Calculating the costs of outfitting an NHL player — it’s expensive
Vegas Golden Knights equipment manager details his job, eager to start with expansion franchise
An average NHL hockey stick costs $185, and players go through 60 to 125
sticks a year, he said. That’s as much as $23,125 in hockey sticks for
one player.
Skates, which cost $700 per pair, are equally customizable.
All of the pads on an NHL player add up to about $1,200, and with
replacements it costs a team about $21,000 per year to outfit a skater.
Goalies are even pricier, with teams paying $36,000 per season to keep
them suited up.
(LasVegasSun.com)
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Monday, June 12, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017
Nice Job
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Guess Which Car Ottawa Senators' Goalie HEARTS On His Helmet . . . . .
Turns out that [Ottawa Senators goalie Craig] Anderson is a major fan of Chevrolet Corvettes. And, his helmet reflects that. Not only is there what I would guess is an airbrushed Corvette C7R on the helmet, he also shows some love to the Corvette Racing team's mascot, Jake.
Looking into his previous helmets, he also has other generations of the Corvette and the Jake mascot. This guy is committed!
(AutoSpies.com)
Turns out that [Ottawa Senators goalie Craig] Anderson is a major fan of Chevrolet Corvettes. And, his helmet reflects that. Not only is there what I would guess is an airbrushed Corvette C7R on the helmet, he also shows some love to the Corvette Racing team's mascot, Jake.
Looking into his previous helmets, he also has other generations of the Corvette and the Jake mascot. This guy is committed!
(AutoSpies.com)
Monday, January 2, 2017
Did You Know - NHL's Longest Winning Streaks
Statistical look at Blue Jackets 15-game win streak
How Columbus run compares to longest in NHL history
Columbus Blue Jackets (2016-17)
How Columbus run compares to longest in NHL history
Columbus Blue Jackets (2016-17)
- Began: Nov. 29, 2016, defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1
- Goals for/against: Outscored opponents 61-26, including two shootout goals
- Close calls: Won six games by one goal, including 3-2 shootout win at Arizona Coyotes on Dec. 3 when they scored tying goal with 2:16 remaining in third period, and a 3-2 shootout win against the Los Angeles Kings on Dec. 20.
- Biggest wins: 7-1 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 22; 6-2 vs. New York Islanders on Dec. 10
- Next game: Jan. 3 vs. Edmonton Oilers
The Leader So Far For The Feels Good Sports Story Of 2017
‘I think we were literally watching that guy’s dream come true right before our eyes’
The Hurricanes found themselves in a pinch when Lack fell ill before Saturday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Roughly two hours before the puck drop, they announced the signing of Alves to a professional tryout contract and issued him jersey No. 40. His mask – which he painted himself, based on drawings by a local illustrator – features caricatures of the team’s other equipment men.
“I think we were literally watching that guy’s dream come true right before our eyes,” starter Cam Ward said. “Seeing how emotional he got before that game made everybody emotional. And I said to him right before the game, `They don’t ask how or why, but you made it to the NHL.”‘
Ward bucked the tradition of having the starting goalie lead the team onto the ice for pregame warmups, letting Alves have the spotlight for himself. And with 7.6 seconds left and the outcome all but decided – the Lightning led 3-1 – coach Bill Peters sent Alves onto the ice to replace Ward. He didn’t have to face a shot but was handed the puck by teammate Jeff Skinner.
“Every time I see it, I kind of get choked up,” Alves said. “Seven-point-six seconds is going to be near and dear to me.”
A repeat doesn’t seem likely Tuesday night when New Jersey visits: Peters says if Lack is too sick to skate against the Devils, the team will recall someone from its AHL affiliate in Charlotte.
That seems fine with Alves, who joked with alternate captain Jordan Staal that the Hurricanes’ shooters weren’t about to take it easy on him during his first practice since his big debut.
“I told Jordan, ‘It was only 7.6 seconds, guys,”‘ Alves said. “I’m not an NHLer.”
(NBCSports.com)
The Hurricanes found themselves in a pinch when Lack fell ill before Saturday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Roughly two hours before the puck drop, they announced the signing of Alves to a professional tryout contract and issued him jersey No. 40. His mask – which he painted himself, based on drawings by a local illustrator – features caricatures of the team’s other equipment men.
