MacKenzie Weegar has watched the exodus from Canadian NHL markets from an unusual vantage point, a player who loved his time north of the border but ended up leaving anyway, through no choice of his own. Speaking on TSN's "Overdrive " this week, the Utah Mammoth defenseman addressed the recent wave of star players pushing their way out of Canada. "As a Canadian-born player and to play in Calgary, for me personally, I had a great experience in Canada," Weegar said. "Calgary was an absolut...
Florida Panthers prospect Vilho Vanhatalo lit the lamp in Tappara’s 6-3 win over HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in opening day action from the 2026-27 Champions Hockey League. The game was played at Nokia Arena in Tampere. It was the 18-year-old’s first top-flight goal and came with Tappara up a man.
You can check out the nasty power-play snipe here: https://x.com/ScoutWithAnni/status/2095562340351549603
The Panthers were ranked first in Sportsnet’s Top 10 teams most likely to make the playof...
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There’s less than ten days until the Red Wings play host to three other teams and their next generation of […]
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
The NHL announced a new 12-year French-language broadcast arrangement in Canada, with TVA Sports securing rights through a sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc. [ Sportsnet | Montreal Gazette | La Presse ]
Amazon announces its NHL schedule, including these seven Canadiens games you’ll only get on streaming. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Are the Habs thin at forward? [ Radio-Canada ]
How Lane Hutson’s def...
The Carolina Hurricanes finally climbed the mountain in 2026. Carolina steamrolled their way through the Stanley Cup Playoffs, losing only three games. At the end of the postseason, it was Jordan Staal raising the Stanley Cup for the Hurricanes. Carolina’s journey to the Stanley Cup will be studied by a lot of teams. Some will […]
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The Florida Panthers have dominated the 2020s. They were Presidents’ Trophy winners at the beginning of the decade. And in the middle part, they went to three straight Stanley Cup Finals. Of course, they won two of those Cups in 2024 and 2025. Unfortunately, the 2025-26 campaign was a painful one, literally and figuratively. The […]
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The Sacramento Kings could make another push for Jalen Duren next summer if the Detroit Pistons center decides to bet on himself. Duren remains the NBA’s lone unsigned restricted free agent, with his future in Detroit still unresolved as training camp approaches. The latest reports are that Detroit want to sign Duren for something in […]
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Quantrill allowed 2 singles and 2 walks over 7 scoreless innings Thursday night at Globe Life Field. The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 to open a four-game series. Jakob Junis and Chase Silseth finished the combined three-hitter. It was the 13th shutout of the season for Texas. Quantrill […]
The new deal allows TVA Sports to broadcast 350 NHL regular season games in French and 12 of 15 playoff series’, including 32 Habs regular season games and all playoff games.
The Montreal Canadiens are coming off a highly successful season. Jakub Dobes, Nick Suzuki, and the rest of this franchise put in an incredible effort all season long. And it resulted in their first appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals in 12 years. The Habs certainly didn’t get the result they wanted in that Final […]
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New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith foresees a bright future for collegiate star Jeremiah Smith’s career in the NFL Geno enter the 14th season of his career, his fifth with the Jets. He returns to the franchise after spending the first four years of his career in the Empire State from 2013 to 2017. Jeremiah […]
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Elliotte Friedman weighs whether Connor Hellebuyck’s public trade request changes anything for the Jets, and which potential suitors may have already used the assets Winnipeg would want.
Stan Kroenke is set to add another team to his growing empire after agreeing to buy the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno for a record-breaking $4 billion. Kroenke also owns the Los Angeles Rams, the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Colorado Rapids. This is the latest transfer of team ownership as multi-billionaires […]
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In a true golden era for superstar defensemen, the Norris competition is fierce every year.
The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the Tampa Bay Rays scored zero runs. After suffering embarrassment at the hand of the A’s yesterday, the Rangers needed to rebound against the team topping the American League. Turns out, it was an easy task for Cal Quantrill. I’ve been making a bit of hyperbolic sport about […]
Patrick Zalupski should do a roll call for the next ownership group meeting because Cal Quantrill is a majority statistical owner of the franchise. Quantrill, with his effort tonight, is now 4-0 lifetime against Tampa Bay over seven starts as he led the Rangers to a 6-0 win over the Rays. Quantrill does not light […]
The Boston Bruins have less than two weeks until they take the ice for the start of 2026 training camp. […]
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DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that Dallas has needed its scouts to keep finding players while he uses draft picks and prospects to improve the NHL roster. Nill discussed the approach during an NHL Network interview. “Our scouting staff has done a great job. On the amateur side, they’ve done […]
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DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that a team has to weigh whether a star player fits before it disrupts a room that is already winning, and that the Mikko Rantanen trade cleared that test. Nill made the comments in an interview on NHL Network. Dallas has not been drafting very […]
DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that Roope Hintz will be back and healthy for the coming season, nearly six months after the hamstring injury that ended Hintz’s year. Nill made the comments in an interview on NHL Network. Nill said Hintz and Tyler Seguin were two big losses in the […]
DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that Dallas plans to sign Jason Robertson to a new contract sometime this season, before the winger can reach unrestricted free agency for the first time. Nill made the comments in an interview on NHL Network. Robertson’s arbitration filing gave both sides a deadline. “It’s […]
DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that he got hold of Thomas Harley as soon as Harley’s name surfaced in trade talk this summer, and that the two will sit down again once Harley returns to Dallas. Nill made the comments in an interview on NHL Network. Nill and Harley were […]
After salvaging the final game of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday afternoon, the Athletics begin a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners tonight. Following last fall’s run to the American League Championship Series, the Mariners entered this season as a trendy pick to win the American League. However, Seattle has failed […]
DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that he had spoken with Tyler Seguin that morning and that Seguin is back on the ice. Nill made the comments in an interview on NHL Network. Seguin has not played since Dec. 2, when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee […]