Jul 19, 2023, 01:41 PM ET The Seattle Kraken extended the contract of coach Dave Hakstol through the 2025-26 season Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced by the team for Hakstol, who was named as a Jack Adams Award finalist for coach of the year after guiding the Kraken to a 100-point

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 19, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. New NHL Players’ Association executive director Marty Walsh said he’s focused on getting NHL players back into the Winter Olympics for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy. The NHL hasn’t participated in the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL is not looking to add an in-season tournament like the NBA’s to its regular-season schedule. Earlier this month, the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver unveiled the European cup-style competition that the league will hold starting this coming

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Alex Galchenyuk is entering the NHL and NHLPA’s player assistance program after being arrested last week, sources told ESPN, and has apologized to police for his “deeply disrespectful and despicable behavior.” Galchenyuk was arrested July 9 in Scottsdale, Arizona,

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJul 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Vegas Golden Knights were once known as the “Misfits.” We’d consider them now more like the “Overachievers.” It took just six seasons for the NHL’s latest desert-dwelling expansion team to earn the franchise’s first

Associated Press Jul 17, 2023, 06:58 PM ET DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have avoided arbitration with forward Ross Colton, signing him to a four-year contract. The deal is worth $16 million with a $4 million annual salary cap hit, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke Monday to The

Associated Press Jul 17, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Nike has permanently ended its sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada. The sports apparel giant was one of several major partners that paused its sponsorship deal with Canada’s governing hockey body in 2022 amid heavy criticism of Hockey Canada’s handling of sexual assault allegations and settlement payouts. Nike’s

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 17, 2023, 10:16 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Connor Bedard era has officially started for the Chicago Blackhawks, as the team announced the 2023 NHL draft No. 1 pick signed his entry-level contract Monday. Bedard’s three-year contract was announced on the center’s 18th birthday. It carries

Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 05:21 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed restricted free agent forward Matias Maccelli to a three-year, $10.2 million contract, a person familiar with the deal said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Maccelli’s

Jul 16, 2023, 02:47 PM ET The Minnesota Wild reached a pre-arbitration agreement on Sunday with forward Brandon Duhaime. He is signing a one-year, $1.1 million deal and will become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Duhaime, 26, registered nine goals and one assist in 51 games with the Wild in 2022-23. Editor’s Picks The