Canadiens’ Evans Scores Late Goal to Defeat Devils The Canadian Press | September 17, 2019 MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored late in the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night in the first NHL pre-season game for both teams. Artturi Lehkonen and Nate Thompson scored for the Canadien…
New Seattle NHL Arena Remains on Schedule for Summer 2021 The Canadian Press | September 16, 2019 SEATTLE — The arena for Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise remains on track to open sometime in the summer of 2021. Construction officials said Monday that the entire bowl of the former KeyArena has been demolished and excavation work is ongoing. Offici…
Gudbranson and McCann, Forever Linked, Now Penguins Teammates The Canadian Press | September 16, 2019 Erik Gudbranson and Jared McCann’s names were always going to be linked. The pair just didn’t expect to eventually find themselves on the same team. Traded for one another when the Vancouver Canucks dealt McCann to the Florida Panthers i…
NHL Players Stay with CBA, Labour Peace Set to at Least 2022 The Canadian Press | September 16, 2019 National Hockey League players have decided not to opt out of the collective bargaining agreement, guaranteeing labour peace until at least 2022. The NHLPA announced its decision Monday just before the deadline to trigger its opt-out clause. Not termin…
Canadiens’ Poehling Pleased to Return to Bell Centre The Canadian Press | September 15, 2019 MONTREAL — When Ryan Poehling stepped onto the Bell Centre ice for the first time since his record-setting game last year, all the memories came rushing back. The Montreal Canadiens prospect made history in his NHL debut in the final game of last seaso…
Pavelski, Perry Join Stars The Canadian Press | September 15, 2019 FRISCO, Texas — Joe Pavelski joined the Dallas Stars as an expensive free agent coming off one of his best goal-scoring years, while Corey Perry quietly signed a low-cost deal for one year after playing the fewest games of his career because of a knee …
Marner Joins Maple Leafs for Training Camp The Canadian Press | September 15, 2019 PARADISE, N.L. — Mitch Marner and Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas say bringing the team together and not missing any games were top of mind issues as they inked a six-year deal. Marner joined his Maple Leafs teammates today …
Wild Sign Spurgeon to 7-Year, $53-Million Extension The Canadian Press | September 15, 2019 ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed defenceman Jared Spurgeon to a $53.025 million, seven-year extension Saturday that will begin next season and go through the 2026-27 season. The deal carries an annual value of $7.575 million. The 29-year-old…
Dominik Kubalik Adjusts to Life with Blackhawks The Canadian Press | September 15, 2019 CHICAGO — Dominik Kubalik is leaning on David Kampf while he transitions to life in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks. He peppers his Czech countryman with all sorts of questions. “I think he’s a little bit mad at me right now,” a grinning Kubalik sa…
Stan Mikita Suffered from CTE – Studies Show The Canadian Press | September 14, 2019 CHICAGO — A posthumous study of Stan Mikita’s brain shows the hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the BU CTE Center, announced the findings during the C…
Mike Babcock Knows He Could Be on Hot Seat if Maple Leafs Falter The Canadian Press | September 14, 2019 Mike Babcock is aware his seat will be a little warmer than usual this season. And if things don’t go according to plan for the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it could get positively scalding. That’s life behind the bench of a team wi…
Ferland on Top Line as Vancouver Canucks Camp Opens The Canadian Press | September 14, 2019 VICTORIA — Vancouver Canucks newcomer Micheal Ferland was singing the praises of Elias Pettersson on Friday after skating on a line with the NHL’s reigning rookie of the year on the opening day of training camp. Ferland said he…
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