41-year-old Burns trimmed beard, but not his ambition as he enters 23rd season
The famed bushy beard of Brent Burns was neatly groomed. His hair, too. When he smiled, front teeth gleamed in the gap where he once had none.
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Ice Chips: Matthews set for return in Leafs’ pre-season opener
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
Jarry looks to bounce back from off year, stand out in crowded Oilers crease
Anxious to put last season’s struggled in the rear-view mirror, goaltender Tristan Jarry spent the summer preparing for what he and the Edmonton Oilers hope is a positive bounce-back season.
Matthews, Roslovic get warning from Tkachuk as they renew ‘Superman Line’ synergy with Leafs
Jack Roslovic is getting the first look on the right side of the top line beside centre Auston Matthews and left winger Matthew Knies at Leafs training camp, Mark Masters writes.
Montembeault on whether he has a future with Canadiens: ‘Wouldn’t be here otherwise’
Sam Montembeault still believes he is part of the Montreal Canadiens' plans, even after general manager Kent Hughes told reporters earlier in September that the team will not carry three goaltenders once the regular season begins.
Cootes among young players fighting for spots on rebuilding Canucks
The Canucks are turning to their young talent as they launch into a rebuild this season. Braedon Cootes is one of 12 players 21 years old and younger that the team brought to training camp in Penticton, B.C., this week.
Ukraine advocates ask Ottawa to sanction NHL’s Ovechkin after Putin commercial
Liberal MPs are condemning a pro hockey player’s support for the Putin regime but are stopping short of calling for him to be banned from Canada.
Penguins’ Malkin focused on winning in 21st and potentially final season
Evgeni Malkin remains as passionate as ever about hockey as his 21st season with the Pittsburgh Penguins begins.
Out on Hellebuyck? Mehta says he’s comfortable with Devils’ goaltending situation
While they are among the teams that have been linked to three-time Vezina Trophy-winning goalie and 2024-25 MVP Connor Hellebuyck, Devils GM Sunny Mehta expressed confidence in the team’s current situation in net.
Flames sign RFA Othmann to one-year, $975K deal
The Calgary Flames have signed restricted free agent forward Brennan Othmann to a one-year, two-way contract worth $975,000.
Decade of Dominance: McDavid tops TSN’s Top 50 Players ranking for 10th straight year
Connor McDavid is No. 1 on TSN’s 2026-27 list of the projected Top 50 NHL players, making it 10 straight years for the sublimely skilled Edmonton Oiler, beginning in 2017.
Ice Chips: Bobrovsky to start in Leafs’ home pre-season game vs. Habs
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
Celebrini, Sharks ready to enter contender stage after long rebuild
Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks are entering a new phase after a tear down and rebuild led to seven straight seasons without a playoff berth.
McKenna turns heads while skating beside Tavares, Nylander in first Leafs practice
The Toronto Maple Leafs took to the ice for their first practice of training camp on Sunday and No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna is already showing why he was selected at that level, writes TSN's Mark Masters.
‘Heartbroken’ Jets open training camp without Hellebuyck
You wouldn’t expect a team that’s finished one day of training camp to be dealing with heartbreak so early in the preseason, but that’s the word Winnipeg Jets star Kyle Connor used to describe his feelings about star goaltender and good friend Connor Hellebuyck asking for a trade and not showing up to camp, Danielle Bain writes.
Twenty-year NHL veteran Giroux still gets nervous ahead of Senators training camp
Claude Giroux has gone through plenty of training camps through the course of his career but there’s still a sense of excitement taking the ice for the first time in a pre-season.
Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes turn focus to new season by opening preseason camp
Barely three months had passed since the Carolina Hurricanes finally punched through a playoff roadblock to win another Stanley Cup when it was time to turn their attention forward to another season.
New head coach Malhotra brings intensity to Canucks training camp
Manny Malhotra has been waiting for this moment a long time. The 46-year-old former NHL forward was named the 23rd head coach in franchise history, part of a wave of change that washed over the Canucks after Vancouver finished last season at the bottom of the league standings with a 25-49-8 record.
Penguins begin training camp with raised expectations and a dash of uncertainty
Sidney Crosby seems at peace with his contract status as his 22nd season with the Pittsburgh Penguins begins. Same goes for teammate Erik Karlsson, though for slightly different reasons.
Jets scramble for a ‘resolution’ as Hellebuyck trade talks drag on
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said Thursday that the team has been trying to deal star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck since he asked for a trade and is still searching for “a resolution that works for both sides.”
Quinn Hughes isn’t sweating contract talks with Wild, doesn’t see the season start as a deadline
Hughes said after the team’s first practice on Thursday that he’s plenty satisfied with the direction and state of the organization and simply hasn’t gotten around to thinking hard about the next phase of his career.
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