … [Read more...]

Screaming Eagles have two first-round picks in Saturday's draft - The Guardian Charlottetown © T.J. Colello/TC Media Charlottetown Islanders defenceman Will Thompson, left, keeps Phélix Martineau of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in check during Monday's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game in Sydney, N.S. With a potential 11 spots up for grabs on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles roster … [Read more...]

Screaming Eagles look to make good with two first-round picks - Cape Breton Post SYDNEY — With a potential 11 spots up for grabs on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles roster for next season, the 2016 edition of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft will be an important one for the club’s future. © Vincent Éthier/QMJHL Media Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau, far … [Read more...]

Recent first round picks prominent in Philadelphia Flyers prospect awards - Hockey's Future Photo: Philadelphia Flyers prospect Ivan Provorov was the top defenseman in the WHL this season and is likely to jump directly to the NHL next season. Many of the Philadelphia Flyers prospects who performed well this past season came from the most recent draft class. There was Ivan Provorov, expected … [Read more...]

Thornton, Matthews among final World Cup of Hockey roster picks - Yahoo Sports New York (AFP) - Joe Thornton, whose 20-year wait to reach the Stanley Cup Final ends Monday, was among four NHL finalists selected Friday to complete rosters for the World Cup of Hockey.The 36-year-old San Jose Sharks center, whose Cup final wait through 1,367 regular-season games and another 150 playoff … [Read more...]