Ken Campbell

1 month ago | thespec.com | Ken Campbell

When a 38-year-old Nikolay Kulemin showed up at the Ottawa Senators training camp last fall after not playing in North America for six years, he learned fairly quickly that the NHL dream was dead. But it’s just beginning for his 16-year-old son, Aleksey. The younger Kulemin will almost certainly be a first-round pick in the Ontario Hockey League draft in April.

Jan 19, 2025 | msn.com | Ken Campbell

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Sep 13, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Ken Campbell

Through much of the 1980s, the Calgary Flames battled tooth and nail with the Edmonton Oilers and almost always emerged as the second-best team of the two. But they were also many times the second-best team in the NHL. The Oilers' dominance definitely robbed the Flames of a couple of Stanley Cups, but they did manage to win the franchise's only one in 1989. But they've had some very good teams in fits and spurts after that as well.

Mar 29, 2024 | thenewstribune.com | Ken Campbell

Quinn Hughes and Roman JosiBob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Through the first half of the season, Quinn Hughes was the prohibitive favorite to win his first Norris Trophy. The Vancouver Canucks captain was a driving force behind the team’s surprise start, and he was making an impact at both ends of the ice. It seemed as though the race was over. Then Cale Makar started to pick things up and it got a little more interesting.

Feb 25, 2024 | therecord.com | Ken Campbell

Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that his team was losing by six goals , or it might have been that classic Finnish stoicism on display, but when Roni Hirvonen scored his first North American professional goal for the Toronto Marlies two weeks ago, he barely raised his arms. But that goal meant something, both for Hirvonen and the Maple Leafs organization that took him in the second round of the 2020 NHL draft.