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Panthers Sign Hunter St. Martin to 3-Year Entry-Level Contract
On Friday (Oct. 25) morning, the Florida Panthers announced they had signed forward Hunter St. Martin to a three-year, entry-level contract. St. Martin, who is 19 years old, was drafted in the sixth round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft at 193rd overall following a s...
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Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky Becomes Fastest Goaltender to 400th Win
Florida Panthers' netminder Sergei Bobrovsky tallied his 400th career NHL win Thursday night with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers. The 36-year-old now boasts a 400-226-56 record in 707 career games sp...
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Golden Knights Sign Shea Theodore to 7-Year Extension
On Thursday (Oct. 24) afternoon, the Vegas Golden Knights announced they had signed defender Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth $7.425 million annually. Theodore, who is 29 years old, has a goal and six assists for seven points through six games ...
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Islanders’ Duclair Out 6-8 Weeks
The New York Islanders announced Thursday morning that forward Anthony Duclair would miss the next six to eight weeks with a lower-body injury. The 29-year-old left in the third period of Saturday’s (Oct. 19) game against the Montreal Canadiens and neede...
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Tampa Bay Lightning Place Conor Sheary on Waivers
On Oct. 23, the Tampa Bay Lightning placed 32-year-old winger Conor Sheary on waivers per Elliotte Friedman. In three games with mostly depth usage this season, he has zero points with a minus-2 rating. He has a cap hit of $2 million through 2025-26.
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Blues Robert Thomas Placed On Injured Reserve, Out 6+ Weeks
The St. Louis Blues announced Wednesday morning that forward Robert Thomas has been placed on the injured reserve with an ankle injury. The 25-year-old left Tuesday night's game against the Winnipeg Jets early and did not return. He was ...
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Utah HC’s Marino, Durzi Out Lomg-Term Following Surgeries
The Utah Hockey Club announced Wednesday (Oct. 23) morning that a pair of defenders will be out long-term following successful surgeries. Sean Durzi will return in four to six months after having surgery to repair his injured right shoulder, while John Marino will retu...
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Justin Schultz Signs 1-Year Deal With HC Lugano
Justin Schultz has signed a one-year deal in Switzerland with HC Lugano of the National League (NL), the team announced Wednesday (Oct. 23) morning. Schultz, who is 34 years old, was an unrestricted free agent who never ended up signing with an NHL team this offseason and will now take his talen...
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Canadiens’ Justin Barron Injured on Jacob Trouba Hit
The New York Rangers’ Jacob Trouba is at the centre of another controversial hit that he laid on Tuesday night — this time on Montreal Canadiens’ defenceman Justin Barron. While some suggested the hit was reasonably clean and within the...
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Panthers Agree to Extension With Head Coach Paul Maurice
On Tuesday (Oct. 22), the Florida Panthers announced they had agreed to a multi-year contract extension with head coach Paul Maurice. His current contract was set to expire following the 2024-25 season. He was behind the bench last season when the Panthers won their first Stanle...
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Blues Sign Jake Neighbours to 2-Year Contract Extension
The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Jake Neighbours to a two-year contract extension worth an annual average value (AAV) of $3.75 million. The 22-year-old was drafted by the Blues in the first round (No. 26 overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft. ...
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Oilers Sign Forward Sam O’Reilly to 3-Year, Entry-Level Contract
On Monday (Oct. 21), the Edmonton Oilers announced they had signed their 2024 first-round draft pick, 18-year-old forward Sam O'Reilly, to a three-year, entry-level contract. They had made a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers to acquire the 32nd overall pi...
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Nashville Predators Recall Zachary L’Heureux From AHL
On Oct. 21, the Nashville Predators recalled a notable prospect from the American Hockey League (AHL). Zachary L’Heureux, taken 27th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, is on the big club. The 21-year-old forward could make his debut with the Pr...
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Islanders Anthony Duclair Out Long-Term
New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed Monday morning that forward Anthony Duclair is out long-term with an injury. This news comes after the 29-year-old left in the third period of Saturday's game against the Montreal Canadiens and never returned. He did...
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Winnipeg Jets Set to Honour Bryan Little
The Winnipeg Jets (4-0-0) are the sole undefeated team left in the NHL, and they’ll look to continue their impressive run in an afternoon clash (2 p.m. Central Time) with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 20. At Canada Life Centre, the Jets’ focus will be on coming out victorious, but also remembering a...
