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Brayden Point
Brayden Point (born March 13, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning selected Point in the third round, 79th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Point won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2020, leading the playoffs in goals, including scoring the Cup-clinching goal in Game 6 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals. Playing career[edit] Major junior career[edit] Point was drafted in the first round, fourteenth overall by the Moose Jaw Warriors of the 2011 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft.[1] In his first full season with the club, he scored 24 goals and 57 points in 67 games. At the conclusion of the season, Point was selected in the fifth round, 167th…
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Cale Makar
Cale Douglas Makar (born October 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, fourth overall, by the Avalanche in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Makar won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 2019–20, becoming the sixth Avalanche/Nordiques player to win the award. Playing career[edit] Junior[edit] Makar, a Calgary native, first played within the Crowchild Blackhawks minor-hockey program before moving to play with the NWCAA Bruins at the Bantam level in 2011. He also played bantam with the Calgary Flames before moving to minor midget with the NWCAA Stampeders.[2] Makar was originally drafted at the major junior level by the Western Hockey League (WHL)’s Medicine Hat Tigers in the eighth round,…
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David Pastrnak
David Pastrňák (born 25 May 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed “Pasta”, he was selected by the Bruins in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Early life[edit] Pastrňák’s father, Milan, wanted him to play ice hockey. Following a lengthy battle with cancer, Milan died in 2013.[1][2] Pastrňák cites this as the reason why he began practicing and training so hard, hoping to make it as a hockey player for his father. Playing career[edit] During the 2011–12 season, Pastrňák led the Czech under-18 league in goals (41)[3] and points (68).[4] After being drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 25th pick overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Pastrňák signed…
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Jack Eichel
John Robert “Jack” Eichel (born October 28, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey center and captain of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed the “Eichel Tower” for his dominating presence, Eichel was selected second overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Before entering the league, Eichel was described at the age of 17 as “the new face of American hockey,” and he is considered a member of a rising class of generational talents in the sport, along with fellow 2015 draftee Connor McDavid.[3][4] Eichel was the recipient of the 2015 Hobey Baker Award, given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s ice hockey player.[5] He was the second freshman to win the award and the first since Paul Kariya who won it first in 1993.[6]…
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Auston Matthews
Auston Taylour Matthews (born September 17, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in San Ramon, California, Matthews and his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, when he was an infant. After playing baseball and hockey during his childhood, he developed a particular interest in hockey after watching the local Phoenix Coyotes play. A product of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League (USHL), Matthews played for the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League prior to being drafted into the NHL in 2016, winning a Swiss Cup title that same year. Matthews was widely considered the top prospect of the draft, and was selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Nicknamed “Papi“, Matthews…
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Bo Horvat
Bowie William “Bo” Horvat (born April 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected ninth overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. During his junior career in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he won the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as playoff MVP in 2013, as well as two J. Ross Robertson Cup titles with the London Knights. Internationally, he has played for Team Canada at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (under-18), 2014 IIHF U20 Championships and the 2018 IIHF World Championship. Early life[edit] Horvat was born in London, Ontario,[3] to Tim and Cindy Horvat.[4][5] His father is a former hockey player who also played major junior with the London Knights,[4] while his younger brother, Cal, also plays hockey.[6] He grew up in Rodney, Ontario, which is approximately 50 kilometres away from…
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The offsides rule gets a nice update as well as important dates for the upcoming season
Per NHLPA: TORONTO / NEW YORK (Dec. 22, 2020) The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced today applicable medical protocols, transition rules for the 2020-21 season, which include information relating to critical dates and the formal approval of a change to NHL Rule 83 (Off-side). Click for the full text of the 2020-21 Transition Rules and medical protocols. Critical Dates for 2020-21 Season Dec. 31 – Training camps open for seven Clubs that did not participate in the resumption of play for the 2019-20 season (Anaheim, Buffalo, Detroit, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Ottawa, San Jose) Jan. 3 – Training camps open for the remaining…
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Hockey is back – January 13th!!!!
