May 28, 2020 Carolina Hurricanes weren't exactly happy with NHL's proposed playoff format, coach says Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Wednesday the NHL’s 24-team playoff format to determine a champion does not bode well for the team.
May 22, 2020 NHLPA board meets to vote on 24-team playoff format: report The NHL Players’ Association met Thursday night to vote on a 24-team playoff proposal that would remedy the current season, which was suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.Â
March 3, 2020 Zamboni driver unlikely to spur NHL to change goalie rule NHL general managers seem unlikely to suggest changes to the emergency backup goaltender policy, even after 42-year-old Zamboni driver David Ayres became one of the biggest stories of the season by winning a game for Carolina last month.
March 2, 2020 Emergency goalie protocol talk on tap for NHL GMs meeting When a 42-year-old Zamboni driver entered as an emergency goaltender and won an NHL game, it became one of the best stories in sports.
February 26, 2020 Minor league hockey player stretchered off ice after taking brutal punch during fight A minor league hockey player was taken off the ice on a stretcher Tuesday after getting knocked unconscious during a fight.
February 25, 2020 Oilers among winners, Panthers losers at NHL trade deadline Mired in a run of one playoff appearance in 13 seasons, the Edmonton Oilers could really use some hockey deep into April and perhaps May and June.
February 25, 2020 Trades juice up arms race in deep Metropolitan Division The Metropolitan Division was already the deepest and most competitive in the NHL.
February 24, 2020 Senators swing 2 deals to open NHL trade deadline day The Ottawa Senators wasted little time in kicking off the NHL’s trade deadline day by dealing forwards Vladislav Namestnikov and Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
February 24, 2020 Zamboni driver wins NHL debut as Hurricanes' emergency goalie: I was thinking 'don't embarrass yourself' Forty years after the United States shocked the Russians in the "Miracle on Ice," another stunning scenario played out on the ice this weekend.Â
February 22, 2020 NHL's Carolina Hurricanes win with help from Zamboni driver after 2 goalies get hurt Emergency backup goalie Dave Ayres made eight saves in relief of Carolina's two injured netminders in the Hurricanes' 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.