Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 03:54 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Defenseman Jamie Drysdale has agreed to a three-year, $6.9 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks, ending his lengthy absence from the team. The Ducks announced the deal Thursday before their penultimate preseason game against Arizona. Drysdale is signed through the 2025-26 season. Drysdale was
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NHL Insiders Oct 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET We are just days away from opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season on Oct. 10, featuring a tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators–Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks–Pittsburgh Penguins (8 p.m. ET) and Seattle Kraken–Vegas Golden Knights (10:30 p.m. ET), the latter of
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 09:43 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Former NHL coach Kevin Constantine was suspended indefinitely by the Western Hockey League on Wednesday as coach of the Wenatchee Wild. The major junior league said an independent investigation determined Constantine violated WHL regulations and policies by making what it called “derogatory comments of
The Edmonton Oilers are going to win the 2024 Stanley Cup. Granted, I predicted that the Oilers would win the 2023 Stanley Cup, which they very much did not. In fact, my preseason championship prognostications have become something of a curse. As is tradition, I reached out to the general manager of my Stanley Cup
Oct 3, 2023, 03:36 PM ET Forward Derek Stepan, who became the fourth player in league history to record a hat trick in his NHL debut, announced his retirement Tuesday after 13 NHL seasons with four different teams. Stepan, 33, made an immediate impact to start his NHL career, scoring three times against former Vezina
Admittedly, the concept of a “goalie tandem” is becoming increasingly archaic in the NHL. For example, the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights used five different goalies last season and had three of them available in the playoffs. “Goalie quintet rankings” does have a nice ring to it. So in building our list for the
Oct 2, 2023, 06:01 PM ET Veteran forward Brandon Sutter, who last played in the NHL in 2021, has retired from the NHL after 13 seasons. Sutter did not play over the past two seasons while dealing with complications from COVID-19. Sutter, 34, was in camp with the Edmonton Oilers on a professional tryout (PTO).
The Anaheim Ducks signed leading scorer Trevor Zegras to a three-year deal on Monday, ending a contract stalemate a week before the season begins. The average annual salary on Zegras’ new contract id $5.75 million, sources told ESPN. Zegras, 22, led the Ducks in scoring last season with 23 goals and 65 points in 81
ESPN News Services Sep 30, 2023, 11:08 PM ET Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow has died at age 42 after a lengthy public battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Flames confirmed his death Saturday night. In a statement, the Flames said, “We, along with the entire hockey community, are mourning the passing of
Associated Press Sep 30, 2023, 02:46 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — New Anaheim Ducks forward Alex Killorn will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a broken finger, the team announced Saturday. Killorn was injured Wednesday night in an exhibition game against San Jose. He signed a four-year, $25 million deal with Anaheim in