Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown and Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews were announced Monday as this year’s finalists for the 2012-13 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award presented by Bridgestone. First awarded following the 2006-07 season, the honor is given to “the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season.” Messier [...]

San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres has been suspended for the remainder of the Western Conference Semifinals for an illegal hit to the head of Los Angeles Kings forward Jarret Stoll during Game 1 of the series in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 14, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred at 19:02 of the second [...]

San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres will face an in-person disciplinary hearing with the National Hockey League Thursday after a high hit on Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series Tuesday night. With one minute remaining in the second period of the Sharks’ 2-0 loss, Torres hit Stoll [...]

Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for elbowing Minnesota Wild forward Jason Pominville on Tuesday night. No penalty was assessed on second-period hit to the head in the Kings’ 2-1 loss at Minnesota. Brown hit Pominville in the jaw, knocking him on his back. The suspension will cost [...]

The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season with six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadiums across North America, sources familiar with the plan confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. The series will start with the annual Winter Classic, recently confirmed for [...]

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired defenseman Davis Drewiske from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2013. Drewiske was signed by the Los Angeles Kings as an undrafted free-agent and made his NHL debut with the club during the 2008-09 season. In 126 career games, all spent with the Kings, the Hudson, Wisconsin native has four [...]

This is where we will keep the latest Jarome Iginla news: Renaud Lav0ie of RDS tweets Confirmation that their is no deal in place as we speak between Calgary-Boston for Jarome Iginla. No announcement tonight from Bruins. David Pagnotta of TheFourthPeriod tweets Hearing there is a possibility (not a guarantee) that BOS could have an [...]

Looking beyond the Jarome Iginla trade chatter, the Los Angeles Kings are thought to be also interested in bolstering their blue line before the trade deadline. Especially as Willie Mitchell and Matt Greene remain out indefinitely. ESPN Insider Ryan Schwepfinger suggests Jordan Leopold of the Buffalo Sabres nearly universally acknowledged as available for a reasonable ‘price ‘could provide just the right fix. “The list of potential rental [...]

Sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger that Jarome Iginla has submitted a list of four teams to the Calgary Flames he would approve a trade to; the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings. The Flames have taken the position of not commenting on the speculation. The 35-year-old Iginla is in the final year of [...]

There’s no lack of interest, that’s for certain. The Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Detroit Red Wings are all said to be keen on acquiring Jarome Iginla ahead of this season’s trade deadline. However, ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun insists the captain of the Calgary Flames is driving the car solo when it comes to whether he’s moved out of Alberta or not. “He decides [...]