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The One Thing Every NHL Free Agent Signing Must Avoid This Off-Season
With the NHL draft over and July free agency well underway, the doldrums of the summer are thankfully upon us. Rest, relaxation and recouperation are all on the menu for NHL players, not just on the Panthers and the Oilers but all of the rest of the National Hockey League teams.
Retro Rangers: Berenson Hit the Post!
Red Berenson was one of the first stars to emerge from the NHL’s initial expansion in 1967, scoring over 100 goals in his first three seasons with the St. Louis Blues and leading them to three consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Spectacular and Clinical
Spectacular. Clinical. Rarely are those two words used to describe the same hockey game, but they capture well the final tilt of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inaugural season, as PWHL Minnesota bested PWHL Boston 3-0 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass., to clinch the Walter Cup.
A Chronicle of Heartbreaks
57 years of futility can be heartbreaking, especially if you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. With their game seven overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2023/24 playoffs the Leafs have enhanced their status as the team guaranteed to break the collective hearts of their fan base.
Lightning Season-Ender: Unaccepted Goals and Apology
After a disappointing finish to the season, Alexander Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning must retool and regroup in preparation for 2024-25.
Power Play Goal, Sergachev’s Return Boost Lightning in Game 4
The Tampa Bay Lightning posted a quick 3-0 lead after the first period and fought off a Florida Panthers comeback in the second before taking a 6-3 win and forcing Game 5 back in Florida on Monday evening.
From Crosby to Thornton, Ovechkin to Chara, here are hockey's best from the past 25 years. [...]
From the Chicago Blackhawks to the Vegas Golden Knights, check out 13 teams most affected by offseason moves both good -- and well, not so good. [...]
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine was cleared to return from the NHL/NHLPA Players Assistance Program on Friday. [...]
Flyers forward Travis Konecny has signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension. [...]
Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia told Sportico that he has his sights set on bringing hockey back to Arizona. [...]
Banking giant Wells Fargo says it will not renew its naming rights deal with the home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers when it expires in August 2025. [...]
Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen went from being the Buffalo Sabres' third-string goalie at the beginning of last season to their potential long-term answer in net. [...]
Stan Bowman, who resigned as Blackhawks GM in 2021 amid the fallout of a sexual assault case stemming from 2010, has been hired by the Oilers to serve as GM. [...]
Adding to their depth up front, the Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Connor Dewar, 25, who tallied one goal and four assists while averaging 12:54 of ice time in 17 [...]
Who tops our list of the top athletes since 2000? We're unveiling the top 25, including our voters' pick for the No. 1 spot. [...]
Here are the top candidates to win the NHL's rookie of the year award next season, and the first overall pick will have some tough competition. [...]
If we do a top 100 list in 2050, which current athletes who didn't make this year's list are likely to be included? [...]
How well has each GM done so far this summer? The grades are in, including three A's. [...]
With the draft, free agency and the first wave of summer blockbusters in the rearview mirror, here's how each team stands looking ahead to the fall. [...]
From five-hour car rides, to countless other sacrifices, family is a big reason for the success of top NHL draft prospect Macklin Celebrini and his siblings. [...]
Our updated list features details on every player signed, analysis of those moves and buzz on what could happen next. [...]
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