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Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman is feeling healthy and ready to return for his 18th NHL season. The 35-year-old suited up in just 33 games last year due to injury and a personal leave of absence, but is now ready and motivated to get the Lightning back to contender status after a string of first-round exits.
The Minnesota Wild are still firmly negotiating with star defenceman Quinn Hughes on a potential contract extension, and a source reiterated in no uncertain terms that rumours of trade discussions with other teams are false, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.
It appears the Ottawa Senators will not be waiting long to replace departed forward Brady Tkachuk as team captain.
The Washington Capitals announced that goaltender Cal Petersen will join training camp on a professional tryout agreement.
Veteran forward Kevin Hayes signed a one-year deal with the KHL’s Ak Bars Kazan on Tuesday, leaving the NHL after 12 seasons in the league.
Ottawa Senators prospect Hoyt Stanley is not expected to break camp with the big club for the 2026-27 season, but the defenceman has surrounded himself with the right people to get him there. The 21-year-old West Vancouver, B.C. native does much of his off-season work at home, skating with several NHLers, including a pair of hometown stars in Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard.
Defenceman Simon Nemec is ready to turn the page and start his new chapter with the Calgary Flames. The 22-year-old never established a firm foothold in New Jersey, but says he never asked for a trade from the Devils, who drafted him second overall in the 2022 Draft.
The veteran Vancouver winger is still a productive player, but he likely makes more sense as a coveted trade asset who could help accelerate the rebuild, Travis Yost writes.
Newly retired forward Anze Kopitar was back on the ice last week for a tribute game to Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Zdeno Chara.
The Edmonton Oilers core players have repeatedly stated they are excited to play under Mike Babcock as he gets set for his first stint behind an NHL bench since 2019.
Joe Sakic was back in the goal-scoring business Sunday night in an alumni game that featured some of his Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche teammates.
The National Hockey League is on track to add a 33rd franchise as soon as the end of the year, according to deputy commissioner Bill Daly.
NHL referee Garrett Rank won his fourth Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship on Friday, breaking a last-hole tie with a 6-foot par putt at Brantford Golf & Country Club.
The San Jose Sharks will be one of the more intriguing teams entering the 2026-27 NHL season.
After three rounds of voting, New York Islanders fans selected the navy lighthouse option as the team’s third jersey for the 2027-28 season.
The Detroit Red Wings acquired the rights to forward Sutter Muzzatti from the Nashville Predators on Thursday in exchange for future considerations.
Former NHL all-star Joe Pavelski has joined the University of Wisconsin’s men’s hockey coaching staff as director of player development, the school announced on Friday.
Columbus Blue Jackets netminder Elvis Merzlikins underwent surgery on Monday to repair an injured shoulder and is currently without a timeline for return, the team announced on Thursday.
The Philadelphia Flyers returned to the playoffs this past season for the first time since 2020 and the team has no plans of going through another drought moving forward.
The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers will each play two regular-season games in Germany next year as part of the NHL and NHLPA’s efforts to grow hockey in the country, the league announced Thursday.
After a summer full of speculation about his future, does Morgan Rielly expect to return for a 14th season with the Maple Leafs? “I mean, that’s what I would expect, yeah,” the 32-year-old defenceman said during a media availability at the Hockey Night in Brampton charity event on Wednesday, Mark Masters writes.
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