Dale Hunter will not be back as the head coach of the Washington Capitals. He told Washington GM George McPhee of his decision after the team met for the last time after Saturday’s elimination from the playoffs at the hands of the New York Rangers. Hunter said that “family reasons” were behind the decision. He [...]

The New York Rangers have eliminated the Washington Capitals and will face the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals. This marks the first time that the Rangers have made the conference final since 1997. “It’s a great feeling to see we stayed focused whatever happens,” said Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. “Yeah, we give [...]

On Thursday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman introduced Tom Stillman and a group of partners as the new ownership group of the St. Louis Blues. Stillman, the chair and CEO of Summit Distributing in St. Louis, was a minority partner of the Blues with the outgoing Dave Checketts and SCP Worldwide group. They’d held the Blues since [...]

Thanks to stellar defensive play and a well-tuned Martin Brodeur, the New Jersey Devils have eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Few people picked the Devils to take the Flyers in the series, let alone in just five games, but New Jersey managed to contain Philly and took away opportunities [...]

The Phoenix Coyotes have eliminated the Nashville Predators and will move on to face the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Final. Monday was a good day all around for the Coyotes franchise, with news of a tentative deal involving a group involving former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison to keep the team in [...]

The Philadelphia Flyers will be without forward Claude Giroux for one game, which could make their bid to avoid elimination at the hands of the New Jersey Devils a tougher task. Giroux was suspended by the NHL for his hit on Devils forward Dainius Zubrus at 19:56 of the second period. You can check out [...]