The Montréal Canadiens occupy a position no other franchise in the National Hockey League occupies, and one only shared with a select few franchises across major sports. Alongside great teams like baseball’s New York Yankees, football’s Green Bay Packers, and the great soccer teams of Europe, the Canadiens form the pantheon of legendary franchises. This
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have locked up another one of their young guns. Star centre Tim Stutzle has agreed to an eight-year, US$66.8-million contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The deal, which carries an average annual value of $8.35 million and kicks in following the 2022-23 campaign, is the latest move by general manager
The NHL Goalie Report is back! Poised to be better than ever, this series will cover all that matters most throughout 2022-23. Expect these writeups to showcase league leaders, highlight-reel saves, backups battling for starts, spotlight-worthy debuts, questionable calls, all-star performances, injury updates, and everything in between. 2022-23 NHL Goalie Report (The Hockey Writers) In
The Nashville Predators 2021-22 regular season was one for the ages, but it came crashing down with the injury to Juuse Saros and a crushing first-round exit against the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The loss was inevitable, but the Predators crew left the playoffs with their heads held high, surpassing expectations
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts Podcast on Dallas Stars restricted free agent forward Jason Robertson. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “Until I’m proven wrong, my guess is, it comes in around the Pettersson, Barzal, three times $7 million-ish area. I just don’t think
Ah, yes, it’s that time of year again. The flip of the calendar to September comes with a surge of NHL players returning to their playing cities for the final run-up to training camp. While most teams won’t require them to officially report for medicals until Sept. 21, it’s basically back to school time right
In this edition of Vegas Golden Knights News & Rumors, Nicolas Hague is becoming more and more concerned over his contract status and may not attend camp later this month. In other news, general manager Kelly McCrimmon told reporters recently that he is hopeful Mark Stone will be available for the season opener on Oct.
The Calgary Flames had a great season in 2021-22 finishing sixth in the NHL in points and winning the Pacific Division. They advanced to the second round of the playoffs but lost to a hot Edmonton Oilers team. This season, the Flames are looking to repeat the regular season success and push further into the
MONTREAL – Goaltender Cayden Primeau has signed a US$2.67-million, three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Thursday. The one-way deal carries an average annual value of $890,000. Primeau, 23, was 1-7-1 in nine starts with the Habs last season, posting a 4.62 goals-against average and .868 save percentage. He also posted a 16-12-3
This is part of a series of columns by Michael Enright, reflecting his more than 50 years as a journalist and CBC broadcaster covering Canadian and global news events. Fifty years ago this month, the country pulsated with an urgency, an emotional upheaval, a national spasm of unity it hadn’t felt since Expo 67. Canada
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are questions about what the Toronto Maple Leafs will do if and when they finally get Rasmus Sandin signed to a new deal. It is believed the Vancouver Canucks will sign Bo Horvat, but then what? Where will they get the money to upgrade their defense? Finally, has Erik
On Sept. 7, the Edmonton Oilers announced the creation of the Oilers Hall of Fame and inducted an inaugural group that ranks right up there with some of the greatest names in the history of the sport of hockey. Glen Sather, Rod Phillips, Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Grant Fuhr, Paul Coffey, Kevin Lowe,
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Craig Smith and Mike Reilly could eventually become cap casualties for the Bruins Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now: The Boston Bruins will need to move salary when players are ready to come off the LTIR. The Bruins had some trade talk in
They say timing is everything. And if the Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union had happened in a time beyond 1972, it’s possible Paul Henderson wouldn’t have been the hero. When the series was decided, he might not have been in the lineup. History certainly would have played out differently if Henderson had
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, it is believed that the Philadelphia Flyers were the club open to taking on Jason Zucker’s contract. The San Jose Sharks could be a team that takes a closer look at Nils Lundkvist and the Edmonton Oilers are believed to be looking to offer another PTO to a forward beyond
Charlie Coyle almost instantly became a fan favorite among the Boston Bruins after being acquired from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Ryan Donato and a conditional fifth-round pick a little before the 2019 Trade Deadline. The 30-year-old is a native of Weymouth, Massachusetts and was drafted 28th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Level
Every time there’s a Summit Series anniversary, hockey fans are reminded of Canada’s thrilling comeback victory over the Soviet Union and Paul Henderson’s where-were-you-when Game 8 winner. While many cherish the memories from that 1972 showdown, it remains somewhat difficult for others to reflect on it. Alexander Yakushev, who led the Soviet Union with seven
Every time there’s a Summit Series anniversary, hockey fans are reminded of Canada’s thrilling comeback victory over the Soviet Union and Paul Henderson’s where-were-you-when Game 8 winner. While many cherish the memories from that 1972 showdown, it remains somewhat difficult for others to reflect on it. Alexander Yakushev, who led the Soviet Union with seven