Cirelli sharpening his culinary skills amid league pause

Just like many of his fellow NHL players, Cirelli, the 22-year-old Tampa Bay Lightning forward, is using the pause in the 2019-20 season to learn a new skill or improve upon an existing one.

Cirelli could be clutch for Lightning along stretch

“As the pressure intensifies for his team, that’s when you’ll see the best of Tony,” said Dave Brown, General Manager of the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters.

Dominic Moore to host eighth annual Smashfest July 25

The eighth annual Smashfest® Charity Ping-Pong Challenge hosted by Dominic Moore will take place Thursday, July 25 at Steam Whistle Brewing in Toronto.

Silver medal, experience buoy growth of Cirelli's game

As a youngster, everywhere Anthony Cirelli went, he chased around a ball with a small hockey stick, even when he went to his grandparents home for a visit. There were no breaks for him.

'Saucer-eyed': Caps, others count on rookies in NHL playoffs

The 50 rookie skaters in these playoffs are the most since teams used 54 in 2005-06. That could be a reflection of teams having greater trust in young players arriving from junior hockey or college, or the need to stock rosters with cheap talent as a greater percentage of the salary cap is devoted to the elite.