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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected to miss the first two months of the NHL season after undergoing back surgery. The team announced the stunning injury news Thursday, midway through training camp and with opening night less than two weeks away. General manager Julien BriseBois said Vasilevskiy had a successful microdiscectomy to address

The wife of Chris Snow says the Calgary Flames assistant general manager has suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury after going into cardiac arrest and is not expected to recover. Kelsie Snow says on social media that her husband became unresponsive and suffered a heart attack on Tuesday. She says paramedics and doctors were able to

The Calgary Flames didn’t have a captain last season, but to many players, Mikael Backlund was the de facto leader of the team. Now, he’s the captain in earnest and is looking forward to leading the Flames back to the playoffs after a disappointing season. The Flames announced Wednesday that Backlund has signed a two-year,

Former NHL and AHL player Nicolas Kerdiles died Saturday after a motorcycle crash in Nashville, police say. He was 29. The one-time hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks drove his motorcycle through a stop sign early Saturday and hit the driver’s side of an SUV, the Metro Nashville Police Department said. The SUV’s driver immediately stopped,

Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov has spoken out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and says he and other Russian NHL players couldn’t come to an agreement on what to say about it. Zadorov told reporters Friday in Calgary that he can’t return to Russia as long as Vladimir Putin is president and that his parents

Whether the fates of two star players align with the Winnipeg Jets’ future plans remains to be seen. Starting goalie Connor Hellebuyck and top centre Mark Scheifele both spoke to the media about playing on expiring contracts after the team’s first on-ice session of training camp on Thursday. Their focus is on the here and

The Ottawa Senators officially have a new owner. The sale to a group led by Toronto-based businessman Michael Andlauer has the NHL’s stamp of approval, according to a news release from the league. The NHL board of governors unanimously approved the sale, and the transaction closed Thursday. The board of directors of Senators Sports & Entertainment began work to sell the team last November

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said he is disappointed about the lack of discussions with the team about a new contract. Stamkos’s current eight-year, $68-million US deal ends after the upcoming season, and he said there have not been any conversations about an extension. “To be honest, I’m disappointed in the lack of talk

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick from the Vancouver Canucks. In return, Montreal is sending goaltender Casey DeSmith. Pearson had five points (one goal, four assists) in 14 games last year, having missed most of the season due to a broken hand. He had 34 points (14 goals,

Columbus Blue Jackets owners and executives on Monday were contrite over the forced resignation of controversial coach Mike Babcock days before the opening of training camp and eager to move on from the turmoil that engulfed the organization. “All we can do now is learn from it and do everything we can to help our

Mike Babcock resigned as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday after just two months on the job, following word earlier this week of him asking players to show him photos on their phones. The team announced Babcock’s shocking departure in the aftermath of an investigation by the NHL Players’ Association into his conduct.

The NHL Players’ Association says its executive director and assistant executive director are in Columbus, Ohio, to investigate reports of Blue Jackets head coach Mike Babcock invading players’ privacy. Marty Walsh and Ron Hainsey were meeting with some Blue Jackets players on Thursday as part of the investigation. Babcock said Tuesday he had done nothing

The City of Hamilton is set to honour former NHL player, coach and general manager Pat Quinn with a “new look” and re-dedication ceremony at the Pat Quinn Arena (formerly the Parkdale Arena). The city is inviting people to see the renovated arena, where Quinn once played, on Saturday, Sept. 16. The event will pay homage to Quinn, who

New rules in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season may not eliminate fighting altogether, but players will have to think twice before dropping the gloves. The league has introduced stiffer penalties for fighting that include an automatic ejection from the game. It could also include further sanctions. Repeat offenders will receive multiple game suspensions.

New Columbus Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock said Tuesday he had done nothing wrong in asking players to show him photos off their phones, clarifying he was trying to get to know them after a report emerged criticizing him for invasion of privacy. Paul Bissonnette said on the ‘Spittin’ Chiclets’ podcast he was told by

The Winnipeg Jets have a new leader, one year after stripping the C from Blake Wheeler and deciding to play without a captain. Adam Lowry, who has been a Jet since 2011 when he was drafted 67th overall, is the new captain of the NHL team — its third since relocating to Winnipeg from Atlanta in 2011. Andrew Ladd served

Defenceman Mike Matheson has been named an assistant captain of the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Monday. The club said the decision was made by the Canadiens’ management team. Veteran Brendan Gallagher will continue to serve as an assistant, while forward Nick Suzuki retains his role as captain. The 29-year-old Matheson led the team’s defencemen

The Vancouver Canucks have named defenceman Quinn Hughes their 15th captain in franchise history. Hughes is the first defenceman to hold the honour for Vancouver since a three-player rotation during the 1990-91 season that included blue-liner Doug Lidster. The last full-time defenceman to don the “C” in Vancouver was Kevin McCarthy from 1979 to 1982. Hughes