Month: July 2019

11:12 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres have signed free-agent center Marcus Johansson to a two-year, $9 million contract, the team announced Saturday. Johansson, 28, has battled injuries in recent seasons. He was traded by the New Jersey Devils to the Bruins at the trade deadline in February and played only 10 regular-season games in Boston
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report this ad Despite experiencing one of the worst playoff collapses in NHL history, the Tampa Bay Lightning are still going to be seen as the team to beat for the 2019-20 season. This is understandable as they are a franchise chock full of talent and depth, even if they stand pat throughout free-agency. However,
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report this ad Ever since Maurice “The Rocket” Richard became the first to do so in 1944-45, scoring 50 goals in one season has been the pinnacle plateau for NHL goal scorers. The magic 50-number has distinguished the true “snipers” of the league. While Wayne Gretzky once scored 50 in only 39 games – an
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The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Nick Cousins to a $1 million US one-year, one-way contract. The five-foot-11, 185-pound forward recorded a career-high 27 points (seven goals, 20 assists) with Arizona last season. Cousins has registered 73 points (31 goals, 42 assists) and 35 penalty minutes in 259 career regular-season NHL games with Philadelphia and
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2:40 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mike Sullivan is sticking around to see if he can get the Pittsburgh Penguins back to the Stanley Cup. The club announced Friday that it has signed Sullivan — who guided the Penguins to championships in 2016 and 2017 — to a four-year contract extension that runs through
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The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the club has signed left wing Andreas Martinsen to a one-year, two-way contract. Martinsen, 29, notched three goals and eight assists for 11 points in 38 AHL games with the Rockford IceHogs last season. He also tallied one goal and three assists in 24 NHL games with the Chicago
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report this ad The battle of Ontario had a ceasefire on Canada Day, with the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs making another multi-player trade. The centrepiece of the trade was swapping right-handed defencemen Cody Ceci and Nikita Zaitsev. However, Ottawa gained an underrated and valuable player in right-winger Connor Brown. At 25 years old,
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The NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames are among contributors helping the defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League settle its debts. The Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, Hockey Canada and other private donations also helped the CWHL clear its books. “The CWHL is in the process of paying everyone and will be able to close in
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1:10 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Scott Harrington to a three-year contract. The contract is worth $4.9 million with an annual salary cap hit of $1.63 million, a source told The Associated Press. The team didn’t announce terms of the deal. The 26-year-old
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews has announced that the league has named the 2018-19 recipients of several awards for excellence and service to the AHL. The winners were recognized Thursday evening at a gala reception during the Board of Governors’ Annual Meeting at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Springfield Thunderbirds
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By The Canadian Press July 4th, 2019 report this ad MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ben Chiarot to a three-year contract. The deal has an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The six-foot-three, 219-pound Hamilton native had a career-high 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) and 62 penalty minutes
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report this ad Ice hockey is so much more than a sport to many around the globe. It is a lifestyle, it is family, it is a tradition and it is an escape from reality. Hockey has been all of those for me during this roller coaster called life. It is that last quality, an
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