8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (287+ words) Carson Soucy has 441 NHL games on his resume and no guaranteed contract to show for it. Columbus announced Sunday afternoon that the 32-year-old defenseman is coming to town on a professional tryout, with Blue Jackets camp opening Wednesday. Soucy spent…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (373+ words) Adam Fantilli still does not have a contract, and Blue Jackets camp opens Wednesday. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic said Saturday there has not been much progress between Columbus and its top center lately, if there has been any at…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (281+ words) Mike Babcock’s contract in Edmonton runs longer than anyone outside the building knew. The Oilers gave their new head coach a three-year deal with an option year on top, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reported Saturday, citing a person with…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (335+ words) Leon Draisaitl is sold on Mike Babcock. Edmonton’s leadership group has been on the ice at Rogers Place all week for captains’ skates, and Draisaitl was asked Thursday for his early read on the new head coach. “He’s just so…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (411+ words) Zach Werenski cannot sign a new contract until July 1, 2027. He already knows exactly what he wants to do with that date. The Blue Jackets defenseman spoke with Dan Rosen of NHL.com at the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (368+ words) Mike Babcock has not had many character witnesses since Edmonton hired him. Sidney Crosby just volunteered. Crosby was asked about the Oilers’ new head coach at the NHL Player Media Tour on Tuesday, and he went straight to the parts…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (321+ words) The London Knights added an NHL first-round pick to their forward group on Friday. Marcus Nordmark signed an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club, which sends the 18-year-old Stockholm winger to Ontario for his first season in North…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (433+ words) Columbus drafted Pyotr Andreyanov 20th overall in 2025 and has not been able to sign him since. He just changed teams again, and the Blue Jackets had no say in that one either. CSKA Moscow loaned the 19-year-old goalie to HK Sochi…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (361+ words) Ryan Spooner is done with Russia. He signed a one-year deal with HK Dukla Trencin of the Slovak Extraliga, the club announced Wednesday, filling the last import spot on the roster. Spooner talked with Dukla head coach Todd Woodcroft about…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (429+ words) Mike Babcock is the reason Misha Donskov is in Edmonton. Oilers GM Stan Bowman went on OilersNow with Bob Stauffer on Tuesday and explained how the coaching consultant hire came together, per Daily Hive. The short version is that he…...