Eric Perrin News

Mike Gilligan was feeling under the weather over the winter, so he got to watch more Boston Bruins' games on TV than ever before.

By now many of you have already seen, read and even commented on this little ditty that was posted by Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch .

Since the draft order was set a month or so ago, one of the questionsA frequentlyA asked of me has been, "Sowould you want Matt Duchene or Evander Kane as the selection"? Well, unless I'm speaking on behalf of the Colorado Avalanche, having to chose between the two will not be an issueas I believe the Avs will pick one or the other, more than ...

There is plenty of hockey talk on NHL Live today with Eric Perrin of the Atlanta Thrashers in studio at 1 p.m. Also joining host Rob Simpson are CBC's Mark Lee , Deb Placey of MSG Network and E.J. Hradek of ESPN The Magazine.

For me the end of last night's game was met with mixed emotions, I am looking forward to watching and listening to the playoffs but the Thrashers played so well the last thirty or so games that I wanted more regular season games, it's very disappointing seeing how they came together as a team and show they had the ability to beat any team in the ...

Viktor Stalberg of the University of Vermont men's hockey team has signed at with the Toronto Maple Leafs and will not return for his senior season.

Job No. 2 for the Thrashers this summer is signing Ilya Kovalchuk to a new contract.

Stalberg is the 21st All-American in program history for the Catamounts and the first since Martin St.

SNYDER AWARD: Colby Armstrong won the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy as the Thrashers' unsung hero this season.

Peter Lenes No. 3, senior forward 5-foot-6; 160 pounds The Shelburne product is 5-foot-6 on skates but he more than makes up for what he lacks in height with speed, skill, energy and leadership.

Dale Patterson prepares to bury a shot into the open net against Colgate after taking a pass from Martin St.

Did you attend this game? If so, start chronicling your sports memories today with ESPN's Sports Passport.

Thrashers forward Eric Perrin tries to avoid being checked by Sabres defenceman Craig Rivet on Wednesday night.

The Buffalo Sabres will try to boost their playoff hopes with a fourth straight victory, as they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for tonight's battle at Philips Arena.

About 100 of the 400 educators laid off a few weeks ago got a welcome surprise Monday: They're getting their jobs back.

Slava Kozlov and Tobias Enstrom both registered a goal and two assists, as the Atlanta Thrashers doubled up the Ottawa Senators, 6-3, at Philips Arena.

The third-seeded University of Vermont men's hockey team meets second-seeded Yale in tonight's opening round of the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Tournament at Bridgeport Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., at 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU, which is channel 148 on DISH Network and channel 614 on DirecTV.

Tonight, for the first time this season, the Thrashers take the ice knowing that whatever they do there is zero possibility they will make the playoffs.

Kari Lehtonen made a career-high 49 saves, and Slava Kozlov and Tobias Enstrom each had a goal and an assist to help the Atlanta Thrashers win a team-record sixth straight game, 5-1 over the Washington Capitals ...

If you are a team that is currently battling for your playoff lifethe one team you just don't want to see next on your schedule is the Atlanta Thrashers.