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  • • Avalanche sign 2020 first round pick Justin Barron to Entry-Level Contract
    Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Barron is a right-handed two-way defenseman The Colorado Avalanche have signed top defensive prospect Justin Barron to a three-year entry-level contract, the team announced Tuesday morning. Barron was the teams 25th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Barron, 19, captained the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hock...2021
  • Russian hockey player Timur Faizutdinov dies at 19 from puck-to-head injury
    • Russian hockey player Timur Faizutdinov dies at 19 from puck-to-head injury
    A Russian hockey player has died after being hit in the head with a puck during a game, team and league officials said Tuesday. Timur Faizutdinov, a 19-year-old defenseman for Dynamo St. Petersburg’s junior team, was struck Friday during a Junior Hockey League playoff game against Loko Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl. Faizutdinov was rushed to a......2021
  • OHL games should start soon — with contact, Sport Minister Lisa MacLeod says
    • OHL games should start soon — with contact, Sport Minister Lisa MacLeod says
    The province is also looking at financial help for the major junior hockey league, hit hard by the pandemic....2021
  • After facing racist abuse in the QMJHL, three generations of Black hockey players hope today’s youth inherit a different game
    • After facing racist abuse in the QMJHL, three generations of Black hockey players hope today’s youth inherit a different game
    A father, a son and a player one generation behind them say they faced blatant racist abuse in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Now they wonder how things can change for Black major junior hockey players....2021
  • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League calls off games until January because of COVID-19
    • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League calls off games until January because of COVID-19
    2020
  • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League plans to play 60-game season: commissioner
    • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League plans to play 60-game season: commissioner
    2020
  • Blues first-rounder Jake Neighbours loaned to AJHL club
    • Blues first-rounder Jake Neighbours loaned to AJHL club
    St. Louis Blues first-round pick Jake Neighbours has been loaned to the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League....2020
  • • Junior league team has 18 test positive for virus
    The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have suspended operations indefinitely after 18 members tested positive for the coronavirus and were placed in isolation for 14 days....2020
  • • New York Rangers win NHL draft lottery, right to choose high-scoring Alexis Lafreniere
    The New York Rangers win the first overall pick and will likely use it on Alexis Lafreniere, who dominated the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.        ...2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 2
    Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? Earlier this week, we began the deep dive into how every member of the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were brought into the organization. It all began with the trade for Erik Johnson back in February 2011. Part 1 took us through nearly six years of the build - a time period that brought the core of EJ, Nathan MacKinnon, Ga...2020

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  • • Russian hockey player Timur Faizutdinov dies at 19 from puck-to-head injury
    A Russian hockey player has died after being hit in the head with a puck during a game, team and league officials said Tuesday. Timur Faizutdinov, a 19-year-old defenseman for Dynamo St. Petersburg’s junior team, was struck Friday during a Junior Hockey League playoff game against Loko Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl. Faizutdinov was rushed to a......2021
  • • Junior league team has 18 test positive for virus
    The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have suspended operations indefinitely after 18 members tested positive for the coronavirus and were placed in isolation for 14 days....2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 2
    Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? Earlier this week, we began the deep dive into how every member of the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were brought into the organization. It all began with the trade for Erik Johnson back in February 2011. Part 1 took us through nearly six years of the build - a time period that brought the core of EJ, Nathan MacKinnon, Ga...2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? The 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were one of the most fun teams to watch at the Pepsi Center over the last decade. Whether it be a Nathan MacKinnon goal, yelling the signature Philipp Grubauer chant after every save, dazzling plays by Cale Makar, a big Nikita Zadorov hit, the list goes on-and-on. When the NHL season was shut do...2020
  • • Twitter Tuesday: On Tyson Jost, the trade deadline and heading into the playoffs
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images With the trade deadline come and gone, Tyson Jost remains an Av—despite some fans wishes— and few moves were made to bolster an injured lineup. What’s your confidence level with this team heading into the playoffs? The NHL trade deadline came and passed yesterday and the Avalanche made minimal moves in light of losing three of their top-nine forwards and t...2020
  • • Colorado Avalanche prospect Alex Newhook having incredible freshman season
    Photo courtesy of Boston College Athletics The Avs 2019 first-round pick and Boston College freshman has taken the NCAA by storm this season When making the jump from a junior hockey league to the next level of competition, there’s often an inherent learning curve associated with it. It takes a special athlete who can make that transition look seamless, while maintaining the same level of skill...2020
  • • Likely No. 1 pick Lafreniere suspended 3 games
    The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has suspended Alexis Lafreniere, the top North American skater in the NHL's midseason draft rankings, after he delivered a shot to the head in Sunday's game....2020
  • • Humboldt Broncos playoff run comes to an end, one year after bus crash
    The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League club bowed out of the post-season Tuesday night with a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 7 against the Estevan Bruins....2019
  • • Humboldt going to playoffs 11 months after crash
    The Humboldt Broncos finished in sixth place in the 12-team Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to qualify for the postseason, in which they begin play March 15....2019
  • • Humboldt Broncos remembered at league championship opener
    NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan (AP) A moment of silence was held before Game 1 of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League final Saturday night to honor the Humboldt Broncos players and staff killed in a bus crash....2018

