The Carolina Hurricanes signed a deal on Monday that made the Eric Staal trade deadline deal even more concrete for the fans. General manager Ron Francis announced that the Canes have agreed to terms with Finnish center Aleksi Saarela on a three-year, entry-level contract. The Canes acquired Saarela from the New York Rangers at the deadline, bringing in […]

According to news reports overnight, Charlotte Checkers forward and Carolina Hurricanes prospect Derek Ryan has been looking into taking his promising talent to the European hockey leagues. According to SwissHockeyNews, and the Swedish newspaper Expressen, the 5’11”, 170lb centerman, who played in the Austrian and Swedish leagues before attempting a leap to the North American game […]

It’s been rumored for about a week, but today it was made official. Max Talbot has signed with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The team announced on it’s website (translated from Russian) that they had signed a one-year contract with the former Boston Bruin. Talbot confirmed the signing on his own Twitter feed earlier: My […]

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced today its final, 23-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey 2016, adding seven to the first 16 chosen in March. Among them are forwards Carl Hagelin and Patric Hornqvist of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who advanced to the Stanley Cup finals by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning last night in game […]

Since the San Jose Sharks had a day or two off before their first game in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals, and the Detroit Red Wings have had time to make a list of players they want, the two teams made a deal on Thursday for Sharks prospect Dylan Sadowy. The Wings acquired left wing […]

The Arizona Coyotes are wrapping up probably the busiest month in franchise history since they moved from Manitoba in 1996. In just the last two days they hired former Anaheim Ducks management staff member Ari Segal as chief operating officer, promoted Steve Sullivan Director of Player Development, and re-signed Newell Brown to a multi-year contract extension as the […]

The Buffalo Sabres announced that they have signed forward Vaclav Karabacek, 20, to a three-year, $695,000 per year contract. The Sabres originally drafted Karabacek out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the second round (49th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Without this agreement the Sabres would have lost the rights to […]

After making a deal for fellow right shooting defenseman Erik Gudbranson on Wednesday, general manager Jim Benning announced that the Vancouver Canucks have signed former Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick Tom Nilsson to a one year, two way contract. The native of Tyreso, Sweden, was originally selected by the Leafs in the fourth round (100th overall) in the 2011 […]

Carolina Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis has reached out to Victor Rask’s agent, hoping to start negotiations on a new contract for the sophomore centreman, according to Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer. Rask becomes a restricted free agent July 1st. Rask played a chunk of the 2015-16 season with an injured shoulder, and […]

The Boston Bruins leadership team is restructuring and rebuilding its coaching staff before heading into the June draft and the July 1st free agency period. On Tuesday general manager Don Sweeney announced a number of additions, and subtractions, behind the Bruins bench. Sweeney announced that the Bruins have hired Bruce Cassidy and Jay Pandolfo as assistant […]

The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that they have officially agreed to terms with goaltender Lars Johansson, defenseman Michal Kempny and forward Martin Lundberg on one-year contracts. As first reported by our own Dustin Nelson yesterday, the 25-year-old Kempny and the Hawks had been in discussions about a contract for a while, but both sides wanted […]

The Colorado Avalanche announced Tuesday that the team has signed Swedish blue liner Anton Lindholm to a three-year, entry-level contract. The Avalanche selected Lindholm with the 144th overall pick at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, and weren’t far away from losing his draft rights before locking him up with this contract. Born in Skelleftea, Sweden, Lindholm, […]

Reports have been floating around for a days about the possibility that the Montreal Canadiens were close to luring KHL standout, and World Championship leading scorer, Vadim Shipachyov out of his SKA sweater and into a Habs jersey. After a 60-point season with SKA St. Petersburg, his best in his eight-year KHL career, the 29-year-old led the […]

Just days after Team Canada captured the gold medal in Russia, shutting out Team Finland and Patrik Laine 2-0, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced the groupings for the 2017 World Championship. The tournament will take place from May 5th to 21st in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany. The two venues are linked by the […]

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford is taking care of the potential 2016-17 roster while the players on the current one are still fighting for their Stanley Cup life. Today he announced that the Pens had signed forward Jake Guentzel to a three-year, entry-level contract. The new two-way contract replaces the amateur tryout contract that Guentzel, […]

Although his Brandon Wheat Kings ultimately lost to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at the 2016 Memorial Cup on Saturday, New Jersey Devils prospect John Quenneville scored what has to be the highlight goal of the year…in all the world of hockey. The goal had everything that a ‘Top Ten List’, highlight reel of the month, nominee for […]

Even during a tough eastern conference series, the Tampa Bay Lightning are still working on their rosters for the 2016-17 season. On Saturday general manager Steve Yzerman announced that he had re-signed forwards Joel Vermin and Tanner Richard to one-year, two-way contracts. With the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League this past season, Vermin tallied […]

Carolina Hurricanes prospect and Finnish Liiga MVP runner-up, Sebastian Aho, looked ready for his NHL debut next season as he scored twice to lead Team Finland past Russia and into the IIHF World Championships gold medal game. Must have seen 25+ games of Sebastian Aho this year. The #Canes are going to be very pleased […]

Los Angeles Kings backup goaltender Jhonas Enroth wants to play more than he was able to this season being second fiddle to Jonathan Quick. Indications are becoming clearer that his situation won’t change in Tinsletown, and he’ll be using his unrestricted free agent status to find another crease to play in next season. During his […]

The Anaheim Ducks announced Friday that they have signed defenseman Jacob Larsson, Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League, to a three-year entry-level contract. Though the team did not release financial details, the deal is likely a standard rookie contract which would pay him $925,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the AHL. Larsson was selected by the Ducks in […]