Sullivan named U.S. coach at 2022 Olympics

Mike Sullivan was named coach of the United States men’s ice hockey team for the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. Sullivan is entering his seventh season as Pittsburgh Penguins coach and guided them to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2016 … Continue reading

Landeskog signs eight-year contract to stay with Avalanche

Gabriel Landeskog signed an eight-year contract on Tuesday to stay with the Colorado Avalanche. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 28-year-old forward could have become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday. He scored 52 points (20 goals, 32 assists) in 54 … Continue reading

Johnson, pick traded to Blackhawks by Lightning for Seabrook

Tyler Johnson was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday for Brent Seabrook. Chicago also received a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Johnson, a forward who will turn 31 on July 29, has … Continue reading

NHL free agency to fill depth charts in AHL

Whatever your favorite AHL team’s roster needs might be this summer, a deep field of familiar – and available – names can satisfy them. NHL free agency opens Wednesday at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, and some of the busiest action … Continue reading

Senators Stabenow, Scott and the National Hockey League Announce Senate Passage of the Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Tim Scott (R-SC), along with the National Hockey League (NHL), today announced that the bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree passed the U.S. Senate. O’Ree was the first Black player … Continue reading

Schmidt traded to Jets by Canucks for draft pick

Nate Schmidt was traded to the Winnipeg Jets by the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. The 30-year-old defenseman scored 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in 54 games this season, his first … Continue reading