The Orlando Solar Bears have announced Head Coach and General Manager Matt Carkner will be leaving his position immediately to pursue a coaching role in the American Hockey League. The 44-year-old ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Carkner scored at 7:06 of the third overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, forcing a sixth game in the Eastern ...

Defenseman Matt Carkner on Monday night became the eighth Shark to make his NHL debut this season. The 25-year-old had to wonder if this night would come. Originally signed as a free agent by San Jose ...

The Islanders will be getting a much-needed boost on Thursday night, when they will see the returns of both Michael Grabner and Matt Carkner to the lineup in a Coliseum match against the Canadiens. In ...

Saturday was a violent day around the NHL and it's going to result in a busy schedule for Brendan Shanahan on Sunday. The NHL has discipline hearings scheduled with Ottawa's Matt Carkner, New York's ...

Things got a little testy in Game 1 between the Rangers" data-canon="New York Islanders" data-type="SPORTS_OBJECT_TEAM" id="shortcode0"> and Ottawa Senators. This was ...

This seemed to be the way Matt Carkner was leaning right from the end of the season. Retiring as a player, getting his coaching career started in earnest, seemed the best thing for him. Stepping right ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Defenseman Matt Carkner has retired after a 15-year career. Carkner, 35, appeared in 237 NHL games with the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks. He scored four ...