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February 15, 2016
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
TEEN PIPE DREAM
POP QUIZ, AND NO PEEKING at your tablet, phone, laptop, desktop, watch or the first sentence of the next paragraph. Who of the following is eligible for the Calder this season: (a) Leon Draisaitl, (b) John Gibson, (c) Nikita Nesterov or (d) Teuvo Teravainen? If you said (b), pat yourself on the back and send an application to work in The Hockey News’ research department. The 22-year-old Ducks goalie, who had appeared in 26 regular season and four playoff games entering 2015-16, still meets the criteria for NHL rookie of the year honors even though it feels like he’s post-newbie. It’s a quirk of the rules under which a player can’t have played more than 25 games in any one season, or six or more in each of two seasons, if he…
CRASH COURSE IN NHL LIFE 101
WHAT STARTED AS A $5 foot-long on Jeff Skinner’s dinner plate is now a filet mignon. Every juicy bite perfectly symbolizes the transition from junior hockey to life as a professional in the NHL, and it literally happened to Skinner. He remembers scrounging his cash during his OHL days with the Kitchener Rangers to hit up Subway for whatever sandwich was on special. The next thing he knew, Carolina drafted him seventh overall in 2010 and he was an 18-year-old wunderkind, sniping 31 goals en route to the Calder Trophy. He signed an entry-level contract in September of that season paying him a $900,000 salary and a $500,000 performance bonus. His bank account ballooned. Submarine sandwiches were no longer a necessity. One look at Skinner’s baby face betrays his age, sure.…
NHL ADAPTS AND THRIVES
RULES ARE MADE TO GUIDE behavior, and new rules aim to change it. By that measure, the NHL’s two main changes this season seem to be working well. A mid-season look at these new rules – the coach’s challenge and 3-on-3 overtime – reveals that they’ve had an immediate impact, and the league is already pondering how to improve them. “Both rules have been pretty good, and I think it’s going to take a full year to make them run smoother and consistently,” said Colin Campbell, the NHL’s executive vice-president and director of hockey operations. “That’s always part of working with a new rule.” Making goalie interference subject to challenge has forced players to be more careful around the crease. Stephen Walkom, vice-president and director of officiating, disclosed that penalties for the…
In The CARDS
NOT SINCE SIDNEY CROSBY made his debut in 2005 has a rookie received as much attention – from card collectors and speculators alike – as Connor McDavid has this season. Sales have surged due to the inclusion of McDavid’s rookie card in sets. So great is the demand that Upper Deck released the “Connor McDavid Collection,” a boxed set consisting of 25 trading cards and one oversized commemorative card. The set examines McDavid’s career, retracing his years in junior, on the international stage and his early NHL career.…
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