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Oilers tab Mike Babcock as head coach
The Edmonton Oilers named Mike Babcock as the 19th head coach in club history on Tuesday.,He replaces Kris Knoblauch, who on May 14 was relieved of his head coaching duties after three seasons and two trips to the Stanley Cup Finals -- both losses. The Oilers lost to the Anaheim Ducks in the first r...
Patrice Bergeron, Carey Price headline Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
Patrice Bergeron, Carey Price and Keith Tkachuk headlined the Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 unveiled on Monday.,Bergeron, Price, Tkachuk, Pekka Rinne and Cindy Curley were elected as players while longtime executive Brian Burke will be inducted as a builder.,Elected in his first year of eligib...
Panthers among Stanley Cup favorites after Tkachuk blockbuster
The blockbuster trade that unites Brady Tkachuk with his brother in Florida also drove oddsmakers to move the Panthers among the favorites to win the 2026-27 Stanley Cup.,Coming off a season in which the Panthers finished 14th in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs, general manager Bill Z...
Senators GM: Brady Tkachuk requested trade to Panthers
Ottawa Senators president and general manager Steve Staios confirmed in a press conference Monday that Sunday's blockbuster trade which sent Senators star Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers came about at Tkachuk's request.,Staios did not share the reason why Tkachuk asked for the trade, which wil...
Oilers sign D Connor Murphy to 5-year, $20.5M contract
The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran defenseman Connor Murphy to a five-year, $20.5 million contract on Monday.,Murphy, 33, had four points in 20 games with the Oilers after arriving in a March 2 trade with Chicago.,He tallied 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in a combined 80 games with the Blackhaw...
Report: Oilers D Connor Murphy gets 5-year, $20.4M extension
The Edmonton Oilers are signing veteran defenseman Connor Murphy to a five-year, $20.4 million extension, TSN reported on Monday.,Murphy, 33, had four points in 20 games with the Oilers after arriving in a March 2 trade with Chicago.,He tallied 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in a combined 80 gam...
Mammoth sign coach Andre Tourigny to new contract
The Utah Mammoth signed head coach Andre Tourigny and assistant coach Blaine Forsythe to new multi-year contracts on Monday.,The club also signed two-time Stanley Cup-winning defenseman Adam Foote to a multi-year contract to join Tourigny's staff as an assistant coach. Financial terms of the deals w...
Kraken re-sign F Bobby McMann to 6-year, $34.5M deal
The Seattle Kraken re-signed free agent forward Bobby McMann to a six-year, $34.5 million contract.,McMann, who turned 30 last week, is signed through the 2031-32 season in the deal announced Sunday.,He scored 14 points (10 goals, four assists) in 18 games after being acquired from Toronto on March ...
Panthers land Brady Tkachuk in blockbuster deal with Senators
Brady Tkachuk is heading to Florida, where he will join his brother Matthew with the Panthers in one of the NHL's biggest offseason moves.,The Ottawa Senators are trading their captain to the Panthers for a package of draft picks, the teams announced Sunday. Ottawa will receive Florida's two first-r...
Rangers give G Dylan Garand 2-year extension
The New York Rangers are keeping one of their top internal goaltending options in place, signing Dylan Garand to a two-year contract extension.,The team announced the deal Sunday, giving the 24-year-old another chance to build on a brief but strong first look in the NHL. Garand appeared in three gam...
Kraken acquire F Mackie Samoskevich from Panthers for 2 draft picks
The Seattle Kraken added a young right-shot winger Sunday, acquiring Mackie Samoskevich from the Florida Panthers for two draft picks ahead of this week's NHL Draft.,Florida received the No. 25 pick in the 2026 draft, a selection Seattle previously obtained from the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with a...
Oilers sign F Jason Dickinson to 5-year, $20M deal
Pending unrestricted free agent forward Jason Dickinson agreed to a five-year, $20 million contract to remain with the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.,Dickinson was acquired by Edmonton along with Colton Dach from the Chicago Blackhawks on March 4 in exchange for fellow forward Andrew Mangiapane and a co...
Canes' raucous Cup parade draws estimated 150,000 fans
Celebrating the Carolina Hurricanes' first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years, an estimated record-breaking crowd of 150,000 fans packed downtown Raleigh on Saturday for the team's victory parade, according to The News & Observer.,Coach Rod Brind'Amour, who was the captain of Carolina's only other...
Hurricanes' Nicolas Deslauriers signs contract during parade
Rugged forward Nicolas Deslauriers picked a fine time to sign a two-year, $1.75 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.,Deslauriers put pen to paper during the team's Stanley Cup victory parade on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C. ,"Two more f---ing years," Deslauriers screamed to the crowd...
Three NHL Teams Ready to Make Major Offseason Moves
The NHL offseason is here. Find out why the Sharks, Canadiens and Blues are positioned to make major moves before next season....
Three-time Cup champ, ex-Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews retires
Three-time Stanley Cup champion and longtime Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews officially announced his retirement Friday after 16 seasons.,Toews, 38, who sat out two seasons before returning to play all 82 games for his hometown Winnipeg Jets in 2025-26, ends his decorated career with 912 p...
Two-time Cup winner Ron Francis rejoins Pens as advisor
Two-time Stanley Cup winner Ron Francis rejoined the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday as a special advisor for hockey operations.,The Hall of Fame forward played eight of his 23 NHL seasons in Pittsburgh, winning back-to-back championships in 1990-91 and 1991-92.,"Ron has a deep affinity for the city o...
Leafs add D Darren Raddysh in sign-and-trade deal with Lightning
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday in a sign-and-trade deal, taking the defenseman off the upcoming NHL free agent market.,As part of the deal, the Toronto native signed an eight-year contract with the Lightning prior to the move. Financial terms w...
Ducks F Troy Terry to miss start of 2026-27 season
Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry is expected to be sidelined for five to six months after undergoing surgery last week to address a hip impingement and labral tear, the team announced Thursday.,The recovery time will force Terry to miss the start of the 2026-27 season.,Terry, 28, recorded 57 points ...
NHL clears Mike Babcock for return to coaching
The NHL issued a statement Thursday clearing Mike Babcock to return to coaching following an investigation into his brief 2023 stint with the Columbus Blue Jackets.,"The League has completed its review of Mike Babcock's tenure in Columbus, and of certain alleged conduct associated therewith," read t...