Seattle Kraken name Jason Botterill as general manager

After serving as the assistant general manager of the Seattle Kraken since their inaugural season in 2021, Jason Botterill will now serve as executive vice president and general manager. He replaces Ron Francis, who will now assume the role of president of hockey operations, after serving as the Kraken’s first general manager since 2019, shortly […]

Logan Couture retires

After being sidelined since early 2024 with chronic pelvic inflammation, San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture has officially called it a career. Medically unable to continue playing hockey, Couture can walk away with his head held high, as one of the best players during the greatest era of San Jose Sharks hockey. Couture and the […]

Alex Ovechkin becomes the NHL’s All-Time Goal Scoring Leader

It was not a matter of if, but when, and that time was nearly halfway through the second period of a Sunday matinee on Long Island. As he had done 894 times before, Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals found the back of the net, cementing his status as the NHL’s most prolific goal scorer. […]

USA and Boston College teammates Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault make their NHL Debuts

As teammates in juniors on the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, and in the NCAA at Boston College, Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault have gone their separate ways and officially embarked on their professional careers in the NHL. Fresh off their second consecutive World Juniors Gold with Team USA, the pair did not get their […]

Sidney Crosby sets NHL record with 20th point-per-game season

While the entire hockey world has been tuned in as Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals chases down Wayne Gretzky’s All-Time goals record, another record of “The Great One” was also set to fall. Never one to be left out, Ovechkin’s longtime rival and contemporary Sydney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins has broken a Gretzky […]

Vegas Golden Knights re-sign Adin Hill

Forgoing unrestricted free agency this summer, the Vegas Golden Knights have locked up their goaltender of the future in Adin Hill, coming to terms on a six-year, $37.5 million contract, with an average annual value of $6.25. Hill is just about to wrap up the two-year $9.8 million deal he signed a little over two […]

Nathan MacKinnon reaches 1,000 NHL points

With the score knotted at 0 entering the third period in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Nathan MacKinnon took over for the Colorado Avalanche, as he has done time and time again. MacKinnon’s secondary assist on a deflected goal by Arturi Lehkonen gave him his 1,000th career point. He would pick up another assist in […]

Dallas Stars acquire Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes

After acquiring Mikko Rantanen in a blockbuster deal from the Colorado Avalanche in late January, it appeared that the Carolina Hurricanes had found their star forward for the future. The Hurricanes had so much belief in Rantanen, that they parted with their home-grown promising winger Martin Necas. Along with Necas, Carolina sent over forward Jack […]

Legendary Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange passes away at 76

One of the most popular figures in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins never even played for the team. In fact, play-by-play man Mike Lange became synonymous with the Penguins, painting a stunning picture from the booth for nearly five decades. No one could call a game like Lange, as his colorful phrases transcended Penguins […]

Canada wins 4 Nations Face-Off

USA might have won the battle in the round-robin portion of the 4 Nations Face-Off, but Canada won the war, skating to a 4-3 overtime victory to clinch the tournament. Connor McDavid scored the golden goal off a feed from Mitch Marner, who also assisted on Sam Bennett’s game-tying goal, closing the book on the […]