Ryan Kennedy
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Editor in Chief of The Hockey News. Cult classic, not best-seller. Opinions my own. He/him
Toronto
Joined September 2010
Here it is, me on the Wingate bike at the OHL combine: If it looks like I'm struggling, it's because I am. .
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This is pretty awesome: NHL Seattle will fully subsidize public transit for all fans attending games.
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Just passed a church sign in Edmonton that said “Jesus saves. So does Skinner.”.
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Stamkos vs. Lafreniere: How often do you get two first overall picks fighting in the NHL?.
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I’m hearing the Buffalo ask for Eichel from Vegas is Smith, Peyton Krebs, Nic Hague and a first-rounder.
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Pittsburgh’s next prospect camp is just gonna be Samuel Poulin having a sleepover at Nathan Legare’s house.
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The New Jersey Devils and Prudential will be donating their helmet branding to Black-owned New Jersey small businesses for 13 home games this season. Intriguing way of using helmet ads.
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Roman Josi was asked who he thinks will come out of the Eastern Conference this season; he says Toronto.
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I'm hearing the Vancouver Canucks are very interested in Marc Bergevin for the now-open GM job.
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This is great: I’ve been told the NHL is sending every team’s hat to potential first-rounders so they can wear their new team’s logo when they get drafted this year, even though it’s remote.
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Connor Bedard at the Upper Deck/NHLPA Rookie Showcase scrimmage
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Heard from a source that next CBA could feature AHL eligibility for 19-year-olds. Lots of change swirling around prospect world but this would be great for the Matt Savoie types of talents.
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Lias Andersson asked if he's happy he got the silver medal back after tossing it in the crowd: "No.".
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The main reason I want Boston to acquire Rick Nash is that the presence of Riley Nash means the back of his jersey would have to be "Ric. Nash" (or would they even go full "Rick Nash"?).
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True story: the league is having a tough time filling out the Fastest Skater skills roster because no one thinks they can beat Connor McDavid.
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Cale Makar says he's a big fan of Detroit's Moritz Seider; has been very impressed with his smarts so far.
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Pekka Rinne on his theory about falling save percentages across the league this year: "The players are goddamn too good.".
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The WHL announces that Prince Albert’s “insensitive and offensive” third jersey design will be discontinued immediately.
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I'm gonna say it: Columbus has never had a center with the elite potential of Adam Fantilli.
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Arizona on the clock - they're not allowed to make a pick, they just have to think about what they've done and why it was wrong.
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The Sharks getting Macklin Celebrini AND Sam Dickinson is incredible for that franchise.
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Hearing a rumor that Seattle will take (or I suppose at this point, has taken) Jordan Eberle from the Islanders. We shall see tonight. .
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MacKinnon also said he chirps Cale Makar about his contract, telling him "Can you believe that defenseman makes more than you?" (he didn't name anyone specifically).
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For the sixth straight year, hockey leads all NCAA men's sports in the Academic Progress Rate (APR), which is based on grades, progress towards degrees and staying in school (or coming back and finishing). Clarkson, Colgate, UConn, Minnesota and Yale all had perfect scores.
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Contract Alert! Extremely proud to announce I am the new Editor in Chief of @TheHockeyNews Will still be writing, but very happy to be working with our whole crew led by @GraemeRoustan
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USA Hockey set a new record for participation among kids eight and under this year (115,695). Great news for the sport.
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Just got off the phone with a high-profile agent: "You know no offer sheets are coming, right?".
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Big News: the IIHF will be moving the World Championship from Belarus to Moscow. Rene Fasel is heading to Russia to meet with Tretiak on the matter. Co-host Latvia will keep its games.
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Hearing at least two Eastern Conference teams are seriously interested in acquiring Vegas defenseman Nic Hague. Golden Knights obviously in a cap crunch right now; Hague needs new RFA contract.
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Hearing that Ohio State’s Georgi Merkulov will be signing with the Boston Bruins. Skilled kid had 20 goals with the Buckeyes as a freshman.
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Montreal pick Sean Farrell is USA Hockey's junior player of the year. He had 101 points in 53 games for the USHL's Chicago Steel.
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Montreal Canadiens prospect Kaiden Guhle is your WHL player of the week with five points in three games from the blueline for the Edmonton Oil Kings.
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Koivunen having huge season in Finland; tied for team scoring lead with Karpat with 55 points in 57 games and he's only 20 years old. Lucius is NCAA Wisconsin's top scorer with 31 in 32. So Penguins getting some skill in their pipeline.
