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Canada Standard
2 days ago
- Sport
- Canada Standard
Penguins acquire goaltender Arturs Silovs in trade with Canucks
Field Level Media 14 Jul 2025, 01:49 GMT+10 (Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) The Pittsburgh Penguins shored up the goaltending position on Sunday as the team acquired Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick. Silovs, 24, appeared in just 10 games for the Canucks this past season. However, the 6-foot-4 Latvian shined in the American Hockey League, where he led the Abbotsford Canucks to the Calder Cup Championship as the Playoff MVP. In 21 regular-season games with Abbotsford, Silovs went 14-5-2 with a .908 save percentage and a career-best 2.41 goals-against average. In leading the team to its first Calder Cup, he went 16-7 in 24 games with a 2.01 GAA and a .931 save percentage. With five shutouts in the playoffs, Silovs fell one shy of the AHL all-time record during a single postseason. He also became just the fourth goaltender to earn Playoff MVP honors. Silovs, whose contract runs through the 2025-26 season, has compiled a 59-35-13 record with a .906 save percentage and a 2.58 GAA in parts of five AHL seasons. In three years with Vancouver, he appeared in 19 games (18 starts) with an 8-8 record, .880 save percentage and 3.13 GAA. --Field Level Media
Canada News.Net
2 days ago
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Penguins acquire goaltender Arturs Silovs in trade with Canucks
(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) The Pittsburgh Penguins shored up the goaltending position on Sunday as the team acquired Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick. Silovs, 24, appeared in just 10 games for the Canucks this past season. However, the 6-foot-4 Latvian shined in the American Hockey League, where he led the Abbotsford Canucks to the Calder Cup Championship as the Playoff MVP. In 21 regular-season games with Abbotsford, Silovs went 14-5-2 with a .908 save percentage and a career-best 2.41 goals-against average. In leading the team to its first Calder Cup, he went 16-7 in 24 games with a 2.01 GAA and a .931 save percentage. With five shutouts in the playoffs, Silovs fell one shy of the AHL all-time record during a single postseason. He also became just the fourth goaltender to earn Playoff MVP honors. Silovs, whose contract runs through the 2025-26 season, has compiled a 59-35-13 record with a .906 save percentage and a 2.58 GAA in parts of five AHL seasons. In three years with Vancouver, he appeared in 19 games (18 starts) with an 8-8 record, .880 save percentage and 3.13 GAA.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
NHL trade: Penguins acquire AHL MVP Artūrs Šilovs from Canucks in surprise offseason trade
Penguins acquire AHL MVP Artūrs Šilovs from Canucks in surprise offseason trade. Imagine winning a championship, earning Playoff MVP, and getting shipped out right after. That's the exact plot twist Artūrs Šilovs just lived. Fresh off carrying Abbotsford to a Calder Cup win, the Vancouver Canucks sent their breakout goalie to the Pittsburgh Penguins and hockey fans are trying to make sense of it. Is it a rebuild move? A roster squeeze? A masterclass steal by Pittsburgh? Either way, Šilovs might be the hottest goalie traded this offseason. Artūrs Šilovs went from minor league MVP to trade bait overnight Šilovs wasn't just good in the AHL playoffs, he was absolutely lights out. The 24-year-old Latvian brick wall posted a .931 save percentage and five shutouts in 24 games, tying an AHL playoff record and earning the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as postseason MVP. He carried Abbotsford (Vancouver's AHL affiliate) through every elimination game and stood tall under pressure. Fans were ready to see him as the next big name in Vancouver's crease. And then, boom. Trade alert. Canucks send him to Pittsburgh for a pick and a prospect The deal went down quietly: Šilovs ➡️ Penguins Chase Stillman + 2027 4th-round pick ➡️ Canucks Not exactly blockbuster buzz, but the potential is huge. Šilovs had already played 10 NHL games with Vancouver but was stuck behind Thatcher Demko and backup Casey DeSmith. Now, in Pittsburgh, he gets a chance to compete for real NHL minutes and maybe more. Penguins might've just landed a future star on a budget deal Pittsburgh's goalie situation isn't locked in, which means Šilovs could carve out a legit role this season. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Đây có thể là thời điểm tốt nhất để giao dịch vàng trong 5 năm qua IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo He's only 24, he's signed through 2025–26 at a super team-friendly $850K cap hit, and he's got playoff swagger built in. If he finds his groove in the NHL like he did in the AHL? This could look like one of those 'how did they pull that off?' trades in a year. This wasn't a headline-grabbing, flashy NHL trade. But it might be one of the smartest ones. Šilovs is coming in hot, literally MVP-hot and ready to prove he's more than just AHL elite. If he gets even a little runway in Pittsburgh, don't be surprised if the kid from Latvia starts stealing NHL games by December. Also read - NHL insiders think Sidney Crosby could be traded and this time, it's not a hot take For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here . Catch Manika Batra's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 3. Watch Here!
