Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 07:59 PM ET SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken avoided salary arbitration with defenseman Will Borgen on Friday, agreeing to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2.7 million a season. Seattle also announced a one-year deal with veteran forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Borgen, 26, is coming off the best

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJul 6, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. After a busy summer of draft picks, trades, and free agent movement, it’s time to take

Associated Press Jul 6, 2023, 06:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — One of the last remaining links to the Kings‘ Stanley Cup championship teams and one of the best players in franchise history is extending his stay in Los Angeles. Captain Anze Kopitar signed a two-year extension worth $14 million with L.A. on Thursday. He’s

Jul 6, 2023, 03:58 PM ET Unrestricted free agent forward Zack MacEwen signed a three-year, $2.325 million contract with the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. MacEwen, who will turn 27 on Saturday, recorded 10 points (four goals, six assists), 66 penalty minutes and 150 hits in 56 games last season split between the Philadelphia Flyers and

Jul 6, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Two-time Stanley Cup winner Patric Hornqvist has announced his retirement after 15 seasons with three teams. Hornqvist, 36, won back-to-back championships with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017, scoring the Cup-clinching goal in Game 6 against the Nashville Predators in 2017. The Swedish forward had a goal and

Vladimir Tarasenko, one of the most notable names available in NHL unrestricted free agency, has changed agents as he seeks a new contract. Tarasenko, 31, is now represented by JP Barry and Pat Brisson of CAA, as Brisson confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. CAA represents some of the NHL’s biggest names, including Sidney Crosby and

Associated Press Jul 5, 2023, 11:41 AM ET Akim Aliu and his fellow members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance say they feel betrayed and confused by the NHL’s decision to launch — or as far as the HDA is concerned, relaunch — an inclusion committee to diversify the sport and make hockey more welcoming. Whatever

ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Center Max Domi signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, following in the footsteps of his father, Tie Domi, who played parts of 12 seasons for the franchise. Max Domi, 28, authored a bounce-back season and was taking up major

Jul 4, 2023, 12:20 PM ET The Ottawa Senators agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent defenseman Travis Hamonic on a two-year, $2.2 million contract Tuesday. Hamonic’s contract extends through the 2024-25 season. “Travis is a key component of our group,” Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a team release. “He routinely sets a

ESPN News Services Jul 4, 2023, 05:07 PM ET Detroit Red Wings forward Filip Zadina, the No. 6 overall draft pick in 2018, will remain with the organization after clearing waivers on Tuesday. Zadina still has two years left on his contract with a salary cap hit of $1.825 million and $4.56 million owed in