Connor McDavid wins the NHL All-Star Skills competition he helped revive
11 months, 1 week ago

Connor McDavid wins the NHL All-Star Skills competition he helped revive

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Connor McDavid played a big role in redesigning the NHL All-Star skills competition. He’s awesome, so fun to watch.” The prize money was one of the new wrinkles at the redesigned skills competition that featured just 12 players and was supposed to be streamlined and simplified. “I don’t know how it was received on TV, but I thought it was good.” Fans cheered Maple Leafs All-Stars Auston Matthews and William Nylander and booed Nikita Kucherov multiple times when they didn’t appreciate his lack of effort in the passing and stick-handling events. “Toronto fans have always showed a lot of love to me when I’ve been in town, and it means a lot,” McDavid said. It was great to see him on the ice and looking healthy and looking like he’s close to coming back.” Leafs alumni Doug Gilmour and Steve Thomas and Toronto Professional Women’s Hockey League players and Canadian Olympians Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull served as passers in accuracy shooting.

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Connor McDavid wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVP despite Oilers losing Stanley Cup Final to Panthers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Connor McDavid wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVP despite Oilers losing Stanley Cup Final to Panthers

Associated Press  

SUNRISE, Fla. — Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP on Monday night despite Edmonton’s Stanley Cup Final loss to Florida, a nod to one of the greatest postseason performances in NHL history. “You think about the year that Connor had: 100 assists, leading our team, the performance he had in this playoffs, especially in this final …

Connor McDavid and the Oilers can make history in Stanley Cup Final Game 7 against the Panthers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Connor McDavid and the Oilers can make history in Stanley Cup Final Game 7 against the Panthers

Associated Press  

SUNRISE, Fla. — Connor McDavid admired and looked up to Sidney Crosby as the kind of player he wanted to become one day. “It’s not your ordinary game, everybody understands that, but you’ve got to make it as ordinary as possible in your head,” McDavid said after practice Sunday, the Oilers’ final one of the season. “Our room has done …

Connor McDavid, by the numbers, and the historical significance of his 2024 playoff run
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Connor McDavid, by the numbers, and the historical significance of his 2024 playoff run

Associated Press  

EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid is having one of the most productive postseasons in NHL history. Montreal’s Newsy Lalonde is the only other player with such a streak, sort of: He had three points in three consecutive final games spanning the 1918 and 1919 seasons. Most points, 2-game span Not only is McDavid the first with back-to-back …

Connor McDavid led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final. They need even more from him to stay alive
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Connor McDavid led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final. They need even more from him to stay alive

Associated Press  

Connor McDavid led the Edmonton Oilers out of a horrendous start, all the way to the playoffs and into the Stanley Cup Final. He sticks up for his teammates and he’s not afraid to get into a scrum.” The 27-year-old McDavid called it just a chance to “do my part.” He has done more than his part to get Edmonton …

Connor McDavid, hockey’s best player, finally gets a chance to win a Stanley Cup championship
7 months ago

Connor McDavid, hockey’s best player, finally gets a chance to win a Stanley Cup championship

Associated Press  

Sherry Bassin sees the intense look on Connor McDavid’s face during warmups and knows the best hockey player in the world is going to have one of those games. “I said, ‘Because I’ve seen it 100 times.’” THE STAGE McDavid’s sublime skill was on display the other day against the Dallas Stars when he made an incredible individual effort to …

Connor McDavid is day to day with injury and could miss the Oilers’ next game against Vegas
9 months ago

Connor McDavid is day to day with injury and could miss the Oilers’ next game against Vegas

Associated Press  

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid is day to day with a lower-body injury, and the Edmonton captain could miss the Oilers’ next game against defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas. McDavid did not practice Tuesday, and coach Kris Knoblauch said he’ll speak with him Wednesday before the team decided whether the reigning and three-time NHL MVP would play that night against …

Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner shine in NHL All-Star 3-on-3 on home ice in Toronto
11 months, 1 week ago

Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner shine in NHL All-Star 3-on-3 on home ice in Toronto

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Auston Matthews and his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates soaked in the spotlight of NHL All-Star Weekend as the hometown fan favorites, and they gave the crowd the ending it wanted. Matthews scored twice, including a game winner, and had an assist to beat reigning MVP Connor McDavid’s team 7-4 in the final of the All-Star 3-on-3 tournament on …

NHL All-Star Weekend has a new look, leaning into some old ideas after input from Connor McDavid
11 months, 1 week ago

NHL All-Star Weekend has a new look, leaning into some old ideas after input from Connor McDavid

