Nashville, TN, United States / The Game Nashville Ryan Porth February 23, 2018 06:41 am Thursday was just an ordinary night for Pekka Rinne standards, as he made 33 saves in the Nashville Predators’ convincing 7-1 win against San Jose. The night didn’t feature any highlight-reel saves that will end up on SportsCenter. The performance was one we’ve seen over and over again from Number 35 throughout the years. But what the win meant was more than ordinary – to his teammates, his peers and his fans. Thursday night, Rinne became the 34th goaltender in NHL history to win his 300th career game. As Rinne was announced as…

From arenas to a hockey academy, Wayne Gretzky is set to grow the game in China. Predators top prospect Eeli Tolvanen will join Nashville soon.  The Insiders weigh in. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/insider-trading-gretzky-set-to-grow-the-game-in-china~1357408 Click Here: newcastle knights team jersey

Adam Vingan, USA TODAY NETWORK — TennesseePublished 10:30 a.m. CT March 29, 2018 | Updated 2:44 p.m. CT March 29, 2018 The Predators’ first-round pick from last year participated in the team’s morning skate Thursday. Heralded prospect Eeli Tolvanen to a three-year, entry-level contract Thursday. Tolvanen, who participated in Thursday’s morning skate and is expected to make his NHL debut this weekend, will receive the maximum allowable contract for entry-level players — $925,000 in total salary and up to $2.85 million in potential performance bonuses. Such a deal usually is reserved for top draft picks. Tolvanen’s terms are identical to those of Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (No. 1 in 2015), Buffalo’s Jack Eichel (No. 2 in 2015),…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators already sit atop the NHL standings, and now they’ve added another offensive boost before the playoffs. General manager David Poile announced Thursday that the team had signed forward Eeli Tolvanen of Finland, the 30th pick overall last year, to an entry-level contract. Poile credited Tolvanen’s agent, Jay Grossman, with being in Nashville to finalize the last details in time for Tolvanen to be on the ice with the Predators at their morning skate . “This is a great move, obviously, for today and our future,” Poile said after reeling off some of Tolvanen’s accomplishments in the past few months. “He comes in at a great spot…

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TOGGLE NAVIGATION Jets have a perfect replacement for Toby Enstrom in Sami Niku By Murat Ates Mar 12, 2018 40  The Winnipeg Jets needed to find a replacement for Toby Enstrom – and fast. With Winnipeg scheduled to play the next day in Philadelphia, Enstrom skipped last Friday’s optional practice to nurse the lower body injury that has been nagging him for weeks. When it became clear that he could miss Saturday’s game, Winnipeg found itself in a predicament. Jacob Trouba has been out of the lineup for weeks. Dmitry Kulikov was injured midway through Winnipeg’s previous game. Joe Morrow and Ben Chiarot were already in the lineup. This meant that the…

CALDER CANDIDATES. Could Elias Pettersson, Rasmus Dahlin, Eeli Tolvanen or Vitali Abramov be in the Calder conversation a year from now? Photos: Bildbyrån The Calder Memorial Trophy of 2018 hasn’t even been handed out yet and still you want us to take a look at next year’s candidates? Really? Fair enough then, let’s have at it. Click Here: Highlanders Jersey Our look at the candidates for the 2018 Calder Trophy ended with us essentially handing Mathew Barzal the award in advance – he has been that good this season. Projecting next year’s rookie race is considerably more challenging, yet there are a handful of players who many agree are likely to be contenders…

The ECHL on Monday announced that Justin Danforth of the Cincinnati Cyclones has been named CCM Rookie of the Year and the recipient of the John A. Daley Memorial Trophy.   The award is presented annually to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the ECHL as determined in a vote of ECHL coaches, broadcasters, media relations directors and media members.. The trophy was named in honor of John A. Daley in 1997. Daley, who passed away in 1996, was one of the founding fathers of the ECHL, serving as general manger and minority owner of the Johnstown Chiefs from the inception of the team in…

As underdogs, the Predators came up a few games short of winning the Stanley Cup last year. With a proven Pekka Rinne in net this year, Nashville looks like a favorite to win it all. Click Here: qld maroons jersey

Anderson was selected 73rd overall in the 2016 NHL Draft by New Jersey Devils @NJDevils / newjerseydevils.com   Newark, NJ – The New Jersey Devils today signed forward Joey Anderson to a three-year, entry-level contract. The contract will begin with the 2017-18 season. He signed the contract in New Jersey today and will skate with members of the team tomorrow. Anderson was New Jersey’s third selection, 73rd overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft. The announcement was made by Devils’ Executive Vice President/General Manager Ray Shero. Click Here: custom stamp die mould Anderson, 19, just finished his sophomore season with the University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCHC) where the Bulldogs won the NCAA Championship. This past…