10:45 AM ET Another top restricted free agent signed with his current team Sunday when defenseman Charlie McAvoy inked a three-year, $14.7 million deal. Bruins general manager Don Sweeney made the announcement that the 21-year-old would remain with the team, just days after training camp began. The Bruins have their first preseason game Monday night

3:10 PM ET Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon, coming off a career season, has signed a seven-year, $53.025 million contract extension, the team announced Saturday. The deal averages $7.575 million per season and runs through the 2026-27 season. Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced the new deal with the 29-year-old Spurgeon, who set career highs

10:43 AM ET Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended three games for inappropriate conduct, the NHL announced Saturday. Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine at the 2019 IIHF World Championship on May 26. He will not appeal the suspension. “I am once again sorry that I have disappointed my family, my teammates, and the

10:38 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — A posthumous study of Stan Mikita’s brain shows the hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the Boston University CTE Center, announced the findings during the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s Chicago Honors

9:15 PM ET The wait is over. As the Toronto Maple Leafs begin training camp ahead of the 2019-20 season, the negotiations with restricted free agent Mitch Marner have finally resulted in a new contract: six years, with a $10.893 million average annual value. That gives the Leafs three forwards with AAVs in eight figures

7:49 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs and restricted free-agent winger Mitch Marner have agreed to a six-year deal, sources told ESPN, ending one of the most controversial negotiations of the NHL offseason. Marner’s deal carries a $10.893 million average annual value against the salary cap. That makes the 22-year-old the third highest paid member

7:49 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs and restricted free-agent winger Mitch Marner have agreed to a six-year deal, the team announced Friday, ending one of the most controversial negotiations of the NHL offseason. Marner’s deal carries a $10.893 million average annual value against the salary cap. That makes the 22-year-old the third-highest paid member

7:43 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars forward Corey Perry has a broken foot that could sideline him for the opener with his new team. Perry said on the opening day of training camp Friday that he tripped on a step earlier in the week and broke a small bone in his

10:09 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have signed defenseman Ivan Provorov to a six-year, $40.5 million contract. The deal on Friday with the 22-year-old restricted free agent from Russia has an average annual value of $6.75 million. Provorov has 30 goals and 97 points in his first three seasons. He holds the

7:04 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore says he underwent surgery for testicular cancer during the offseason and is expected to make a full recovery. Theodore revealed his cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment in an essay Thursday in The Players’ Tribune . Theodore didn’t indicate whether he will