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Alex Galchenyuk is headed to Russia just over a month after being arrested in Scottsdale, AZ. The 29-year-old signed a two-year pact with Kontinental Hockey League club SKA Saint Petersburg, the team announced on Friday. The American was arrested and charged early in July for private property hit and run, disorderly conduct, failure to obey, […]

The Ottawa Senators made a major push for the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season only to come up short. Ottawa made a significant addition to their roster, acquiring defenseman Jakob Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes. The team is undoubtedly excited to have the 25-year-old for a full season now. And Chychrun shares that excitement. The […]

The Ottawa Senators have one of the NHL’s most promising cores right now. Captain Brady Tkachuk, forward Tim Stutzle and defenseman Jakob Chychrun are some of the pillars of this group. However, there’s one name that Tkachuk wants fans and the NHL alike to keep in mind: Jake Sanderson. Tkachuk joined former NHL All-Star John […]

The Detroit Red Wings finally signed forward Joe Veleno ahead of the 2023-24 season. Veleno signed a one-year contract to take him off the restricted free agency market. Now, the former first-round pick can focus on proving himself in the NHL this season. Veleno spoke for the first time following his new contract this week. […]

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving checked a major item off his to-do list. He signed superstar forward Auston Matthews to a four-year contract extension. Matthews is now the highest-paid player in the NHL and will remain in Toronto past 2024. And, according to Treliving, Matthews was an important driving force in getting this […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will begin a new era in the coming weeks when the team starts its training camp and eventually competes in the 2023-24 season. After several disappointing seasons, they have a chance to be one of the more exciting teams in the league as No. 1 draft pick Connor Bedard will make his […]

The Nashville Predators are a team in transition right now. Their eight-year playoff streak came to an end, but they still came pretty close despite selling at the trade deadline. With a new general manager in Barry Trotz and a new coach in Andrew Brunette, a new era is beginning in Nashville. However, the exact […]

EA Sports is asking fans who they think should be the highest rated player in NHL 24. Although Cale Makar may be the cover athlete, it doesn’t mean he’ll be the highest rated player. And they’re not just asking for the top player overall, but the top player for each position. EA Sports recently posted […]

The Buffalo Sabres have not qualified for the National Hockey League’s postseason since 2011 — but former No. 1 overall pick Owen Power is confident that will change in 2023-24. Not only that, the 20-year-old believes the team is good enough to compete for a Stanley Cup. “I honestly think we can go for a […]

The Los Angeles Kings are in a very good spot heading into 2023-24. They locked up one of the greatest Kings in history (besides Wayne Gretzky) in captain and face of the franchise Anze Kopitar. They made a huge splash by acquiring and signing Pierre-Luc Dubois to a long-term contract. And they added goaltending depth […]

Although the Boston Bruins have already tried to bring Calgary Flames star Elias Lindholm to Massachusetts, the team will try again if he is still available on the trade market in September, according to Boston Hockey Now. “If Lindholm’s available next month, Bruins will circle back,” a source told the outlet on Thursday. “I think […]

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to be the team that officially ends the Canadian Stanley Cup drought. They came close in 2022, reaching the Western Conference Final. In 2023, they made it to the second round before falling to the eventual champion Vegas Golden Knights. For 2024, the Oilers are hoping to draw on these […]

The Montreal Canadiens are in the thick of their rebuilding process. Last season saw them embrace a bit of a youth movement, breaking camp with four rookies on their roster. Things didn’t go well for Montreal at all, but that’s a product of the rebuild. Montreal made headlines with one major move this summer. They […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs locked in superstar forward Auston Matthews on Wednesday. Toronto signed the 25-year-old to a four-year contract that makes him the highest-paid player in the entire league. Matthews shared a message on social media, but he wasn’t the only Maple Leafs player to speak on the deal. Maple Leafs captain John Tavares […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a major decision to lock in one of their “core four” on Wednesday. Superstar forward Auston Matthews has signed a four-year contract extension with the team. As a result, he is now the highest-paid player in the NHL. Matthews was set to hit the open market next summer as an […]

After making a big splash with the signing of forward Brandon Hegel to an eight-year, $52 million contract, the Tampa Bay Lightning made another move, albeit a much smaller one. The Lightning announced Wednesday that they have inked defenseman Darren Raddysh to a one-year, two-way contract extension that comes with an AAV of $975,000. Raddysh’s […]

Auston Matthews has reportedly signed a four-year extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs that will give him the highest average annual value in the NHL at $13.25 million per season, according to Chris Johnston of SportsNet. When the deal was finished, Auston Matthews himself beat the reporters to announcing the deal on social media. “I […]

The New York Rangers have reportedly signed restricted free agent winger Alexis Lafreniere to a two-year, $4.65 million deal, according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick gets a bridge deal that will pay him $2.325 million over the next two seasons. This was the last move the […]

The NHL is eyeing a return to the Winter Olympics in 2026. After the league sat out of the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the league and NHL Player’s Association (NHL PA) plans on coming back to the next games. Not only is the league wanting an Olympic return, but to revitalize the World […]

The San Jose Sharks are going to feel a void without Erik Karlsson on the blue line this year, but Matt Benning is taking an optimistic approach to the Norris Trophy winner departing in a trade that sent him to the Pittsburgh Penguins. “He was our leading point-getter as a defenseman and at the end […]