“I think we were literally watching that guy’s dream come true right before our eyes,” starter Cam Ward said. “Seeing how emotional he got before that game made everybody emotional. And I said to him right before the game, `They don’t ask how or why, but you made it to the NHL.”‘
Ward bucked the tradition of having the starting goalie lead the team onto the ice for pregame warmups, letting Alves have the spotlight for himself. And with 7.6 seconds left and the outcome all but decided – the Lightning led 3-1 – coach Bill Peters sent Alves onto the ice to replace Ward. He didn’t have to face a shot but was handed the puck by teammate Jeff Skinner.
“Every time I see it, I kind of get choked up,” Alves said. “Seven-point-six seconds is going to be near and dear to me.”
A repeat doesn’t seem likely Tuesday night when New Jersey visits: Peters says if Lack is too sick to skate against the Devils, the team will recall someone from its AHL affiliate in Charlotte.
That seems fine with Alves, who joked with alternate captain Jordan Staal that the Hurricanes’ shooters weren’t about to take it easy on him during his first practice since his big debut.
“I told Jordan, ‘It was only 7.6 seconds, guys,”‘ Alves said. “I’m not an NHLer.”
(NBCSports.com)
Monday, December 19, 2016
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Fight On, Golden Knights!
Vegas Golden Knights official team name
Owner Bill Foley announces decision five months after being awarded expansion franchise
"Our logo and our name is really going to exhibit the highest element of the warrior class - the knight," Foley said. "The knight protects the unprotected. The knight defends the realm. The knight never gives up, never gives in, always advances, never retreats, and that's what our team is going to be."
(NHL.com)
Owner Bill Foley announces decision five months after being awarded expansion franchise
The Vegas Golden Knights are officially the 31st team to join the NHL.
Exactly five months after Las Vegas was awarded an expansion team, owner Bill Foley announced the name and revealed the team logo Tuesday at Toshiba Place, just outside of T-Mobile Arena, where the Golden Knights will begin play in the 2017-18 season.
Before making the annoucement, Foley told the crowd what the name and logo would represent.Exactly five months after Las Vegas was awarded an expansion team, owner Bill Foley announced the name and revealed the team logo Tuesday at Toshiba Place, just outside of T-Mobile Arena, where the Golden Knights will begin play in the 2017-18 season.
"Our logo and our name is really going to exhibit the highest element of the warrior class - the knight," Foley said. "The knight protects the unprotected. The knight defends the realm. The knight never gives up, never gives in, always advances, never retreats, and that's what our team is going to be."
(NHL.com)
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
This Is Not Good News
Jonathan Quick out indefinitely for Kings
GM reportedly puts timeline at about three months for goalie's lower-body injury
Quick opted against surgery for what is believed to be a groin injury sustained in the final 30 seconds of the first period of the Kings' season-opening game against the San Jose Sharks on Oct. 12. Lombardi said last week that Quick's injury is in the same area as the strained groin that kept him out for almost two months in 2013 and confirmed it was not a knee injury.
(NHL.com)
GM reportedly puts timeline at about three months for goalie's lower-body injury
Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick had a non-surgical procedure for a lower-body injury Tuesday and is out indefinitely, the Kings said Wednesday.
General manager Dean Lombardi on Wednesday told the Los Angeles Times that Quick will be out for about three months.Quick opted against surgery for what is believed to be a groin injury sustained in the final 30 seconds of the first period of the Kings' season-opening game against the San Jose Sharks on Oct. 12. Lombardi said last week that Quick's injury is in the same area as the strained groin that kept him out for almost two months in 2013 and confirmed it was not a knee injury.
(NHL.com)
Thursday, October 13, 2016
It Must Have Been A Hell Of A Shot
Teemu Selanne fires golf ball off Honda Center ice
Former Ducks great might have broken something valuable
(NHL.com)
Teemu Selanne exhibited some
impressive, unconventional hockey skills at the Anaheim Ducks Golf
Classic on Monday, but the Finnish Flash proved Thursday he has some
golf game too.
Rocking
his throwback 1990s-era Mighty Ducks of Anaheim jersey, Selanne chipped
a golf ball straight off the Honda Center ice into one of the arena's
luxury suites.
Selanne said in the tweet accompanying his bar-down hockey shot that he "wished golf would be that easy." But if the video is any indication, his short game appears pretty strong, particularly given his unfavorable lie. Here's hoping he didn't break anything.
Selanne said in the tweet accompanying his bar-down hockey shot that he "wished golf would be that easy." But if the video is any indication, his short game appears pretty strong, particularly given his unfavorable lie. Here's hoping he didn't break anything.
