Jul 26, 2023, 06:32 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche re-signed forward Ben Meyers to a one-year contract Wednesday on a league-minimum deal, according to The Athletic, that has a $775,000 cap hit. Meyers, 24, played in 39 games for the Avalanche last season and scored four goals. In two seasons with Colorado, he has five
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In the middle of the offseason, hockey news slows down and rumors start to dominate the news cycle. While they are sometimes true, they are often false, like the recent rumor report that went around about Patrice Bergeron being likely to return for the 2023-24 season when, in fact, he recently announced his retirement. The
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ESPN News Services Jul 26, 2023, 10:45 AM ET The Carolina Hurricanes signed center Sebastian Aho to an eight-year, $78 million extension, general manager Don Waddell announced Wednesday. The deal, which goes into effect next season, averages $9.75 million per year and runs through 2031-32, was announced on Aho’s 26th birthday. “Sebastian has developed into
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Whenever a francophone Quebecois player becomes available or is rumoured to be available on the trade or unrestricted free agency (UFA) market, many among the fanbase and media demand that the Montreal Canadiens acquire or sign them.  Related: Canadiens Prospect Pyramid – Summer of 2023   After five seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, left winger
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The Calgary Wranglers have re-signed captain Brett Sutter to a one-year American Hockey League contract. A native of Viking, Alta., Sutter played 70 games for the Wranglers in 2022-23 and recorded 14 goals and 15 assists, helping the team capture the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the AHL’s overall regular-season champions. He added one goal and
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ESPN News Services Jul 25, 2023, 08:43 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz died Tuesday at the age of 70, the team announced. The Blackhawks franchise has been in the Wirtz family since 1954, and Rocky was a longtime contributor. In a statement released by the club on Tuesday night, the Blackhawks
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Rocky Wirtz, who won three Stanley Cup titles as owner of the Chicago NHL team and presided over the team during one of the league’s biggest scandals, has died. He was 70. The team said in a release that Wirtz died on Tuesday, calling it a “sudden passing.” No further details were provided. “Our hearts are
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The Bakersfield Condors have added Nate DiCasmirro as an assistant coach with the AHL club. DiCasmirro returns to the Edmonton Oilers organization after two seasons as an assistant with the AHL’s Iowa Wild. The native of Burnsville, Minn., began his 17-year playing career with three seasons skating for Edmonton’s AHL affiliates in Hamilton (2002-03), Toronto
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