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Center Pius Suter signs two-year deal with St. Louis
The St. Louis Blues signed center Pius Suter to a two-year, $4.125 million contract, taking one of the last highly pursued free agents off the board.,St. Louis will be Suter's fourth stop in six seasons in the NHL.,The Zurich, Switzerland, native has produced double-digit goal totals in each of his ...

Sabres GM: Team to match offer sheets for D Bowen Byram
The Buffalo Sabres will match any offer sheet to retain defenseman Bowen Byram but will entertain trade offers if the return would immediately help the team, general manager Kevyn Adams said Wednesday.,Byram, 24, is a restricted free agent. Adams told reporters he isn't interested in letting Byram w...

Penguins sign F Anthony Mantha, two others
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the signings of forwards Anthony Mantha and Rafael Harvey-Pinard and defenseman Phil Kemp on Wednesday.,Mantha's deal is for the 2025-26 season at $2.5 million. Harvey-Pinard also signed a one-year deal for $775,000, while Kemp's is a two-year contract for a total o...

NHL players officially to take part in 2026 Olympics
National Hockey League players will take part in the Winter Olympics in 2026 for the first time in 12 years.,In a meeting Wednesday at the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Switzerland, representatives from the NHL, the players association and the International Ice Hockey Federation ex...

Corey Perry, 40, one of five players to sign with LA Kings
Corey Perry, who recently enjoyed his 40th birthday this past May, signed a one-year $3.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.,The Kings also announced agreements with former Canadiens right winger Joel Armia, former Devils defenseman Brian Dumoulin, former Stars defenseman Cody C...

Stars lose Mikael Granlund to Ducks on 3-year deal
The Anaheim Ducks signed forward Mikael Granlund to a three-year contract on Tuesday, with financial terms undisclosed.,"He's what I consider a hard worker," Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. "He goes to the hard areas, something that we needed more of. Not afraid to be a net-front presence gu...

Hall of Famer, 3-time Cup winner Alex Delvecchio dies at 93
Alex Delvecchio, who won three Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, died Tuesday. He was 93.,A Red Wings spokesperson and a statement from the family said Delvecchio died peacefully at his home in Rochester, Mich. A cause of death was not reported.,De...

Reports: Rangers D K’Andre Miller joining Canes in sign-and-trade
The Carolina Hurricanes will give defenseman K'Andre Miller an eight-year, $60 million contract in a sign-and-trade with the New York Rangers, multiple reports said Tuesday.,The Rangers will receive defenseman Scott Morrow and conditional first- and second-round draft picks from Carolina in the deal...

Capitals D Martin Fehervary inks $7-year, $42M extension
Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary signed a seven-year, $42 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The extension begins with the 2026-27 season for Fehervary, who will make $2.675 million in the upcoming campaign to complete his existing three-year deal.,"Martin possesses all the core q...

Sharks sign William Eklund to 3-year, $16.8M extension
The San Jose Sharks signed forward William Eklund to a three-year, $16.8 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The team also re-signed forward Colin White to a one-year, two-way deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.,The deal with Eklund, 22, carries an average annual value of $5.6 million and s...

Report: Rangers sign D Vladislav Gavrikov to 7-year extension
The New York Rangers signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to a seven-year, $49 million contract, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.,The reported acquisition of Gavrikov comes with the Rangers also in talks about trading fellow defenseman K'Andre Miller.,Gavrikov, 29, re...

Avalanche sign F Parker Kelly to 4-year extension
The Colorado Avalanche signed Parker Kelly to a four-year extension and signed fellow forward T.J. Tynan and defenseman Jack Ahcan to one-year contracts on Tuesday.,Kelly's deal is worth a reported $1.7 million per season and runs through 2029-30. Financial terms for the other transactions were not ...

Glen Gulutzan hired for second stint as Stars' head coach
Glen Gulutzan is getting a second chance behind the bench of the Dallas Stars.,The Stars on Tuesday hired Gulutzan as the team's head coach.,Gulutzan, 53, replaces Pete DeBoer, who was fired by the team on June 6 shortly after Dallas lost in the Western Conference finals for the third straight seaso...

Canucks sign Brock Boeser, Thatcher Demko, Conor Garland to extensions
The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Brock Boeser to a seven-year, $50.75 million contract on Tuesday.,The new deal represents a boost for the unrestricted free agent, who just completed a three-year, $19.95 million contract.,The Canucks also agreed to long-term extensions with goaltender Thatcher D...

Canes ink F Logan Stankoven to 8-year, $48M extension
Forward Logan Stankoven made a long-term commitment to the Carolina Hurricanes by signing an eight-year, $48 million contract extension on Tuesday.,Stankoven, 22, recorded 38 points (14 goals, 24 assists) and five game-winning goals in 78 games last season, including nine points (five goals, four as...

Canucks sign Thatcher Demko, Conor Garland to extensions
Goaltender Thatcher Demko and forward Conor Garland both agreed to long-term extensions with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.,Demko reached a three-year, $25.5 million deal and Garland committed to a six-year, $36 million contract, general manager Patrik Allvin announced.,Demko, 29, was entering th...

Mitch Marner on Maple Leafs exit: 'Leaving isn't easy'
Mitch Marner issued an emotional farewell to Toronto on Tuesday, the same day his hometown Maple Leafs officially confirmed he had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights.,"Leaving isn't easy. This city is where I grew up, where I fell in love with hockey, and where I've had the incredible honour of...

Vegas D Alex Pietrangelo stepping away from ice for health reasons
Alex Pietrangelo has stepped away from the Vegas Golden Knights for health reasons and his return is uncertain.,Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon said the physical roadblocks facing the 35-year-old defenseman involve reconstructive surgery to address worsening hip issues.,Pietrangelo had 33 poin...

Patrick Kane returns to Red Wings on one-year, $3M deal
Star forward Patrick Kane will return for a 19th season in the NHL, as the Detroit Red Wings signed him Monday to a one-year contract worth $3 million.,"Jacked up to be back! Let's go!" Kane wrote on social media after the signing was announced.,It will be Kane's third season with the Red Wings afte...

Report: D Evan Bouchard signs four-year deal with Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed Evan Bouchard, locking up one of the league's most versatile defensemen for four years, multiple reports said Monday.,TSN reported the contact extension is valued at $42 million.,Bouchard, 25, debuted with the Oilers in 2018-19, but has become a mainstay over the p...