(NHL.com)
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
An Awesome, 'Welcome To The NHL' Debut
Auston Matthews has unforgettable debut
Maple Leafs rookie makes it look easy with four goals in first NHL game
Matthews became the first player in the modern era of the NHL (starting in 1943-44) to score four goals in his debut. He became the third-youngest player in NHL history to score four goals behind Bobby Carpenter (1981-82) and Jack Hamilton (1943-44), who each did it at 18.
(NHL.com)
Maple Leafs rookie makes it look easy with four goals in first NHL game
Matthews became the first player in the modern era of the NHL (starting in 1943-44) to score four goals in his debut. He became the third-youngest player in NHL history to score four goals behind Bobby Carpenter (1981-82) and Jack Hamilton (1943-44), who each did it at 18.
(NHL.com)
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
This Took A Serious Shot To Do That
Auston Matthews makes impact in Maple Leafs debut
Top pick in 2016 NHL Draft breaks glass with slap shot on first day at training camp
"Lou won't be too happy," he said with a smile.
(NHL.com)
Top pick in 2016 NHL Draft breaks glass with slap shot on first day at training camp
Auston Matthews participated in
his first practice with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, and the
No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft quickly left his mark at training camp.
Matthews showed off the strength of his slap shot by one-timing Mitch Marner's pass through a pane of glass behind the goal at MasterCard Centre.
Matthews called it a "terrible shot" and laughed when someone joked about general manager Lou Lamoriello docking his first paycheck.Matthews showed off the strength of his slap shot by one-timing Mitch Marner's pass through a pane of glass behind the goal at MasterCard Centre.
"Lou won't be too happy," he said with a smile.
(NHL.com)
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
And #1 Is
NHL Network Top 50 player countdown Nos. 1-10
1. Patrick Kane, RW, Chicago Blackhawks
The best player in the League right now, according to NHL Network's expert panel, is Kane. He's the reigning Art Ross Trophy winner after he set NHL career highs with 46 goals, 60 assists and 106 points. That performance also earned the three-time Stanley Cup champion his first Hart Trophy as League MVP and first Ted Lindsay Award as most outstanding player as voted by NHL players.
Kane, 27, never has scored fewer than 64 points in a full NHL season since the Blackhawks made him the first pick in the 2007 draft. Entering his 10th season in the League, all with Chicago, he has averaged more than a point per game, with 663 (251 goals, 412 assists) in 658 games, and is sixth on the Blackhawks' all-time scoring list, behind Stan Mikita (1,467 points), Bobby Hull (1,153), Denis Savard (1.096), Steve Larmer (923) and Doug Wilson (779).
Complete list (NHL.com)
1. Patrick Kane, RW, Chicago Blackhawks
The best player in the League right now, according to NHL Network's expert panel, is Kane. He's the reigning Art Ross Trophy winner after he set NHL career highs with 46 goals, 60 assists and 106 points. That performance also earned the three-time Stanley Cup champion his first Hart Trophy as League MVP and first Ted Lindsay Award as most outstanding player as voted by NHL players.
Kane, 27, never has scored fewer than 64 points in a full NHL season since the Blackhawks made him the first pick in the 2007 draft. Entering his 10th season in the League, all with Chicago, he has averaged more than a point per game, with 663 (251 goals, 412 assists) in 658 games, and is sixth on the Blackhawks' all-time scoring list, behind Stan Mikita (1,467 points), Bobby Hull (1,153), Denis Savard (1.096), Steve Larmer (923) and Doug Wilson (779).
Complete list (NHL.com)
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
I Want To See This Glow In The Dark
Goalies show off World Cup masks
Designs include John Gibson's nod to Pac-Man, Jonathan Quick's support for Green Berets
(NHL.com)
Designs include John Gibson's nod to Pac-Man, Jonathan Quick's support for Green Berets
(NHL.com)
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Congrats To Her!
Dawn Braid named Coyotes skating coach
Becomes first female to get full-time coaching role in NHL
Dawn Braid became the first female
to coach full-time in the NHL when she was hired as the skating coach
for the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday.
"It's something that I've wanted to see happen," Braid said. "The fact that they respect what I do enough to name me as a full-time coach, or to name me as the first female coach in the NHL, I take a ton of pride in that. I've worked very hard for this opportunity. It's been going on for years and I just look forward to going even further with it."
