12 h. ago Maple Leafs GM hopeful in acquiring ‘dynamic’ playmaker Matias Maccelli

Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving is willing to roll the dice on winger Matias Maccelli. Acquired by the Maple Leafs from the Utah Mammoth on Monday for a conditional draft pick, Maccelli had a difficult 2024-25 season, recording just 18 points in 51 games and often was a healthy scratch. It’s Maccelli’s previous two […]

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17 h. ago Edmonton Oilers trade Viktor Arvidsson to Boston Bruins for draft pick

The Oilers announced the deal just before the league's free agency period began on Tuesday.

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18 h. ago Edmonton Oilers deal winger Viktor Arvidsson to Boston Bruins for 2027 draft pick

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have dealt left-winger Viktor Arvidsson to the Boston Bruins for a fifth-round pick in the 2027 NHL entry draft. The Oilers announced the deal just before the league’s free agency period began on Tuesday. Arvidsson, 32, had 15 goals and 12 assists in 67 regular-season games for Edmonton last season, […]

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37 h. ago 'Very concerned': Hockey world reacts to Edmonton Oilers sign Evan Bouchard

This in, news that the Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Evan Bouchard to a new four year deal at $10.5 million per year. Elite Hockey prospects writer Cam Robinson @Hockey_Robinson Hearing Edmonton is finalizing an extension for Evan Bouchard 4 years x 10.5M per. The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn @domluszczyszyn Oilers get a fantastic deal on […]

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37 h. ago 'Very concerned': Hockey world reacts as Edmonton Oilers sign star defenceman

This in, news that the Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Evan Bouchard to a new four year deal at $10.5 million per year. The reaction from the hockey world was fast and furious: Elite Hockey prospects writer Cam Robinson @Hockey_Robinson Hearing Edmonton is finalizing an extension for Evan Bouchard 4 years x 10.5M per. The […]

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42 h. ago Dolphins trading CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith to Steelers for S Minkah Fitzpatrick

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins are sending All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey, Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. Ramsey announced the trade Monday in a post on his X account. Both his […]

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44 h. ago Edmonton Oilers sign aggressive, veteran NHL winger, a playoff sensation

Puckpedia is reporting the Edmonton Oilers have retained aggressive, veteran NHL unrestricted free agent Kasperi Kapanen, signing him to a one-year deal at $1.3 million. “The Oilers are re-signing UFA F Kasperi Kapanen for 1 year $1.3M. 13P in 57 GP with EDM. Rep’d by Markus Lehto, Wasserman hockey.” Kapanen played his best hockey for […]

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60 h. ago Hornets acquire Sexton from Jazz for Nurkic, draft pick, AP source says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets acquired guard Collin Sexton from the Utah Jazz for centre Jusuf Nurkic and a future second-round draft pick, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been made official by the NBA. Sexton, […]

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3 d. ago Incubator for future NHL stars, Brick Invitational hockey tourney back on at WEM

You’d have to go back to when they were 10 to see what Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini first had in common. Besides the early love of the game, and besides being in that hockey ultra-elite club of top draft pick s — Bedard to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2023, and Celebrini to the San […]

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3 d. ago The Edmonton Oilers pick highly skilled center as first pick in 2025 NHL Draft

The Edmonton Oilers first pick in the 2025 NHL Draft did not arrive until the third round, eighty-third overall, when the club selected Tommy Lafreniere. The Oilers acquired this pick as compensation from the St. Louis Blues as a part of the Dylan Holloway offer sheet a year ago. The eighteen-year-old Lefreniere is out of […]

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3 d. ago Centres Tinus Luc Koblar and Tyler Hopkins are first two Leafs picks at NHL draft

The Maple Leafs waited a long time for their first pick at the NHL draft, then went a long way to find him. Welcome to Toronto Tinus Luc Koblar, a wispy 6-foot-3 centre of Norwegian-Slovenian descent, who played for Leksands juniors in the Swedish league. He was ranked 56th among international skaters by Central Scouting and […]

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3 d. ago Canucks select Braeden Cootes with 15th overall pick at NHL draft

The five-foot-11, 183-pound forward from Sherwood Park, Alta., currently the WHL Seattle Thunderbirds' captain.

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4 d. ago LEAFS NOTES: Toronto not feeling a first round draft as picking starts

The Maple Leafs weren’t out to quench any thirst for a first in Friday night’s first round of the National Hockey League draft. Having made their bed, trading the 25th pick to Chicago for Jake McCabe two years ago, they seemed ready to sleep through the opening chapter versus trading up and get back to […]

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4 d. ago Emotional tribute to ‘Johnny Hockey’ as Meredith Gaudreau announces Blue Jackets’ first draft pick

LOS ANGELES — Meredith Gaudreau announced the Columbus Blue Jackets’ first pick in the NHL draft Friday night, 10 months after her husband, John, was killed along with his brother while riding bicycles on the eve of their sister’s wedding. Fans at the Peacock Theater chanted “Johnny! Johnny!” in honour of the late player nicknamed […]

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4 d. ago Dobson deal could be template for Oilers D Evan Bouchard extension

That $9.5-million AAV deal that Noah Dobson signed in Montreal after his New York Islanders’ trade might be a template for Evan Bouchard’s Edmonton Oilers’ contract negotiation. Not sure Bouchard wants to sign here for eight years as Dobson did with the Habs — the feeling is he might want shorter, say, four years, to […]

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4 d. ago Montreal Canadiens acquire defenceman Noah Dobson from New York Islanders

The Montreal Canadiens acquired offensive defenceman Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders, according to media reports. In return, the Islanders reportedly receive forward Emil Heineman and the 16th and 17th overall picks in Friday night’s NHL draft. The Islanders also hold the top pick, with defenceman Matthew Schaefer expected to go first overall. Dobson, […]

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5 d. ago 'A special hatred in your heart': Vancouver sports commentator rages over Evander Kane trade

Evander Kane is known for upsetting and outraging other NHL players, but he’s evidently also got a knack for enraging hockey commentators and fans, given the reaction in Vancouver to the trade that sent him there for a fourth round draft pick. On Sportsnet’s Halford and Brough show, in particular, there was no shortage of […]

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5 d. ago What does recent history tell us about the Flames' options with the 18th pick?

Is there any one thing that the last 10 years of No. 18 picks in the draft can teach us? There’s almost always real, high-end talent available

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5 d. ago New Toronto Raptors draft pick looks like he doesn't want to be in Toronto

New Toronto Raptors player Collin Murray-Boyles sure made quite the impression on NBA Draft night.It just maybe wasn't the one Raptors fans were expecting.When the 6-foot-7 forward out of South Carolina was shown on the broadcast after the Raptors picked him at ninth overall, Murray-Boyles appeared to let out an expletive caught by the cameras.Look I don't know what the situation is, but Collin Murray-Boyles did shake his head and drop an f-bomb after getting picked by the Raptors pic.twitter.com/dy00yEdIeB— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) June 26, 2025As expected, social media didn't exactly handle the viral reaction calmly.Was Murray-Boyles disappointed to be selected by Toronto? Unsure about going to Canada? Forgetting where he was for a second?Whatever you thought of the clip, it seemed like just about everyone had a theory about his motivation behind the reaction.While the video didn't exactly appear to be an angry expletive, it certainly led to all sorts of specul...

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6 d. ago Duke product Flagg taken by Mavericks with No. 1 pick in NBA draft

NEW YORK — Cooper Flagg is headed to the Dallas Mavericks, who may have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away. The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, selecting the 18-year-old from Maine who was the college player of […]

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