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Canucks agree to two-year extension with F Teddy Blueger
The Vancouver Canucks agreed to a two-year, $3.6 million extension with forward Teddy Blueger, the team announced Wednesday.,Blueger matched his career high of 28 points (six goals, 22 assists) last season in his first campaign with Vancouver. He signed with the Canucks as a free agent prior to the ...
Coaches can challenge puck out of play delay next season
The NHL on Wednesday announced rule changes for the 2024-25 season, including the ability for coaches to challenge delay of game penalties for a puck out of play.,"This only will apply to delay of game penalties when the puck is determined to have deflected off a player, stick, glass or boards, and ...
Liam O'Brien signs 3-year extension with Utah HC
Utah Hockey Club forward Liam O'Brien signed a three-year contract extension on Wednesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however TSN reported the deal was worth a total of $3 million. He was a pending unrestricted free agent prior to signing the contract.,"We are very pleased to si...
Glen Sather retires after 24 years with Rangers, 5 Cups with Oilers
Hockey Hall of Fame member Glen Sather announced his retirement on Wednesday as the senior adviser to the owner and alternate governor of the New York Rangers.,Sather, 80, has been with the Rangers since June 2000 after being named as the team's president and general manager. He served as the club's...
Stanley Cup Game 7 delivers NHL average of 7.66M viewers
An average of 7.66 million U.S. viewers tuned into Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers on Monday night, according to data provided by Nielsen.,It marked the biggest audience for an NHL game since the Blues downed the Bruins in the most Game 7 of a Stanley...
Reports: Alex Meruelo abandons plan to bring NHL back to Arizona
With no path to construct a new arena in the Phoenix area, Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo is abandoning his plans to revive the franchise, multiple reports said Tuesday.,Meruelo told his remaining staff Monday that he is no longer pursuing a new arena, which was requisite for bringing an NHL tea...
Jeremy Roenick, Pavel Datsyuk headline Hockey Hall of Fame class
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced its next seven members on Tuesday, with NHL stars Jeremy Roenick, Pavel Datsyuk and Shea Weber among the Class of 2024.,Women's hockey stars Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl were also elected in the player category, and executives Colin Campbell and David Poi...
Red Wings acquire 2nd-round pick from Predators
The Detroit Red Wings acquired a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and forward Jesse Kiiskinen from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday in exchange for defenseman Andrew Gibson. ,The Red Wings will hold a pair of picks (Nos. 47 and 53 overall) in the second round. ,Kiiskinen, 18, recorded 10 po...
Avalanche F Casey Mittelstadt signs 3-year contract
Colorado Avalanche forward Casey Mittelstadt signed a three-year, $17.25 million contract on Tuesday that spans through the 2026-27 season.,Mittelstadt recorded 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 18 games after the Avalanche acquired him from the Buffalo Sabres on March 6 in exchange for defense...
Jets D Dylan DeMelo lands 4-year, $19.6M extension
The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with defenseman Dylan DeMelo on a four-year, $19.6 million contract extension Tuesday.,DeMelo, 31, was set to become an unrestricted free agent. The $4.9 million average annual value marks a significant jump from the $3 million salary he earned last season.,DeMelo p...
Brooks Koepka celebrates as Panthers capture Stanley Cup
LIV Golf superstar Brooks Koepka was the talk of social media after he attended a Florida Panthers game in 2023.,On Monday, Koepka could hardly contain himself as the Panthers captured their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history with a Game 7 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Sunrise, Fla.,...
Connor McDavid wins Conn Smythe despite Oilers' loss
Connor McDavid didn't end up with the trophy he wanted to lift on Monday -- the Stanley Cup -- but the Edmonton Oilers captain still received a consolation prize.,After the Oilers fell 2-1 to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at Sunrise, Fla., McDavid was selected the winner of...
Sportsbooks view Panthers as favorites to repeat
The Florida Panthers grabbed the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history on Monday, and they are listed as the betting favorite or co-favorite to emerge on top again next year.,In early futures lines, the Panthers are a +900 favorite at FanDuel, while DraftKings tops its list with the Pa...
Panthers avert collapse, edge Oilers in Game 7 to take Cup
Carter Verhaeghe scored one goal and assisted on another to pace the Florida Panthers to a 2-1, Stanley Cup-clinching victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Game 7 at Sunrise, Fla.,Sam Reinhart netted the Cup-winning for the Panthers, who saw a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series disappear b...
Bruins trade G Linus Ullmark to Senators
The Boston Bruins traded Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night in exchange for fellow goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, center Mark Kastelic and the 25th overall pick in this year's draft.,Ottawa will keep 25 percent of Korpisalo's remaining salary as part of the deal. Boston originally ow...
Stanley Cup Final G7: Oilers-Panthers Preview, Props, Odds
The thrill of victory and agony of defeat that are at stake in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final are next-level.,The routes both the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers have taken to reach the winner-take-all clash will take those emotions off the charts.,The Panthers play host to the Oilers on Monda...
Panthers F Kyle Okposo gets nod for Game 7 vs. Oilers
Kyle Okposo spent most of the season looking up in the standings from his position with the Buffalo Sabres, but thanks to a trade-deadline move, he's now playing for a chance to win the Stanley Cup for the first time.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice made a "solely hockey based" decision to put Okposo in...
Maple Leafs add Marc Savard to coaching staff
Craig Berube, the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, completed his coaching staff with the hiring of assistant Marc Savard, the team announced Sunday.,Savard, 46, was an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames last season. He began his coaching career with the St. Louis Blues in 2019-20 befo...
Panthers hold G Sergei Bobrovsky out of practice before Game 7
Sergei Bobrovsky is trying to rediscover his rhythm before it's too late.,For the Florida Panthers' top goaltender, that meant sitting out practice on Sunday with one day before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at home against the Edmonton Oilers.,Bobrovsky, 35, was not present at the Panthers' pract...
Oilers eye history, Panthers try to avoid infamy in Game 7 of finals
The thrill of victory and agony of defeat at stake in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final are next-level.,The routes both the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers have taken to reach the winner-take-all clash will take that emotion off the charts.,The Panthers play host the Oilers on Monday night in Sun...