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ECHL: Rapid City Rush Extend Affiliation with Calgary Flames

The Rapid City Rush and Calgary Flames have announced that they have extended their affiliation with a multi-year deal. The affiliation will include the Rush in the ECHL, Calgary Wranglers in the AHL, and Flames in the NHL. The Rapid City Rush and Calgary Flames initially started their affiliation in the 2022-23 season with a […]

Winnipeg Jets Re-Sign Gabriel Vilardi and Parker Ford

The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed forwards Gabriel Vilardi and Parker Ford to contract extensions today. Ford received a two-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 in year one and $850,000 in year two, per Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press. Vilardi received a six-year contract worth $7.5 million annually, avoiding salary arbitration days before the hearing. […]

Utah Mammoth Extend AHL All-Star

The Utah Mammoth announced they’ve extended an AHL All-Star to a two-year, two-way contract.

Jaroslav Halak in net for the Boston Bruins

Jaroslav Halák Announces Retirement

Goaltender Jaroslav Halák has announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the NHL. Halák last played during the 2022-23 season playing in 25 games for the New York Rangers while putting up a 10-9-5 record with a 2.72 GAA, .903SV%, and one shutout. Jaroslav Halák began his career with the Montreal Canadiens after they drafted […]

Winnipeg Jets 2025-26 Season Schedule Announced

The Winnipeg Jets announced their 2025-26 season schedule today. It includes notable dates on the calendar for player returns, road and home game stretches, opponent facts, and more. Fortunately for Jets fans, the season starts and ends at home. The season/home opener is set to begin on Thursday, October 9th, when the Jets face the […]

Barron Has Opportunity At His Doorstep with New Contract

Morgan Barron has the opportunity of a lifetime to take his bottom-six role to a top-nine spot after signing his brand-new two-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets. The two-year contract carries an average annual value (AAV) of $1.85 million a season. The sixth-round (174th overall) draft selection by the New York Rangers in the […]

Tyrel Bauer Signs One-Year, Two-Way Contract Extension

The inaugural winner of the 2025 Richard Bue Ultimate Teammate and the 2025 winner of the EPRA Julian Klymkiw Community Service Award is back for another season after signing a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with the Winnipeg Jets yesterday. Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press reports that the contract is worth $775,000 in […]

Winnipeg Jets Sign Five Players to Two-Way Contract

The Winnipeg Jets signed five players to identical one-year, two-way contracts on Wednesday, July 2nd, to help bolster the team’s depth and American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. Goaltender Isaac Poulter, defenseman Kale Clague, and forwards Phillip Di Giuseppe, Samuel Fagemo, and Walker Duehr are on one-year deals worth an average annual value of […]

Jordan Kyrou skating for the St. Louis Blues

Is This St. Louis Blues Center a Fit for the Boston Bruins?

The St. Louis Blues have been shopping center Jordan Kyrou off and on for a couple of seasons. However, with a no-trade clause that kicked in on July 1, it might be harder to move the productive forward. Regardless, the Blues seem to be motivated to move that contract, according to TSN’s Frank Seravalli. Kyrou […]

Winnipeg Jets Re-Sign Isaak Phillips

Back in January, the Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks completed an AHL trade sending Dmitry Kuzmin to the Rockford IceHogs in exchange for Isaak Phillips. Today, the Winnipeg Jets announced that they’ve signed restricted free agent Isaak Phillips to a two-year, two-way contract carrying an average annual value of $812,500 in the NHL. The 23-year-old […]