Braid
worked with the Coyotes as a part-time skating coach last season and
previously worked as a consultant for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim
Ducks, Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames."It's something that I've wanted to see happen," Braid said. "The fact that they respect what I do enough to name me as a full-time coach, or to name me as the first female coach in the NHL, I take a ton of pride in that. I've worked very hard for this opportunity. It's been going on for years and I just look forward to going even further with it."
"We feel that Dawn can provide a real competitive advantage for our team," Coyotes general manager John Chayka said. "The game is getting faster and it's all about skating.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
2016 Offseason Team Review - Los Angeles Kings
Kings on lookout for more offense
With Milan Lucic leaving as free agent, Los Angeles must spread scoring
The Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014 and advanced to the Western Conference Final in 2013. But since winning the championship two years ago, they have failed to get past the first round; after failing to qualify for the postseason in 2014-15, the Kings lost to the San Jose Sharks in five games in the first round last season.
The good news for the Kings is they still have Vezina Trophy finalist Jonathan Quick and Selke Trophy winner Anze Kopitar, their new captain, who has led them in scoring nine straight seasons.
Defense rarely is a problem for the Kings, with Norris Trophy winner Drew Doughty leading the way. They allowed the third-fewest goals per game last season but were 14th in the League in goals scored. They won too many games 3-2 or 2-1. They didn't make many moves on offense but are hoping to spread the scoring more this season.
(NHL.com)
With Milan Lucic leaving as free agent, Los Angeles must spread scoring
The Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014 and advanced to the Western Conference Final in 2013. But since winning the championship two years ago, they have failed to get past the first round; after failing to qualify for the postseason in 2014-15, the Kings lost to the San Jose Sharks in five games in the first round last season.
The good news for the Kings is they still have Vezina Trophy finalist Jonathan Quick and Selke Trophy winner Anze Kopitar, their new captain, who has led them in scoring nine straight seasons.
Defense rarely is a problem for the Kings, with Norris Trophy winner Drew Doughty leading the way. They allowed the third-fewest goals per game last season but were 14th in the League in goals scored. They won too many games 3-2 or 2-1. They didn't make many moves on offense but are hoping to spread the scoring more this season.
(NHL.com)
Midsummer NHL Power Rankings - SI.com
2. San Jose Sharks
- The Stanley Cup finalists are deeper and faster with the addition of speedy winger Mikkel Boedker. If keeper Martin Jones can match his playoff performance, they'll be the favorites to claim the Pacific Division.
9. Anaheim Ducks
- There's lots to like about the defending Pacific champs, but still so many questions to be answered. Randy Carlyle brings a new voice, but is he really an improvement on Bruce Boudreau? Can Cam Fowler be flipped for a top-six left winger? If not, who steps up to fill the role? Nick Ritchie and Mason Raymond won't cut it.
10. Los Angeles Kings
- After the Kings blew a 16-point lead over the Ducks, then bowed out meekly in the first round to the Sharks, there was pressure on GM Dean Lombardi to pump new life into this roster. Instead, cap issues cost L.A. top-six winger Milan Lucic and the best option to patch over the holes on defense was Canadiens castoff Tom Gilbert. That's not going to get it done.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Goalies Made A Name For Themselves In 2016
Evgeny Kuznetsov tops NHL Network's breakout players
3. Martin Jones, G, San Jose Sharks
Jones won the Stanley Cup as Jonathan Quick's backup with the Los Angeles Kings in 2014, but played 34 games in his first two NHL seasons. After he was traded to the Boston Bruins and then to the Sharks before the 2015 draft, Jones became a starter for the first time in his NHL career and was outstanding.
Jones, 26, went 37-23-4 with a 2.27 goals-against average, .918 save percentage and six shutouts in 65 games. He finished third in the League in wins, ninth in save percentage and tied for second in shutouts. Jones helped the Sharks to the their first Stanley Cup Final, going 14-10 with a 2.16 GAA, .923 save percentage and three shutouts in 24 playoff games.
5. Matt Murray, G, Pittsburgh Penguins
Murray, who turned 22 during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, topped off his rookie season by helping to lead the Penguins to the championship. He went 15-6 with a 2.08 goals-against average, .923 save percentage and one shutout in the playoffs, allowing two goals or fewer in 13 of 21 starts.
During the regular season, the highly-touted prospect was recalled several times from Wilkes/Barre-Scranton of the American Hockey League and went 9-2-1 in 13 games with a 2.00 GAA and a .930 save percentage.
