ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed Kevin Fiala to a $5.1 million, one-year contract. The team announced the deal with the 25-year-old Swiss forward on Monday. Fiala had 20 goals and 20 assists in 50 games last season with the Wild, leading the team with five game-winning goals and 41 takeaways.
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The Western Hockey League will require all players and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The WHL announced Monday that the policy, effective immediately, requires all roster players, hockey operations staff and other personnel to be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before the start of the 2021-2022 season. The season begins on Oct. 1. “The
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Juuse Saros to a four-year, $20 million contract. General manager David Poile announced the deal Monday. “Juuse has proven himself as one of the best young goaltenders in the NHL, and we are very pleased to have him remain our No. 1 goaltender for years
The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Jason Dickinson to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $2.65 million. The team made the announcement in a statement Saturday night. The 26-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., was selected by the Dallas Stars in the first round (26th overall) in the 2013 NHL draft. The six-foot-two, 200-pound
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Jason Dickinson to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $2.65 million. The team made the announcement in a statement Saturday night. The 26-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., was selected by the Dallas Stars in the first round (26th overall) in the 2013 NHL draft. The
The NHL has announced start times for the 2021-22 season, with an opening-night doubleheader featuring the defending champions and the league’s two newest teams squaring off. The Tampa Bay Lightning will raise the Stanley Cup banner at Amalie Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 12, before taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:30 p.m. ET. That’s followed
Dale Hawerchuk immediately became an iconic Winnipeg Jet when he signed his first contract at the windy corner of Portage and Main in 1981 and exactly 40 years later his status has been cemented, almost literally. True North Sports and Entertainment, which owns the current iteration of the Jets (the original franchise was relocated to Phoenix in 1996), announced on
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have signed center Mason McTavish, the No. 3 overall pick in last month’s NHL draft. The Ducks also signed second-round pick Olen Zellweger and third-round pick Sasha Pastujov on Friday. McTavish is an 18-year-old center who spent last season with Olten in Switzerland’s second division. He scored 42
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has undergone wrist surgery and is expected to need a “minimum” of six weeks to recover. The club made the announcement Friday, the same day the reigning Rocket Richard Trophy winner went under the knife following “consultations with specialists and Maple Leafs medical staff.” The Leafs say Matthews encountered
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Thornton’s pursuit of an elusive Stanley Cup is bringing him to the Florida Panthers at age 42. He signed a one-year deal Friday, making Florida his fourth franchise in a now 24-year NHL career. He has more points than any other active NHL player and is 14th all-time on that
To say people were pleased to see the Blue Jays back at the dome, and to witness live tennis being played at the Aviva Centre, would be a major understatement. Developments like those feel like a return to something approximating normal. At the same time, the scenes in recent days have been a bit strange.
The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran defenceman Neal Pionk to a four-year contract worth roughly $23.5 million US. The team made the announcement in a statement, noting the 26-year-old blue-liner will earn about $5.875 million per year. The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLJets?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#NHLJets</a> have agreed to terms with Neal Pionk on a four-year contract!<br><br>DETAILS: <a href=”https://t.co/5cBL3csDGY”>https://t.co/5cBL3csDGY</a> <a href=”https://t.co/W640bxm1wO”>pic.twitter.com/W640bxm1wO</a>
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—The opportunity for the Sharks to buy out the remaining years of Evander Kane’s contract has come and gone and for now, it appears general manager Doug Wilson is counting on Kane and his teammates healing their fractured relationships with training camp set to begin late next month. A report Wednesday in The
The Florida Panthers signed newly acquired forward Sam Reinhart to a three-year, $19.5 million contract Wednesday. The Panthers announced the signing, and a person with direct knowledge of the contract confirmed its value to The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team did not reveal that figure, which was
SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers signed newly acquired forward Sam Reinhart to a three-year, $19.5 million contract Wednesday. The Panthers announced the signing, and a person with direct knowledge of the contract confirmed its value to The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team did not reveal that
The Winnipeg Jets will require all fans to be fully vaccinated to attend home games at Canada Life Centre this season. The Jets’ parent company, True North Sports and Entertainment, made the announcement on Twitter, saying season ticket holders had made it clear that was their preference. Statement from True North Sports + Entertainment regarding
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets have avoided arbitraton and signed defenseman Neal Pionk to a four-year contract worth roughly $23.5 million. The 26-year-old Pionk will earn about $5.8 million per year, the team said in a statement Wednesday. The Jets acquired the Nebraska native in a 2019 trade with the New York Rangers.
The Edmonton Oilers have signed hometown prospect Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract extension worth $750,000 US at the NHL level. The 23-year-old forward was Edmonton’s second-round pick (32nd overall) in the 2016 NHL draft. He’s tallied 141 points in 156 games with the Bakersfield Condors and was third in the AHL’s scoring race