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
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CHICAGO (AP) — Tony Esposito made an immediate mark on the Chicago Blackhawks and a lasting impression on the NHL. Esposito, the pioneering Hall of Famer who spent almost his entire 16-year career with the Blackhawks, died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, the team announced Tuesday. He was 78. Esposito debuted with Montreal
Tony Esposito — the pioneering Hall of Famer who spent almost his entire 16-year NHL career with Chicago — has died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, the team announced Tuesday. He was 78. Esposito made an immediate mark on Chicago and a lasting impression on the NHL. Esposito debuted with Montreal during the 1968-69 season and appeared in 13
The Detroit Red Wings and winger Jakub Vrana agreed to a three-year contract worth $5.25 million per season Tuesday, avoiding arbitration. Vrana, a 25-year-old Czech, had eight goals and three assists in 11 games last season with the Red Wings after they acquired him as part of a major move just before the NHL trade
The New York Rangers locked up their goaltender of the future Monday by agreeing to re-sign Igor Shesterkin to a four-year contract. The 25-year-old Shesterkin was a restricted free agent who went 16-14-3 last season in taking over the starting duties following Henrik Lundqvist’s departure. Terms of Shesterkin’s deal weren’t announced, but both The New
The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed goalie Carter Hart to a three-year, $11.9-million US contract on Monday. The 22-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., was a restricted free agent and coming off a season in which he struggled maintaining the starter’s job in his third season with the team. Hart’s numbers plummeted in finishing with a 9-11-5 record
CALGARY – If NHL players are able to participate at the upcoming Beijing Olympics, Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench. Hockey Canada has announced Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper as the head of its provisional Olympic coaching staff. Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy, Vegas head coach Peter DeBoer and
If NHL players are able to participate at the upcoming Beijing Olympics, Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench. Hockey Canada on Monday announced Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper as the head of its provisional Olympic coaching staff. Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy, Vegas bench boss Peter DeBoer and
CALGARY – Canada’s national women’s hockey team is out for redemption at the upcoming world championship being held later this month in Calgary. Hockey Canada announced on Thursday the 25 players selected that will suit up for the 2021 IIHF women’s world championship that opens Aug. 20. Eight new faces will join a group of
Allegations from his estranged wife that Evander Kane bet on hockey games, including his own, and tried to lose for profit have sparked an NHL investigation into the San Jose Sharks forward’s gambling activities. Just what the league will find and how quickly is anyone’s guess. If the investigation reveals Kane bet against his own
CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Hagel is staying in Chicago after his solid rookie season, agreeing to a three-year contract with the Blackhawks. The team announced the deal with the restricted free agent on Friday. It has an average annual value of $1.5 million. Hagel, who turns 23 on Aug. 27, used his high motor to
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have agreed to one-year contracts with restricted free agents Tim Gettinger, Adam Huska and Ty Ronning. General Manager Chris Drury announced the deals Friday with the two forwards and the goaltender who spent most of last season in the minors. Gettinger skated in 23 games with the
Canada’s national women’s hockey team is out for redemption at the upcoming world championship being held later this month in Calgary. Hockey Canada announced on Thursday the 25 players selected that will suit up for the 2021 IIHF women’s world championship that opens Aug. 20. Eight new faces will join a group of veterans in
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers say they have signed defenceman, and alternate captain, Darnell Nurse to an eight-year contract extension. The contract has an average annual value of US$9.25 million and will begin in the 2022-2023 season. Nurse, 26, appeared in all 56 games for the Oilers during the pandemic-shortened 2020-2021 season. He posted 36
The Edmonton Oilers say they have signed defenceman, and alternate captain, Darnell Nurse to an eight-year contract extension. The contract has an average annual value of $9.25 million US and will begin in the 2022-2023 season. Nurse, 26, appeared in all 56 games for the Oilers during the pandemic-shortened 2020-2021 season. He posted 36 points
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders and defenseman Adam Pelech agreed Friday on an eight-year contract. The team did not disclose financial terms. Pelech, who turns 27 this month, had four goals and 10 assists in 56 games last season. He added a goal and four assists in 19 Stanley Cup playoff
The New York Islanders and defenceman Adam Pelech agreed Friday on an eight-year contract. The team did not disclose financial terms. Pelech, who turns 27 this month, had four goals and 10 assists in 56 games last season. He added a goal and four assists in 19 Stanley Cup playoff games in helping New York
Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois is making a sentimental jersey number change and will wear No. 80 in honour of his late teammate, Matiss Kivlenieks. The two played together with the Columbus Blue Jackets for parts of two seasons before Dubois was traded to the Jets in January. Kivlenieks, a backup goalie, was killed July