Full trade: .Pittsburgh trades Jake Guentzel (25% retained) and Ty Smith to Carolina in exchange for Michael Bunting, Ville Koivunen, Vasili Ponomarev, Cruz Lucius, Carolina’s 1st RD pick in 2024 (Conditional) and Carolina’s 5th RD pick in 2024 (Conditional).
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Billie Joe is the Connor McDavid of F-bombs; you can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him.
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Wahlstrom and Dobson is a pretty sweet haul for the Isles.
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Shane Wright didn't just have a highlight-reel goal and four points this weekend; he also won 71 percent of his faceoffs, helped shut down some of the most dangerous players in the OHL and Kingston won all three games. Some of y'all got told.
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I asked Jack Hughes about Luke Hughes: "He's breaking records every weekend there and having an extremely special year. He might be the front-runner for the Hobey Baker the way his season is going.".
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Brett Connolly on going to the White House: “Personally I wouldn’t go. It’s not about politics - it’s about what is right and wrong.”.
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Whatever you drink in Latvia, someone buy Gudlevskis a double.
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Eichel from Matthews and McDavid. Team North America is basically fan fiction come to life.
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Maximum chaos will be achieved if Luke Hughes is still available at No. 9 and Arizona grabs Quinn’s bro with the Vancouver pick.
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U.S. world junior coach Nate Leaman cites Cole Caufield (MTL) as a standout in camp right now; loves his edges and "elite offensive IQ.".
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Jack Eichel skated for about 20 minutes today. Pushed off without feeling pain, but he's not rushing his return back from ankle sprain.
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I like to think that somewhere, right now, a 35-year-old Leafs fan is digging through the back of their closet, pulling out an old Luke Schenn jersey and yelling "See, honey, I told you this would come in handy again some day!".
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Look for Michigan's Johnny Beecher to sign his entry-level contract with Boston soon.
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Army: "We're taking you to court.".Golden Knights: "OK, fine. Trial in Vegas?".Army: "Sure, we have no problem with…HOW ARE WE DOWN 3-0 ALREADY? WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED OUR OPENING STATEMENT!"
The fight is on! Army has filed an official notice of opposition to the Vegas #GoldenKnights trademark, the team has 40 days to respond or they may lose their name #NHL. Plenty of details here. Read!
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New York Islanders get defenseman Calle Odelius with the final pick of the second round. I'm surprised he was still on the board because some teams really liked him. Needs to round out his game, but he's one of the best skaters in the draft.
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New Jersey’s Ty Smith is your WHL player of the week with six points in three games from the blue line for Spokane.
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Joe: “Will I need to wear a shirt outside the rink?”.Cats: “Nope”.Joe: “Perfect”.
Welcome to South Florida, Jumbo 😎. We’ve signed Joe Thornton to a one-year contract!!. 📝 »
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Ottawa Senators pick Stephen Halliday has nine points in his first eight NCAA games for Ohio State.
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Hearing that Ryan Johansen's camp asking for at least $8.5 million per on a long-term deal with Nashville. RyJo is a restricted free agent.
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This is like if Augustus Gloop won at the end of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Canadian fans booing Petr Sikora every time he touches the puck, which is a weird look.
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Dylan Strome on future Ottawa Senator Thomas Chabot: "He's gonna be pretty scary with Karlsson back there.".
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Between Bolland, Datysuk and Pronger, Arizona is now a clear-cut favorite to win the 2010 Stanley Cup.
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Boston is entertaining offers for pending RFA Ryan Spooner. I've heard New Jersey, Vancouver and Vegas as potential destinations.
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If we change Winnipeg-Nashville to a best-of-nine series, does anyone complain?.
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Kirill Marchenko is my new favorite NHLer to talk to. Just a fun, enthusiastic guy.
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That was a classic, folks. Heart, skill, power, fire, life and death all rolled into one.
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John Tortorella will coach U.S. at the World Cup. Good strategy: As his year in Vancouver proved, he knows how to shut down the Sedins.
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Connor Bedard on Thomas Milic’s OT save for Canada: “I thought it went in; I was about to start crying on the bench.”.
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Top marks to the Czechs, but at the same time I would classify the way that game ended up as “icky.” Not a banner night for the officials.
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I asked NHL scouts and agents which CHL and USHL teams they'd want their kid to play for. Here are the answers:
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As John Scott was lifted by his ASG mates, I couldn't help but think "Brent Burns, day-to-day, hernia. Mark Giordano, day-to-day, hernia…".
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The scary thing about this Czechia team is that they have everything: great goaltending, difference-makers on defense, high-end skill and guys who are nasty to play against up front.
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With Miro Heiskanen in the news as potential Erik Karlsson trade bait, here's what HIFK manager Tobias Salmelainen told me: "He was the best defenseman in the league and one of the best in Europe. He makes the game look easy. His IQ is off the charts and his skating is elite.".
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Red Savage (DET) is heading to Michigan State out of the transfer portal from Miami.
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Paul Maurice spoke with the top prospects today (Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson and Smith) and when Radko Gudas walked by, he pointed at him and said “That’s why you keep your head up when you’re stickhandling with the puck.”.
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A cluster of Sabres fans are chanting "No Goal!" with Dallas on stage.
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Here's a positive story: Goalie Tucker Tynan invited to Team USA's world junior summer showcase two years after his scary leg injury with OHL Niagara.
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Just did an in-person interview with 2024 draft prospect Ivan Demidov and he is at least six-feet tall - definitely bigger than listed.
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If you don't like Boone Jenner, you don't like hockey.
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Jarmo: I’m going big.(Signs Erik Gudbranson).No, the other kind of big.(Signs Johnny Gaudreau).
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There's a rumor going around that the Niagara IceDogs are being sold.
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Hearing Vegas may not be finished adding to their blueline. .
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Behold, the top 75 NCAA players I'm excited about this season:
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It's the pre-season, I know, but shut up: Bode Wilde (NYI) had a sick goal for Saginaw vs. North Bay in the first game of the OHL Showcase here in Kitchener. Showed tons of patience and puck skills.
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For Nashville fans, Jeremy Davies is an incredibly gifted defenseman who put up big numbers with Northeastern University.
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Multiple sources tell me USHL Omaha players are planning on boycotting this weekend's games due to the organization's budget cuts and treatment of coach Chadd Cassidy.
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Just talked to Jack Eichel, who is loving Buffalo: "People really take care of you here. They love their team.".
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Arizona gets a wicked offensive force in Dylan Guenther. The fact they got him at No. 9 is a gift for the Coyotes; he's an excellent goal-scorer.
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Steve Yzerman just signed a guy's jersey on the condition he take off his Flames T-shirt. He did.
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For Rangers fans: Ryan Lindgren is a very responsible defenseman with great leadership qualities. Could be a solid second-pairing guy in the future.
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Some All-Star weekend gossip: I've been told the Ottawa Senators are still interested in Calgary's Chris Tanev. Obviously wouldn't be a rental, Sens would be looking to get him comfy with the team/city this season in order to help them drive for a playoff spot next year.
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I just realized Tom Wilson and Ryan Reaves are totally gonna fight in the Stanley Cup final and I am very much looking forward to that.
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I asked J.J. Peterka about that monster Alexander Romanov hit he took on New Year's Eve: "I talked to a guy I played with last year that told me that guy is always hitting and he said 'please don't get hit by him.' I said 'OK,' but then he got me.".
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I asked Rasmus Dahlin for a scouting report on fellow Swedish D-man Adam Boqvist: "He's sick. He can do whatever he wants out there.".
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Hearing that Cole Perfetti has really improved his skating the past couple months - that makes him even more intriguing for the 2020 draft. How high does he go now?.
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Finland’s Tommi Mannisto on the atmosphere at Michigan State games: “After my first game I was like, ‘Wow, this is so sick.’ “.
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If you're wondering what type of major junior player NCAA teams will now be courting, I've heard Oliver Tulk from the WHL's Calgary Hitmen has been a popular scouting target. He's 5-foot-8, 174 pounds and had 40 goals last year; this season he's at more than a point per game.
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Sami Jo Small announces that he Toronto Six’s home opener will be free thanks to sponsor Athleta (you still have to reserve a ticket, you just don’t have to pay for it).
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More fun: sounds like Adam Fantilli (2023 draft) will be invited to play for Canada’s World Championship team this spring. He’s a Michigan commit.
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Quentin Musty (SJ) is back in Sudbury and expected to play for the Wolves this weekend.
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It goes without saying this was the best Czech world junior team I've seen in my time covering hockey.
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I'm not saying we got a lot of snow in Toronto today, but Canada just tried to schedule another soccer game against Mexico in my driveway.
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Arseni Koromyslov is a very solid defender; nice pick by the St. Louis Blues.
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Arthur Kaliyev grew up in Staten Island so I asked him about Wu-Tang Clan. He had no idea what I was talking about. DO THE KIDS TODAY NOT KNOW WU-TANG???.
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