National Hockey League players will not compete in February’s Beijing Winter Olympics in the wake of 50 NHL games being postponed over Covid-19 issues, according to multiple reports Tuesday. ESPN, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today and other newspapers cited unnamed sources in saying the league and the NHL Players Association had reached agreement not to send talent to China. Without the NHL’s elite millionaire stars, national teams at the Olympics will likely resemble […]
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Brady Tkachuck leads Senators past Canucks 6-2
By Anthony Sevilla EBC British Columbia Bureau VANCOUVER, CANADA (Eagle News) — The Ottawa Senators stole a game on the road with a 6-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Wednesday night. After leading 2-1 to end the first period, the Canucks would not score the rest of the night while the Senators would score six straight goals to claim the win. Five different players contributed to Ottawa’s high-scoring offense. Forward Brady […]
Blues beat Bruins in seven to capture first NHL championship
LOS ANGELES, CA (AFP) — Goaltender Jordan Binnington made 32 stops as the St. Louis Blues captured their first Stanley Cup in franchise history with a 4-1 game seven win over Boston that capped a storybook season. Captain Alex Pietrangelo and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Ryan O’Reilly each had a goal and an assist as an improbable Blues turnaround saw them go from the worst team in the NHL in early January to claim their first championship […]
NHL Playoffs: Sharks, Tomas Hertl’s game winning goal in double OT even series with Golden Knights
Henry Nery EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS (Eagle News) – Game 6 between the defending Western Conference champions Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks did not disappoint fans as the game went to double overtime. However, the outcome of the game went in favor of the Sharks, as Center, Tomas Hertl’s short-handed goal silenced T-Mobile Arena, a 2-1 final that sends the series back to San Jose, tied at three games a […]
NHL: Anaheim Ducks defeat Vancouver Canucks 5-4
By Anthony Sevilla EBC British Columbia Bureau VANCOUVER (Eagle News) – The Anaheim Ducks began their final road trip at Rogers Arena and earned a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Anaheim’s rookie Sam Steel led the team in scoring and recorded his first career NHL hat trick. Steel became the youngest player in franchise history to record a hat trick, surpassing former Ducks player, Bobby Ryan. Steel was called up from the San Diego […]
Vegas Golden Knights shutout Winnipeg Jets 5-0
By Henry Nery EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS (Eagle News) — Another sold-out crowd packed the T- Mobile Arena Thursday night to witness the Vegas Golden Knights battle the Winnipeg Jets in a pivotal Western Conference showdown. Both teams entered this game on winning streaks with hopes to solidify their spots in the playoffs. The game was a one-sided matchup where the Golden Knights blanked the Winnipeg Jets 5-0. The first line of the […]
Vegas Golden Knights dominate Edmonton Oilers, earn 6-3 victory
By Henry Nery EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS (Eagle News) – Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals and goalie Malcolm Subban saved 16 of 19 shots as the Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Sunday. The Golden Knights displayed their offense by scoring six goals and their defense by only allowing 19 shots the whole game. Head Coach, Gerard Gallant took notice of the team’s momentum on the Oilers. “I thought […]
Vegas Golden Knights blank Vancouver Canucks 3-0; extend winning streak to four games.
By Henry Nery EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Eagle News) — It was another great Sunday afternoon for Vegas hockey fans as the Golden Knights came back home from a one-game road trip in Anaheim, California to face off the Vancouver Canucks. In front of a raucous crowd of 18,303, the Golden Knights blanked the Canucks 3-0, extending their winning streak to four games. With the game scoreless after the first period, […]
Vegas Golden Knights drop second home game to Arizona Coyotes
By Aljamin Santos EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS, NV (Eagle News) – With just 26 games left in the regular season, the divisional game between the Arizona Coyotes and Vegas Golden Knights could be the start to a shift in the western conference. The Coyotes, who broke a five-game losing streak against the Dallas Stars, needed to win this matchup. The Golden Knights, having suffered a loss to the Blue Jackets Saturday evening, sat […]
NHL: Blue Jackets break Golden Knights’ hearts in homecoming
By: Aljamin Santos, EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS, NV (Eagle News) – The energy of 18,301 fans in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena created an electrifying fortress for the Vegas Golden Knights as they hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets in their homecoming game on Saturday evening. Both teams are sitting third in their respective divisions, and Columbus gained some ground winning 4-3 over the defending Western Conference champions. The Blue Jackets began with the […]
Former NHL champion goalie Emery dead at 35
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)–Ray Emery, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 2013 Stanley Cup during an 11-season National Hockey League career, died Sunday in his hometown of Hamilton, Canada. He was 35. Police said Emery was reported missing while swimming with friends at Hamilton Harbour. His body was found Sunday afternoon near the spot where he was last seen, the victim of an apparent drowning, although an official cause of death is pending. Emery, […]
NHL garners more fans as Vegas Golden Knights take opening game against Capitals
By Aleck Cui EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS (Eagle News) — Let’s be honest the National Hockey League (NHL) was not the most popular sport watched in Las Vegas before the Vegas Golden Knights made their home here. Who would have predicted that a sport played on ice would make it so big in the desert. But thanks to the Golden Knights, the NHL has garnered much more of a following and not just in […]





