1:30 PM ET Craig Berube made the strongest argument you can to lose his interim coach tag — winning the Stanley Cup. The St. Louis Blues agreed, signing him to a three-year contract Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Craig made an enormous impact on our team when he took over last November,”
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12:32 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes have acquired center Carl Soderberg for defenseman Kevin Connauton and a 2020 third-round draft pick. The 33-year-old Soderberg had a career-high 23 goals last season and added 26 assists. The Swede completed his fourth season in Colorado after starting his career with Boston. Arizona has a need for some
9:19 AM ET Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik has announced his retirement after 15 seasons in the NHL. The 38-year-old American scored 18 goals with 176 assist. “I’ve been extremely lucky to have the best job in the world for many years, but my body is telling me it is time to move on to
12:06 PM ET Ahead of the free-agency shopping frenzy beginning on July 1, we’re surveying the landscape and outlining the unique situation in which every team finds itself. That includes the key pending unrestricted and restricted free agents and the team’s current cap space, along with the moves I’d make if I were sitting in
8:00 AM ET A number of teams were able to significantly change their franchise’s fortunes in the first round of the 2019 NHL draft. And many more managed to add key players of real significance to the fold. Here’s a look at the teams that have new No. 1 prospects in their system, the best
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN VANCOUVER — For an NHL player with carefully cultivated fashion sense, P.K. Subban was unprepared for his trade to the New Jersey Devils. “I got no merch. I got no memorabilia with New Jersey Devils on it,” he said during a reaction video posted on social media, picking up a
8:28 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired defenseman Calvin de Haan in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Blackhawks also received minor league forward Aleksi Saarela from the Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Gustav Forsling and goaltender Anton Forsberg. Chicago has been looking to upgrade its defensemen since it
7:12 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have acquired right wing Ryan Hartman from the Philadelphia Flyers for center Tyler Pitlick. The trade was announced Monday, two days after the end of the NHL draft and a week before the start of free agency. Hartman had 12 goals and 14 assists
12:58 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed restricted free agent Travis Sanheim to a two-year, $6.5 million deal. In his first full season in the NHL, the 23-year-old emerged as a top pairing defenseman — along with fellow restricted free agent Ivan Povorov. “We are very pleased with the progress Travis has made in
9:10 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame class, which will be revealed on Tuesday, is one of those tricky “transition-year” groups, sandwiched in between the mortal locks of 2018 (Martin Brodeur, Martin St. Louis) and 2020 (Jarome Iginla). At least that’s true of the male players, because there’s one icon of