Month June 2013

Poile, Bylsma Tapped to lead US Hockey Team

Nashville Predators GM David Poile and Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma was named by USA Hockey as general manager and head coach for the 2014 United States Olympic hockey team. In an announcement prior to the 2013 NHL Entry…

Tampa Bay Lightning buy out Vincent Lecavalier

This summer’s NHL buyout period is officially underway, and the Tampa Bay Lightning exercised one of their two compliance buyouts on long-tenured forward Vincent Lecavalier today. “Vinny has been a significant reason for many of our past successes, including the…

NHL Playoff Bracket Challenge Winners Announced

Many have entered, but three have won. The competition was so close that tiebreakers were used to determine the winner of this year’s Bracket Challenge. First place won a $50 gift card to Pure Hockey, while second and third places…

Coaching Carousel Hit Overdrive Friday

Friday seen a lot of coaching transactions in the NHL. In case you were outside celebrating summer solstice, here’s a recap of what happened: New York, Vancouver see Coach Swap What wasn’t good enough for one team is apparently good…

Pavel Datsyuk

Red Wings Ink Datsyuk to Three-Year Extension

The Detroit Red Wings have officially put to rest any rumors of Pavel Datsyuk heading back to Russia after next season. Today, the team announced that they have agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension for Datsyuk worth $23…