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  • • Twitter Tuesday: On Tyson Jost, the trade deadline and heading into the playoffs
    2020

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Junior Hockey League trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Avalanche sign 2020 first round pick Justin Barron to Entry-Level Contract
    Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Barron is a right-handed two-way defenseman The Colorado Avalanche have signed top defensive prospect Justin Barron to a three-year entry-level contract, the team announced Tuesday morning. Barron was the teams 25th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Barron, 19, captained the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hock...2021
  • • New York Rangers win NHL draft lottery, right to choose high-scoring Alexis Lafreniere
    The New York Rangers win the first overall pick and will likely use it on Alexis Lafreniere, who dominated the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.        ...2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 2
    Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? Earlier this week, we began the deep dive into how every member of the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were brought into the organization. It all began with the trade for Erik Johnson back in February 2011. Part 1 took us through nearly six years of the build - a time period that brought the core of EJ, Nathan MacKinnon, Ga...2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? The 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were one of the most fun teams to watch at the Pepsi Center over the last decade. Whether it be a Nathan MacKinnon goal, yelling the signature Philipp Grubauer chant after every save, dazzling plays by Cale Makar, a big Nikita Zadorov hit, the list goes on-and-on. When the NHL season was shut do...2020
  • • Twitter Tuesday: On Tyson Jost, the trade deadline and heading into the playoffs
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images With the trade deadline come and gone, Tyson Jost remains an Av—despite some fans wishes— and few moves were made to bolster an injured lineup. What’s your confidence level with this team heading into the playoffs? The NHL trade deadline came and passed yesterday and the Avalanche made minimal moves in light of losing three of their top-nine forwards and t...2020
  • • Colorado Avalanche prospect Alex Newhook having incredible freshman season
    Photo courtesy of Boston College Athletics The Avs 2019 first-round pick and Boston College freshman has taken the NCAA by storm this season When making the jump from a junior hockey league to the next level of competition, there’s often an inherent learning curve associated with it. It takes a special athlete who can make that transition look seamless, while maintaining the same level of skill...2020
  • • Likely No. 1 pick Lafreniere suspended 3 games
    The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has suspended Alexis Lafreniere, the top North American skater in the NHL's midseason draft rankings, after he delivered a shot to the head in Sunday's game....2020
  • • ‘There aren’t a lot of him out there’: Former UMass teammates share stories, thoughts on Cale Makar
    Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images He was a “coaches dream” and an “unbelievable teammate,” according to his former colleagues On the ice, the talent of Colorado Avalanche rookie defenseman Cale Makar really speaks for itself. With just half a season’s worth of NHL games under his belt, so far all signs point to Makar being an elite defenseman in this league for years to come, and he has a...2020
  • • Ontario Jr. A deadline fiasco exposes the ugly side of trading junior hockey players
    Several Ontario Junior Hockey League trades that occurred after the Canadian Junior Hockey League-mandated deadline has resulted in sanctions against the OJHL and the inability for several players to compete beyond the playoffs. The post Ontario Jr. A deadline fiasco exposes the ugly side of trading junior hockey players appeared first on TheHockeyNews....2019
  • • Roy back to lead Quebec junior hockey team
    Hall of Famer Patrick Roy signed a two-year contract Thursday to become the coach and general manager of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League....2018

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  • • Avalanche sign 2020 first round pick Justin Barron to Entry-Level Contract
    Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Barron is a right-handed two-way defenseman The Colorado Avalanche have signed top defensive prospect Justin Barron to a three-year entry-level contract, the team announced Tuesday morning. Barron was the teams 25th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Barron, 19, captained the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hock...2021
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 2
    Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? Earlier this week, we began the deep dive into how every member of the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were brought into the organization. It all began with the trade for Erik Johnson back in February 2011. Part 1 took us through nearly six years of the build - a time period that brought the core of EJ, Nathan MacKinnon, Ga...2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? The 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were one of the most fun teams to watch at the Pepsi Center over the last decade. Whether it be a Nathan MacKinnon goal, yelling the signature Philipp Grubauer chant after every save, dazzling plays by Cale Makar, a big Nikita Zadorov hit, the list goes on-and-on. When the NHL season was shut do...2020
  • • Twitter Tuesday: On Tyson Jost, the trade deadline and heading into the playoffs
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images With the trade deadline come and gone, Tyson Jost remains an Av—despite some fans wishes— and few moves were made to bolster an injured lineup. What’s your confidence level with this team heading into the playoffs? The NHL trade deadline came and passed yesterday and the Avalanche made minimal moves in light of losing three of their top-nine forwards and t...2020
  • • Colorado Avalanche prospect Alex Newhook having incredible freshman season
    Photo courtesy of Boston College Athletics The Avs 2019 first-round pick and Boston College freshman has taken the NCAA by storm this season When making the jump from a junior hockey league to the next level of competition, there’s often an inherent learning curve associated with it. It takes a special athlete who can make that transition look seamless, while maintaining the same level of skill...2020
  • • ‘Josty? I love that guy’: Former junior and college teammates share thoughts on Tyson Jost
    Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images From Penticton to North Dakota to Denver, Jost and his fun, spirited character are admired by his teammates and coaches Before Tyson Jost became a mainstay in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche, to many of his junior and college buddies he was just “Josty,” a fun-loving, class clown of a character on his respective teams. A favorite among fans, te...2019
  • • Ontario Jr. A deadline fiasco exposes the ugly side of trading junior hockey players
    Several Ontario Junior Hockey League trades that occurred after the Canadian Junior Hockey League-mandated deadline has resulted in sanctions against the OJHL and the inability for several players to compete beyond the playoffs. The post Ontario Jr. A deadline fiasco exposes the ugly side of trading junior hockey players appeared first on TheHockeyNews....2019
  • • Meet the NHL's Ironman: Ducks' Andrew Cogliano Is Hockey's Most Durable Player
    2017
  • • Meet the NHL's Ironman: Ducks' Andrew Cogliano Is Hockey's Most Durable Player
    2017
  • • There Was Nothing Wrong with Overhyped Jimmy Vesey's Decision-Making Process
    2016

Junior Hockey League parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • After facing racist abuse in the QMJHL, three generations of Black hockey players hope today’s youth inherit a different game
    2021
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    2020
  • • ‘There aren’t a lot of him out there’: Former UMass teammates share stories, thoughts on Cale Makar
    2020
  • • Humboldt Broncos remembered at league championship opener
    2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: D.J. Kennington honors Humboldt Broncos
    D.J. Kennington and Gaunt Brothers Racing are honoring the Humboldt Broncos ice hockey team from their home country of Canada with a special paint scheme on their No. 96 Toyota entry for Sunday’s Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol (Ten.) Motor Speedway. The Humboldt Broncos are a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team, based in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. After the team bus...2018
  • • Meet the NHL's Ironman: Ducks' Andrew Cogliano Is Hockey's Most Durable Player
    2017
  • • Meet the NHL's Ironman: Ducks' Andrew Cogliano Is Hockey's Most Durable Player
    2017
  • • Brad Richards Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • NHL Draft 2016: TV Schedule, Order and Mock Draft Predictions for Top Prospects
    2016
  • • NHL Draft Combine 2016: Dates, Schedule, Format and Top Prospects
    2016

