It wasn’t until just before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final when Robby Fabbri began thinking about how he’d want to celebrate if he won hockey’s most coveted trophy. When he was finally able to lift the chalice along with his St. Louis Blues teammates, he felt the best way to celebrate his day
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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
Artemi Panarin didn’t have to imagine what he might look like in a New York Rangers uniform. His likeness in Rangers blue adorned the giant video screens at Madison Square Garden with the message “Welcome Artemi” a full four days before he signed with the team. “There was a moment where I just sat down
Former Los Angeles Kings defenceman Slava Voynov has signed a one-year deal in the Kontinental Hockey League as he sits out the final months of his NHL suspension. Russian KHL club Avangard Omsk says it signed Voynov to a one-year deal. His NHL suspension, imposed after the league determined he committed acts of domestic violence,
MOSCOW—Former Los Angeles Kings defenceman Slava Voynov signed a one-year deal in the Kontinental Hockey League on Monday as he sits out the final months of his NHL suspension. He is joining Russian KHL club Avangard Omsk after sitting out all of last season. His NHL suspension, imposed after the league determined he committed acts
After the New Jersey Devils acquired P.K. Subban, Taylor Hall texted Ray Shero a green checkmark. “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 from
The Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues agreed to a two-year, $8.8 million deal with goaltender Jordan Binnington on Saturday. Binnington was one of the players who was instrumental in the team’s rise from worst team in the NHL to eventual champions, all in the span of a few months. He had a 2.46 goals-against
Owen Brady went for a skate in late June. Nothing out of the ordinary. Some warm-up strides around the net, a few passes from good friend and mentor Paul Ranger, the former Maple Leafs defenceman. Some drills with the puck, a few drills without it. And that was it. Things that the 16-year-old Brady, a
RALEIGH, N.C.—The Carolina Hurricanes and free agent centre Ryan Dzingel have agreed on a two-year, $6.75 million (U.S.) contract. The deal announced Friday by general manager Don Waddell will pay Dzingel $3.25 million this season and $3.5 million in 2020-21. The 27-year-old split last season between Ottawa and Columbus, and had career highs with 26
STATELINE, NEV.—Joe Pavelski is still missing a couple lower teeth. A couple others are damaged. The replacement process is still at least a few months out to repair the damage from using his mouth to score the San Jose Sharks’ first goal in the final playoff push of his 13-year tenure. “It’s just part of
Once all 31 NHL teams passed on him for the second straight draft, Brett Leason felt he needed a job. Almost anything would suffice, as long as it gave him somewhere to be and something to do. He didn’t want to sleep in, play video games, skate, and then repeat. He still envisioned a future
The Montreal Canadiens have signed Finnish forwards Joel Armia and Artturi Lehkonen to two-year contracts. Armia’s contract has an average annual value of $2.6 million US, while Lehkonen’s has an AAV of $2.4 million. Armia set new career highs for goals (13), power-play goals (two), and power-play points (six) in his first year with the Canadiens
When minor league hockey fans began receiving a flurry of push notifications from the American Hockey League app Wednesday, they may have been expecting off-season news about the Cleveland Monsters, Lehigh Valley Phantoms or Rockford IceHogs. Instead, for roughly 20 minutes, users were bombarded with bizarre alerts that demanded a $6,000 payment from a man
Former NHL centre Greg Johnson, an original member of the Nashville Predators who captained the team to its first post-season appearance, has died at 48. The Predators confirmed Johnson’s death in a release Tuesday. No cause of death was given, but the team called his passing “sudden.” “During his time in Nashville, he was a
Veteran centre Matt Cullen is retiring after a 21-season career that includes three Stanley Cup titles. Cullen, 42, was part of Carolina’s Cup-winning team in 2006, and later won back-to-back NHL titles with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017. Cullen had 731 points (266 goals, 465 assists) and 502 penalty minutes over 1,516 career games with
VANCOUVER—Forward Micheal Ferland has signed a four-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. The 27-year-old’s contract carries average annual value of US$3.5 million, the club announced Wednesday. “Micheal is an energetic player that drives the play and can contribute in all three zones,” Canucks general manager Jim Benning said in a statement. “He’ll make our team
Last season forward Micheal Ferland and the Carolina Hurricanes shocked the NHL by not only sneaking into the playoffs, but storming through to the Eastern Conference final. Now Ferland is looking to replicate that magic in Vancouver. The 27-year-old unrestricted free agent signed a four-year, US$14-million deal with the Canucks on Wednesday. With a crew
NEWARK, N.J.—Top draft pick Jack Hughes was a little disappointed on his first night with the New Jersey Devils at their development camp for young players. Sitting around a TV with Joey Anderson, fellow USA Hockey National Team Development Program teammate and Devils’ draft pick Patrick Moynihan and Matt Hellickson, Hughes was hoping to see