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Penguins acquire goaltender Arturs Silovs in trade with Canucks
The Pittsburgh Penguins shored up the goaltending position on Sunday as the team acquired Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick. Silovs, 24, appeared in just 10 games for the Canucks this past season. However, the 6-foot-4 Latvian shined in the American Hockey League, where he led the Abbotsford Canucks to the Calder Cup Championship as the Playoff MVP. In 21 regular-season games with Abbotsford, Silovs went 14-5-2 with a .908 save percentage and a career-best 2.41 goals-against average. In leading the team to its first Calder Cup, he went 16-7 in 24 games with a 2.01 GAA and a .931 save percentage. With five shutouts in the playoffs, Silovs fell one shy of the AHL all-time record during a single postseason. He also became just the fourth goaltender to earn Playoff MVP honors. Silovs, whose contract runs through the 2025-26 season, has compiled a 59-35-13 record with a .906 save percentage and a 2.58 GAA in parts of five AHL seasons. In three years with Vancouver, he appeared in 19 games (18 starts) with an 8-8 record, .880 save percentage and 3.13 GAA. --Field Level Media Copyright 2025 Field Level Media. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA Playoff MVPs: Nikola Jokić, Jalen Brunson and the brightest stars this postseason. Who's No. 1?
Two weeks after we first ranked our Playoff MVP candidates, the NBA is nearly through two rounds of what has been a thrilling — and grueling — postseason. What better time to reexamine those candidates. Your NBA Playoff MVPs, ranked (so far) ... There is no way to describe Jokić other than as a bruising force. He will collect bruises on his heavily scratched arms, and he will deliver them, plodding his way to most anywhere he wants. Double-team him, and he will find his open floor-mate. Single-cover him, and he will get to the paint, where he can finish over or around anyone with either hand. Do not guard him, and he will punish you from distance, too. He has done it all masterfully in these playoffs, defeating the deeper Los Angeles Clippers in a seven-game, first-round series and pushing the 68-win Oklahoma City Thunder to a seventh game in Round 2. In victory, Jokić totaled 42 points, 22 rebounds and six assists in Game 1 of their second-round series, joining Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players ever to register a 40-20-5 in any postseason outing. Even in defeat, Jokić posted a 44-15-5 in a pivotal Game 5. He is the game's best passer, maybe its best rebounder and one of its most efficient scorers, becoming the first player ever to finish in the NBA's top three in points, rebounds and assists in the regular season. In these playoffs, after a win in Game 6 against OKC, Jokić leads all players in each of those categories. If only Jamal Murray could be so consistent, Denver might be the favorite to win its second championship in three seasons. As it is, an already short rotation is strained. Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr. are playing through ailments. But Jokić is Jokić, handing out bruises of his own. He is the Nuggets' shot, and it is a good one. The game's best player will pay a visit to the game's best team for a Game 7. What fun. Gilgeous-Alexander is surgical. He slices to his spot, absorbs the harm and finishes with precision. He can stitch together 30 points in his sleep, for he has put in the necessary work to make his greatness routine. The 26-year-old went toe-to-toe with the best player in the world, Nikola Jokić, in Game 5 of a tied second-round playoff series and came out the victor, collecting 31 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Where would the Thunder be without Gilgeous-Alexander? Not here. They are outscoring the Nuggets by 12.3 points per 100 possessions when he is on the court and operating at a deficit whenever he rests. All of that is great, but what stands out most about Gilgeous-Alexander is his leadership of this young team. As he said following the Game 5 victory against Denver, "You're only as good as your weakest link and all 10 of our guys are ready to go no matter the stage, and you guys see it every