A former judge on the Supreme Court of Canada will lead an independent review of Hockey Canada’s governance amid calls for a change of leadership of the governing body for its handling of recent allegations of sexual assault against players. Hockey Canada said in a statement Thursday that the review will begin immediately and is
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, are the New York Islanders making a push to sign Nazem Kadri? Meanwhile, could Jesse Puljujarvi’s camp be inclined to settle on a smaller deal with the Oilers in an attempt to make him a tradeable asset? Finally, what’s the story with John Klingberg, and if he stays out there
The Calgary Flames have an exciting season ahead of them, that’s one thing to be sure of. Their top two scorers from last season have departed, and a few new faces will grace the locker room for 2022-23. Unfortunately, play consistency is one of the most difficult qualities to gain as a player, and some
Toronto Marlies captain Rich Clune has announced his retirement from professional hockey after 16 seasons. He will join the Toronto Maple Leafs’ player development staff. Clune spent the last seven seasons with the Marlies, including their Calder Cup championship year of 2017-18. He had served as team captain since 2020. “Rich is in a class
10:03 AM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils avoided arbitration with Jesper Bratt, signing the up-and-coming Swedish forward to a one-year, $5.45 million contract. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the signing Wednesday before the two sides were scheduled to go to arbitration. Bratt will be a restricted free agent at the
RED DEER, Alta. – Canada’s men’s under-18 team closed out preliminary play undefeated after a 3-0 victory over Sweden on Wednesday at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Calum Ritchie and Brayden Yager each recorded one goal and one assist, while Zachary Benson added a score of his own. Scott Ratzlaff made 18 saves in the win.
One of the bigger names who remain on the free agent market is Paul Stastny. While the 36-year-old is no longer the offensive star he was in his early days with the Colorado Avalanche, he has proven to still be a solid secondary scorer while maintaining his impressive defensive awareness. In 71 games last season
After several departures this offseason, the New York Rangers look like a different team. One of the larger holes left wide open was on the second line. Ryan Strome was the former second-line centerman of the Rangers, the 29-year-old was a polarizing player but ultimately exceeded expectations and fulfilled his role with the team the
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The Edmonton Oilers will need to move out somebody Jim Matheson: After the Kailer Yamamoto signing, the Edmonton Oilers will have to make a trade to become cap compliant. Ryan McLeod will likely re-sign somewhere between $1 and $1.5 million. Forward Warren Foegele
6:04 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee will host an NHL game for the first time in more than three decades when the Chicago Blackhawks face the Minnesota Wild at Fiserv Forum, the home of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. The Oct. 2 preseason matchup marks the first NHL game at Milwaukee since 1993. It’s
EDMONTON – Forward Kailer Yamamoto has agreed to terms on a two-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The deal will carry an average annual value of US$3.1 million. Yamamoto, 23, set career highs in games played (81), goals (20), assists (21) and points (41) last season. He also notched seven points (two goals,
As the offseason proceeds, the Chicago Blackhawks continue to find ways to rearrange. Although not all of their related headlines can involve the most prominent names in today’s game, that doesn’t mean that those being written into their story won’t be necessary pieces to Chicago’s puzzle. RELATED: Blackhawks News & Rumours: Toews, Kane, Domi, Mrázek
It’s always disappointing when a nation’s best players aren’t able to compete at the World Juniors. This year, Germany will be without Tim Stützle, who will remain with the Ottawa Senators, as well as, John Peterka and Lukas Reichel, who excelled in the American Hockey League (AHL) this season. All three are eligible to compete,
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Sekeres and Price: Jeff Peterson last week on the Vancouver Canucks not being able to move salary out. “Everything that happens around the league these days, I sort of view through a Canucks lens, and for these people that wonder, ‘why haven’t the
The Calgary Wranglers have signed forward Brett Sutter to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. The Wranglers have also signed forward Mitch McLain to a two-year AHL contract, and goaltender Daniil Chechelev and defensemen Simon Lavigne and Rhett Rhinehart to one-year AHL deals. Sutter takes the ice for his 16th professional
7:00 AM ET The dust of NHL free agency is continuing to settle. Those big-name players we analyzed for weeks have (mostly) signed up somewhere, on deals we’ve thoroughly analyzed. We’re here to talk about the less chewed-over moves. The ones that maybe flew under the radar. Or got caught in a logjam of other
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with forward C.J. Smith on a one-year contract. Smith is coming off a Calder Cup championship with the Chicago Wolves in 2021-22. He matched a career high with 58 points (24 goals, 34 assists) in 60 regular-season games, and added three goals and six assists in 16
CALGARY – Andrew Mangiapane of the Calgary Flames was rewarded on Monday for setting career highs in goals, assists and points this past season. The Flames signed the 26-year-old forward to a three-year contract worth $17.4 million. Mangiapane set career highs in goals (35), assists (20) and points (55) during the 2021-22 NHL season. The