rivalry

HERSHEY, Pa. – When the AHL season started, Vitek Vanecek was the elder stateman of the crew’s goalies. A second-round draft choose of the Capitals in 2014, Vanecek had spent two seasons with the Hershey Bears within the AHL coming into the 2018-19 season. With Pheonix Copley now up within the NHL as Washingotn’s backup goalie, the crease in Hershey seemingly belonged to Vanecek. And but, on opening night time, it was Ilya Samsonov who received the beginning. A second-round dr...

A as soon as dormant and seemingly ‘rival-less’ rivalry has now discovered itself new life following this final month of strikes. Each the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils have re-tooled themselves and are able to go to conflict as soon as once more. Though each groups sat on the backside of the Metropolitan Division final season, they’re now coming into the 2019-20 season as among the most fun groups to look at within the NHL. Oct. 17 marks the primary of 4 conferences bet...