Before Mike Eruzione captained the United States to the gold medal at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, where he scored the winning goal in the "Miracle on Ice" upset of the Soviet Union in first game of ...

1996 — Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant becomes the then youngest player to make his NBA debut (18 years, 2 months, 11 days) in 91-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Great Western ...

"For an 18-year-old, playing defense isn't easy," Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said before a 4-2 loss to the ...

History was made during the first-ever sports equinox. With their 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, the Pittsburgh Pirates ...

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Lane Hutson’s new contract extension with the Montreal Canadiens represents another data point that sets the standard for top-level young defensemen in the NHL. On Monday, the 2025 Calder Trophy ...

The Islanders exercised plenty of caution with Matthew Schaefer throughout the preseason. They threw it to the wind on Saturday, maybe for good. As coach Patrick Roy put it, Schaefer gave them no ...

Here is the full National Hockey League schedule for Oct. 12 and how to watch all the games. Or see our sortable NHL schedule to filter by team or division. All times Eastern and accurate as of ...

The NHL applied a change to Monday’s Maple Leafs-Red Wings game. NHL moved Leafs vs. Red Wings game from 4 p.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET. Change accommodates Blue Jays’ ALCS Game 2, avoiding event overlap for ...

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks owner Hasso Plattner said he was hoping to see rookie defenseman Sam Dickinson in the lineup for the team’s season debut Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights. Plattner ...

PITTSBURGH — It didn’t take long for Matthew Schaefer to get on the scoreboard. The 18-year-old became the youngest player in history to record an NHL point in his debut just 12:02 into the Islanders’ ...

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