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Pinelli was drafted 42nd overall by Los Angeles in 2021.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers officially announced the hiring of Mike Babcock as their next head coach. They also brought in D.J. Smith, the former head coach of the Ottawa Senators, who most recently served as the interim head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, to join his staff as an assistant coach. Babcock […] The post Next move Oilers must make after hiring Mike Babcock as head coach appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Edmonton Oilers coaching staff is taking shape, not long after the team officially named Mike Babcock as the 19th head coach in franchise history Tuesday morning. D.J. Smith will be joining Babcock’s staff as an associate coach, the club announced. The 49-year-old most recently was the interim head coach of the Los Angeles Kings,…
Brady and Matthew “dreamt of playing together,” Keith said after being named to the Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
I can't predict the future in any way, but the image to the left could be what press conferences in Sunrise, Florida look like next season after the trade today that saw Brady Tkachuk acquired by the Florida Panthers where his brother, Matthew, plays. We already now that these two second-generation NHL forwards and brothers have combined to do a podcast , but now they set up their gear anywhere they want as they'll be playing for the same team for the foreseeable future. With a healthy team ne...
On June 3rd in 1993, the Los Angeles Kings were two minutes away from taking a 2-0 series lead against the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals when coach Jacques Demers called for a measurement of Marty McSorley's stick. Kerry Fraser described it as one of his easiest calls: "For any player to go into the third period in a Stanley Cup final with an illegal stick was, to my mind,
On June 2nd in 2007, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger scored an own goal on Jean-Sebastien Giguere late in the second period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, putting Ottawa ahead 4-3, their first lead of the evening. Pronger's own goal, created by the forecheck of Senators forward Dean McAmmond, held up as the game-winner in Ottawa's 5-3 win. Moments later Pronger exacted revenge on
On June 1st in 1961, Paul Douglas Coffey was born in Toronto, Ontario. Selected 6th overall by Edmonton in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, the slick skating blueliner spent seven seasons with the Oilers before suiting up for eight others (PIT, LAK, DET, HAR, PHI, CHI, CAR, BOS). During his 21 year career, Coffey posted five 100+ point campaigns (1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990), two 40+ goal
The NHL offseason is in full swing, and massive trades are already being made. The Ottawa Senators just traded their captain, Brady Tkachuk, to the Florida Panthers, and more moves…
A Cup-winning blueprint, a Drury-Leon Rose comparison, and rumblings that Vladislav Gavrikov wants out. This week’s Media Bytes has a little bit of everything.
This week, Jim Hiller was named the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The former Los Angeles Kings bench boss was selected from a field of reported candidates after an exhaustive month-long search. One of those candidates was longtime NHLer and Olympic medalist Joe Pavelski, who was emerged as a surprise contender in…
The Los Angeles Kings are entering a new era. Longtime captain Anze Kopitar has retired from the NHL, meaning Los Angeles is without the greatest player in its history. It’s time for the franchise to move forward and find new talent. One potential name to keep an eye on in NHL Free Agency is veteran […] The post Kings rumors: Former 40-goal scorer could be interested in signing with LA appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Boo-yah! En fuego. Master batter? Rich Eisen’s This was SportsCenter podcast series has been an incredible walk down memory lane with famed colleagues from the golden era of ESPN’s flagship show and the recent episode with Linda Cohn was no exception. Cohn is one of the most iconic SportsCenter anchors of all time as the record holder for most…
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The Toronto Maple Leafs shocked much of the hockey world on Wednesday when they announced that they were hiring Jim Hiller as head coach. Hiller returns to an organization where he spent four years as an assistant coach and is coming off a two-year stint as the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, before being…
Add Connor Hellebuyck to the list of Team USA gold medalists potentially looking for a trade. Quinn Hughes was moved before the Olympics, Dylan Larkin has requested a move from the Detroit Red Wings, and Brady Tkachuk could be out of Ottawa. Now, The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reports that Hellebuyck could be available in a […] The post NHL rumors: Panthers could target Connor Hellebuyck if Sergei Bobrovsky doesn’t re-sign appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Knicks got a title, Carolina's got the Cup, Torts is out in Vegas, and the Rangers offseason is underway.
Hiller coached the Los Angeles Kings to above-average offensive results in 2024-25 with less high-end talent than he will have in Toronto.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller met with reporters over Zoom for the first time, after being appointed to the role on Wednesday. Hiller previously served as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, before he was dismissed midway through the 2025-26 season. Toronto interviewed 55 people for the role, with five finalists for…
Hiller was let go by the Kings after losing out in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs three years in a row.
Hiller served as head coach for the Kings between 2023-24 and 2025-26, leading the club to two playoff appearances.
The Ottawa Senators acquired Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings for a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick at last year's draft. Now they are gauging what he might bring back in a trade. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen reported that three league executives told the Citizen in the past 72 hours that the Senators have been testing the market to see what they could command for the 25-year-old right-shot defenseman, who is a restricted free agent with the right to file for arbitr...
Former NHL player Kyle Calder, who played 10 years in the world’s top professional hockey league, has passed away. He was 47 years old.It was revealed on Tuesday morning that Calder had died at the age of 47. No official cause of death was given, though the Los Angeles Jr. Kings said he passed after […] The post Kyle Calder Passes Away at 47 appeared first on HEAVY .
Last week’s note about Darnell Nurse’s trade request got a little more interesting when David Pagnotta reported that Pittsburgh and Los Angeles were two teams that Nurse told Edmonton where he would accept a trade. Pagnotta talked a little more: Given how the Tristan Jarry trade worked out so wonderfully for Pittsburgh, it’s encouraging to […]