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Bruins trade 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark to Senators for 1st-round pick and 2 players

Jun. 25, 2024 09:51 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins traded 2023 Vezina Trophy winning goaltender Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators on Monday in exchange for the Senators' 2024 first-round draft pick, forward Mark Kastelic and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. As part of the transaction, the Senators...

Matthew Tkachuk celebrates winning Stanley Cup with dad Keith and brother Brady

Jun. 25, 2024 01:29 AM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew and Brady Tkachuk grew up playing mini stick hockey in their basement as sons of NHL player Keith Tkachuk with one dream in mind: win the Stanley Cup. After Matthew and the Florida Panthers did so Monday night by beating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of...

Bruins trade 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark to Senators for 1st-round pick, 2 players

Jun. 24, 2024 20:35 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins traded 2023 Vezina Trophy winning goaltender Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators on Monday in exchange for the Senators' 2024 first-round draft pick, forward Mark Kastelic and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. As part of the transaction, the Senators...

New Jersey Devils hire former Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe

May. 23, 2024 11:20 AM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Less than two weeks after being fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sheldon Keefe has been hired by the New Jersey Devils and given the task of turning a young team led by a superstar forward into a Stanley Cup contender. Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald...

Senators hire Travis Green as coach. Green leaves the Devils after serving in an interim role

May. 07, 2024 12:43 PM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Ottawa Senators have hired Travis Green as coach, signing him to a four-year contract through the 2027-28 NHL season. The team announced the move Tuesday, with Green taking over for interim coach Jacques Martin. Green most recently served as interim coach...

Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness is retiring after 38 NHL seasons

May. 06, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

Rick Bowness walked off the ice following the Winnipeg Jets' final loss of the season, which eliminated them from the playoffs, unhappy with his performance and how his team played, and it dawned on him that it should be the final NHL game he coaches. “Coaches have always told me...

Jiri Smejkal gets 1st goal, Senators beat Bruins 3-1 in regular-season finale

Apr. 16, 2024 22:40 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Jiri Smejkal scored his first career goal midway through the second period and Jakob Chychrun scored less than a minute later as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Tuesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Artem Zub added an empty-net...

Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards to retire at end of playoffs

Apr. 16, 2024 19:41 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Jack Edwards is retiring after 19 years as the Boston Bruins' play-by-play announcer, the team announced Tuesday. Edwards has described the position broadcasting for the Bruins on NESN as his “dream job,” which he started in 2005 after spending more than a decade...

Artemi Panarin scores 49th goal as Rangers beat Senators 4-0 to clinch Presidents' Trophy

Apr. 16, 2024 02:13 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have been on a mission since falling to the New Jersey Devils in the opening round of the playoffs last spring. They responded by finishing with the NHL's best regular-season record. Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, Igor Shesterkin made...

A Manic Monday in the NHL features 7 of 8 games that could affect the playoff picture

Apr. 14, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

Washington Capitals players run the gamut from being plugged into all the NHL playoff scenarios to having no clue what else is going on. “It’s a really big game for us and them,” rookie defenseman Vincent Iorio said Sunday ahead of facing the Boston Bruins on Monday night....