"It’s ridiculous how good he is." Gavin McKenna is leaving the hockey world speechless at the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championships
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Despite being the youngest member of Team Canada, McKenna has a chance to break some long-standing records
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Colorado was the *worst* team in the league by a healthy margin 5 years ago.
Now they're this.
Never underestimate the power of a proper plan and elite pro scouting.
With his suspension, Pavel Buchnevich will forfeit $28,017.
If he's smart, next time he'll just throw someone's helmetless head onto the ice and save himself 23K
Chicago needs to trade Patrick Kane immediately after this.
That’s how you leave an organization.
Showmanship, George. When you hit that high note, say goodnight and walk off
Matthew Tkachuk is about to put up one of the least-talked-about 100 point seasons ever.
And he’s only 24 years old.
It’s criminal how little has been made of his campaign.
Jordan Binnington is in the first year of a 6-year, 36M extension.
He's made 3 appearances in the last month while posting an 0.842 SV%.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Let me get this straight... Vegas has been in the league for 6 years and has made the Conference Finals 4 times and the Cup Final twice.
Vancouver has been in the league for 53 years and has made the Conference Finals 3 times and the Finals 3 times.
Hockey is cruel.
Auston Matthews' new mega-deal for 13.5M makes him the highest-paid NHLer
It would also make him the...
• 113th highest-paid player in the NBA
• 103rd highest-paid player in the MLB
• 88th highest-paid player in the NFL
So basically he's a peasant in the pro sports world.
The NHL going to the 2026 Olympics would be so fun.
Crosby, McDavid and Bedard all on one squad.
The Hughes trio and Tkachuk bros on USA.
Ovechkin and Michkov playing Belarus in their own tournament on state-run TV
Sometimes a draft is hyped and then fizzles out. Other times it’s 2015
• McDavid
• Eichel
• Marner
• Aho
• Rantanen
• Boeser
• Kaprizov
• Connor
• Barzal
• Hintz
• Konecny
• Werenski
• Chabot
• Cirelli
It’s the draft that keeps on giving
This year’s Calder race has the chance to be an all-timer
• Connor Bedard
• Logan Cooley
• Adam Fantilli
• Devon Levi
• Brandt Clarke
• Luke Hughes
• Matthew Knies
• David Jiricek
• Shane Wright
• Simon Edvinsson
• Dustin Wolf
• William Eklund
• Olen Zellweger
Billy, this is Matvei Michkov. He's a supremely talented winger who has scored goals at a rate we've rarely seen among his age group in those leagues.
His defect is that he's Russian with a three-year contract.
He should cost a top 3 pick, we can get him outside of that range.
Adam Fantilli’s draft-eligible season has ended.
Some highlights:
• Led NCAA in goals (30)
• Led NCAA in points (65)
• Hobey Baker Award
• NCAA Freshman of the Year
• WJC gold medal
• WC gold medal
What a year.
Chase Stillman just knocked 2/3 of the Blazers top line out of the game.
First, he destroyed Matthew Seminoff with an open-ice hit. Then proceeded to own Caeden Bankier in the tilt
Honestly, I think the only person on the planet with a better drag and release wrist shot than Connor Bedard is Auston Matthews.
It's insane the amount of force he generates and can do it off of either foot and in virtually any situation
• Roman Josi is on pace for 100-points.
• Cale Makar is on a 31-goal, 98-point pace.
• Adam Fox is on pace for 74 helpers.
I don't know what they're feeding defensemen this year, but it's obviously working. We haven't seen metrics like these in 30 years
At 20 years old, Wyatt Johnston is already the beating heart of the Dallas Stars.
And he keeps his team's season alive with a filthy short-side finish in OT.
Connor Bedard's draft-eligible WHL season has come to a close.
All told, he scored 82 goals and 163 points in 64 regular-season and playoff games.
Ungodly totals.
I find it hilarious that so many are downplaying Matthews scoring 51 in 50 because it wasn’t from the start of the season.
As if scoring a goal-per-game for 50 games isn’t one of the most ridiculously impressive things we’ve seen in over a generation.
