After the closing of Saturday night's game, the Ottawa Senators made a big jump in playoff potential. As per SportsClubStats, the team is now about 75% likely to make the post-season - a ringing endorsement for a Jack Adams trophy the way of Paul MacLean.

But him and my mom make a lot of time for me." Jordan has little recollection of his father’s successful and controversial stint with the Buffalo Sabres. Ted Nolan took a Sabres team comprised largely of grinders and guided it to a Northeast Division...

"I've had to earn lots of stuff, nothing's been given to me, but I always had a self belief in myself that one day I'd play in the NHL." By now, that's a well-worn path for his family: father, Ted, played 78 games in the NHL and went on to win the Jack...

"I've had to earn lots of stuff, nothing's been given to me, but I always had a self belief in myself that one day I'd play in the NHL." By now, that's a well-worn path for his family: father, Ted, played 78 games in the NHL and went on to win the Jack...

Brandon Dubinsky (though swollen, bloody, stitched-up lips and chipped teeth) said the coaches are sure going to point out where they need to be better. Says a lot about this team, and about its coaches … the head coach should walk away with the Jack...

McDonald made his come back on sunday tallying an assist in his return and the Blues continued their winning ways blanking the Sharks 3-0. The Blues are only 3 points behind the division leading Red Wings with 2 less games. The Blues this season are...

Maine — York police have arrested a Saco man and charged him with forging a check. Billy Jack Adams, 34, 809 Portland St. , Saco, was arrested by York police Tuesday, Feb. 7, and charged with a felony of forgery, according to a released statement from...

He coached Boston into the new millennium and eventually became head coach of the New Jersey Devils for the 2002-03 season, where he won his first and only Stanley Cup. Let me just emphasize those last paragraphs: He coached four teams, and in his first...

Not a bad move. The Blues, who were 26-7-7 under Hitchcock entering play last night, are within striking range of first place in the Western Conference. Hitchcock replaced the fired Davis Payne as Blues coach in early November. Now Hitchcock is the...

It was a different era, but a big part of what allowed the Packers to win five NFL titles in nine years under Vince Lombardi was that of the 22 players who started in his first game in 1959, only four were still starting in his last game, Super Bowl II.

He has a very focal deficit, but everything else seems to be relatively intact. It’s a very modest decline at this point, no greater than anyone who’s 84.” Murray went on to talk how easygoing his father has always been. Basically, Murray said, he’d...

Recently Granby Village Health was recognized by Connecticut Magazine for “Best Juice Bar” in the region. In accepting the award, Lori gave special thanks to Sandy Flagg, who has managed “Waste Not, Want Not” and volunteered countless hours toward its...

With the Florida Panthers fading faster than Bobby Butler’s inherent trade value, it looks like Paul MacLean’s only competition for the Jack Adams Trophy for best head coach will be Ken Hitchcock. The Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch was the first to report...

There were also whispers that Jason Spezza should be considered among a large group of players in the running for the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player. It has taken nearly a decade, but the Ottawa Senators have finally found the right...

Wings coach Mike Babcock speaks volumes quietly | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com It bothers me a little bit that Babcock has never won the Jack Adams. Sometimes it's a whole hell of a lot harder to coach a talented team with big expectations than to...

Can the Penguins keep winning without Sid? Last week we included Dan Bylsma in our mid-season Jack Adams Award consideration for the environment in which he’s maintained this injury-depleted Pittsburgh locker room. The Pens won seven in a row before...

"You always think you can better. You can. I've had a lot of ups and downs in my career," he said. "I know when I'm playing good, I can be one of the best in the League. When I'm not, I'm average." Second was the impact of Paul MacLean as head coach,...

He was named GM of the year in 2011 following the Canucks' President Trophy-winning season. He re-signed the Sedins just hours prior to free agency in 2009. Vigneault has been a finalist for the Jack Adams award three times, winning the award in 2007. ...

PROSPECT WATCH: Defenseman Justin Schultz ranks fifth among all NCAA Division I players in scoring and tied for third in assists with 12-25=37 points in 24 contests...Schultz,