In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Jake McCabe to a five-year extension. How and when did that deal come together? Meanwhile, Connor Bedard expressed his frustrations at the Chicago Blackhawks results so far this season. Are other teams going to follow the blueprint from the St. Louis Blues? Finally, don’t
The Rockford IceHogs have signed forward Gerry Mayhew to an American Hockey League contract. Mayhew skated in 68 games for the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers last season, recording 19 goals and 18 assists for 37 points. The eighth-year pro has played a total of 389 games in the AHL with Charlotte, Lehigh Valley and Iowa, collecting
Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 08:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Aleksei Kolosov became the first Belarusian-born goalie in NHL history Sunday night when he start for the Philadelphia Flyers against the Montreal Canadiens. The 22-year-old Kolosov was recalled by the Flyers on Saturday night and immediately inserted into the lineup against Montreal.
The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. BLUE JACKETS (3-3-0) at PREDATORS (2-5-0) 8 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNSO Blue Jackets projected lineup Cole Sillinger — Sean Monahan — Kirill MarchenkoYegor Chinakhov — Adam Fantilli — Mikael PyyhtiaZach Aston-Reese
NHL Rumors The Calgary Flames are looking for a young centerman but this isn’t anything new as they’ve been looking for a while now. Mark Easson 10/27/2024 3 minute read NHL Rumors The Boston Bruins closing in on an extension for Brad Marchand. The Montreal Canadiens are looking for help on the blue line and
Scott Arniel is off to a historically-hot start as the Winnipeg Jets’ new head coach. With the Jets improving their record to 8-0-0 with a 5-3 victory Saturday night over the Calgary Flames, Arniel became the first head coach in NHL history to record an eight-game winning streak to start his tenure. It’s quite the
Oct 26, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Bill Hay, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win a Stanley Cup in 1960-61 and was one of hockey’s great ambassadors, has died at the age of 88. Hay won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie in 1959-60, finishing 13th in the league in scoring with 55 points
VANCOUVER – Arshdeep Bains got a solid vote of confidence before suiting up for his hometown Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The left-winger spoke with Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and the Canucks legends told him they had a feeling Bains was poised to score his first NHL goal. They were right. “I’d been hearing that from
He is the longest tenured player on the Toronto Maple Leafs and now, Morgan Rielly has 800 NHL games played under his belt. The Maple Leafs’ assistant captain and long-time defenceman reached the milestone game in a loss to — fittingly — the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. However, he did tally his first goal
Field Level Media Oct 26, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rugged free agent forward Matt Martin agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New York Islanders on Saturday. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Islanders for Martin, who is the active hits leader in NHL history with 3,854. Martin, 35,
The Boston Bruins returned home from a three-game road trip and had a date with the Dallas Stars. Fortunately, they did not have to face Jake Oettinger. However, that did not matter, as Casey DeSmith helped slam the door shut and stifle the Bruins’ offense. The Stars shipped into Boston and took a commanding 5-2
Following some early-season struggles for one of the higher-paid netminders in the NHL, Tristan Jarry ($5.375 million cap hit) has been assigned to the American Hockey League (AHL). It’ll be a conditioning loan for the 29-year-old of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins have assigned goaltender Tristan Jarry to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) on a conditioning
Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 03:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The San Jose Sharks made some unfavorable history Thursday night, having failed to win any of their first eight games in consecutive seasons after a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. San Jose is the first team to hold that
Coming into the season, the Colorado Avalanche had a million questions. A quick glance at their lineup would tell you that those questions were well-founded. The Avalanche looked like an entirely different team in the last four games compared to the first four games of the season, and they now have a chance to be
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Providence. Springfield. Providence again. That’s what the Hershey Bears are facing this weekend on their first extended road trip of the 2024-25 season. The swing through New England is one of just two three-in-three sets for the Bears, but will be an early test for a club that has played
On the Thursday, Oct. 24 edition of TSN’s Insider Trading, host Gino Reda and hockey insider Pierre LeBrun had a chat that should have Montreal Canadiens fans’ ears perk up. The segment (which begins at the 3:03 mark) revealed that Canadiens general manager (GM) Kent Hughes has been making calls to his GM brethren around the league.
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 25, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Alexis Lafreniere and the New York Rangers have agreed on a seven-year contract extension for the first overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, a source confirmed to ESPN. The new contract for Lafrenière, 23, will
The Nashville Predators face the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 8:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+ Predators projected lineup Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Gustav NyquistSteven Stamkos — Colton Sissons — Jonathan MarchessaultMark Jankowski — Tommy Novak — Luke