LAS VEGAS — Nicolas Hague knows there’s an opportunity for him to make the Vegas Golden Knights this season. “I feel ready,” the 20-year-old defenseman said during Golden Knights development camp in June. “I know I’m going to have to battle for a spot, but I want to get out there. I want to show
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COLUMBUS — Alexandre Texier made major strides in becoming an NHL player at the end of last season, but the French forward knows there are no guarantees he will make the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. “There’s not going to be a big spot for me because I played last year,” he said during Columbus
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Oliver Wahlstrom gave it the old college try, but with each passing day it became clear: The 19-year-old New York Islanders forward prospect just wants to play hockey. Selected by New York with the No. 11 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, Wahlstrom won’t return for his sophomore season with Boston
BRANDON, Fla. — Oleg Sosunov took a bit of extra joy in being part of the winning team during the 3-on-3 tournament that ended Tampa Bay Lightning development camp in June. After taking pictures with his teammates, the 21-year-old defenseman prospect grabbed the trophy and skated around the rink with it like it was the
The St. Louis Blues today announced that Jim Johnson has been named an associate coach with the San Antonio Rampage, joining head coach Drew Bannister’s staff for the 2019-20 season. Johnson, who turns 57 on Friday, most recently spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers (2015-18). He has
Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI Matt Luff exudes a friendly and carefree innocence as a charm. He’s always smiling, he’s approachable and he possesses a boyish charisma similarly seen across junior hockey college dressing rooms. This is a player who’d otherwise be an upper-classman in the NCAA, a likely senior. He recently turned 22. 22-year-olds have lots
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Marko Dano to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2019-20 season. Dano, 24, was originally selected by the Blue Jackets in the first round (27th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft. The sixth-year pro skated in 51 AHL games with the Manitoba Moose last season, recording 12 goals
The Charlotte Checkers announced the signing of forward Anthony Louis to an AHL contract. Louis, 24, notched 12 goals and 22 assists for 34 points in 74 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs last season. As a rookie in 2017-18, Louis led the IceHogs in both assists (30) and points (44) and helped the club
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed forwards Jamie Devane and Yushiroh Hirano to American Hockey League contracts for the 2019-20 season. Devane, 28, skated in 27 games with the AHL’s Ontario Reign last season, recording two goals and one assist. Devane enters his eighth pro season having appeared in 304 AHL contests
On April 12, 2019, with his teammates and children lined up beside him, veteran goaltender Peter Budaj took the ice one last time as a professional hockey player. He would retire as the winningest goalie in Ontario Reign history, a three-time Olympian and a player who was respected by his teammates and fans. It all
The San Jose Sharks have acquired defenseman Trevor Carrick from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Kyle Wood. Carrick, 25, was an All-Star for the Charlotte Checkers in 2018-19, recording nine goals and 38 assists for 47 points in 71 regular-season games and making his second career All-Star Classic appearance. In 16 postseason games,
ARLINGTON, Va. — Alexander Alexeyev is keenly aware expectations are high for him this season. During Washington Capitals development camp in June, coach Todd Reirden called the 19-year-old prospect one of the Capitals’ top two young defensemen, and director of player development Steve Richmond said the No. 31 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft could
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
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
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,
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
The New York Rangers announced today that the team has named Gord Murphy associate head coach of the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Murphy, 52, joins the Rangers organization after spending parts of the last 16 seasons as an assistant coach in the NHL. He served alongside current Wolf Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch as an
The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward A.J. Greer to a one-year contract for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Greer, 22, completed his third pro season in 2018-19, recording 19 goals and 25 assists for 44 points in 54 games with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, along with one goal (his first career NHL tally) and one assist