The Florida Panthers surprised the hockey world in 2023, barely qualifying for the postseason before going on a scintillating run all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. But the price was paid for winning three rounds in a bruising playoff season — Matthew Tkachuk, Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour all suffered injuries that leave […]

The Washington Capitals missed the postseason in 2023 for the first time since since 2013-14 — and superstar Alex Ovechkin is locked in on making sure it doesn’t happen again. “In all the conversations that I’ve had with [Ovechkin], it seems like he’s in a great frame of mind. Since being around him a few […]

The Arizona Coyotes have locked up head coach Andre Tourigny for three more seasons, general manager Bill Armstrong announced on Wednesday. The terms of the contract were not disclosed. “We are very pleased to sign Andre to a three-year extension,” Armstrong stated in the official release. “He is an excellent coach, leader and communicator who […]

The Detroit Red Wings re-signed restricted free agent forward Joe Veleno to a one-year pact worth $825,000, the team announced on Tuesday. Veleno spent the entire 2022-23 season in Michigan, setting career highs with nine goals, 11 assists and 20 points over an 81-game slate. It was his first full NHL season after splitting the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are closing in on a two-year contract extension with star restricted free agent defenseman Evan Bouchard, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Wednesday. “Sounds like EDM and Evan Bouchard closing in on 2x$3.9M,” Friedman wrote. Paying Bouchard $7.8 million over the next two years is a huge win for the Oilers, after the […]

Toronto Maple Leafs fans are still over the moon about the team’s last season, which ended in the second round of the playoffs. The Maple Leafs won their first playoff series since 2003-2004 after losing eight straight. Winger William Nylander was a big reason why Toronto advanced in the playoffs, notching seven points in the […]

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson finally broke out as a true superstar in the NHL last season, leading the team with a phenomenal 39-goal, 102-point campaign in 2022-23. As the 24-year-old enters the final season of a three-year, $22 million contract he signed back in October of 2021, his next contract has been a hot […]

When a player like Patrice Bergeron retires, a lot of hockey fans, Florida Panthers especially, and opposing players are happy because they don’t have to face a guy who tortured them for the better part of two decades. The former Boston Bruins captain retired in July after 19 NHL seasons and leaves with a very […]

New York Islanders center Bo Horvat and his wife are facing a lawsuit in Nassau County, NY. Eastern LLC filed the lawsuit against Horvat, his wife Holly, and the Village of Plandom Manor this week, per TheIsland360.com’s Karina Kovac (via EyesOnIsles.com). The village’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) allegedly gave the go-signal to deposit 350 […]

The Edmonton Oilers are an offensive powerhouse. Boasting the game’s best player in Connor McDavid and arguably the next best in Leon Draisaitl, fans in Alberta have been treated to exciting, fast-paced hockey on a nightly basis for years. The Oilers are firmly in the NHL’s bracket of Stanley Cup contenders heading into next season, […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning secured another important franchise cornerstone on Tuesday, inking winger Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract worth $52 million. Hagel is excited to continue his career in Tampa Bay and is looking forward to helping the Lightning in their quest for another Stanley Cup title. “I think this is home,” Hagel said. […]

The Montreal Canadiens have been active this offseason, giving themselves assets for moves that could be made in the near future. The Canadiens played a part in the Erik Karlsson trade from the San Jose Sharks to the Pittsburgh Penguins by acquiring Jeff Petry from Pittsburgh, and flipped him to the Detroit Red Wings. Both […]

Brandon Hagel was a revelation for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022-23, enjoying a true breakout campaign with 30 goals and 64 points in 81 games. It was Hagel’s first full season in Florida after playing nearly three seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks from 2020-22. And the 24-year-old was rewarded for his excellent play in […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced that they have signed forward Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension that is worth $6.5 million per year. Brandon Hagel’s contract extension will begin in the 2024-2025 season. The extension comes after a breakout 2022-2023 campaign. Hagel put up a career […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have locked up their 2023 first-rounder, signing Oliver Bonk to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced on Monday. The 18-year-old heard his named called with the No. 22 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. He is the son of former NHL forward Radek Bonk. It is expected that the Ottawa, […]

The Colorado Avalanche entered the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the defending champions. As such, Colorado expected to go far in the postseason. Not just because of their standing as defending champions, but also because of the immense talent on their roster. However, their Stanley Cup title defense ended after just one round. It was […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have made their intentions abundantly clear. After missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in 16 years, they aren’t tearing things down. In fact, they are going all in for another shot at a Stanley Cup with their current core. Pittsburgh made what might be the biggest trade of the […]

The Vancouver Canucks missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs this past season, but are not interested in rebuilding just yet. Vancouver’s brass believes there is playoff-caliber talent on this roster. And they want to see this team go for it in 2023-24 despite any cries for a complete rebuild. On one hand, you have to respect […]

The Seattle Kraken rebounded after a disappointing debut season in the NHL. Seattle had their first taste of life in the Stanley Cup Playoffs thanks to an incredible season. And they even took out the Colorado Avalanche in the first round to end their Stanley Cup defense. All in all, it was something for the […]