7:00 AM ET The Seattle Kraken will be joining the NHL in an on-ice capacity at the start of the 2021-22 regular season. They’ve filled out their front office and coaching staff, but now they need some players. In order to fill out the roster, they will be selecting one player from 30 of the
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The Rockford IceHogs have re-signed forward and team captain Garrett Mitchell to an American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Mitchell returns to Rockford for his 11th professional campaign after posting three goals and two assists in 29 games with the IceHogs in 2020-21. Mitchell has skated in 446 career AHL games with Rockford,
BOSTON (AP) — It’s not the $24.6 million that’s going to change Brandon Carlo. It’s the six years. The Boston Bruins defenseman said he’s not going to rush out and buy anything flashy after signing a new contract extension. But having a long-term commitment from the team was “a huge compliment,” and he wants to
It’s not the $24.6 million US that’s going to change Brandon Carlo. It’s the six years. The Boston Bruins defenceman said he’s not going to rush out and buy anything flashy after signing a new contract extension. But having a long-term commitment from the team was “a huge compliment,” and he wants to use the
The Minnesota Wild are saying goodbye to two of the most prominent players in franchise history. Zach Parise and Ryan Suter will be bought out by the Minnesota Wild, ending a nine-year run for both players since signing as can’t-miss free agents in the summer of 2012. Both players have had a significant impact on
Professional athletes train hard. They often endure brutal conditions and workout routines in an attempt to fine tune their bodies for physically demanding sports. They’ll put everything on the line to succeed and be their best. But which sport is the most physically demanding? Some rely heavily on an optimized cardiovascular system. Others rely on
2:27 PM ET The Boston Bruins secured a building block on defense by signing Brandon Carlo to an extension Wednesday, but they lost blue-line depth with the retirement of Kevan Miller. Carlo, 24, received a six-year contract extension with an annual cap hit of $4.1 million. After his entry-level deal, he had signed a bridge
The Vancouver Canucks have announced that the club’s American Hockey League affiliate will be called the Abbotsford Canucks and will feature “Johnny Canuck” as the primary logo. Fans can see full details at abbotsford.canucks.com and on the Abbotsford Canucks social channels which launched today. “We’re thrilled to unveil Abbotsford’s new AHL brand,” said Francesco Aquilini,
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Teddy Blueger is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team announced Wednesday it signed the 26-year-old forward to a two-year contract with an average salary of $2.2 million. Blueger, who worked on Pittsburgh’s fourth line, tied a career high with 22 points (seven goals, 15 assists) in 43 games for the Metropolitan
The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a three-year contract extension with assistant coach Luke Richardson. The Canadiens announced the move one day after promoting Dominique Ducharme to full head coach and signing him to a three-year contract extension. Ducharme had been serving as interim head coach after replacing the fired Claude Julien on Feb. 24.
The Dallas Stars selected Ty Dellandrea at pick No. 13 in the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft. Looking back on that draft, Dellandrea marks a significant drop-off in the immediate talent shown in the picks before him. Most of those players have already established themselves as effective members of their teams, while he
The New York Islanders have some salary cap gymnastics to navigate this summer, and the closer we get to the NHL Expansion Draft, the clearer the picture should become. Arthur Staple of The Athletic indicated that Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy is being shopped for a trade. “There’s a much bigger sense of urgency to any
7:00 AM ET The NHL is expanding to 32 teams beginning with the 2021-22 season, as the Seattle Kraken will join the Pacific Division. This sets up a natural regional rivalry with the Vancouver Canucks and brings the sport back to the city whose Metropolitans were the first team awarded the Stanley Cup in 1917.
The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed center Sam Carrick to a one-year, one-way contract extension, and defenseman Trevor Carrick and right wing Vinni Lettieri to one-year, two-way contract extensions. Sam Carrick has served as captain of the San Diego Gulls for the last two seasons. In 2020-21, he recorded 14 goals and 10 assists for 24
It’s hard for Duncan Keith to say goodbye to yesterday. Pekka Rinne, too. Even more difficult for Zach Parise and Ryan Suter because it wasn’t their call. Moving on from the past is an early theme of the NHL offseason. Chicago traded Keith after 16 seasons that included three Stanley Cup titles. Rinne retired following
Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville has offered to participate in Chicago’s review of allegations by a former player who says he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010. Quenneville, 62, coached Chicago to three Stanley Cup titles over 10-plus seasons before he was fired by the team in November 2018. He was hired
NHL teams are prone to make mistakes at any time of the year, but the summer offseason presents a unique set of traps that general managers can’t seem to help but topple into (hello, Ken Holland!). Exorbitant free agent signing, ill-conceived draft decisions, and illogical trades all have the potential to send a franchise spinning
In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft on July 21, “armchair general managers” representing every NHL team completed a Mock Expansion Draft for The Hockey Writers. The Philadelphia Flyers were among the most active teams in the mock activity. They completed one trade prior to the submission of the protection list, one trade following