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Goalie prospect Alexei Kolosov will not report to Flyers training camp; his future remains uncertain
The writing was on the wall, and now it has been lacquered over.
Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Brière announced Tuesday that goaltender Alexei Kolosov will not report to training camp, which opens up with physical testing on Wednesday.
"All we know is he's under contract with us," Brière said Tuesday from the Flyers Training ...Read more
Red Wings sign Lucas Raymond to eight-year, $8.075M AAV contract
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings took care of a major piece of business before training camp on Thursday.
The team announced on Monday that they've signed restricted free-agent forward Lucas Raymond to an 8-year contract worth an average annual value of $8,075,000.
Raymond's signing leaves defenseman Moritz Seider as the lone free agent ...Read more
A summer with the Stanley Cup has the Panthers hungry to win it again
MIAMI — The moment still hasn’t fully hit Evan Rodrigues, even after a summer full of celebration draws to a close and a new season is about to begin.
Yes, he and the Florida Panthers really won the Stanley Cup.
Sometimes, saying it still doesn’t feel real.
“It might come one day,” Rodrigues said, “hopefully soon.”
There have ...Read more
Macklin Celebrini scores pretty first goal in Sharks uniform at Rookie Faceoff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It did not take long for Macklin Celebrini to make an impact in his first competitive game in a San Jose Sharks uniform on Friday.
Playing for the first time in nearly four months, the 18-year-old Celebrini scored a third-period power-play goal and finished with five shots in the Sharks’ 3-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club ...Read more
Gaudreau family, NHL community provide moving send-off at brothers' funeral: 'To know both of them was to truly love them'
PHILADELPHIA — Only the sound of crickets, and an occasional bird, could be heard in the quiet residential neighborhood of Media on Monday morning.
The silence was palpable, interrupted only by St. Mary Magdalen Church's bells at 10:30 a.m. and the cars and buses pulling into the parking lot.
As each person stepped onto the asphalt and made ...Read more
Mike Sielski: After funeral service for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, an alleged drunk driver's senseless act should anger all of us
PHILADELPHIA —If there was any justice in the world, the man alleged to have killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau would be sentenced to watching the brothers' Funeral Mass every day for the rest of his life.
He would watch it once a day, from its beginning to its end. He would wait 24 hours before he would have to watch it again, because the ...Read more
Teammates and fans mourn Gaudreau brothers with vigils in Columbus and Calgary
PHILADELPHIA — The past week has provided yet another example of why the hockey community can be such a special place.
In the wake of the heartbreaking tragedy that resulted in the deaths of brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, the global hockey community has rallied together to mourn and pay tribute to the Gaudreaus, and try to begin what ...Read more
Sister of Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau shares emotional tribute to brothers after death
Katie Gaudreau was supposed to be a newlywed by now, but instead she’s mourning the loss of her brothers, Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were fatally struck by a suspected drunk driver less than 24 hours before her wedding was set to take place.
Johnny and Matthew — 31 and 29 years old, respectively — were riding bikes along county ...Read more
Hurricanes, winger Seth Jarvis agree on eight-year contract
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are making a major investment in the future of forward Seth Jarvis.
The team announced Saturday that it has re-signed Jarvis, considered one of the league’s emerging young stars, to an eight-year contract for $63.2 million, of which $29.24 million comes in signing bonuses. Jarvis will have a $7.5 ...Read more
Johnny Gaudreau's wife vows to make him proud in touching tribute following tragic death
The wife of Johnny Gaudreau paid tribute to her late hockey player husband, vowing to make him proud in her first Instagram post since he was killed by a suspected drunk driver in New Jersey.
“Thank you for the best years of my life,” Meredith Gaudreau wrote on Instagram alongside a carousel of photos of her family through the years.
“...Read more
Mike Sielski: Johnny and Matty Gaudreau were more than hockey. They were inspirations to their South Jersey community.
PHILADELPHIA — In the parking lot outside Hollydell Ice Arena in Sewell, N.J., a long rectangle of black so quiet Friday morning that it seemed a solemn, sacred place, eight young hockey players mingled in a loose circle, their voices nothing more than whispers and mumbles.
They were 18, 19, maybe 20 years old, all players on the Philadelphia...Read more
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed after being struck by vehicle while riding bikes
PHILADELPHIA — Columbus Blue Jackets superstar Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were struck and killed by a vehicle while riding their bicycles in Oldmans Township, N.J., on Thursday evening. Johnny was 31 years old, and Matthew was 29. They were slated to celebrate their sister’s wedding on Friday.
The brothers, who grew up in ...Read more
Samu Tuomaala almost quit hockey two years ago. Now, the Finnish prospect is pushing to make the Flyers.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — This past year was a little bit up and down for Samu Tuomaala.
That's a direct quote from the Finland-born Philadelphia Flyers prospect.
It started out promising and included a trip to California for the American Hockey League's All-Star game, but the Lehigh Valley winger only registered eight points (three goals, five ...Read more
Jason Mackey: Smart offseason work from Kyle Dubas will ultimately help Penguins' forwards
PITTSBURGH — Examined individually, there's nothing that jumps off the page when it comes to the Penguins' moves this offseason to revamp their bottom-six or depth-forward spots.
At least not within the context of an Erik Karlsson trade or contract extensions for Tristan Jarry (last year) and Sidney Crosby (TBD?).
But when you step back and ...Read more
In blockbuster trade, Sharks acquire top goalie prospect from Predators
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks acquired what they hope will be their goalie of the future on Friday, trading for top netminding prospect Yaroslav Askarov as part of a massive deal with the Nashville Predators before signing him to a two-year, $4 million contract extension.
In a potential landmark trade, the Sharks sent forward ...Read more
In a stunning swap, Penguins trade Brayden Yager -- Kyle Dubas' first draft pick -- for prospect Rutger McGroarty
PITTSBURGH — Kyle Dubas has teased all offseason that the Penguins could swing a deal for a young player who could be ready to make an impact in the NHL this season.
He never mentioned that he might trade his current top prospect to go get him.
The Penguins on Thursday acquired Rutger McGroarty, a 20-year-old forward who starred at the ...Read more
Cameron Hoover: Kyle Dubas said he wanted to make the Penguins younger this offseason. Did he succeed?
PITTSBURGH — Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas had one clear-cut objective this offseason: Make the team younger.
After the Penguins disappointed and missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a second consecutive campaign — squandering another spectacular season from Sidney Crosby — many wondered if the rebuild would truly get ...Read more
Kraken, Matty Beniers agree on 7-year contract extension
SEATTLE — The Kraken’s first draft pick is set to stick around for a good, long while.
Matty Beniers, 21, agreed to a seven-year, $50M contract with an average annual value of $7.14M. The deal was announced Tuesday morning, less than a month before the Kraken open training camp.
It was speculated that Beniers’ camp would seek a “bridge...Read more
Golden Knights announce hockey clinics, fan activities in Mexico
LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights announced Friday they will visit Mexico in September as part of their first international trip.
The team will hold hockey clinics and fan activities Sept. 6-10 in Mexico City, Metepec and the Monterrey area.
“In addition to the 225,000 people of Mexican heritage that already live in Las Vegas, our city also ...Read more
Luke DeCock: The Hurricanes desperately needed Eric Staal to become a star. He delivered.
RALEIGH, N.C. — History should record that the Carolina Hurricanes were also extremely high on Zach Parise going into that epochal 2003 draft, one of the two or three best in the entire history of the NHL. If they didn’t have the second pick — after a season in which they finished dead last, they lost the lottery, too — they might have ...Read more
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