5:20 PM ET Canadian women’s national team players released an open letter to Hockey Canada on Monday to say they’ll be “part of the fight for the truth” into allegations of sexual assault made against men’s players as they seek a role in reforming the organization. “We join all Canadians in demanding a thorough and
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1:20 PM ET Matthew Tkachuk says he’s ready for the Battle of Florida after waging the Battle of Alberta for the first six years of his NHL career. “I hate Edmonton, but I hate Tampa more now,” said Tkachuk, who was traded by the Calgary Flames to the Florida Panthers in a blockbuster deal on
7:27 PM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Only a couple days after being traded, Matthew Tkachuk already feels at home in Florida. The newly acquired Panthers forward’s parents are building a home about an hour from where his new team plays its home games. He has familiarity with the Panthers, is already friends
5:08 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Jordin Tootoo and Nathan Paetsch denied any involvement in an alleged group sex assault while with Canada’s 2003 world junior hockey team. Tootoo, who was a member of the silver-medal winning team and played 13 seasons in the NHL with Nashville, Detroit, New Jersey and Chicago, issued a
8:52 AM ET The Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers swapped 100-point scorers in a blockbuster trade that was sealed late Friday. The Flames traded forward Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round draft pick to the Panthers for forward Jonathan Huberdeau, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, Panthers prospect Cole Schwindt and Florida’s lottery-protected first-round selection in the 2025
11:38 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk and Jonathan Huberdeau had the best years of their career this past season. And now they’re changing places in an NHL blockbuster. Tkachuk was traded to the Florida Panthers on Friday night, with Huberdeau part of the haul going to the Calgary Flames for the
3:05 PM ET Associated Press Patrik Laine has signed a long-term deal to stay with the Columbus Blue Jackets, completing the final major item on their checklist to cap off a successful offseason. The winger re-signed Friday for four years and $34.8 million, a contract that carries an $8.7 million salary cap hit through 2026.
Jul 22, 2022 Hockey Canada released a statement Friday saying it has been made aware of an “alleged group sexual assault” involving members of its 2002-03 national junior team during the 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia. TSN/CTV reporter Rick Westhead notified Hockey Canada of the alleged assault in an email Thursday
8:40 AM ET While other NHL general managers are finding serenity in the offseason, Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving has watched the foundation of his championship-caliber roster crumble into dust. Top scorer Johnny Gaudreau left as a free agent, signing with the Columbus Blue Jackets, citing family considerations that superseded the Flames’ best efforts to
11:00 PM ET The San Jose Sharks were finalizing details on Thursday night to make David Quinn their next head coach, sources told ESPN. No formal announcement was expected on Thursday from the team. Quinn, 55, was previously the head coach of the New York Rangers from 2018-21, amassing a record of 96-87-25 in 208
2:16 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins avoided arbitration with forward Kasperi Kapanen, re-signing him to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $3.2 million. The deal, announced Thursday, keeps the former first-round pick at the same salary level as the three-year deal that expired at the end of the
7:00 AM ET The NHL offseason has featured impactful trades, surprising contracts and a few genuinely shocking moments like the biggest free agent available choosing to sign with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Some teams aced the offseason test. Other teams … didn’t. Here are the report cards for all 32 NHL teams through the first
7:16 PM ET The Calgary Flames are expected to trade forward Matthew Tkachuk after he told the team he will not sign a long-term extension, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by The Athletic. Tkachuk, 24, has played all six NHL seasons with Calgary, which drafted him sixth overall in
5:44 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Andrej Sekera announced his retirement on Tuesday after almost two decades in the NHL. The Slovak defenseman played the past 15 full seasons since making his debut in 2006. Sekera played 888 regular-season and playoff games for the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers
12:20 PM ET Associated Press The New Jersey Devils acquired Vitek Vanecek so he would compete for the starting goaltender job. Now they’re paying him in line with those expectations. Vanecek and the team agreed to terms Tuesday on a $10.2 million, three-year contract that counts $3.4 million against the salary cap through 2025. After
7:00 AM ET NHL free agency is in full swing and teams have been taking advantage of their yearly opportunity to get better. Well, some teams are. Others have been weirdly silent, unwilling to make moves to clear cap space, or simply aren’t doing much when more is required. There are also teams that fall
7:24 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eddie Olczyk is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks after 16 years as a color commentator on their television broadcasts. He’s expected to work Seattle Kraken games next season, joining the team his brother Ricky works for as an assistant general manager. “For 16 seasons, we were fortunate to have
5:45 PM ET The San Jose Sharks re-signed goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen to a two-year contract on Monday, the team announced. Kahkonen, 25, acquired last season from the Minnesota Wild, is one of three veteran goaltenders on the Sharks’ roster — including James Reimer and Adin Hill — and this contract could be a sign one