Month: September 2019

3:10 PM ET Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon, coming off a career season, has signed a seven-year, $53.025 million contract extension, the team announced Saturday. The deal averages $7.575 million per season and runs through the 2026-27 season. Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced the new deal with the 29-year-old Spurgeon, who set career highs
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By The Canadian Press September 13th, 2019 Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien has been granted a leave of absence by the club. The NHL team did not list a reason for the move. Winnipeg Jets’ Dustin Byfuglien (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Jets made the announcement just before the start of training camp. The six-foot-five, 260-pound
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CHICAGO—A posthumous study of Stan Mikita’s brain shows the Hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the BU CTE Center, announced the findings during the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s Chicago Honors Dinner on Friday night at the request of
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A posthumous study of Stan Mikita’s brain shows the hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the BU CTE Center, announced the findings during the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s Chicago Honours Dinner on Friday night at the request of
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10:38 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — A posthumous study of Stan Mikita’s brain shows the hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the Boston University CTE Center, announced the findings during the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s Chicago Honors
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The Springfield Thunderbirds announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Daniel Audette on a one-year AHL contract. Audette, 23, skated in 71 games for the AHL’s Laval Rocket last season and set career highs with 14 goals, 25 assists and 39 points. A native of Blainville, Que., Audette has played 206 career games
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The Traverse City Prospect Tournament was back up and running on Monday, and the St. Louis Blues were determined to undo their rocky start. But it wouldn’t be easy, as a date with their rival Chicago Blackhawks’ prospects was on the agenda. The Blues started rough as they had done every game in the series,
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Two Lightning goaltenders heading to waivers if not trade first Erik Erlendsson: The initial plan for the Tampa Bay Lightning is to put goaltenders Louis Domingue and Mike Condon on waivers on September 21st. Another team did call the Lightning yesterday morning about one them, so they could possibly move someone beforehand. Holtby and Ovechkin
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10:09 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have signed defenseman Ivan Provorov to a six-year, $40.5 million contract. The deal on Friday with the 22-year-old restricted free agent from Russia has an average annual value of $6.75 million. Provorov has 30 goals and 97 points in his first three seasons. He holds the
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