5:47 PM ET Montreal Canadiens center Jonathan Drouin said he left the team last April due to insomnia caused by his anxiety. Drouin, 26, told TSN/RDS in an interview Monday that he’s been dealing with the issue for many years, and his breaking point came during a road trip last season. The Canadiens played two
The New York Islanders have agreed to terms on contracts with Andy Andreoff, Cole Bardreau, Otto Koivula, Paul LaDue and Dmytro Timashov. Andreoff appeared in six NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2020-21, and also recorded two goals in three AHL contests with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Entering his 10th pro season, Andreoff has
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are bringing back their popular Kachina logo. The franchise announced a rebranding Monday that will change its primary logo back to the Kachina logo and introduce white Kachina jerseys for away games. The Coyotes said the rebranding was part of the franchise’s commitment to inclusivity and innovation by
Auston Matthews isn’t really interested in looking back. Unless, that is, the topic’s something other than his Maple Leafs. Toronto’s star centre made waves in July when television cameras caught him and now-former teammate Joe Thornton in Justin Bieber’s entourage at UFC 264. The Canadian pop icon — a die-hard fan of the blue and
Connor McMichael’s ability to develop into a reliable NHL center could have a transformative impact on the Washington Capitals in the years ahead. Although the Canadian, who turns 21 in January, is likely to start 2021/22 in Hershey down in the American Hockey League (AHL), there will be opportunities for him to break into Peter
The Buffalo Sabres wrapped up their prospect camp this weekend with a pair of games against the Boston Bruins and the New Jersey Devils. Jack Quinn, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, J-J Peterka and Brett Murray made an impact during pre-training camp play. The focus now turns to the main portion of preseason preparedness. On that note, Jack
11:10 AM ET Jakob Chychrun knows his fashion. At the NHL player media tour in Chicago, he wore Gucci loafers with a roaring tiger and a pair of stark white Valentino sneakers with an “Arizona red” streak on them. “Fashion is something I definitely enjoy. You can show a little different side of you sometimes,”
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver Canucks Sports NHL Hockey ‘I’m very healthy and confident in my game right now to get my speed and strength up and move pucks out quickly.’ — Canucks prospect defenceman Jett Woo. Author of the article: Ben Kuzma Is this the season Canucks’ prospect Jett Woo plays an NHL regular-season game?
The list of NHL players still without a contract for the coming season includes a recent first overall pick, 60-plus-point centreman, offensively gifted blueliner and the guy who finished second in both shots and hits last year. What Rasmus Dahlin, Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes and Brady Tkachuk also have in common is that none of
Montreal will host another NHL draft a little later than originally planned. The Canadiens will stage the 2022 event at the Bell Centre more than two years after the 2020 draft was moved to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first round on July 7 will be followed by rounds two through
The Philadelphia Flyers made several attention-grabbing offseason acquisitions this summer. Most notably, they traded for Ryan Ellis, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Cam Atkinson to complement core players Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux. It remains to be seen if the changes will work to the team’s benefit. The Metropolitan Division has been arguably the best-contested division in
I don’t think any of the youngsters invited to Calgary Flames rookie camp have much of a shot at cracking the big club’s roster this season as things stand now. That’s not an indictment of the club’s prospect pool, nor is it to suggest that the rookie camp this year isn’t important. It’s just that
2:24 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Blackhawks star Patrick Kane said Friday he has participated in the investigation into allegations that a then-assistant coach sexually assaulted two players in 2010, adding that he did not know anything happened at the time. “Obviously very serious allegations, and everyone knows that,” Kane said at the annual
The Hartford Wolf Pack have signed forward Tanner Fritz to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Fritz has spent the last six seasons in the New York Islanders organization, including 198 games in the AHL with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Fritz posted three goals and three assists in 20 games in 2020-21, and has totaled
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have extended the contract of forward Kailer Yamamoto by a year. The Oilers and the 22-year-old from Spokane, Wash., agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.175 million. Yamamoto compiled eight goals, 13 assists and 26 penalty minutes over 52 games for Edmonton last season. The five-foot-eight, 155-pound forward carried a
The Edmonton Oilers have extended the contract of forward Kailer Yamamoto by a year. The Oilers and the 22-year-old from Spokane, Wash., agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.175 million US. Yamamoto compiled eight goals and 21 points over 52 games for Edmonton last season. The five-foot-eight, 155-pound forward carried a plus-9 rating through the
Sept. 18 was a good day for National Hockey League debuts as a former number one overall pick, and a new franchise took to the ice for the first time. Also, the largest crowd to ever gather for an NHL game showed up in Florida for a preseason tilt. Finally, a pair of future Hall
The Toronto Maple Leafs have now played two games during the Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. Both games were 4-3 games and both went to overtime. In game one, they lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets’ prospects. In game two, the Maple Leafs’ prospects beat the St Louis Blues’ prospects by the same score.