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Phoenix land top pick in QMJHL Entry Draft 12 May 2021 at 17 h 57 min Reading time: 1 min By Michael Boriero The Sherbrooke Phoenix will select first overall at the 2021 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Entry Draft, after winning the lottery draw held on Tuesday. The draw determined the order of the first five selections. QMJHL Commissioner Gilles Courteau, Director of Communications Maxime Blouin, and several media members were present to supervisor the event. The P...

Red Wings To-Do List: Find More Offense!!!! With the Detroit Red Wings season now concluded (last Saturday night in a 5-4 overtime loss to Columbus on the road), we now turn towards a key off-season for GM Steve Yzerman. The team is obviously better than last years train wreck (17-49-5).  They finished with 48 points (19-27-10) and the goaltending and defense was markedly better than the  2019-20 season. Get our free mobile app But now, they need to take the next step.  They need to be a pl...

Rangers vs. Bruins: Blueshirts End Wild Season with 5-4 Victory Share this story Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images The 2020-21 New York Rangers season has officially come to a close with 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins. The Blueshirts end the season with a record of 27-23-6, and head into one of the most important offseasons in franchise history. It is fitting in a sense that the final game of the season saw the kids get involved as much as they did offensively, as 2020-21 was th...

Bantering Points: 4/17/21 Share this story Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Zach Braziller chatted with Zac Jones about his decision to leave college two years early and turn pro with the Rangers (NY Post) Braziller also discusses the importance of the team not experiencing a let down over their first two victories over Our Rivals That We Hold Mild Contempt For (NY Post) Neil Best offers a similar take about the importance of avoiding a let down (Newsday) Around the NHL: The Bos...

Where Are They Now? | Toronto FC’s 18-man squad from the 2016 MLS season opener Share this story Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images TORONTO, Canada—This Saturday, April 17, Toronto FC will open their 2021 MLS season against C.F. Montreal at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but just over five years ago now, TFC were in Harrison, New Jersey taking on the New York Red Bulls in match-day one of the 2016 campaign. Time really flies doesn’t it? In 2016, TFC made just its s...

Toronto FC has had a number international talents come and go come over the years, but exactly how many nations have been represented by TFC players?

Game #40: New York Rangers vs New York Islanders Open Thread Share this story Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images After getting shellacked by the Penguins last night, the Rangers will need to have short memories and put their lackluster effort behind them and get ready for another game tonight. David Quinn’s squad is heading out to Uniondale to take on the new look Islanders, as the their in-state rivals have loaded up on rental players in pursuit of their first division title since the 1987-...

LSM This is Reece Eddy’s time we are just watching the clock. Longstick midfield is one of the hardest positions to adjust to when a player makes the jump from college to the pros. The only other position that is harder is probably goalie, and it’s for the exact same reason: speed. Eddy certainly adjusted to the speed quickly, but one of the reasons that the Chrome protected Eli Salama over him is that, physically, Salama is better built for the mean grass streets between the hash marks. St...

Paul Rabil is back with the Cannons. He’s officially the first player for the PLL’s Cannons LC. “Part of [his role] will depend on what shakes out with the other guys we’re able to get,” Quirk said. “That’s the nice thing about Paul; he could play both [midfield or attack].” Rabil and the No. 6 pick in the PLL Entry Draft went to the Cannons, while the Atlas received the No. 9 pick in the Entry Draft, the No. 8 pick in the College Draft and the Cannons’ first-round pick in the...

Photos by MLL/Pretty Instant) There are times in life when you need to step back from Twitter (and social media in general) because it can infect you with all manner of negativity and malaise. Then there are times when the gods of modern digital interaction bestow upon you the gift of ideas. This is the latter. Ever since the PLL absorbed the MLL and offered up the Cannons as recompense, I have been asked which MLL players will make the jump. I gave my initial reaction there, but I felt like I ...