Stanley Cup

Geekie excited to pursue NHL career after inking entry-level contract

Conor Geekie stood by his word that he was looking forward to Arizona’s weather. “I love it; I’m pumped. I love going outside, and I even walked to the mall the other day, and I know some people think that’s a little crazy, but it was a lot of fun, and I’m enjoying myself here,” […]

Avalanche Re-Sign Young Defenseman

Despite a pointless season at the NHL level, the reigning Stanley Cup champions are bringing back Keaton Middleton. The Colorado Avalanche re-signed the 6-foot-4, 240-pound defenseman to a one-year deal, announced Thursday. The contract is a two-way deal that pays Middleton $750,000 in the NHL and $100,000 in the minors. The Edmonton native appeared in […]

Pavel Zacha is ready to step up his game in Boston

With the Bruins needing to get younger and bigger while finding a potential top-six center of the future, general manager Don Sweeney hit the phones to find his guy. The Bruins completed a one-for-one trade with the New Jersey Devils shipping out 31-year-old Erik Haula while bringing in 25-year-old Pavel Zacha in return. In one […]

Coyotes Acquire Nemeth & Two Draft Picks from Rangers

The Arizona Coyotes are nowhere close to being finished with their offseason histrionics. Arizona acquired defenseman Patrik Nemeth, a 2025 second-round draft pick, and a conditional 2026 second-round draft pick from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Ty Emberson on Thursday, general manager Bill Armstrong announced. The 30-year-old Nemeth comes to the Arizona […]

Coyotes Rebuild Continues with Goaltender Signing

The Arizona Coyotes have signed goaltender Jon Gillies to a one-year, two-way contract, worth $750,000 at the NHL level and $150,000 at the AHL level. Originally a third-round pick (75th overall) by the Calgary Flames in the 2012 NHL Draft, Gillies played 20 games in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues and the New […]

Hockey Canada reopens investigation into alleged 2018 sexual assault, NHL players implicated

Hockey Canada has revealed in an open letter that they have re-opened the investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of the 2018 World Junior Championship team. A lawsuit was filed in May that stated that eight unnamed CHL players sexually assaulted a woman in June of 2018 at a Hockey Canada function in […]

END of an era; Ondřej Palát says goodbye to Tampa Bay heads to New Jersey

As per Elliotte Friedman, Ondrej Palat is headed out of Tampa Bay after ten seasons and 12 years for the three-time champions. A crucial part of the Lightning’s back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021 and their Finals run this year, Palat combined 52 points across 71 games. Producing 27 goals across three postseasons (11 […]

Flames keep Zadorov on two-year deal

The Calgary Flames were at least able to keep one player from running away, as they agreed to terms with defenseman Nikita Zadorov on a two-year, $7.5 million. The deal carries an average annual value of $3.75 million. The news comes in the aftermath of Johnny Gaudreau’s shocking decision to take his hockey talents to […]

Vegas Golden Knights trade Pacioretty, Coghlan for future considerations

The salary cap squeeze has claimed another victim. The Vegas Golden Knights are the latest on the chopping block as they traded forward Max Pacioretty and defenseman Dylan Coghlan to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for future considerations. Albeit his age and extensive injury history, Pacioretty still averages about 30 goals a season when healthy. […]

Report: Blackhawks stars Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews off the trading block — for now

The Blackhawks might be losing their stars, but not just yet. According to Pat Brisson, agent for Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Seth Jones, the trio are “not necessarily in agreement with the direction the team is taking,” per reporter Pierre LeBrun. In the same report, Brisson added, “They will let the dust settle first […]