National Hockey

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed goaltender Vasili Demchenko to a one-year entry-level contract. The deal is worth US$700,000 in the NHL and $70,000 in the AHL, with a signing bonus of $92,500.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amid uncertainty about whether the 2019-20 season will continue, the Columbus Blue Jackets are looking ahead to next season.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have named Anthony LeBlanc as their president of business operations. LeBlanc was most recently a founding partner of Schooner Sports and Entertainment, a group trying to bring a CFL team to Halifax.

Wayne Gretzky sees a lot of himself in Alex Ovechkin, from the smile on his face each time he steps on the ice to his passion for scoring goals.

Ben Chiarot had seen plenty of Bobby Orr highlights. The elegant, seemingly effortless rushes. His superior skill and vision.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets signed All-Star goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract Friday worth a reported $5.6 million.

Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff chooses to remember the good times with Dustin Byfuglien.

The suspension of play in the NHL because of the coronavirus pandemic has put Tom Fitzgerald of the New Jersey Devils in a strange situation. The 51-year-old is waiting to see if the league will finish its season and whether he gets to keep his job.

MONTREAL — Longtime Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov won't be making a return to the NHL.

Former Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov retired from professional hockey Thursday. The 41-year-old Markov played 990 regular-season games for the Canadiens between 2000 and 2017 before returning home to Russia to finish his career.