10:43 AM ET Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended three games for inappropriate conduct, the NHL announced Saturday. Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine at the 2019 IIHF World Championship on May 26. He will not appeal the suspension. “I am once again sorry that I have disappointed my family, my teammates, and the
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3:10 PM ET Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon, coming off a career season, has signed a seven-year, $53.025 million contract extension, the team announced Saturday. The deal averages $7.575 million per season and runs through the 2026-27 season. Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced the new deal with the 29-year-old Spurgeon, who set career highs
10:38 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — A posthumous study of Stan Mikita’s brain shows the hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the Boston University CTE Center, announced the findings during the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s Chicago Honors
10:09 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have signed defenseman Ivan Provorov to a six-year, $40.5 million contract. The deal on Friday with the 22-year-old restricted free agent from Russia has an average annual value of $6.75 million. Provorov has 30 goals and 97 points in his first three seasons. He holds the
7:04 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore says he underwent surgery for testicular cancer during the offseason and is expected to make a full recovery. Theodore revealed his cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment in an essay Thursday in The Players’ Tribune . Theodore didn’t indicate whether he will
12:59 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenseman Josh Morrissey to an eight-year, $50 million contract extension. The Jets announced the move on Thursday, one day before the start of training camp. The deal, which starts in 2020-21 and carries Morrissey through the 2027-28 season, has an average annual
10:55 AM ET Associated Press 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
2:52 PM ET The Minnesota Wild announced that they have re-signed forward Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million deal. The 23-year-old Swiss native had 13 goals and 26 assist last season, split between the Wild and Nashville Predators. Fiala was drafted in the first round (11th overall) by the Predators in 2014. He was
3:21 PM ET Associated Press P.K. Subban doesn’t want to give advice to all the unsigned young players around the NHL. He just vividly remembers his own experience as a restricted free agent. Before he signed a short, so-called “bridge” contract, he took some motherly advice. “My mom picked up the phone and called me
1:03 PM ET The New Jersey Devils re-signed restricted free agent Pavel Zacha to a three year, $6.75 million contract after chatter the center might sign to play in the KHL instead. “We are happy to have finalized this three-year agreement as Pavel is an important part of our team,” Devils general manager Ray Shero
4:41 PM ET Associated Press 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
1:46 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero says he is still attempting to sign center Pavel Zacha amid concerns the former first-round draft pick will play in the Kontinental Hockey League this season. Peppering his comments with profanities, Shero told The Associated Press on Monday that he
11:55 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Thornton is coming back for another season at age 40, signing a one-year, $2 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on Friday after briefly contemplating retirement at the end of last season. Thornton decided in the offseason that he wasn’t ready to hang it
12:35 PM ET Associated Press The NHL for the first time has selected four female officials to work on the ice at several prospect tournaments being held this weekend. Katie Guay and Kelly Cooke have been selected as referees, while Kirsten Walsh and Kendall Hanley will work as linesmen, the league announced Friday. The four
2:36 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Jake Gardiner to a four-year contract. Gardiner will make an average of $4.05 million each season under terms of the deal, which was announced Friday by Carolina general manager Don Waddell Gardiner, 29, had three goals and 27 assists while playing
3:12 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes made some news on Friday, inking veteran defenseman Jake Gardiner to a four-year contract, with Canes GM Don Waddell calling Gardiner “a solid veteran blueliner with a proven history of contributing offensively.” But does the deal make sense for the Canes, in the context of everything else that happened
12:08 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rookie center Jack Hughes need not be too disappointed over the dud he and the New Jersey Devils produced in the No. 1 draft pick’s debut in an NHL competitive setting Friday night. Overlooking the 6-4 loss to Buffalo at the Sabres’ prospects tournament, Devils minor-league coach
2:07 PM ET The San Jose Sharks have gone out of the box in looking for front-office talent, adding former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti as a scout. “Ned has an extensive background working in professional sports and talent evaluation and he will bring a fresh perspective to our organization’s evaluation process,” Sharks