Associated Press  

TORONTO — In the aftermath of the 2023 NHL All-Star skills competition that was confusing, disjointed and went off poorly in the arena and on television, Gary Bettman asked Connor McDavid for his thoughts. Back was the popular player draft, which took place Thursday night with captains McDavid, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and brothers Quinn and Jack Hughes picking their …

The NHL stage is set for Oilers’ Connor McDavid to reach his greatest heights
1 year, 3 months ago

The NHL stage is set for Oilers’ Connor McDavid to reach his greatest heights

New York Times  

What will Connor McDavid do next? “It’s really interesting to see an elite athlete change over the course of time,” Hitchcock said. You’ve got to love that.” Hitchcock was McDavid’s second NHL bench boss for 62 games to finish off the 2018-19 season. “More than anything, what’s impressive for me is how he’s transitioned himself from athlete to player to …

Lessons from last season could shape how the NHL’s top contenders vie for the Stanley Cup in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Lessons from last season could shape how the NHL’s top contenders vie for the Stanley Cup in 2024

Associated Press  

All Connor McDavid wants to do after establishing himself as the best hockey player in the world is win the Stanley Cup. “But I think what’s more important than that is you’ve got to be playing your best hockey at the right time.” That was the prevailing lesson after the banged-up Bruins fell “woefully short” of their goal, in the …

Beyond Bedard, the NHL’s rookie class is stacked with talented newcomers to watch
1 year, 3 months ago

Beyond Bedard, the NHL’s rookie class is stacked with talented newcomers to watch

Associated Press  

Connor Bedard is the most hyped hockey player since Connor McDavid. 3 pick Adam Fantilli of Columbus and prospects like New Jersey’s Luke Hughes and Toronto’s Matthew Knies, who late last season and in the playoffs already got a taste of the pros. “This has to be one of the best there’s ever been,” said Arizona’s Logan Cooley, who is …

Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection
1 year, 6 months ago

Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Connor McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on Monday night, falling one vote short of unanimous selection after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. “That’s what makes me excited moving forward.” The Bruins had three award winners: captain Patrice Bergeron, goaltender Linus Ullmark and coach Jim Montgomery. “You want …

NHL top prospect Connor Bedard draws comparisons to Connor McDavid as draft approaches
1 year, 7 months ago

NHL top prospect Connor Bedard draws comparisons to Connor McDavid as draft approaches

Associated Press  

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The NHL is going to have another Connor to contend with very shortly. 1 in the 2015 draft, Connor Bedard is on the same trajectory in being pegged as this year’s top eligible draft prospect, Central Scouting director Dan Marr said Friday. “He’s right up there with Connor McDavid, it’s just the next generation,” Marr said in …

Connor McDavid puts NHL on notice with goal-scoring frenzy
1 year, 9 months ago

Connor McDavid puts NHL on notice with goal-scoring frenzy

Associated Press  

Connor McDavid is must-see entertainment and not just for hockey fans. Nathan MacKinnon, who was one of the best players on Colorado’s Stanley Cup run last year, said McDavid’s season makes him want to get better. Now 26 with a trip to the Western Conference final last season his deepest run so far, he said his focus has always been …

Connor McDavid is great, but Wayne Gretzky is the Greatest One
2 years, 7 months ago

Connor McDavid is great, but Wayne Gretzky is the Greatest One

LA Times  

Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid, left, and Wayne Gretzky pose for a photo after the Farewell To Rexall Place ceremony following the game against the Vancouver Canucks on April 6, 2016, in Edmonton, Canada. “I think that if there’s any sort of a negative towards Connor this year it’s that I’m not sure he got the recognition that he deserved,” Gretzky …

McDavid’s drive to be NHL’s best player starts off the ice
2 years, 8 months ago

McDavid’s drive to be NHL’s best player starts off the ice

Associated Press  

EDMONTON, Alberta — Christian Dedonato doesn’t see Connor McDavid much in the offseason, at least not until at least mid-afternoon. “Even going to throw a baseball around or surfing, everything just has to be perfect, and I think that shows on the ice and shows in his personality — his commitment.” Knowing McDavid for more than a decade before the …

McDavid’s NHL MVP defense begins with defensive improvement
3 years, 4 months ago

McDavid’s NHL MVP defense begins with defensive improvement

Associated Press  

Connor McDavid did not take much time off after he and the Edmonton Oilers were swept out of the playoffs in the first round. McDavid’s preparations take another step this week, skating with more than a dozen other players at the annual BioSteel pro hockey camp, and becoming a better all-around player is his focus. “It’s lots of battle drills, …

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