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Jul 20, 2023, 12:20 PM ET Journeyman forward Nate Thompson retired after 15 seasons with nine NHL teams. Thompson, 38, who last played for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2021-22, confirmed his decision via social media. “From the time I was four until 38 hockey has been my life and best friend. I’m beyond grateful and

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 20, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Everybody wants to jump in the pool during the summer. But not all pools are the same. Some are gross — tinted green by algae, with dead bugs and debris from nearby trees floating on the surface. And you

ESPN draft experts Jul 20, 2023, 06:35 AM ET Three major sports have held their annual drafts over the past 30 days, and two of the No. 1 overall picks — Victor Wembanyama in the NBA and Connor Bedard in the NHL — were hyped as generational talents. And it wasn’t that long ago that

Jul 19, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights forward Brett Howden signed a two-year, $3.8 million deal with the club on Wednesday. The deal allowed the two sides to avoid arbitration. Howden had 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 54 games last season before stepping up in the playoffs with 10 points (five

ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2023, 03:58 PM ET The Winnipeg Jets signed center Gabriel Vilardi to a two-year, $6.875 million deal, the team announced Wednesday. The 23-year-old restricted free agent had been scheduled for an arbitration hearing July 28. Vilardi arrived in Winnipeg in the June 27 trade that sent winger Pierre-Luc Dubois to

Jul 19, 2023, 01:41 PM ET The Seattle Kraken extended the contract of head coach Dave Hakstol through the 2025-26 season on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced by the team for Hakstol, who was named as a Jack Adams Award finalist for coach of the year after guiding the Kraken to

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 19, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. New NHL Players’ Association executive director Marty Walsh said he’s focused on getting NHL players back into the Winter Olympics for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy. The NHL hasn’t participated in the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL is not looking to add an in-season tournament like the NBA’s to its regular-season schedule. Earlier this month, the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver unveiled the European cup-style competition that the league will hold starting this coming

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Alex Galchenyuk is entering the NHL and NHLPA’s player assistance program after being arrested last week, sources told ESPN, and has apologized to police for his “deeply disrespectful and despicable behavior.” Galchenyuk was arrested July 9 in Scottsdale, Arizona,

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJul 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Vegas Golden Knights were once known as the “Misfits.” We’d consider them now more like the “Overachievers.” It took just six seasons for the NHL’s latest desert-dwelling expansion team to earn the franchise’s first

Associated Press Jul 17, 2023, 06:58 PM ET DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have avoided arbitration with forward Ross Colton, signing him to a four-year contract. The deal is worth $16 million with a $4 million annual salary-cap hit, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke Monday to The Associated

Associated Press Jul 17, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Nike has permanently ended its sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada. The sports apparel giant was one of several major partners that paused its sponsorship deal with Canada’s governing hockey body in 2022 amid heavy criticism of Hockey Canada’s handling of sexual assault allegations and settlement payouts. Nike’s

Jul 17, 2023, 12:12 PM ET The Winnipeg Jets avoided arbitration by re-signing center Morgan Barron to a two-year deal worth $2.7 million on Monday. Barron, 24, set single-season career highs in goals (8), assists (13), points (21) and penalty minutes (31) in 70 games in the 2022-23 season. He has 27 points (11 goals,

Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 05:21 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed restricted free agent forward Matias Maccelli to a three-year, $10.2 million contract, a person familiar with the deal said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Maccelli’s

Jul 16, 2023, 02:47 PM ET The Minnesota Wild reached a pre-arbitration agreement on Sunday with forward Brandon Duhaime. He is signing a one-year, $1.1 million deal and will become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Duhaime, 26, registered nine goals and one assist in 51 games with the Wild in 2022-23. Editor’s Picks The

Jul 16, 2023, 11:47 AM ET St. Louis Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko avoided arbitration by signing a two-year, $2.5 million contract Sunday. Toropchenko, 24, was in line for an arbitration hearing Thursday. He recorded 19 points (10 goals, nine assists) and 12 penalty minutes in 69 games last season. Toropchenko has totaled 21 points (12

Jul 15, 2023, 07:17 PM ET Tanner Jeannot, a restricted free-agent forward brought in during last season in a trade with the Nashville Predators, signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. The deal carries an average annual value of $2.665 million, Tampa Bay general manager Julien BriseBois announced in a statement,

Associated Press Jul 14, 2023, 07:12 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Alex Galchenyuk repeatedly used racial slurs toward a police officer in training and threatened to have two officers killed during a traffic stop last weekend, police said in a report, actions that led the Arizona Coyotes to terminate the player’s contract on Friday. A