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Montreal Canadiens’ Logan Mailloux Scores 1st Career Goal
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Logan Mailloux scored his first NHL goal on Saturday night against the New York Islanders. The 21-year-old received a pass from Jake Evans and fired a wrist shot glove-side past Semyon Varlamov, tying th...
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Canucks Tyler Myers Reaches 1,000 Games Milestone
As the puck dropped at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers became the 400th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 games. He was the 130th defenseman and 279th Canadian to achieve this milestone. He was drafted 12th overall by th...
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Penguins Recall Alex Nedeljkovic From Conditioning Loan in AHL
Through six games, goaltending has been an area of concern for the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-3-0). Though fine record-wise, they are allowing 4.17 goals per game with minus-3.27 goals saved above expected (GSAx). Seeming...
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Devils’ Brenden Dillon Set to Play in 900th NHL Game
As the New Jersey Devils get set to take on the Washington Capitals on Saturday night, veteran defenceman — Brenden Dillon — will lace up his skates for his 900th career regular season game in the NHL against one of his former clubs.
Dillon, an undrafted defen...
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Blue Jackets’ Kent Johnson Out For a While
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Dean Evason confirmed Saturday morning that forward Kent Johnson's injury is "not short term." These comments come after Johnson took an awkward fall on Thursday (Oct. 17) against the Buffalo Sabres after tallying just 6:26 of ice t...
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Predators’ Luke Schenn Reaches 1,000-Game Milestone
It was a disappointing loss for the Nashville Predators on Thursday night at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers, but for one Predators player — Luke Schenn — it was a milestone night that, at one point, may have seemed like a pipe dream.
For the veteran defenceman, i...
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Boston Bruins Release New Jersey to Mark Centennial Season
It’ll be a big night for the Boston Bruins on December 1 when they take on the Montreal Canadiens in Boston as they will don their newly released centennial jersey’s in honour of the team’s 100th season.
A historic jersey for a h...
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Penguins Assign Rutger McGroarty to AHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they have assigned prospect Rutger McGroarty to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. McGroarty, selected 14th overall in the 2022 Draft by the Winnipeg Jets but traded to the Penguins this past offseason,...
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Dylan Gambrell, Brendan Lemieux Placed on Waivers
On Wednesday (Oct. 16), it was revealed that two players were placed on waivers. The Carolina Hurricanes placed forward Brendan Lemieux on waivers while the Columbus Blue Jackets did the same with Dylan Gambrell. Joakim Ryan, who was placed on waivers yesterday, wasn't ...
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Johnny Gaudreau Enshrined in 13 Seconds of Silence at Blue Jackets’ Home Opener
It was well publicized that the Columbus Blue Jackets were going to honour Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau to open up their season at home on Tuesday night when the team took on the Florida Panther...
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NHL Defenseman Anton Stralman Announces Retirement to Coach Women’s Soccer
Anton Stralman, 38, has retired from professional hockey and will now coach women's football in Sweden, Robin Olausson of Hockey Sverige reports. Stralman, a veteran of 938 NHL games between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay L...
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Minnesota Wild’s Filip Gustavsson Scores Goalie Goal
The Minnesota Wild took down the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night (Oct. 15), with the team's fourth goal coming from goaltender Filip Gustavsson. The 26-year-old netminder caught Blues' forward Pavel Buchnevich's shot from center ice, dropp...
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Blue Jackets to Honor Johnny & Matthew Gaudreau in Home Opener
The losses of both Johhny and Matthew Gaudreau were sudden and devastating. As the grieving process continues, the time to honor their lives through the game they loved is upon us.
The Columbus Blue Jackets...
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Carolina Hurricanes Place Joakim Ryan on Waivers
On Tuesday (Oct. 15), Elliotte Friedman reported that the Carolina Hurricanes placed Joakim Ryan on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the American Hockey League (AHL). Ryan, who is 31 years old, has not played a game this season but was listed on their injured non-roster list du...
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Maple Leafs’ Trio Serve Thanksgiving Dinner at Covenant House Toronto
It wasn’t a regular Thanksgiving weekend for some of the newest members of the Toronto Maple Leafs. While the team had Monday off following their Saturday win, some of the team’s players — includin...
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