Discussing people’s salaries isn’t typically considered good etiquette, but in the world of professional sports, those kinds of rules fly right out the window.
Apr 20, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Elmer Soderblom (25) moves the puck against Philadelphia Flyers right wing Matvei Michkov (39) during the first period in game two of the first…
The Montreal Canadiens have given Martin St. Louis a contract extension, the team announced. St. Louis, 51, was entering the last year of his current deal, a club option that was exercised to extend him through the…
The Red Wings prospects weren’t able to repeat their Saturday night comeback performance, falling to the Ruck brothers and the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins prospects 4-3 in regulation in last night’s prospect…
shine in competition. Galvas is clearly the latter and there is real reason to pay attention to the 20-year-old second-round pick. Penguins Lines Mikhail Ilyin-Bill Zonnon-Atley Calvert Carter Sanderson-Markus Ruck-Liam…
As expected, it was a busy week in the NHL with a lot of roster activity heading toward training camp while unfortunately, a trio of alumni passed away as well. We’ll run down the active player news in our key stories.
Topics in this edition of the PHR Mailbag include some draft-day dealings, Jason Robertson’s future in Dallas, and more. If your question doesn’t appear here, check back in last weekend’s column while we have one more…
A rookie camp injury could cut down the San Jose Sharks’ training camp roster. Winger Cameron Lund sustained an upper-body injury on a hit delivered by Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jared Woolley in a friendly matchup on…
For the past five seasons, the Los Angeles Kings have been a
consistent Stanley Cup playoff team. However, their effectiveness was sapped in
the middle of last season, when star left winger Kevin Fiala suffered…
Leo Carlsson's offer sheet did more than make him the highest-paid player in the NHL on an annual basis. It reshaped the entire NHL contract landscape, and the Anaheim Ducks star knows it. Speaking at the NHL/NHLPA…
The Canadiens have signed forward Zachary Bolduc to a four-year extension with a $4.2MM AAV, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, and later confirmed by the team.
The Tampa Bay Lightning's
core players are on the wrong side of 30, and they haven't gotten out of the
first round in four years. In addition, there is another exhibit to this coming
season that needs the full attention…
The Canadiens surprised some when they signed forward Chris Kreider to a one-year deal yesterday, worth $2.15MM in base salary with performance bonuses attached. Those details have now become apparent, according to…
As we enter the 2026-27 season, there are some teams that are facing some
serious questions. Every campaign, we see some NHL teams step back, and there
are multiple clubs that could experience that in the coming season.
A few weeks ago, Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Don Waddell expressed optimism that the team would sign restricted free agent center Adam Fantilli to an extension before training camp. Unfortunately, in the…
The first game of the Red Wings prospect tournament is over, with Detroit managing a thrilling last-second comeback to force overtime and the shootout. Kienan Draper, son of Kris Draper, scored the game-winner in the…
Dec 9, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs (37) makes a save against Anaheim Ducks left wing Chris Kreider (20) during the second period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory…
It isn’t often that you see a guy with 28 NHL games on his resume playing in a rookie tournament, but for Detroit Red Wings prospect Nate Danielson, it’s more about the games he didn’t play.
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Congested NHL rookie tournaments are even less conducive for special teams work than forgettable September exhibitions for veterans. With only a practice or…
MONTREAL — A $2.15-million, one-year contract for a six-foot-three, 232-pound, 35-year-old winger who has over 1000 games of NHL experience and is still producing at a reasonable rate is hardly a gamble.
Every summer, several NHL teams make major moves they hope will propel them into Stanley Cup contention, and every fall, some of those teams begin to feel buyer’s remorse for their summer aggressiveness. Unfortunately…
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source After forward Max Domi was ruled out of training camp for medical reasons, the Maple Leafs have added one more veteran for next week’s beginning of workouts.…
The Canadiens have agreed to terms with winger Chris Kreider on a one-year deal, the team announced Saturday. The deal includes a base salary of $2.15MM with up to $3MM in potential additional performance bonuses,…
Navigating the salary cap is one of the most important tasks for a front office. Teams that can avoid total cap chaos by walking the tightrope of inking players to deals that match their value (or compensate for future…
While there are still several unsigned RFAs around the NHL who still don't have
contracts
for the season that starts in a few weeks, many more are on expiring deals that
could cost their employers a lot of money.
The upcoming fourth season of the PWHL will see massive progress in expanding
when it comes to viewership, team expansion, and the overall growth of women's
hockey.
Earlier this week, there was a late entrant to the free agent market when the Ducks and winger Chris Kreider agreed to a mutual contract termination. The move opened up needed cap space for Anaheim while Kreider now…
With training camps now only a few days away from getting underway, we’ll likely start to see an uptick in tryout contracts in the near future. It appears one of those will come from the Maple Leafs as Kevin Paul Dupont…
“The gang’s all here!” A favourite Cliff Fletcher remark as one of his team meetings, post-game bar sessions or a family-and-friends party he’d arranged kept swelling in numbers. Friday night at the Hockey Hall of Fame…
The Vegas Golden Knights
have put pen to paper on a contract extension for captain Mark Stone, the team
announced on Saturday. Golden Knights GM
Kelly McCrimmon signed the 34-year-old to a two-year deal at $9 million…
Mark Stone signed a two-year, $18 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. It has an average annual value of $9 million and begins next season.
