RED DEER, ALTA.—A former Humboldt Broncos player whose back was broken when the team’s bus crashed last year says he’ll return to Humboldt to battle for a spot on the team. Graysen Cameron’s training regimen has included spending copious amounts of time with the trainers of the Calgary Flames. He feels by the time the
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The City of Calgary and the ownership group behind the Calgary Flames have agreed to a proposed deal that would see the two organizations split the cost of a $550-million new arena equally. After nearly three hours behind closed doors Monday, council voted to release details about the project which comes after 14 months of discussion.
The 2019 free-agent summer turns 22 days old on Monday. As usually is the case action among the 31 NHL clubs somewhat has been muted in the past few of weeks since marquee players such as Joe Pavelski, Artemi Panarin, Matt Duchene, Sergei Bobrovsky Wayne Simmonds, Tyler Myers, Brandon Tanev, Ben Chariot and others changed
Connor McDavid’s name — or at least his fake signature — is being used by an unscrupulous vendor seeking to profit from the superstar’s fame, Edmonton police say. Police have charged a 23-year-old man relating to two known scams: one in April 2018 in which an Edmonton resident bought two supposedly McDavid-autographed jerseys for $1,400
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will go to China as part of the NHL’s continued outreach in that country. Ovechkin will visit Beijing in early August as a league ambassador. He’s expected to take part in youth hockey clinics, interviews and business development meetings. The Russian star says it’s “very important to spend time to help
A negotiating team for the city has forged a “tentative agreement” with the Calgary Flames on building a new arena to replaces the NHL team’s aging home rink, a council member says. Coun. Ward Sutherland told CBC News there is a proposal ready to present to city council on Monday. “It’s not a deal at
The Edmonton Oilers traded Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for James Neal on Friday, according to multiple online reports. Lucic had six goals and 14 assists with a minus-9 defensive rating over 79 games with the Oilers last season. The winger signed a seven-year, $42-million contract (all dollars U.S.) with Edmonton on July 1,
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenceman Jacob Trouba, who they acquired from Winnipeg in a major off-season trade. The deal reached Friday with Trouba, 25, is for seven years and $56 million US, with an $8 million salary cap hit for the upcoming season. He is expected to
The Edmonton Oilers have dealt Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for fellow veteran forward James Neal. Multiple media reports say the deal was struck Friday afternoon. Lucic had six goals and 14 assists with a minus-9 defensive rating over 79 games with the Oilers last season. He signed a seven-year, $42-million US contract with
One of the NHL’s top Russian hockey players broke ranks with his countrymen to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview published Thursday on a Russian language YouTube page. Artemi Panarin, a 27-year-old left-winger for the New York Rangers, decried the lack of freedom of expression in his home country, complained the nation was
SEATTLE—Ron Francis has all kinds of eye-popping statistics attached to his hall-of-fame career. He averaged more than point a game, is second in NHL history in assists behind Wayne Gretzky and fifth in career points. When CEO Tod Leiweke and the ownership group of the Seattle NHL expansion team looked at his playing resume, though,
Mitch Marner’s summer has already included wakesurfing tricks and throwing a big-time charity event. What’s yet to materialize for the restricted free agent winger is a new contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old opened his Marner All-Star Invitational on Thursday night just north of the city, and while the focus was on raising
The NHL won’t be hosting preseason games in China this September as it has for the past two years, so the league is doing what amounts to the next best thing in its continued efforts to grow hockey’s footprint in the country of 1.3 billion. It’s sending Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin, who has been relaxing and
Seattle’s NHL expansion team has announced its general manager — Ron Francis, a Hall of Famer and a two-time Stanley Cup winner. He will have complete control of operations under Seattle Hockey Partners CEO Tod Leiweke. The yet-to-be-named team will debut in 2021. This is Francis’ first post-playing career job outside the Carolina Hurricanes. He
A police report says the death of former Nashville Predators captain Greg Johnson was an apparent suicide, according to the Detroit News. The paper said Wednesday it had obtained a Rochester Police report, and that Johnson was found by his wife shortly before 10 a.m. on July 7. A gun and a single bullet were
After the New Jersey Devils acquired P.K. Subban, Taylor Hall texted Ray Shero a green check mark. “Like, ‘Check that box off,’” Shero said. “I guess that’s good.” The Devils have a much longer checklist to complete to convince Hall to re-sign and not leave as a free agent next summer. There is no rush
OTTAWA—The Ottawa Senators traded forward Zack Smith to the Chicago Blackhawks for centre Artem Anisimov on Tuesday. Smith, 31, had been the current longest-serving member of the Senators after being drafted 79th overall in the 2008 NHL draft. The native of Maple Creek, Sask., scored 94 goals and 193 points in 612 career regular-season games
Seattle’s NHL expansion team is close to an agreement with Hockey Hall of Famer Ron Francis to become its first general manager, a person with direct knowledge tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the team had not made an announcement. The expansion Seattle franchise is set to begin