Rangers lose Game 1 of Eastern Conference Final

In New York, the Rangers found themselves up against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday night. Perhaps a bit of nerves entered the contest.  With less than six minutes left in the third … Continue reading

Monsters advance to Eastern Conference Finals with 6-4 win against Crunch

The Cleveland Monsters beat the Syracuse Crunch 6-4 on Wednesday night at Upstate Medical University Arena. With the win, the Monsters lead the North Division Finals best-of-five series to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Hershey … Continue reading

Roe scores twice as Bears complete sweep

The Hershey Bears are returning to the Eastern Conference Finals after a 4-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack on Wednesday night, completing a three-game sweep of the teams’ Atlantic Division Finals series. Garrett Roe recorded two goals and an … Continue reading

Hiller to remain coach of Kings

Jim Hiller was named coach of the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. The 55-year-old went 21-12-1 as interim coach after taking over for Todd McLellan, who was fired Feb. 2. © Andy Devlin/NHLI The Kings (44-27-1) finished third in the … Continue reading

Tocchet wins Jack Adams Award as coach of year

Rick Tocchet won the Jack Adams Award on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the top coach in the NHL as voted on by the National Broadcasters’ Association. In his first full season, Tocchet guided the Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9) … Continue reading