CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have bolstered their blue line, signing defencemen Erik Gudbranson and Micheal Stone to one-year deals. The club says Gudbranson has inked a contract worth US$1.95 million and Stone signed for $700,000. Gudbranson, 29, comes to Calgary with 10 seasons of NHL experience, including stints in Florida, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Anaheim, Ottawa
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The 2021-22 NHL season is fast approaching, and with it, several players will be chasing personal milestones. One of those players is Los Angeles Kings superstar Anze Kopitar. After hitting the 1000-point mark last season, he will be looking to climb the leaderboards for both the Kings and the league. Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
Ronnie Attard is one of the Philadelphia Flyers’ most intriguing prospects. He has been a notable player to watch for the last two seasons for Western Michigan University’s Broncos. Unfortunately, due to the collegiate schedule, Attard and several other NCAA prospects were unable to attend the Flyers’ recent development camp in Voorhees. The 6-foot-4, 209-pound,
4:34 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — – The Calgary Flames signed defensemen Erik Gudbranson and Michael Stone to one-year deals on Friday. Gunderson’s contract is worth $1.95 million and Stone signed for $700,000, the club said. Gudbranson, 29, has played 10 NHL seasons for six teams: Florida, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Anaheim, Ottawa and Nashville.
The long road back to the Olympics for NHL players anxious to represent their countries was seemingly secured with last week’s agreement covering the Beijing Games. Well, not so fast. Real hurdles remain. There’s still a healthy amount of skepticism quietly clouding a men’s Olympic tournament that would rival all others before it, even after
Before the 1987 Canada Cup, the hockey world knew Mario Lemieux as an incredible talent with a ton of potential. Drafted in 1984, Lemieux and the Penguins would have to wait six years to see legitimate playoff success. A big part of Lemieux and the Penguins’ future success can be traced back to the 1987
The beauty of being a Toronto Maple Leafs’ fan is that there’s always something to talk about. And right as the dog days of the offseason began to dwindle with training camp on the horizon, a new topic of discussion presented itself. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman’s latest article, forward Ilya Mikheyev requested a trade
Sep 7, 2021 It feels like only a few short weeks ago we were watching Steven Stamkos hoist the Stanley Cup for the repeat champion Tampa Bay Lightning following an NHL campaign like no other before. Because it was. Yet here we are, already revving up for a hopefully full and uninterrupted – and fingers
When the Dallas Stars open development camp on Saturday afternoon, it will be the first time the organization will have an up-close look at many of their prospects from the last two drafts. Typically held during the week after the NHL draft, development camp is instead being held in mid-September as a precursor to next
SEATTLE (AP) — Just as the invited guests were being welcomed inside Thursday morning, the main practice rink at the Seattle Kraken’s practice facility was already filled with the sounds of pucks being shot and skates on ice. It was an informal workout for the players who are already in town. But seeing the likes
Former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen has signed a one-year contract with Spartak Moscow of the KHL, multiple outlets reported Tuesday. Virtanen, 25, was released by the Canucks in July following an allegation of sexual misconduct against the former first-round draft pick. A civil lawsuit filed in May in Kelowna, B.C., claims Virtanen sexually assaulted
For a number of years now, certain Calgary Flames fans have thought that the team should shake up their core due to a lack of playoff success. That crowd has grown exponentially in recent months as a result of the team missing the playoffs entirely in 2020-21. It seems obvious to most that this team
The Calgary Flames have used 15 goalies in the span of seven seasons since Miikka Kiprusoff retired. Since his retirement, the team has been unable to find a comparable replacement and hasn’t held on to a starting goalie for longer than three seasons. Brad Treliving consistently signed or traded for older starting goalies in Jonas
12:00 PM ET No need to rehash the argument from the position preview for centers here, but to quickly recap: For roster purposes, your league should use forwards as all the same position, and if you must separate them, use centers and wingers. For all the same reasons presented for the centers versus wingers argument,
The Iowa Wild have signed forward Nate Sucese to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Sucese spent the 2020-21 season with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners, collecting six goals and seven assists for 13 points. A native of Fairport, N.Y., Sucese spent four seasons at Penn State University, totaling 140 points in 147 games. He earned
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Longtime NHL player, coach and executive Paul Holmgren, retired forward Peter McNab and broadcaster Stan Fischler make up the 2021 class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. USA Hockey announced the class Thursday. Holmgren, McNab and Fischler are set to be inducted along with the class of 2020 at
The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to start the season without captain Sidney Crosby. The team announced Wednesday that the two-time Hart Trophy winner will be out at least six weeks after undergoing wrist surgery. General manager Ron Hextall said Crosby had been dealing with the injury for years and that the team exhausted all minimally
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, one reporter denies rumors that Jakob Chychrun might be on the move out of Arizona, while Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell denies rumors he has a long-term deal in place for Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Ottawa Senators have work to do on a couple of fronts, but what is their priority