In today’s NHL rumors rundown, it’s been a big day for signing news as the Toronto Maple Leafs have inked forward Wayne Simmonds to a two -year extension, while the Edmonton Oilers are set to announce an eight-year deal with forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Nashville Predators might be shopping Viktor Arvidsson, while the Philadelphia Flyers
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The Winnipeg Jets’ 2020-21 season was full of ups and downs and ended with a second-round sweep at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens. In this series, we’ll take a look back on the season, player by player, and grade their individual performances with an eye toward their future with the team. While the Winnipeg
The Vancouver Canucks and the City of Abbotsford have reached a partnership agreement and officially confirmed today that the club’s American Hockey League affiliate will relocate to Abbotsford, B.C., to start the 2021-22 season. “On behalf of Council and the residents of Abbotsford, I’m pleased to officially welcome the Vancouver Canucks’ American Hockey League affiliate
7:00 AM ET UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The first $17 can of beer hit the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ice roughly 20 seconds after New York Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier‘s overtime goal. Then another. Then another. Then what seemed like an entire brewery’s inventory landed on the ice as the Islanders mobbed the overtime hero at
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have signed centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of US$5.125 million. Nugent-Hopkins’ previous deal for seven years and $42 million expired after this season. The native of Burnaby, B.C., had 16 goals and 19 assists in 52 games this year. Nugent-Hopkins finished third on
Veteran forward Wayne Simmonds has signed a two-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team says his contract has an average annual value of $900,000 US. Simmonds, 32, played in 38 regular-season games with the Maple Leafs during the 2020-21 season, with seven goals and two assists. He had an assist in seven
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, one Montreal Canadiens player has entered COVID Protocol. What’s the latest? Meanwhile, there are updates on some contract negotiations for the Vancouver Canucks, the Edmonton Oilers could be a team interested in talking to the Arizona Coyotes about Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and an NHL executive comments on the chances Evander Kane
June 28 is the anniversary of one of the most remarkable trades in Toronto Maple Leafs history. It was the trade that sent Maple Leafs captain and fan-favorite Wendel Clark for a young Swedish center iceman named Mats Sundin. Related: What Mats Sundin Meant to Toronto Hockey The trade, at the time, shocked Toronto’s die-hard
The Henderson Silver Knights have signed forward Jermaine Loewen to an American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Loewen, 23, returns to Henderson after tallying one assist in 22 contests during the 2020-21 season. As a rookie in 2019-20, he posted one goal and one assist in 31 games with the Chicago Wolves. A
11:34 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, 5-1, over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night, in a game that featured odd bounces, some star turns from the Lightning scorers and a shocking number of pucks that got by Carey Price. Miss any of the game? We’re here
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — After carrying the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Final with sublime goaltending, Carey Price stopped just about everything he saw in Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The defending champions lead the series because they made sure Price didn’t see very much and his teammates saw plenty of the
It took the Montreal Canadiens 28 years to get back to the Stanley Cup final. They’ll have to wait a little longer for a win. The defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning dominated the Habs from start to finish Monday, taking Game 1 in a lopsided 5-1 contest that defender Jeff Petry insisted was closer than
Miro Heiskanen will become a restricted free agent this summer after his entry-level contract comes to an end. During his young career, he has proven to be an elite defenseman with the potential to be among the best. In three seasons with the Dallas Stars, he has racked up 28 goals and 95 points. He
The recent 2020 Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) Class induction announcement caused a stir because of who was and was not included. I thought it would be interesting to dive into who are the best eligible players by position not in the Hall. There are several straight forward selections, like Pierre Turgeon (center), and some that
In a partnership that will benefit two NHL franchises, an American Hockey League franchise and some-two dozen young players hoping to make the big clubs, the Kraken announced the AHL Charlotte Checkers as their affiliate professional development team for the 2021-22 season in partnership with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. “The AHL plays such a key
7:05 AM ET Following one of the most unique regular seasons in NHL history, the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs represented a bit of a return to normalcy, as we had a 16-team bracket, and fans came back to arenas to varying degrees across the continent. Fourteen of those teams have been eliminated, and we’re on
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak says his son has died six days after birth. He did not disclose a cause. Pastrnak posted on Instagram that girlfriend Rebecca Rohlsson gave birth to Viggo Rohl Pastrnak, who died June 23. “We have an Angel watching over us and we call him SON. You will
The Montreal Canadiens appreciate the magnitude of the task awaiting them in the Stanley Cup Final. Their opponents, the Tampa Bay Lightning, are defending Stanley Cup Champions. They boast four lines that can score, arguably the best blueliner in the National Hockey League and an elite netminder in Andrei Vasilevskiy. Tampa forward Nikita Kucherov leads