Hamilton's Matthew Schaefer named NHL rookie of the month after strong start with Islanders
New York Islanders defenceman Matthew Schaefer was named the NHL's rookie of the month for October on Saturday.
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Schaefer, 18, becomes youngest defenseman with multigoal game - ESPN
NEW YORK — Matthew Schaefer added another milestone to his fast start with the New York Islanders on Sunday.
Top NHL prospect rankings: Schaefer, Hagens, Martone, more - ESPN
Hockey season is underway around the world, and we've had a month to watch the NHL's top prospects. Teams with draft picks aplenty over the past few years will have many prospects featured on this top 50 affiliated prospects list.
Avalanche sign forward Martin Necas to 8-year extension - ESPN
Forward Martin Necas will remain with the Colorado Avalanche after signing an eight-year extension, the club announced Thursday.
Brad Marchand comes home to support a grieving N.S. coach and friend
NHL star Brad Marchand made a surprise appearance at a Halifax U18 hockey game on Wednesday night to support a long-time friend whose young daughter died recently.
Michigan police won't comment after former NHLer Kesler charged with criminal sexual conduct
Police in Michigan are not commenting on the case involving former NHL forward Ryan Kesler, who's been charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Mammoth sign Logan Cooley to 8-year, $80M extension - ESPN
The Utah Mammoth have signed breakout center Logan Cooley to an eight-year, $80 million contract, the team announced Wednesday.
NBA gambling scandal is hardly the first in professional sports annals - ESPN
The rocky marriage of team sports and illicit gambling dates back more than a century in the United States, bookended by the game-fixing scandal by eight Chicago White Sox players in the 1919 World Series and the current FBI investigation into prop betting and poker game fixing involving various NBA figures. No major professional sport appears immune to gambling scandals, as the following partial timeline suggests.