The NHL's newest GMs were busy this summer. Heading into the 2026-27 season with
a heavy to-do list, John Chayka overhauled much of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster, Chris MacFarland
moved pieces
for the Nashville…
The captain of the Golden Knights won’t be moving on when his current contract expires next summer. Instead, Mark Stone will be staying in Vegas as the team announced that they’ve signed the winger to a two-year, $18MM…
We saw a pair of offer sheets this summer around the NHL with New Jersey’s offer to Utah’s Barrett Hayton and a record-setting offer from Philadelphia to Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson; both were ultimately matched. While no…
Nov 8, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals center Hendrix Lapierre (29) skates with the puck as Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) defends in the third period at Capital One…
The Toronto Maple Leafs made
extensive roster renovations this summer,
remaking their entire bottom-six forward group and their goaltending tandem
while also adding a couple of defensemen. But while new Maple Leafs GM…
Dec 31, 2025; St. Paul, Minnesota, USA; Sweden forward Eddie Genborg (25) scores a power play goal on USA goalie Brady Knowling (35) as defensemen Luke Osburn (2) closes in during the second period in group play during…
Nov 22, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) defends the net against Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) during the third period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory…
Around a year and a half ago, forward Karsen Dorwart was one of the top undrafted college free agents in the 2025 class after an impressive three years at Michigan State University. Things haven’t gone as well in the…
After not securing a contract for the upcoming season, Connor Ingram has decided to call it a career. The netminder announced on his Instagram page that he has retired. He indicated that he intends to return to school…
The Avalanche approached Mikhail Gulyayev last year with an entry-level offer that would have allowed him to stay in the KHL last season and then come to North America, he noted to Sport 24’s Dmitry Yerkalov. However,…
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source John Chayka has confirmed what many Maple leaf watchers have suspected about Max Domi’s health. The winger/centre’s back issues, a complication that arose from…
The Boston University Terriers have hired former player Matt Gilroy as their director of player development ahead of the 2026-27 season. Gilroy played four seasons at the school between 2005 and 2009. He served as…
After a brutal 2026 off-season, the Detroit Red Wings
are searching for some positive PR. They took a step forward Friday when they
announced that star center Dylan Larkin — who demanded a trade earlier this
summer —…
St. Louis Blues forward prospect Adam Jecho has entered the NHLPA Player’s Assistance Program, per a memo distributed by the NHLPA. Jecho will be unavailable indefinitely, likely keeping him out of all rookie camp and…
Detroit Red Wings 1978 first-round pick Brent Peterson (12th overall) was a role player in his 620-game NHL career and then became a star in the hockey community because of the fight and advocacy he brought to a lengthy…
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Out of their teens, defencemen Ben Danford and Noah Chadwick now have their eye on Toronto’s big team. When the Maple Leafs rookies practised Friday for the…
With the 2026-27 NHL season right around the corner, The Hockey News is counting
down the top 10 fantasy players at each position. Today's focus is on
goaltenders.
As the start of training camps inch closer, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin remains an unsigned RFA, without a contract. His name has featured in trade rumors throughout the summer, but no deal…
Editor’s Note: This is the 19th installment of a Detroit Hockey Now series assessing the Detroit Red Wings’ prospects’ path to the NHL. The emphasis will be on what their chances are of playing regularly in the NHL and…
Veteran defenseman John Klingberg announced his retirement from professional hockey today, ending a 12-year NHL career that included stints with six teams and exactly 700 games played.
On Wednesday, the Anaheim Ducks
placed Chris Kreider on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his
contract
by mutual agreement. The 35-year-old winger cleared waivers the following day,
making him an…
John Klingberg has announced his retirement from professional hockey after 700
regular-season games and 12 seasons in the NHL, the NHLPA revealed on social
media.
An online petition calling on the Edmonton Oilers to reverse the signing of Alex Formenton had collected more than 19,000 signatures as of Friday morning.
Kyle Dubas The Pittsburgh Penguins had every intention of trading prospects and draft picks for more established but younger NHL players. Until the prices on the NHL trade market froze them out of the conversations. The…
The Detroit Red Wings announced today that forward Dylan Larkin will no longer serve as team captain, and that the club will enter the 2026-27 season “without a captain being named.”
As the NHL season quickly approaches, both the Detroit Red Wings franchise and its forward
Dylan Larkin have released statements regarding the status of their
relationship.
Earlier this week, Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staios spoke to the media and reiterated that both the team and star forward Drake Batherson share a desire to work out a long-term extension that keeps the winger in Ottawa…
If you are looking for respite from the frustration of the Detroit Red Wings slow-moving search for Steve Yzerman’s replacement, you can go online this weekend to watch live streaming of Detroit’s top prospects playing…
Apr 4, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) skates against the New York Rangers during the third period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-Imagn Images Less than…
The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame announced its class of inductees for 2026 today, bestowing one of American hockey’s highest honors to four players and one longtime staff member. Players Amanda Kessel, Phil Kessel, T.J.…
The AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds announced yesterday that they signed forward Ryan Lautenbach to a one-year AHL contract. As is customary with AHL signings, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The…
The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that veteran defenseman Mike Reilly has been signed to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will be worth the league minimum of $850K at the NHL level, and will carry a salary…
The Los Angeles Kings announced today that star forward Kevin Fiala will “miss the start of training camp” after undergoing follow-up surgery connected to the injuries he sustained at the 2026 Winter Olympics in…
After a single season in Anaheim, Chris Kreider and the Ducks officially agreed to terminate his contract earlier this week and, after the winger passed through waivers unclaimed on Thursday, he is now an unrestricted…
Braeden Bowman signed a six-year, $20.4 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. It has an average annual value of $3.4 million and will begin with the 2027-28 season.
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Gavin McKenna will lead a team of Maple Leafs rookies into battle this weekend. Taken first overall by Toronto in the 2026 National Hockey League draft,…