Top Junior Hockey League news

  • • Canucks sign forward Michael Carcone to three-year, entry-level contract
    VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Michael Carcone to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. Carcone appeared in 66 games for the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2015-16, where he tied......2016
  • • Veilleux leaves Tigres without ever coaching a game to join AHL Rampage
    VICTORIAVILLE, Que. - Eric Veilleux left the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after less than two months on the job on Wednesday to become head coach of the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. Veill......2016
  • • Mooseheads take Groulx, McIsaac with top two picks in QMJHL draft
    CHARLOTTETOWN - The Halifax Mooseheads scored the top two picks in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft on Saturday — taking Benoit-Olivier Groulx first overall and then trading with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to take defenceman Jared McIsaa......2016
  • • Rouyn-Noranda Huskies win first-ever Quebec Major Junior Hockey League title
    ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are the new Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions. Martins Dzierkals scored twice, including the eventual winner, as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies routed the Shawinigan Cataractes 7-2 on Thurs......2016
  • • QMJHL Roundup: Greer scores twice, Huskies eventually beat Cataractes in Game 2
    ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - Anthony-John Greer scored twice as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies picked up where they left off with a 4-1 victory over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday in Game 2 of their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final series. ......2016
  • • QMJHL Roundup: Game 2 of President Cup postponed after water leak
    ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - The second game of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final will have to wait until Saturday to be concluded. Game 2 between the Shawinigan Cataractes and the host Rouyn-Noranda Huskies had to be postponed on Friday d......2016
  • • QMJHL Roundup: Game 2 of President Cup postponed after water leak
    ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - The second game of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final will have to wait until Saturday to be concluded. Game 2 between the Shawinigan Cataractes and the host Rouyn-Noranda Huskies had to be postponed on Friday d......2016
  • • Son of Gatineau Olympiques coach Groulx ranked first for QMJHL draft
    BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - Benoit-Olivier Groulx, son of Gatineau Olympiques coach Benoit Groulx, is the top-rated player for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft on June 4 in Charlottetown, the league announced Thursday. The list of the top......2016
  • • Nikolas Brouillard scores late, Huskies beat Cataractes 4-2 in Game 1 of finals
    ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - Nikolas Brouillard scored the go-ahead goal at 18:51 of the third period as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies opened the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final with a 4-2 win over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Wednesday. Anthony......2016
  • • QMJHL: Cataractes rally past Sea Dogs 7-3; Shawinigan takes 2-1 series lead
    SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Brandon Gignac scored twice and added two assists and the Shawinigan Cataractes reeled off six unanswered goals to rally past the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-3 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action. Shawi......2016
  • • QMJHL Roundup: Moncton beats Rouyn-Noranda in Game 2, even series 1-1
    ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - Stephen Johnson had a pair of goals as the Moncton Wildcats held on to defeat the host Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-4 on Saturday in Game 2 of their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinal series. The best-of-seven set is......2016
  • • QMJHL Roundup: Sea Dogs beat Cataractes 6-5 in overtime to take Game 1
    SHAWINIGAN, Que. - Matthew Highmore scored 46 seconds into overtime as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the Shawinigan Cataractes 6-5 on Friday to open their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinal series. Sam Povorozniouk and Spencer Smallm......2016
  • • QMJHL Roundup: Sea Dogs advance to semis with Game 7 win over Screaming Eagles
    SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Nathan Noel scored twice as the Saint John Sea Dogs downed the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 6-2 in Game 7 of their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series on Tuesday night. Jacob Zboril had a short-handed, empty-ne......2016
  • • QMJHL Roundup: Fiore stars in overtime as Screaming Eagles beat Sea Dogs 4-3
    SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Giovanni Fiore scored 7:25 into overtime as the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles downed the Saint John Sea Dogs 4-3 on Friday in their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series. Michael Joly scored twice for the Screamin......2016

Junior Hockey League schedule, game

  • • Russian hockey player Timur Faizutdinov dies at 19 from puck-to-head injury
    2021
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 2
    2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    2020
  • • Twitter Tuesday: On Tyson Jost, the trade deadline and heading into the playoffs
    2020
  • • Colorado Avalanche prospect Alex Newhook having incredible freshman season
    2020
  • • ‘There aren’t a lot of him out there’: Former UMass teammates share stories, thoughts on Cale Makar
    2020
  • • Humboldt Broncos playoff run comes to an end, one year after bus crash
    2019
  • • Humboldt going to playoffs 11 months after crash
    2019
  • • Ontario Jr. A deadline fiasco exposes the ugly side of trading junior hockey players
    2019
  • • Injured Humboldt Broncos player out of coma, unable to speak
    The Broncos were on their way to a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff game on April 6 when their bus and a semi-trailer collided at a rural Saskatchewan intersection....2018

Junior Hockey League rumors, scandals

  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 2
    2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    2020
  • • There Was Nothing Wrong with Overhyped Jimmy Vesey's Decision-Making Process
    2016

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