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MATTHEWS, LAINE DUEL AS MAPLE LEAFS WIN OT THRILLER Rookie forwards Auston Matthews (0-3—3) and Patrik Laine (2-0—2) – the top two picks from the 2016 NHL Draft – each recorded multiple points in their second and final meeting of the season as the Maple Leafs defeated the Jets in thrilling fashion, with Matthews notching the lone assist on Jake Gardiner’s overtime goal. At 28-20-11 (67 points), the...
  REGINA PATS TO HOST 100TH CELEBRATION, 2018 MASTERCARD MEMORIAL CUP  The Canadian Hockey League today announced, on behalf of the 2018 Mastercard Memorial Cup Site Selection Committee, that the Regina Pats Hockey Club will host the historic 100th edition of the league’s prestigious national championship. “The 2018 Mastercard Memorial Cup and the celebrations around this centennial event will truly capture, preserve,...
JETS’ TROUBA SUSPENDED TWO GAMES FOR ILLEGAL CHECK TO THE HEAD Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba has been suspended for two games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone during NHL Game No. 871 in Ottawa on Sunday, Feb. 19, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident...
  LAINE, KADRI AND McDAVID NAMED NHL ‘THREE STARS’ OF THE WEEK Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine, Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Feb. 19. FIRST STAR – PATRIK LAINE, RW, WINNIPEG JETS Laine led the NHL with five goals and eight points...