SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Hockey Club management insists it’s an expansion team and, as far as the NHL is concerned and the way records will be kept, that’s true. But in a more practical sense, Utah is a
The Washington Capitals signed veteran forward Jakub Vrana to a one-year, $775,000 contract on Tuesday. Vrana, 28, was a first-round pick (13th overall) by the Capitals in 2014 and played his first four-plus NHL seasons with Washington. He won a
The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week in the Raleigh area for their season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Milton, currently a Category 4 hurricane,
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A new season for the Florida Panthers has arrived, after the shortest possible offseason that was spent celebrating a Stanley Cup championship. What happened on the ice on the night of June 24 was something that
The puck drops for the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night. After the NHL board of governors unanimously approved the sale and relocation of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City this past spring, Utah will make its debut against
Entering last season, 11 current NHL franchises had never won a Stanley Cup championship. Thanks to the Florida Panthers’ triumphant 2023-24 season, that list is down to 10. On Tuesday night, the Panthers will raise their Stanley Cup banner to
The St. Louis Blues and Seattle Kraken made some big — and somewhat controversial — offseason moves in an effort to get back to the NHL playoffs. The teams will open the 2024-25 season Tuesday afternoon in Seattle. Blues general
The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year, $4.4-million contract extension Monday, three days before the team begins its 2024-25 season at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Wallstedt, 21, will finish out his entry-level contract this season
The Anaheim Ducks claimed veteran goaltender James Reimer off waivers from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. Reimer, 36, had signed a one-year deal for $1 million with the Sabres in free agency on July 2. The Ducks needed a backup