9:46 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres have signed restricted free agent Sam Reinhart to a one-year, $5.2 million contract, the team announced Sunday. Reinhart, 24, had 22 goals and 28 assists — his third straight 50-point season — in 2019-20, playing in every Sabres game for the third straight year. The agreement allowed the sides
Month: October 2020
The Minnesota Wild have re-signed defenseman Louie Belpedio to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2020-21 season. Belpedio, 24, played 62 games with the AHL’s Iowa Wild last season and registered five goals and 15 assists for 20 points, while ranking third among AHL defensemen with 102 penalty minutes. Entering his third pro season out
Perhaps the greatest defenseman in National Hockey League history hit a pair of milestones, with two different teams, on this date. Plus, the Nassau Coliseum hosted a handful of memorable moments and a current general manager built his Hall of Fame credentials during his playing career. Orr Makes Even More History When you had the
Long before he would etch his name into history as the first Black player to compete in an NHL game, Willie O’Ree broke another race-related barrier of sorts. This wasn’t about playing hockey. It was about getting a proper haircut. And while there was no such thing as systemic segregation in O’Ree’s hometown of Fredericton,
Knowing the Western Hockey League plans to begin play again on Jan. 8 has brought a sigh of relief from Zack Ostapchuk and some of the other players he’s training with in St. Albert, Alta. “I think everybody is pretty excited,” said Ostapchuk, a 17-year-old forward with the Vancouver Giants. “We were all a little worried
There weren’t any significant transactions over the last few days, but the New Jersey Devils still made some additions to the organization. We’ll start by looking at the signing of defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, who joins the team on a one-year deal. The Devils also finalized their coaching staff by hiring Chris Taylor as an assistant and
The bulk of the San Jose Sharks’ offseason is complete, as general manager Doug Wilson believes the roster he possesses is worthy of playoff contention. The retention of Kevin Labanc, trades for Ryan Donato and Devyn Dubnyk, and signings of Stefan Noesen, Matt Nieto, and Patrick Marleau appear to be the majority of Wilson’s offseason,
2020 has been a strange year for the NHL, to say the least. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the playoffs begin in August, the Stanley Cup awarded at the end of September, and the Entry Draft along with free agency pushed back to October. Unfortunately, the ripple effects don’t end there. Related: Maple
2:12 PM ET The American Hockey League’s target start date for the 2020-21 season is Dec. 4, but the league is preparing to offer another plan to its Board of Governors that could push it later. “We’re getting close to Dec. 4, and there’s been minimal improvement as far as fan capacity,” AHL president Scott
There’s no doubt that, whenever the 2020-21 NHL season gets underway, things will look very different in the Wild’s goal crease. With Devan Dubnyk now in San Jose, the team signed veteran Cam Talbot to be the top goaltender. Alex Stalock returns to provide a quality No. 2. But don’t count out the man who
Oct. 22 has provided plenty of memorable moments in National Hockey League history. Some of the greatest skaters to ever play the game hit personal milestones on this date. Also, a handful of Hall of Fame goaltenders left their mark on the record books. A Pair of Big Games for Super Mario Mario Lemieux scored
SYDNEY, N.S. — Elliot Desnoyers scored four times as the Halifax Mooseheads beat the Cape Breton Eagles 10-2 in Cape Breton on Saturday evening. Desnoyers scored his first of the night in the opening period before scoring three times in the third. Landon Miron added two goals for Halifax (3-4-1). Zachary L’Heureux, Robert Orr, James
Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic has been harder for women’s pro sports than men’s because of the financial gap between the two. Women’s hockey in Canada was already in transition before the pandemic threatened to halt its progress. The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association (PWHPA) will continue its pursuit of a pro league this winter with
The Calgary Flames management staff, led by general manager Brad Treliving, have done a fantastic job this offseason in terms of both free agency and the draft. They had one of the best drafts of any team in the NHL, and followed that up by signing the biggest goaltender in free agency in Jacob Markstrom.
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes, I’ll report on the signing of Maple Leafs defenseman Travis Dermott. I’ll also report how the team’s recent signee and current KHL defenseman Mikko Lehtonen is doing this season. Related: Maple Leafs Become Chapter in Vesey’s Puzzling Career Finally, I’ll share more information about what
The Metropolitan Division housed in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League is a perennially difficult environment to thrive in for the eight teams residing there, specifically for the New York Rangers who are essentially in the process of starting from scratch in the toughest division. Related: Capitals’ 2020-21 Season – How Do They
3:58 PM ET The NHL has postponed the 2021 Winter Classic and All-Star Game “due to the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus,” the league announced in a statement on Thursday. The Winter Classic was scheduled to be played at Target Field in Minneapolis on New Year’s Day, featuring the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis
The Dallas Stars have re-signed goaltender Landon Bow to a one-year, two-way contract. Bow is entering his fifth pro season in 2020-21 after appearing in 30 games with the AHL’s Texas Stars last year. He went 12-11-3 with a 3.31 goals-against average, an .895 save percentage and one shutout. In 138 AHL appearances with the
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