7. John Gibson, G, Anaheim Ducks
In his third season with the Ducks, Gibson started nearly half of their games (38) and had a 21-13-4 record with four shutouts. Gibson also had a 2.07 GAA, tied for second among qualifying goaltenders, and a .920 save percentage.
Gibson allowed two goals or fewer in 26 of 40 appearances and had winning streaks of four and five games during the regular season. He made two starts in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
(NHL.com)
3. Martin Jones, G, San Jose Sharks
Jones won the Stanley Cup as Jonathan Quick's backup with the Los Angeles Kings in 2014, but played 34 games in his first two NHL seasons. After he was traded to the Boston Bruins and then to the Sharks before the 2015 draft, Jones became a starter for the first time in his NHL career and was outstanding.
Jones, 26, went 37-23-4 with a 2.27 goals-against average, .918 save percentage and six shutouts in 65 games. He finished third in the League in wins, ninth in save percentage and tied for second in shutouts. Jones helped the Sharks to the their first Stanley Cup Final, going 14-10 with a 2.16 GAA, .923 save percentage and three shutouts in 24 playoff games.
5. Matt Murray, G, Pittsburgh Penguins
Murray, who turned 22 during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, topped off his rookie season by helping to lead the Penguins to the championship. He went 15-6 with a 2.08 goals-against average, .923 save percentage and one shutout in the playoffs, allowing two goals or fewer in 13 of 21 starts.
During the regular season, the highly-touted prospect was recalled several times from Wilkes/Barre-Scranton of the American Hockey League and went 9-2-1 in 13 games with a 2.00 GAA and a .930 save percentage.
7. John Gibson, G, Anaheim Ducks
In his third season with the Ducks, Gibson started nearly half of their games (38) and had a 21-13-4 record with four shutouts. Gibson also had a 2.07 GAA, tied for second among qualifying goaltenders, and a .920 save percentage.
Gibson allowed two goals or fewer in 26 of 40 appearances and had winning streaks of four and five games during the regular season. He made two starts in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
(NHL.com)
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
The First Blockbuster Trade In The NHL In Quite A While
Canadiens send Subban to Predators for Weber
Montreal, Nashville exchange No. 1 defensemen in blockbuster trade
"P.K. Subban is one of the best defensemen in the National Hockey League... offensively he's an equal to Shea Weber," Predators general manager David Poile said. "This was an incredibly hard deal to make. We did this to improve our team and we did that today."
(NHL.com)
Montreal, Nashville exchange No. 1 defensemen in blockbuster trade
"P.K. Subban is one of the best defensemen in the National Hockey League... offensively he's an equal to Shea Weber," Predators general manager David Poile said. "This was an incredibly hard deal to make. We did this to improve our team and we did that today."
(NHL.com)
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
2016 NHL Award Winners
2016 NHL Award winners, reactions and analysis
Players from the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals were big winners
Norris Trophy
This isn't meant to take anything away from Doughty. He is an outstanding player and is clearly on the short list of best defensemen in the league. But is he a better, more impactful player than somebody like Erik Karlsson, who not only put up one of the best offensive seasons of any defenseman in recent memory, but is also perhaps the most game-changing player the league has seen at the position in decades?
Selke Trophy
Kopitar has been a finalist for the Selke Trophy in each of the last two seasons, but the Los Angeles Kings forward finally won it this year. A dominant force at both ends of the ice, Kopitar nearly topped his career-high in points this season, while going head-to-head with the opposition's top lines.
He is the first Kings player in the franchise's nearly 50-year history to win the Selke. No forward played more minutes this season than Kopitar's 1,690:12, an average of nearly 21 minutes a game.
The Kings were one of the stingiest teams in the NHL, thanks in large part to Kopitar, Norris Trophy winning defenseman Drew Doughty and Vezina Trophy finalist Jonathan Quick.
The newly-minted captain of the Kings ranked seventh in the NHL with 950 faceoff wins, was second in the league with a plus-34 rating, while the Kings controlled even-strength shot attempts at a 56.6 percent clip with Kopitar on the ice.
While Bergeron had a good case for another Selke, Kopitar is still
quite deserving. Ryan Kesler was also a finalist, but finished a distant
third. -- Chris Peters
Lady Byng award
Players from the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals were big winners
Norris Trophy
- Best defenseman
- Drew Doughty D / Los Angeles Kings
This isn't meant to take anything away from Doughty. He is an outstanding player and is clearly on the short list of best defensemen in the league. But is he a better, more impactful player than somebody like Erik Karlsson, who not only put up one of the best offensive seasons of any defenseman in recent memory, but is also perhaps the most game-changing player the league has seen at the position in decades?
