The NHL reported in May that the Colorado Avalanche were considering wearing Quebec Nordiques jerseys during the 2020-21 season to celebrate the team’s 25th anniversary.
Now Nathan MacKinnon might have let the cat out of the bag.
In one of the most mind-numbing votes in NHL Awards history since Ovi was put on an end-of-season All-Star Team twice, the Professional Hockey Writers Association has voted Auston Matthews and Ryan O’Reilly as two of the three finalists for the 2019-20 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.
The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is awarded “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.” The emphasis on gentlemanly conduct is mine.
Matthews was charged with a crime before the season, which really should have disqualified him, while O’Reilly was once arrested for drunk driving into a Tim Horton’s.
Alex Ovechkin has been voted into the 2020 All-Star Game and will be the Metropolitan Division All-Star’s captain. This year’s All-Star Weekend will be held in St. Louis.
The NHL announced the news shortly after 8 PM.
By Ian Oland 10 months ago
Nathan MacKinnon’s biggest fan is pretty little. Julian, who just turned five, was at the Pepsi Center with his dad Philip for Fan Appreciation Night on Thursday.
Not only did the Avs beat the Jets in overtime, securing their playoff berth, but Julian’s seat was also selected for the “Jersey off our back” post-game event.
Julian soon found out he would get the gameworn jersey of his number-one favorite player: Number 29, Nathan MacKinnon.
By Brennin Weiswerda 2 years ago
The NHL is back from Christmas break and it already had some news that concerns Washington Capitals fans.
Auston Matthews (Atlantic), Nathan MacKinnon (Central), Alex Ovechkin (Metropolitan), and Connor McDavid (Pacific) will be the captains of their respective divisions and have earned the first roster spots for the 2019 NHL All-Star Game, which will be held January 26 in San Jose. Each player received the most votes in their divisions from fans.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
This season, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin won the seventh Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy of his career after leading the league with 49 goals during his age 32 season. After declaring the Caps “were not going to be suck” in the preseason, Ovechkin backed up his talk and wore a shirt with that quote adorned on it, guiding his team to a third straight Metropolitan Division title. The Capitals finished third overall in the Eastern Conference (105 standings points) despite losing several key depth players during the offseason and both Barry Trotz and Brian MacLellan in the final years of their contracts.
Ovechkin scored 19 percent of the Capitals’ goals this season (49 out of 259 total goals), highest in the league, yet when the three finalists in Hart Trophy voting were announced Friday night, as voted by the Pro Hockey Writers’ Association, the Russian machine was no where to be found.
Hot mics are always fun and on Tuesday, Nathan MacKinnon drew the ire of an official after complaining about a holding penalty.
We all have strengths and things we struggle with. On Thursday, several NHL players showed off one thing they can’t do well: draw.
During the NHL Media Tour, star players met with media outlets to conduct interviews, take photos, and film content that will be used throughout the season. USA Today Sports did something different. They asked about a dozen players to draw their own team’s logos. The players were allowed to look at the logo if they needed inspiration.
The results vary, but most of these drawings look like a 5-year-old’s artwork a hockey mom hangs on the fridge.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago
The Caps didn’t quite have the Colorado Avalanche put away, and then Nathan MacKinnon smoked Dmitry Orlov to score a highlight-reel goal.
Check out these moves.
Nathan MacKinnon just wrapped Henrik Lundqvist’s limbs into a soft pretzel.
The 21-year-old Colorado Avalanche star scored in sudden death overtime, giving North America a hard-fought 4-3 win over Sweden in group play. After receiving the puck in the slot all alone, MacKinnon went into video game mode, deking multiple times before burying the puck home on his backhand.
You have to see this.
