Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews is facing a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an incident last May in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz. Matthews, 22, has not been arrested in relation to the May 26 incident. He has a pretrial conference scheduled for Wednesday morning in Scottsdale at 11:30 a.m. ET, though he is not required to
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CHICAGO—One of Dylan Strome’s first calls after he was traded to the Blackhawks last November was to Alex DeBrincat, one of his best friends. The first chirp upon his initial walk into the Hawks locker room came from Brent Seabrook, whom Strome never had met. “He yelled I was late for practice,” Strome recalled with
The Lightning finally moved TSN: Pierre LeBrun: The Tampa Bay Lightning had been trying to hold strong on a three-year deal at under $5.7 million for Brayden Point. He was never going to sign that. The last year at $9 million was key. He’ll be a $10 million-plus player on his next deal. NHL and
7:32 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say they are aware of a complaint of disturbing the peace against star forward Auston Matthews. The team says Matthews is cooperating with authorities and declined further comment “out of respect for the process involved.” A Scottsdale, Arizona, police spokesman said the department in
TSN’s Bob McKenzie reported early Thursday that the Philadelphia Flyers and restricted free agent defenseman Ivan Provorov were creeping closer to an extension. With Zach Werenski signed in Columbus, the value of similar defensemen in the NHL was becoming clearer and while the Flyers and Provorov signed a different type of contract than Werenski did
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say they are aware of a complaint of disturbing the peace against star forward Auston Matthews. In a statement, the Leafs say “Auston is co-operating fully with the relevant authorities but neither he nor the Club will comment any further out of respect for the process involved.” A Scottsdale,
ST. LOUIS—The St. Louis Blues acquired all-star defenceman Justin Faulk from the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in exchange for defenceman Joel Edmundson and a prospect. The Blues also announced Faulk had signed a seven-year contract extension worth $45.5 million U.S. that goes into effect following this season with the defending Stanley Cup champions. “The team’s
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded defenseman Justin Faulk and a 2020 5th round pick to the St. Louis Blues for defenseman Joel Edmundson, prospect Dominik Bokk and a 2021 7th round pick. The Blues also announced they have signed Faulk to a seven year contract extension worth $45.5 million – a $6.5 million salary-cap hit.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock acknowledged on the first day of training camp his seat could be a little warmer this season. After a 2017-18 campaign that saw no coaching changes during the regular-season schedule — a first since 1966-67 — seven bench bosses and two GMs were handed their walking papers in
Faulk on the move? Chip Alexander: Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said that Justin Faulk is healthy but was told to keep him off the ice today. Cory Lavalette: There is no trade yet, but a Faulk trade is likely imminent. It is quiet on where he could be going. Puljujarvi being scouted Aivis Kalnins:
4:56 PM ET Associated Press BURNABY, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser and defenseman Oscar Fantenberg are in the concussion protocol. Neither player was on the ice for practice Tuesday, a day after their injuries during a 6-4 exhibition victory over Ottawa. Fantenberg left Monday night’s game after he was flattened along the
Another new right-winger has emerged for the Avalanche, and at this rate, the club will be entirely rebuilt on the right side of the ice in the Oct. 3 regular-season opener against the visiting Calgary Flames. Journeyman Jayson Megna practiced on Colorado’s fourth line Tuesday and coach Jared Bednar said he’s definitely in the opening-night
Another season of New York Rangers hockey is set to begin. The regular season is right around the corner and the anticipation is building. Every game is a must-see, but here are the seven games that you definitely don’t want to miss. Oct. 3 vs. Winnipeg Jets It has all come down to this. It’s
The Toronto Maple Leafs extras traveled into Montreal on Sept. 23 and totally beat down, 3-0, on the Montreal Canadiens, who were playing with a fuller complement of their regulars than the Maple Leafs. Nic Petan had two assists; Russian rookie Egor Korshkov had two goals, and Michael Hutchinson looks like the back-up to starter
GLENDALE, ARIZ.—The Arizona Coyotes have for years sought someone who could boost their biggest weakness, scoring. Numerous players have arrived in the desert expecting to fill that void and, though some have had moderate success, the Coyotes never could find a true difference-maker. Phil Kessel could be that player. The Coyotes made one of the
Jake DeBrusk sees the RFA template via McAvoy and Carlo Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports Boston: Jake DeBrusk saw what the future may hold for him as far as his next contract (likely next summer). The eventual restricted free agent sees other comparables as well. Brock Boeser and Travis Konecny are the two most looked
Sports·Video Michael Hutchinson stopped all 38 shots he faced, while Yegor Korshkov tallied twice in the Maple Leafs’ 3-0 victory over Montreal. Social Sharing Posted: Sep 23, 2019 10:45 PM ET | Last Updated: September 24 Michael Hutchinson stopped all 38 shots he faced, while Yegor Korshkov tallied twice in the Maple Leafs’ 3-0 victory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Sports Business Journal on Monday named Grand Rapids-Comstock Park, Mich., as the “Top Minor League Market” in the United States, the latest in an extensive list of national honors for the West Michigan region. The market, which Sports Business Journal defines as including the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins, the