The Florida Panthers are trying to sign a high-scoring forward who has an Olympic gold medal and two world championships, with hopes of getting the deal done in the coming days. If it happens, she won’t be playing for the Panthers. Sarah Nurse, the Canadian forward who had a highlight-reel goal against the New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin during the NHL’s All-Star Skills Competition on Friday night, has the chance to run the Panthers' new program designed to get more girls playing hockey.
The Islanders' Brock Nelson bested nine other participants to win the Accuracy Shooting title during Friday night's NHL All-Star Skills competition.
In this NHL All-Star Weekend news conference, Bo Horvat tells Julie Stewart-Binks it definitely felt "weird" wearing an Islanders jersey in the NHL All-Star Skills competition, before having officially played a game with his new team after being traded from Vancouver. He is however, pleased to be joining a team in the playoff hunt and "hopefully I can be a big part of that,"