Just enjoy the history.
Connor Bedard dropped his second 5-point night in the last 10 days.
He’s riding a 16-game point streak with 14 goals and 36 points.
It’s just silly at this point.
Mike Bossy AVERAGED 62 goals per 82 games throughout his career.
Nobody will likely ever touch his goal-per-game output.
Truly the most gifted finisher of all-time.
Matthew Knies took home B1G Ten Player of the Year honours over Adam Fantilli.
Fantilli: 27G, 60PTS in 32GP
Knies: 21G, 40PTS in 35GP
Hell, Knies was the 3rd most productive player... on his line.
I like him, but that's a bold choice.
NHLer's post-hip resurfacing surgery:
• Nicklas Bäckström: 47GP, 22 PTS
• Carl Hagelin: 0 GP, 0 PTS
• Ryan Kesler: 0 GP, 0 PTS
• Ed Jovanovski: 37 GP, 5 PTS
Here's hoping Patty Kane is different, but everyone needs to temper expectations in a big way.
The way Colorado has built their blueline since 2017 is the stuff of legend
• Draft Cale Makar earlier than consensus
• Trade two late 2nds for Devon Toews
• Trade a disgruntled, downward trending star for Sam Girard and Bowen Byram
•Trade a non-NHLer for Ryan Graves
Connor Bedard is on pace to tie Peter Forsberg’s all-time record of 31 points in 7 WJC games.
I never thought we’d see anyone even sniff that mark again.
The WHL trade deadline has passed.
Connor Bedard remains with the Regina Pats - a .500 team with a -17 goal differential despite owning the best player in the CHL.
They'll own his legacy, but the on-ice product will suffer long-term because of it.
Seriously though, Connor Bedard is way too good at changing the angle on the release.
Its all so casual.
26 goals, 59points over his current 26-game streak
Is Kyle Connor is the least-talked-about star in the game?
This cat is 25 years old and clicking at a 51-goal, 101-point pace on a mid-level offensive team.
And the Jets have him locked for 4 more at just 7.124
Slick value.
We are going to be treated to an AMAZING Calder class next season:
• Connor Bedard
• Adam Fantilli
• Shane Wright
• Brandt Clarke
• Luke Hughes
• Simon Nemec
• Matthew Knies
• David Jiricek
The youth movement just keeps on coming.
I struggle to wrap my head around Alex Ovechkin.
Here he is, in his age-37 season and on pace for 55 goals and 95 points.
They say time's undefeated... He might just be the first one who can beat it.
Clayton Keller had 86 points this past season.
• 67 of them came at even strength.
• 75 of them were primary.
If he's wanting out of AZ, oh boy, should a bunch of teams be lining up to grab him.
Here's how the exceptional status kids fared in their 15-year-old seasons:
• John Tavares 1.18
• Shane Wright 1.14
• Jason Spezza 1.06
• Connor McDavid 1.05
• Joe Veleno 0.69
And through 9 games..
• Connor Bedard 1.89
Igor Shesterkin is 26 years old. Here are his save percentage numbers going back 8 professional seasons:
• 0.942 (NHL)
• 0.916 (NHL)
• 0.932 (NHL) / 0.934 (AHL)
• 0.953 (KHL)
• 0.933 (KHL)
• 0.937 (KHL)
• 0.954 (VHL)
• 0.943 (VHL)
This guy is a walking cheat code.
I don’t know exactly what happened between Rachel Doerrie and Vancouver.
But I do know that the hoards of men cheering the departure of a 26-year-old woman from a position they could only dream of holding speaks far more to their character than hers.
Do better. Be better.
It still blows me away that 4 teams gave up on Jared McCann before his 25th birthday.
Now he's on a 40-goal pace and looks every bit the part of a top-line, versatile forward.
Who knew?!
Connor McDavid’s U17 season (56 GP):
• 28 goals
• 99 points
Connor Bedard’s U17 season (56-game pace)
• 45 goals
• 87 points
Bedard is 7 months younger than McDavid was and plays with FAR less talent in Regina.
It’s wild what he’s accomplishing