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Red Wings Draft Simon Edvinsson 6th Overall

Matthew Zator | July 23, 2021

With the 6th pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings have selected Simon Edvinsson from Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) About Simon Edvinsson…

Blue Jackets Pick Kent Johnson #5 Overall

Brandon Share-Cohen | July 23, 2021

With the 5th pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Columbus Blue Jackets have selected Kent Johnson from the Michigan Wolverines of the NCAA About Kent Johnson In a…

Devils Select Luke Hughes with the 4th Overall Pick

Josh Frojelin | July 23, 2021

With the the fourth pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, the have selected Luke Hughes of the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) About Luke Hughes The Hughes clan…

Kraken Select Matthew Beniers with the 2nd Overall Pick

Jordan Jacklin | July 23, 2021

With the second selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, the Seattle Kraken have selected Matthew Beniers from the University of Michigan of the NCAA About Beniers The highly coveted center…

Sabres Select Owen Power with the 1st Overall Pick

Colby Guy | July 23, 2021

With the first pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, the Buffalo Sabres have selected defenseman Owen Power from the University of Michigan of the NCAA About Power From the very…

Ducks Draft Mason McTavish 3rd Overall

Peter Baracchini | July 23, 2021

With the third pick of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Anaheim Ducks have selected Mason McTavish from Peterborough Petes of the OHL. About Mason McTavish There isn’t a player…

Boston Bruins Sign Taylor Hall to a 4-Year Contract

Scott Roche | July 23, 2021

In what is expected to be a busy week for the Boston Bruins, the first free-agent domino fell Friday. After strong two months in Boston following a trade on April…

Canucks Acquire Ekman-Larsson & Garland from Coyotes

Sartaaj Bhullar | July 23, 2021

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has been busy working the phones over the past week. After an impressive 2019-20 campaign, the club followed up with a disappointing 2020-21 season.…

Blues Acquire Buchnevich from Rangers for Blais, Pick

Stephen Ground | July 23, 2021

The St. Louis Blues made their first major move of the summer, acquiring forward Pavel Buchnevich from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Sammy Blais and a 2022…

Arizona Coyotes Acquire Shayne Gostisbehere, Picks from Philadephia Flyers

Patrick Brown | July 22, 2021

That didn’t take long. Just hours after the trade freeze ended the Arizona Coyotes acquired defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere from the Philadelphia Flyers, along with second and seventh round picks in…

Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft Tracker

Eugene Helfrick | July 22, 2021

Ever since it was announced that the city of Seattle would be granted an NHL expansion franchise back on Dec. 18th, 2018, speculation has run wild about what that team…

Seattle Kraken Select Kole Lind From the Vancouver Canucks

Matthew Zator | July 21, 2021

The Seattle Kraken select forward Kole Lind from the Vancouver Canucks at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. #Canucks will lose forward prospect Kole Lind in the Expansion Draft to #SeaKraken.@DFOHockey…