Skip to content

National Hockey

Pod hockey: Leading plan for NHL return includes empty rinks

Pod hockey: Leading plan for NHL return includes empty rinks

Get used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned arenas during the dog days of summer.
Read more >
Canucks sign flashy winger Nils Hoglander to entry-level contract

Canucks sign flashy winger Nils Hoglander to entry-level contract

Nils Hoglander knows the jump to the NHL can be a big one. Canucks general manager Jim Benning wouldn't be surprised if Vancouver's latest signing takes that step at training camp ahead of the 2020-21 season — whenever that might be.
Read more >
Red Wings sign high-scoring Swedish winger Mathias Brome

Red Wings sign high-scoring Swedish winger Mathias Brome

The Detroit Red Wings have signed left wing Mathias Brome to a one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday, adding one of the leading scorers from the Swedish Hockey League last season.
Read more >
Flames sign Swedish defenceman Johannes Kinnvall to two-year deal

Flames sign Swedish defenceman Johannes Kinnvall to two-year deal

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Johannes Kinnvall to a two-year, entry-level contract, the club announced Wednesday.
Read more >
Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Theodor Lennstrom to one-year contract

Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Theodor Lennstrom to one-year contract

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Theodor Lennstrom to a one-year entry-level contract.
Read more >
NHL coaches eager to spread knowledge: 'Giving back to the hockey community'

NHL coaches eager to spread knowledge: 'Giving back to the hockey community'

Ken Hitchcock remembers eagerly attending coaching symposiums in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The goal was simple: soak up as much hockey information as possible.
Read more >
Edmonton Oilers sign forward Gaetan Haas to one-year contract extension

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Gaetan Haas to one-year contract extension

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Gaetan Haas to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. The 28-year-old native of Bonfol, Switzerland has five goals and five assists in 58 games with the Oilers.
Read more >
McDonough calls time with Blackhawks 'ride of a lifetime'

McDonough calls time with Blackhawks 'ride of a lifetime'

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Blackhawks president John McDonough, in his first public comments since he was fired, called his time with the team “the ride of a lifetime.
Read more >
Devils forward Palmieri paints, hopes NHL return in picture

Devils forward Palmieri paints, hopes NHL return in picture

Kyle Palmieri has been trying to keep busy around his Long Island home, doing a lot of painting projects. Walls and ceilings, mostly. As for a bright picture of the NHL resuming play, the New Jersey Devils forward isn't sure.
Read more >
Blackhawks fire team president McDonough in surprising move

Blackhawks fire team president McDonough in surprising move

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, cutting ties with a key figure in the most successful decade in team history and raising questions about the direction of one of the NHL's marquee franchises.
Read more >