7:24 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eddie Olczyk is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks after 16 years as a color commentator on their television broadcasts. He’s expected to work Seattle Kraken games next season, joining the team his brother Ricky works for as an assistant general manager. “For 16 seasons, we were fortunate to have
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5:45 PM ET The San Jose Sharks re-signed goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen to a two-year contract on Monday, the team announced. Kahkonen, 25, acquired last season from the Minnesota Wild, is one of three veteran goaltenders on the Sharks’ roster — including James Reimer and Adin Hill — and this contract could be a sign one
4:40 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens traded veteran defenseman Jeff Petry, along with forward Ryan Poehling, to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in exchange for defenseman Mike Matheson and a fourth-round draft choice in 2023. Petry is signed for the next three seasons with a $6.25 million salary-cap hit. Montreal did not retain any of
4:09 PM ET New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald, in a free agency news conference announcing several acquisitions on Friday, told reporters he was still in the market for a veteran defenseman. On Saturday, he cashed in on that quest, dealing a 2023 third-round draft choice along with Ty Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins
4:47 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Calle Jarnkrok to a four-year, $8.4 million contract, the team announced Friday. Jarnkrok finished 2021-22 with the Calgary Flames after starting the season with the debuting Seattle Kraken. He was traded to Calgary in March for a return of three draft picks, including a 2022
4:51 PM ET The Ottawa Senators have re-signed restricted free agent forward Josh Norris to an eight-year, $63.6 million contract, the team announced Thursday. Norris, 23, was the Senators’ leading goal scorer last season with 35 goals while also posting 20 assists. “We’re very pleased to come to a long-term agreement with Josh,” Senators general
2:36 PM ET Johnny Gaudreau shocked the hockey world when he signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets on the opening day of NHL free agency Wednesday. But according to Gaudreau — who was one of this year’s most coveted unrestricted free agents — the decision to agree on a seven-year, $68.25 million pact with the
9:51 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Hockey Canada made a series of announcements Thursday in an open letter to Canadians, including the reopening of a third-party investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of the country’s 2018 world junior team. The national federation said participation in the investigation by the players in question
8:43 AM ET The New Jersey Devils have agreed to terms with former Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat, bringing a veteran Stanley Cup champion onto their young roster of forwards. The Devils landed Palat on a five-year deal with an average annual value of $6 million, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Palat,
10:12 PM ET The opening hours of NHL free agency did not bring us an answer as to where Nazem Kadri and John Klingberg would be skating in 2022-23, but there was no shortage of money being doled out elsewhere. Plus, we were treated to some blockbuster trades, as the Carolina Hurricanes added Brent Burns