The Toronto Marlies have signed forward Jay O’Brien to a one-year American Hockey League contract. O’Brien, 23, was a first-round choice (19th overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2018 NHL Draft before playing collegiately at Providence College (2018-19) and Boston University (2020-23). At BU, he helped the Terriers to a Hockey East championship and
Auston Matthews will be well paid to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a Stanley Cup championship. The question for the star centre is if his four-year $53 million US extension — formally signed Wednesday — will be enough to get the team over the difficult NHL playoff hump. The deal carries an average annual
The Toronto Maple Leafs recently signed their superstar forward, Auston Matthews, to a four-year contract extension worth $13.25 million a season, making him the highest-paid player in the NHL with the most expensive contract in league history. Matthews became a stud when he joined the Maple Leafs, quickly earning a reputation as one of the
August is generally a slow time of the year for the NHL. But September is only a week away, and the Anaheim Ducks have had a relatively busy week in the news. In today’s Anaheim Ducks News & Rumors, we take a look at a familiar face signing a tryout contract. Anaheim’s prospect pool received
Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 12:37 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have hired Hockey Hall of Famer Angela Ruggiero as a hockey operations adviser, it was announced Friday. Ruggiero, 43, won four Olympic medals as a defenseman for the U.S. She helped the country win gold at the 1998 Games in
Kitchener, Ont.’s own Stanley Cup winner, Nicolas Hague, will be bringing the coveted trophy home this weekend. “Sometimes I don’t believe it,” the Vegas Golden Knights defenceman told CBC K-W’s The Morning Edition host Craig Norris. “I kind of have to sit there and be like, ‘Wow, we really did do that.'” Hague, 24, and his teammates beat Florida in the
The Tampa Bay Lightning are not going to rest on their laurels. As the team continues to deal with a tight salary cap, they have not only developed a roster to compete for another Stanley Cup in 2023-24, but they are also making sure that the Lightning will be a contender. Their latest move to
General manager Pat Verbeek’s first draft with the Anaheim Ducks was a pivotal one for the future of the organization. Anaheim had just finished the 2021-22 season near the bottom of the Western Conference standings with 76 points. The reset button was pushed at the trade deadline that season as Verbeek shipped out several veterans,
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 23, 2023, 05:38 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Auston Matthews isn’t going anywhere. The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ top center signed a four-year, $53 million contract extension through the 2028 season Wednesday. The new pact begins when Matthews’ current five-year deal runs out in
Cleveland Monsters captain Dillon Simpson has announced his retirement, accepting a position as assistant men’s hockey coach at the University of North Dakota. Simpson, 30, played nine seasons in the AHL, including the last five in Cleveland where he served as captain of the Monsters in 2021-22 and 2022-23. Skating at both forward and defense
The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed defenceman Evan Bouchard on a two-year contract worth $3.9 million US annually, the team announced Thursday. Bouchard, 23, had eight goals and 32 assists in 82 games for the Oilers last season. The six-foot-three, 195-pound blue-liner from Oakville, Ont., followed that up with four goals and 13 assists in 12 playoff
In the NHL, names like Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Nathan MacKinnon (and others) are the definition of superstars. These players tend to dominate the league and capture much of the spotlight. But what about the future? Who are the rising stars? What players aged 23 years old or
Initial reactions to the Auston Matthews extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs are mixed. Many fans and insiders are thrilled with the deal, calling it a win based on the salary and the percentage of the cap it eats up. Others are worried that the shorter term is problematic. Then, there are some who don’t
Associated Press Aug 24, 2023, 04:09 PM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Evan Bouchard to a two-year contract worth $7.8 million on Thursday. Bouchard will count $3.9 million against the salary cap each of the next two seasons. Bouchard, 23, was one of the few remaining RFAs
*this was updated ahead of the 2023-24 season Having the “C” stitched onto a jersey has been a tradition in hockey for over a century. Arguably the biggest honor a team can bestow upon a player, the NHL has had many iconic captains over the years from Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux to Scott Niedermayer
Last but not least in our offseason division roundup is the Pacific. It was a relatively quiet summer for Pacific teams, though there were a couple of big moves. But while most clubs didn’t swing for the fences, there’s plenty of talent in the division, which should make it ultra-competitive and the best Western division
Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 06:52 PM ET The New York Rangers have re-signed Alexis Lafreniere, inking the young winger to a two-year contract worth $4.65 million. Lafreniere will count just over $2.3 million against the salary cap each of the next two seasons as part of the deal completed Wednesday. The Saint-Eustache, Quebec, native
Auston Matthews has put pen to paper on a deal that is set to make him the NHL’s highest-paid player. And the Toronto Maple Leafs — and their fans — can finally exhale. The star centre signed a four-year, $53-million US extension on Wednesday that ties him to the team that selected him first overall at