12:08 PM ET Associated Press The New Jersey Devils have signed defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to a five-year, $17 million contract extension starting next season, general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced Tuesday. The Swiss defenseman will make an annual average of $3.4 million, with the two biggest paychecks in the first two years of the extension. Siegenthaler,
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5:20 PM ET Canadian women’s national team players released an open letter to Hockey Canada on Monday to say they’ll be “part of the fight for the truth” into allegations of sexual assault made against men’s players and as they seek a role in reforming the organization. “We join all Canadians in demanding a thorough
5:50 PM ET Associated Press Hockey Canada released a plan on Monday to combat the “toxic” culture in its sport. It comes ahead of a second round of parliamentary hearings into the organization’s handling of sexual assault complaints. The plan includes putting together a centralized tracking and reporting system for abuse complaints by the end
4:41 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Center Isac Lundestrom has agreed to a two-year, $3.6 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks. Lundestrom and the Ducks avoided arbitration with the deal announced Monday. Anaheim general manager Pat Verbeek has re-signed all of the club’s restricted free agents. The 22-year-old Lundestrom had 16 goals
1:20 PM ET Matthew Tkachuk says he’s ready for the Battle of Florida after waging the Battle of Alberta for the first six years of his NHL career. “I hate Edmonton, but I hate Tampa more now,” said Tkachuk, who was traded by the Calgary Flames to the Florida Panthers in a blockbuster deal on
7:27 PM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Only a couple days after being traded, Matthew Tkachuk already feels at home in Florida. The newly acquired Panthers forward’s parents are building a home about an hour from where his new team plays its home games. He has familiarity with the Panthers, is already friends
5:08 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Jordin Tootoo and Nathan Paetsch denied any involvement in an alleged group sex assault while with Canada’s 2003 world junior hockey team. Tootoo, who was a member of the silver-medal winning team and played 13 seasons in the NHL with Nashville, Detroit, New Jersey and Chicago, issued a
8:52 AM ET The Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers swapped 100-point scorers in a blockbuster trade that was sealed late on July 22. The Flames traded forward Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round draft pick to the Panthers for forward Jonathan Huberdeau, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, Panthers prospect Cole Schwindt and Florida’s lottery-protected first-round selection in
11:38 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk and Jonathan Huberdeau had the best years of their career this past season. And now they’re changing places in an NHL blockbuster. Tkachuk was traded to the Florida Panthers on Friday night, with Huberdeau part of the haul that is going to the Calgary Flames
3:05 PM ET Associated Press The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed winger Patrik Laine to a $34.8 million, four-year contract, completing the final major item on their offseason checklist. The deal announced Friday carries an $8.7 million salary cap hit through 2026 and gives Columbus a scoring winger to go along with prized free agent