It was obvious going into this offseason that the Boston Bruins were going to have to make a free agent signing on defense. The injury-riddled blue line struggled last season. While Mike Reilly was a good acquisition at the 2021 Trade Deadline, they still lacked a bit of a punch. The Seattle Kraken selecting Jeremy
2:51 PM ET Associated Press The Philadelphia Flyers signed No. 1 center Sean Couturier to an eight-year contract extension worth $62 million. Couturier counts $7.75 million against the salary cap with his contract that begins after next season and runs through 2029-30. It’s the same value as the contract Andrei Svechnikov agreed to with the
The Milwaukee Admirals have signed forward Robert Carpenter to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Carpenter, 25, spent his first two pro seasons with the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers following four years at Boston University. In 2020-21, Carpenter skated in 19 games and notched four goals and three assists. A native of North Reading, Mass.,
CALGARY – Natalie Spooner is comfortable out of her comfort zone. The veteran forward on Canada’s women’s hockey team has carved out a public persona outside of hockey tackling international travel racing and figure skating for reality TV. Spooner was good at both, which kept her in front of a broad television audience that might
Natalie Spooner is comfortable out of her comfort zone. The veteran forward on Canada’s women’s hockey team has carved out a public persona outside of hockey tackling international travel racing and figure skating for reality TV. Spooner was good at both, which kept her in front of a broad television audience that might not have
On this date, in 1972, the greatest single class in the history of the Hockey Hall of Fame was inducted. Also, National Hockey League history was made when a part of brothers defected from Europe on their way to becoming stars. Let’s hop aboard the THW time machine and relive all the best Aug. 24
Heading into the 2019 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens’ scouting staff were conscious of the team’s glaring need for defensive support on the left side, especially with their bet on Karl Alzner failing; the blueliner was sent to the American Hockey League (AHL) before the end of 2018 due to poor performances in his nine
The New York Rangers have named Ryan Martin as assistant general manager of the Rangers and general manager of the Rangers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. Martin joins the Rangers organization after spending the past 16 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings organization, including the last 11 seasons as the team’s assistant
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dominika Laskova scored twice and the Czech Republic beat Germany 2-0 on Wednesday night in the women’s world hockey championship to win Group B and avoid having to face the United States or Canada in the quarterfinals. All five teams in Group A — with the five-time defending champion United States
Canadian women’s hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin won’t play Thursday against the United States at the world championship after blocking a shot with her chest in a previous game. Hockey Canada’s director of national teams Gina Kingsbury said Poulin was feeling better than she did Tuesday when she took a hard shot in the chest
Peter Chiarelli’s time in Edmonton began with a 2017 second-round draft pick being given to the Boston Bruins, and that was just so the Edmonton Oilers could bring him on board. That pick turned into Jack Studnicka, and though this was not Chiarelli’s fault or a move under his management, giving away a high draft
In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken‘s inaugural season, we at The Hockey Writers are taking a deep dive into each player. This installment focuses on center Morgan Geekie, whom the Kraken selected from the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. The 23-year-old Geekie has appeared in just 38 NHL games but has shown
The Seattle Kraken have signed free-agent defenseman Gustav Olofsson to a one-year, two-way contract. Olofsson, 26, tallied one goal and 11 assists with a plus-6 rating in 24 games for the AHL’s Laval Rocket in 2020-21, his sixth pro campaign. In 203 career AHL contests with Laval and Iowa, Olofsson has notched 11 goals and
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Hilary Knight became the all-time scoring leader in women’s hockey world championship history with her 45th goal during the United States’ 6-0 victory over Russia on Tuesday. Knight snapped a tie with former U.S. star Cammi Granato at 3:17 of the second period. The 32-year-old split two defenders with a cutback
Natalie Spooner is warming to her job of creating havoc in front of the opposition’s net to generate scoring chances from close range. The 30-year-old from Toronto scored two goals tipping in teammates’ shots in Canada’s 5-0 win over Switzerland in the women’s world hockey championship Tuesday. “The longer your career goes, you always kind
In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, former team captain Mark Giordano opened up about being selected by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft. To minimize the loss to their blue line, general manager Brad Treliving worked out deals with Nikita Zadorov and Juuso Valimaki. To cap things off, after throwing the
You don’t have to tell Juuso Välimäki that his shortened 2020-21 campaign with the Calgary Flames was a bust. It seems everyone had sky-high expectations for the 22-year-old Finn, with some pundits even predicting the rookie defenceman had an outside shot at winning the Calder trophy. Välimäki was fresh off a successful stint in the
CALGARY – Natalie Spooner scored twice to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Switzerland at the women’s world hockey championship Tuesday. Melodie Daoust had a goal and an assist, Emily Clark scored shorthanded and Jamie Bourbonnais rounded out the offence for the host country at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre. Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin was