NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
News
- The Connecticut Whale announced that they have signed goaltender Emma Soderberg.
- Soderberg signed a two year deal.
- The Minnesota Whitecaps announced that they have signed defender Maggie Flaherty.
- Flaherty signed a one year deal.
- The Calgary Flames announced that they have named Craig Conroy as their new General Manager.
- The Flames also announced that they have hired Dave Nonis as Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations and Assistant General Manager.
Game Recaps
- Vegas Golden Knights v. Dallas Stars – 8p ET – Game 3
- With the series shifting to Dallas the Stars would look to use home ice to get back into their series with the Vegas Golden Knights, but in the first period Jonathan Marchessault would strike in opening 1:11 of the game and goals from Ivan Barbashev and William Carrier would chase Jake Oettinger from the Stars net and take the 3-0 lead. Then in the second period Alex Pietrangelo would score to give the Golden Knights the 4-0 victory and the 3-0 series lead over the Stars. Adin Hill would record 29 saves to earn his first career playoff shutout for the Knights.
Today’s Games
- CAR v. FLA – 8p ET – Game 4
Noteworthy in Hockey
- What I’m hearing about the Capitals coaching search: Spencer Carbery, Bruce Boudreau and more (The Athletic – $)
- Hurricanes ‘frustrated’ with inability to solve Bobrovsky in East Final (NHL.com)
- Insider Trading: Gallant expected to be among Flames head coaching candidates (TSN)
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