Mike Babcock was fired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
Here is the Nov. 20 edition of Dan Rosen's weekly mailbag, which runs every Wednesday. If you have a question, tweet it to @drosennhl and use #OvertheBoards.
TORONTO - Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been suspended for three games, without pay, for a spitting incident involving Anaheim defenseman Erik Gudbranson during NHL Game No. 316 in Washington on Monday, Nov. 18, the National Hockey League announced today.
TORONTO -- Steve Yzerman is just getting started. He's a little more than a quarter of the way through his first season as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, focused on building for the long term.
NHL.com's fantasy hockey top 50 defenseman rankings are based on past production and expectations for the rest of the 2019-20 season in standard leagues. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the NHL Fantasy on Ice podcast.
Sam Bennett was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
NEW YORK/TORONTO - The National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today that forward Bobby Ryan of the Ottawa Senators will be away from the team while taking part in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.
Marc-Andre Fleury added a submission for save of the 2019-20 NHL season.
Jamie McGinn was released from his professional tryout contract (PTO) by the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.
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Tuesday was a night of team and individual streaks and milestones around the NHL.
To mark the first quarter of the season, NHL.com is running its second installment of the Trophy Tracker series this week. Today, we look at the race for the Calder Trophy, the annual award given to the player selected as the top rookie in the NHL as selected in a Professional Hockey Writers Association poll.
Pat Maroon received more than a hero's welcome in his return home to St. Louis.
Each Wednesday throughout the regular season, Kevin Weekes will be offering his pluses and minuses for the teams competing in the NBCSN "Wednesday Night Hockey" game in his Weekes on the Web blog.
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NHL.com asked 48 of the League's top players for their opinions on topics surrounding the game and its players during the 2019 NHL European and North American Player Media Tours during the offseason. An installment of their answers runs each Wednesday. In this edition, NHL players were asked by NHL.com which player they enjoy watching the most.
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Braden Holtby was on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Tuesday morning, working on his game like he usually does, even though it was an optional practice.
TORONTO -- NHL general managers left their meeting Tuesday saying they felt good about the game, but also with a desire to further discuss the offside rule, how it is interpreted on video review and whether it needs to be modified to result in fewer overturned goals.
TORONTO -- Seattle general manager Ron Francis said he hopes the NHL expansion team will announce its name in the first quarter or first half of next year.
In a continuing look at the crop of new prospects coming into focus in the American Hockey League, the attention turns to defensemen, who face a challenging learning curve.
Legendary hockey reporter and analyst Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," will share his knowledge, humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. Once a month, he will let a picture from his vast collection do the talking in his "Picture is Worth 100 Words" feature.
This month, he writes about goalie Dave Kerr, who helped the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1940.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Nov. 20
1928: The Boston Bruins play their first game at Boston Garden.
