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The Pittsburgh Penguins have promoted Tom Kostopoulos to director of player development after the Vancouver Canucks pipeline activated to lure away Scott Young. Both teams’ moves were announced Friday. Kostopolous, 43, has spent the past four seasons as a development coach for the Penguins and their American Hockey League...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Modern hockey is fast and modern medicine now knows that too many hits to the head is a major concern. Both of those developments have made the role of the “enforcer” on hockey teams increasingly unnecessary. So why does fighting in hockey persist? Proponents argue that fights deter greater violence and cheap shots, but researchers from The Ohio State University say that’s not actually true.

Burgundy and forest green? How a shoddy 1995 color printer played a role in the origin story of the Colorado Avalanche's "steady, ownable" look

Scott Young has departed the Penguins’ organization, it was recently announced Pittsburgh’s former director of player development has taken a job with the Vancouver Canucks with a similar title. The Canucks, of course, are now run by former Penguin executives Patrik Allvin and Jim Rutherford, who also hired Young to the Pens in 2017.

The youth movement is underway in earnest in Indiana. The Pacers started to reshape their roster in February at the deadline, bringing in second-year rising star Tyrese Haliburton at point guard. In many ways, the 2022 NBA Draft was the next stage in assembling a new young core in Indiana....

The Pittsburgh Penguins have promoted Tom Kostopoulos to director of player development and Madison Nikkel to video coach it was announced today by general manager Ron Hextall. Kostopoulos, 43, has spent the past four seasons as a player development coach for Pittsburgh and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey...

A changing of the guard could be in the offing on Friday evening at Ball Arena. The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Colorado Avalanche for Game 5 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay is seeking a third straight championship, with Colorado aiming to bring the Stanley Cup to Denver for the first time since 2001. The Avs lead the series by a 3-1 margin and can clinch with a win at home.

What would you do if you were faced with the prospect of choosing between Simon Nemec and David Jiricek in the upcoming 2022 NHL Draft? Ranked third and fourth respectively (among European skaters) by NHL Central Scouting in their final draft rankings, they believe it’s Nemec that should be selected first. However, some rankers like Elite Prospects (2nd vs. 7th), Bob McKenzie (7th vs. 9th) and SMAHT Scouting (3rd vs. 9th) have Jiricek quite a bit ahead of him. They both will undoubtedly turn into NHL defencemen one day, but who will stand out as being the best pick?

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The River City Sports Plex in Grand Junction has been hosting watch parties at the location since the Stanley Cup Playoffs began. When the Colorado Avalanche made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs, they hosted these watch parties during game days. They house an 18-foot projector screen and set up chairs on the ice to make it feel like you are at Ball Arena. The event is free, but a reservation online is recommended before arrival.

TRAVERSE CITY — Local hockey teams are competing in the Summer Showcase at Centre Ice Arena this weekend, and the Bay Reps and Traverse City Central hockey teams started the weekend with wins. The Bay Reps defeated Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 5-3, while Central defeated Cheboygan, 9-1. The...

2021-22 Team: Soo Greyhounds (OHL) Kirill Kudryavtsev is a two-way defender with tons of skill. He played his first season of North American hockey this season as a member of the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Soo Greyhounds, where he scored an impressive 39 points in 68 games. In 2020-21, Kudryavtsev found moderate success in the top Russian junior league (MHL), but his decision to move to a new continent was likely the best choice he could have made to improve his draft stock.

While there remains much to do with the forward group this offseason, the Ottawa Senators have a chance to quickly improve their blue line by signing a restricted free agent (RFA). This week, the Carolina Hurricanes have indicated that pending RFA Ethan Bear has been given permission to talk to other clubs ahead of the deadline. While he’s not a superstar, he would provide immediate support to a lagging defense core while prospects continue to develop.

Happy Friday, LA Kings fans! We are inching ever closer to the 2022 NHL Draft. If you missed the first and second mock draft installments, see the links below. Like the last iteration, I used the FC Hockey Mock Draft Simulator Tool. Without further ado, here’s version 3.0!. Round...

One of the biggest stories in the NHL this season has been the increase in viewers in the league's first year of its television contracts with ESPN and TNT. The league is also seeing unparalleled growth in female and younger fans that should have a big impact for years to come.

HabsWorld.net -- If you can only watch one game from the Memorial Cup tournament that runs this week in Saint John, N.B., make sure it’s the Friday-night tilt between the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Hamilton Bulldogs. Not only will the contest between Western Hockey League and Ontario Hockey...