BOSTON—The Boston Bruins have signed coach Bruce Cassidy to a multiyear contract extension, rewarding him for the team’s trip to the Stanley Cup final in just his second full season on the bench. General manager Don Sweeney announced the extension Wednesday, a day before training camp begins. How many seasons the extension covers was not
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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is best known for skating down the ice at breakneck speed, checking opponents and one-timing shots past helpless goalies. He can add temporary supermarket employee to that list. Ovechkin will have a limited-release cereal brand coming out next week, so he took up shop at an area Giant Food supermarket
Morgan Rielly would have liked nothing more than to tee off with Mitch Marner at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ annual golf tournament in nearby Milton, Ont. After going through William Nylander’s contract impasse last season, however, the star defenceman has had plenty of practice answering questions about an absent teammate. As expected, Marner was a
LAVAL, QUE.—The Montreal Canadiens’ franchise player is ready to win now, even if many fans are looking toward the future. “A lot of guys you see go through their whole careers and not get an opportunity. I don’t want to be one of those guys. I want to get there,” goaltender Carey Price said. Price,
The Montreal Canadiens’ franchise player is ready to win now, even if many fans are looking toward the future. “A lot of guys you see go through their whole careers and not get an opportunity. I don’t want to be one of those guys. I want to get there,” goaltender Carey Price said. Price, along
The New Jersey Devils have re-signed restricted free agent centre Pavel Zacha to a three-year, $6.75-million US contract. The signing on Tuesday happened days before the Devils open training camp. And it comes a day after general manager Ray Shero peppered his comments with profanities in questioning the former first-round draft pick for considering signing
The New Jersey Devils have re-signed restricted free agent centre Pavel Zacha to a three-year, $6.75 million contract. The signing on Tuesday happened days before the Devils open training camp. And it comes a day after general manager Ray Shero peppered his comments with profanities in questioning the former first-round draft pick for considering signing
At least we know it’s possible. No one can argue, given the events of the past few months, that successes at the highest possible level — championships – aren’t achievable for professional athletes and sports franchises in Canada. We always knew that, of course. We knew there was no regulatory or logistical reason why it
Representatives from the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have met numerous times over the past eight months and not once in a secret underground bunker or a dark parking garage. Unlike previous collective bargaining negotiations that spilled out into the public, few details are emerging from behind closed doors, a development that provides more than
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed star defenceman Zach Werenski to a three-year, $15 million US contract extension. Werenski was a restricted free agent, and one of the team’s priorities was signing the 22-year-old player to a multiyear deal before camp opens Thursday. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Monday the team “couldn’t be happier that
BUFFALO—Once the butterflies and adrenalin rush of officiating her first NHL prospects game subsided, Kirsten Welsh woke up Saturday eager to get back on the ice again. Whatever miscues Welsh made and hesitancy showed during her debut at the Buffalo Sabres prospects tournament a day earlier were overshadowed by how much she enjoyed the experience.
Clayton Keller has lived up to lofty expectations, becoming one of Arizona’s best players by his second full NHL season. The Coyotes rewarded the skilled forward with an eight-year contract extension with an average annual salary of $7.15 million. Slated to become a restricted free agent next year, Keller will now remain in the desert
The NHL for the first time selected four female officials to work on the ice at prospect tournaments held this weekend. Katie Guay and Kelly Cooke were selected as referees, while Kirsten Welsh and Kendall Hanley will work as linesmen, the league announced Friday. The four were selected out of a group of 96 officials,
The Carolina Hurricanes signed defenceman Jake Gardiner to a four-year, $16.2 million US contract, the team announced on Friday. Gardiner collected three goals and 27 assists with a plus-19 rating in 62 games in the 2018-19 season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 29-year-old, who missed significant time due to a back injury, played in
It’s not just Mitch Marner. Across the league, key young players remain without contracts. Big names like Patrik Laine, Brayden Point, Kyle Connor, Matthew Tkachuk, Mikko Rantanen, Brandon Carlo, Charlie McAvoy, Zach Werenski and more. They are restricted free agents, whose only leverage is to withhold their services to get the best deal possible. “There’s
Nick Paul has been called up and sent down more than the big forward wishes to count. He’s hoping the time is right for him to finally stick in the NHL. Paul has played 56 times for the Ottawa Senators since making his debut in February 2016, but that initial 24-game stint remains the longest
Goalie Eric Comrie and the Winnipeg Jets agreed to a two-year deal on Saturday, with an average annual value of $700,000 US. The contract is a two-way deal for the upcoming season and a one-way pact in 2020-21. Comrie, 24, made one start for the Jets last season while playing in 47 games for the Manitoba Moose
CHICAGO—NHL commissioner Gary Bettman touted the benefits of labour peace while expressing optimism that a lockout won’t be needed in the current round of collective bargaining. “I hope not,” Bettman said Thursday when asked if he thought there’d be another lockout. “When you have a lockout, it’s because the parties haven’t been able to agree.