Selke Trophy
- Best defensive forward
- Anze Kopitar C / Los Angeles Kings
Kopitar has been a finalist for the Selke Trophy in each of the last two seasons, but the Los Angeles Kings forward finally won it this year. A dominant force at both ends of the ice, Kopitar nearly topped his career-high in points this season, while going head-to-head with the opposition's top lines.
He is the first Kings player in the franchise's nearly 50-year history to win the Selke. No forward played more minutes this season than Kopitar's 1,690:12, an average of nearly 21 minutes a game.
The Kings were one of the stingiest teams in the NHL, thanks in large part to Kopitar, Norris Trophy winning defenseman Drew Doughty and Vezina Trophy finalist Jonathan Quick.
The newly-minted captain of the Kings ranked seventh in the NHL with 950 faceoff wins, was second in the league with a plus-34 rating, while the Kings controlled even-strength shot attempts at a 56.6 percent clip with Kopitar on the ice.
Lady Byng award
- Player that best displays gentlemanly conduct
- Anze Kopitar C / Los Angeles Kings
It's Official, Vegas Finally Gets A Pro Team!
Las Vegas awarded NHL franchise
Expansion team will begin play in 2017-18 season
The League will receive a $500 million expansion fee from Bill Foley, the billionaire businessman who spearheaded the Las Vegas expansion bid and will be the franchise's principal owner. The $500 million will be distributed equally among the existing 30 teams.
(NHL.com)
Expansion team will begin play in 2017-18 season
LAS VEGAS -- The NHL is coming to Vegas baby, Vegas.
Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Wednesday in the ballroom of Encore at Wynn Las Vegas that the League has granted an expansion franchise to Las Vegas that will start playing as its 31st team in the 2017-18 season. The Las Vegas franchise was approved in a unanimous vote conducted during the Board of Governors meeting here Wednesday.
The
NHL becomes the first of the four major North American professional
sports leagues to put a team in Las Vegas. This will be the NHL's first
expansion team since the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild came
into the League in the 2000-01 season.Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Wednesday in the ballroom of Encore at Wynn Las Vegas that the League has granted an expansion franchise to Las Vegas that will start playing as its 31st team in the 2017-18 season. The Las Vegas franchise was approved in a unanimous vote conducted during the Board of Governors meeting here Wednesday.
The League will receive a $500 million expansion fee from Bill Foley, the billionaire businessman who spearheaded the Las Vegas expansion bid and will be the franchise's principal owner. The $500 million will be distributed equally among the existing 30 teams.
(NHL.com)
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Here's A Good Conversation Topic
Ranking every NHL team's best active drafted player
10. Anze Kopitar, Kings, C
10. Anze Kopitar, Kings, C
- 1st round (#11), 2005 | Age: 28
- A two-time Stanley Cup winner, a three-time All-Star, a three-time Selke Trophy finalist (including this season) and now the new captain of the Kings, Kopitar is firmly established as one of the most dominant two-way centers in the game. He's been named the team MVP five times in the past nine seasons, including 2015-16. He's also been honored as the Kings' top defensive player four times and led them in scoring in each of the past nine seasons.
13. Joe Pavelski, Sharks, C
- 7th round (#205), 2003 | Age: 31
- Stardom came late for Pavelski, who emerged as one of the league's most dangerous snipers at 29. Since then, he's tallied 163 goals (only Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos have scored more) and is coming off a postseason run that saw him lead all skaters with 14 tallies. Maybe just as important, he's stabilized the Sharks' leadership group since being given the C ahead of the 2014-15 season—a key factor behind San Jose's run to the Cup final this spring. He could probably be higher on this list.
17. Ryan Getzlaf, Ducks, C
- 1st round (#19), 2003 | Age: 31
- A standout in a draft class that is widely regarded as the best of the past 30 years, Getzlaf ranks first among his peers in assists (520) and second in points (741). He won the Cup with the Ducks in 2007, was a runner-up for the Hart in 2014 and has finished among the top seven vote-getters for the All-Star team six times. All that success has established Getzlaf as a modern archetype: the big, skilled No. 1 center who can impose his will through force or talent.
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