night." He is their driving force, and without him they are only nine guys in need of a superstar to carry the playmaker's burden. It was hard to imagine Brunson — a 6-foot-2 former No. 33 overall pick — ever being this good, but here we are. He moves like an old prizefighter, methodically stepping out of trouble and into his next punch. And he delivers a lot of them, especially in a game's biggest moments. He has scored a league-leading 109 fourth-quarter points in these playoffs — in only 91 minutes. That is almost as many fourth-quarter points as Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokić have scored combined. It is practically unfathomable production. His 39 points in a backbreaking Game 4 win over the defending champion Boston Celtics were as sublime as his series-winning shot to cap a 40-point night in Game 6 against the Detroit Pistons. As teammate Josh Hart has said, "Clutch Player of the Year for a reason." More than that, though, Brunson is the grit by which the Knicks define themselves. He is tough as nails, even if he sells fouls with the best of them. Brunson holds Madison Square Garden in the palm of his hands, and he channels that energy into runner after runner, free throw after free throw, dagger after dagger, until his opponents mercifully relent. The best thing we can say about him is that it is hard to think he can perform any better in big moments, and yet he surpasses our expectations every time, just as he has every stage of his career. Never doubt him. Haliburton is a high-speed luxury automobile. It would be frightening how fast he moves if he were not so smooth with it. He can also slow it down, turn with precision and make simplicity look remarkable. Haliburton is just as efficient driving to the basket or pulling up from outside, and he can set anyone up in between. He may be the game's best facilitator not named Nikola Jokić, and that has been a winning formula for a Pacers team that has made a second straight surprise run to the Eastern Conference finals. He has also hit two game-winning shots in these playoffs — one to eliminate the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round and another to take a 2-0 series lead against the 64-win Cleveland Cavaliers in round two. With only a few weeks of retrospect, to think anyone could vote him "the league's most overrated player" is reprehensible, though if we imagine his victims are those submitting the votes, it is easier to imagine. Edwards is the embodiment of a young Michael Jordan in ways we have not seen in some time, moving with a combination of agility and grace that makes even the world's most supreme athletes jealous. The 23-year-old has the Wolves in the Western Conference finals for a second straight season, something Kevin Garnett — and everyone else in franchise history — could not match. It is mainly because of Edwards and his nightly 27-8-6 on 45/39/74 shooting splits. There is another level to reach, one still several steps away from what that Jordan guy did, and the third round is the stage for him to get there. Nobody in Minnesota has gotten to the NBA Finals, because it is hard to build a contender in a small market. Except when you stumble into a player of Edwards' caliber. He is only a kid in this league, and he is loudly building what is a winner's resume. It is not his fault that LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers and Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors offered little resistance, but it is his fault that both were sent home so early in their series. As he awaits either Gilgeous-Alexander or Jokić in the next round, this test is no easy one, but Edwards has answered every question correctly through the conference semifinals. Honorable mention: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks; Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic; Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons; Aaron Gordon, Denver Nuggets; Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers; Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers; Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets; Alperen Şengün, Houston Rockets; Pascal Siakam, Indiana Pacers; Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder.
