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Predators add Stamkos, Marchessault in blockbuster moves; NHL teams drop $1B in free agent frenzy
The Nashville Predators made a huge splash when free agency opened Monday by signing Stanley Cup champion forwards Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault in a series of moves topping $100 million that made Smashville the center of attention on a record-setting, billion-dollar day across the NHL....
Sam Reinhart agrees to a $69 million, 8-year deal to stay with Cup champion Panthers, AP source says
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart missed the Florida Panthers’ championship parade. He won’t miss their attempt to defend the title next season. Reinhart — who scored the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final — and the Panthers have agreed on an eight-year,...
Utah Hockey Club debuts Oct. 8 against Chicago, the same night Panthers raise Stanley Cup banner
The Utah Hockey Club will play its first regular-season game Oct. 8 against Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks, marking the debut of the NHL in Salt Lake City following the team's move from Arizona. That same night, the Florida Panthers will raise their first Stanley Cup banner...
'Unpredictable' free agency is on tap around the NHL as part of a fast-tracked offseason
NHL free agency opens Monday, less than a week since Commissioner Gary Bettman presented the Stanley Cup to the Florida Panthers. The offseason comes at you fast, and with all of it packed into a short period of time and more extra money to spend since before the pandemic, general...
Rain doesn't stop the reign for the Panthers, who celebrate their Stanley Cup with parade and rally
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk was soaked. Such is life when you're out in an absolute downpour for a few hours. He did not seem to be bothered by this whatsoever. And as the star Florida forward looked out at the crowd of people, tens of thousands of them, packed...
U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland unveil 1st 6 players for 4 Nations Face-Off tournament
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon have never played together for Team Canada. Same for Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk for Team USA. That will change next year at the 4 Nations Face-Off, an international tournament that will also feature Finland and...
Colorado's MacKinnon wins Hart and Lindsay awards as the NHL's top player
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon was the big winner at Thursday's NHL awards show, taking home the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP and the Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s most outstanding player as decided by the NHL Players Association. ...
Oilers, GM Ken Holland part ways after 5 seasons following their trip to the Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers said Thursday general manager Ken Holland will not have his contract renewed, calling it a mutual decision between the veteran executive and the NHL club. Holland spent the past five seasons as the Oilers’ GM and built a team that...
Hall of Famer Glen Sather retires after six decades, highlighted by building the Oilers' dynasty
NEW YORK (AP) — Hockey Hall of Famer Glen Sather, who built and coached the NHL's last great dynasty with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s and helped resurrect the New York Rangers in the early 2000s, is retiring after six decades in the sport as a player, coach and executive. The...
No time for a Stanley Cup hangover as the NHL offseason is already here
The Stanley Cup was still on the ice when Patric Hornqvist offered up a sobering thought surrounded by former teammates and other family revelers holding cans of beer during the celebration. The newly crowned champion Florida Panthers had work to do already because the offseason is...
