VANCOUVER—The Winnipeg Jets selected Finnish defenceman Ville Heinola with the 20th pick at the NHL draft on Friday. The 18-year-old played 34 games with Lukko Rauma in Finland last season, scoring two goals and adding 12 assists. He added a goal and an assist over seven playoff games. The Jets came close to missing out
Ray Shero knew he’d be leaving the West Coast with star centre Jack Hughes. The New Jersey Devils general manager was less sure about his other big target until Saturday morning. After selecting Hughes with the first pick in the NHL draft Friday night, Shero swung a big trade moments before the second round got
© James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Patrick Marleau, 2020 conditional 1st round pick (Top 10 protected in 2020, if not used, unprotected in 2021), and a 2020 7th round pick for a 2020 6th round pick. The Maple Leafs are able to remove Marleau’s $6.25 million salary cap hit
© Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports Poile on the Subban trade Pierre LeBrun: Nashville Predators GM David Poile said that it basically came down to four teams for a P.K. Subban trade. By the sounds of it, the New Jersey Devils were the only team that was willing to take on Subban’s full contract. Brooks Bratten:
8:10 PM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The 2019 NHL draft is in the books. From Jack Hughes to Jeremy Michel, 217 players have a new team, but that’s hardly the only news to come out of the event. We break down our favorites from the first round to the last,
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward John Quenneville from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward John Hayden. Quenneville, 23, recorded 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points in 37 games with the AHL’s Binghamton Devils in 2018-19 and played in his first AHL All-Star Classic. In 138 AHL games over his three
report this ad The New York Islanders offseason started with question marks surrounding some of their key players, including Brock Nelson, Jordan Eberle, Anders Lee, and Robin Lehner. Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello has said on multiple occasions that he would like to bring all four of them back. However, with the NHL Draft in
report this ad After surprising some with the selection of defenseman Victor Soderstrom in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on Friday evening in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Arizona Coyotes and general manager John Chayka aggressively addressed the club’s biggest organizational need – forward depth – on the draft’s second day. Sitting
VANCOUVER—P.K. Subban is leaving Music City. The Nashville Predators traded the 30-year-old defenceman to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday ahead of the second round of the NHL draft. New Jersey surrendered blue-liners Steven Santini and Jeremy Davies in an exchange that gives Nashville salary cap relief. Subban, whose contract carries an annual average value
Nicolas Robertson has long wanted to wear the Toronto Maple Leafs logo on his chest. The 18 year old finally pulled on a Leafs jersey with his name emblazoned on the back on Saturday after Toronto picked him 53rd overall at the NHL draft. “It was definitely exciting,” Robertson said. “Toronto was kind of one
Home NHL Trades NHL Trade: The Tampa Bay Lightning Trade J.T. Miller To The Vancouver… © Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded forward J.T. Miller to the Vancouver Canucks for a conditional 2020 first round pick, 2019 3rd round pick and a Marek Mazanec. Condition is if the Canucks miss the
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs – Contract Extensions For Kasperi Kapanen And… © Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports Bob McKenzie: The Toronto Maple Leafs basically have a contract extension agreement in place for forward Kasperi Kapanen. It likely only be formalized until the Mitch Marner situation is resolved. It will be a
5:00 PM ET Follow the entire 2019 NHL draft, pick-by-pick. Chris Peters, Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan provide detailed breakdowns of each first-rounder’s skill set, as well as how he will fit with his new NHL team. And be sure to check out all of our draft-prep content to learn more about this talented draft
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Francis Perron and a seventh-round selection in the 2019 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Tom Pyatt and a 2019 sixth-round pick. Perron, 23, set career highs with 18 goals, 29 assists and 47 points in 63 games for the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda
report this ad The Nashville Predators have traded veteran defender P.K. Subban to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenders Steve Santini and Jeremy Davies as well as two second-round picks, according to Elliotte Friedman. No salary was retained as a part of this deal, according to Pierre LeBrun, which probably accounts for the
By Kyle Gipe June 22nd, 2019 report this ad The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward J.T. Miller from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goaltender Marek Mazanec, a 2019 third-round pick, and a conditional first. Vancouver acquires J.T. Miller from Tampa for Marek Mazanec, 2019 third-round pick and a conditional first rounder. — Chris
VANCOUVER—The Calgary Flames selected forward Jakob Pelletier with the 26th pick in the NHL draft on Friday. Pelletier, five-foot-nine and 165 pounds, is coming off his second season with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Moncton Wildcats. The 18-year-old winger from Quebec City produced 39 goals and 89 points in 65 games with the Wildcats
Day One of the NHL draft always belongs to the young men selected. Young men like Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko who, as expected, went first and second, respectively, to the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers in Vancouver on Friday evening. Occasionally, there is a big trade that steals the show, and there