8:31 AM ET Arizona Coyotes top defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was bitten on the hand by his family dog in May but is expected to be fine for the beginning of the season. According to reports, the 28-year-old was briefly hospitalized and received four stitches. The dog was euthanized because it had been involved in similar
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Anyone associated with the present-day American Hockey League owes a debt of gratitude to Jack A. Butterfield, the long-time executive who was born 100 years ago today. During a 28-year term as league president, Butterfield’s passion, innovative talent and fiscal know-how solidified the American Hockey League when faced with the twin threat of NHL expansion and
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. Rachel Anderson, Tony Wolak, and Raymond Harrison are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off
Enough time has gone by that a large number of today’s hockey fans do not realize that the New Jersey Devils were once the Colorado Rockies. And even before that, the franchise began as the Kansas City Scouts. After the team’s inception into the NHL for the 1974-75 season, their time as the Scouts lasted
© Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Some remaining UFAs Sean Leahy of NBC Sports: Looking at some of the remaining free agents. Players who will retire or sign with their ‘home’ team: Niklas Kronwall (DET), Justin Williams (CAR), Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton (SJ). Potential PTOs: Scott Darling, Ben Lovejoy, Marc Methot, Dion Phaneuf, and Cam
The Arizona Coyotes announced that the team has signed goaltender Adin Hill to a one-year, two-way contract. Hill appeared in 36 games with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners in 2018-19, going 16-15-4 with a 2.61 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage with two shutouts. He was also 7-5-0 in 13 NHL games with the Coyotes
9:38 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes signed goalie Adin Hill to a one-year, two-way contract Saturday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The 23-year-old Hill was 7-5 with a .901 save percentage, 2.76 goals-against average and one shutout in 13 games for Arizona last season. He was 16-19-2 with a
At first, there were rumors Jesse Puljujarvi was unhappy with the Edmonton Oilers after a couple of seasons of struggle. A forward that was supposed to be a big contributor on offense and potentially ride shotgun with a superstar like Connor McDavid, the 2016 fourth overall draft pick couldn’t seem to find his footing in
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jake McCabe passed up his scheduled arbitration hearing by agreeing to sign a two-year contract worth $5.7 million. The deal was reached Saturday, a day before the player’s hearing. McCabe was a restricted free agent and both sides were seeking a one-year contract in arbitration. The 25-year-old McCabe has
© Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports Puljujarvi not backing down “I want a new start with some other team.” Jouni Nieminen: Jesse Puljujarvi to a Kaleva Newspaper while at a charity hockey game in Oulu: “I want a new start with some other team. Playing in North America is still my goal.” “I will stay
Wade Megan, who was third in goals for the Grand Rapids Griffins and appeared in 11 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season, has retired. Megan, who played professionally for seven seasons, plans to focus on running a hockey camp in his native Canton, New York, according to a story from NNY.360.com. Last season,
10:43 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have avoided arbitration rulings by reaching agreements to sign defenseman Jake McCabe and goalie Linus Ullmark. McCabe agreed to a two-year, $5.7 million contract Saturday, a day before his scheduled hearing. Ullmark agreed to a one-year, $1.325 million contract a day after his hearing
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news out of Columbus when it comes to defenseman Zach Werenski, the Tampa Bay Lightning will likely have to shed salary next summer and there are questions around the NHL as to why no restricted free agents are being signed? Speculation is that everyone is looking to Mitch
Combine a gritty style of play with quick hands and fast feet, throw in a swagger that sat well with his movie-star good looks, mix well with his fair share of nastiness and you have the young Derek Sanderson, better known by his friends and teammates as “Turk”. Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario,
OTTAWA—The Ottawa Senators traded goalie Mike Condon to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday for the contract of veteran forward Ryan Callahan. Callahan has one season left on his deal and was placed on long-term injured reserve after suffering a career-ending back injury and a degenerative back disease diagnosis this past season. As part of
© Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Wild have interview two GM candidates already Michael Russo of The Athletic: Sources have said that the Minnesota Wild have already interviewed Ron Hextall and Peter Chiarelli for their vacant GM position. The Wild still plan on interviewing more candidates and there is no timetable to name their new GM.
2:16 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Recently retired forward Matt Cullen is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins, joining the hockey operations department. The team announced Thursday that Cullen will have a player development role. General manager Jim Rutherford called Cullen a “valuable asset” who will put his 21 years of NHL experience to use
With just under seven weeks remaining in the offseason, Wild.com’s Dan Myers will catch up with all three head coaches in the Wild organization. Earlier this week, he chatted with Iowa Wild head coach Tim Army. Earlier this week was a chat with Allen Americans coach Steve Martinson and yet to come is a conversation