Hockey
Inside Matt Duchene's decision to sign with the Predators
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Hockey
Monday, 09 September 2019 13:33
When center Matt Duchene signed a seven-year, $56 million contract with the Nashville Predators this summer, the rest of the league barely batted an eye. "Come on," one prominent agent told me recently. "Everyone knew that was going to happen."Indeed, the 28-year-old Duchene -- who has also played for the Avalanche, Senators and Blue Jackets -- has been linked to…
Recent talks breed optimism for NHL labor deal
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Hockey
Monday, 09 September 2019 14:36
Representatives from the NHL and NHL Players' Association have met numerous times over the past eight months and not once in a secret underground bunker or a dark parking garage.Unlike previous collective bargaining negotiations that spilled out into the public, few details are emerging from behind closed doors, a development that provides more than a little quiet optimism that hockey…
Defenseman Werenski, Jackets have 3-year deal
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Hockey
Monday, 09 September 2019 10:15
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski has signed a three-year, $15 million contract, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Monday."Zach Werenski is one of the best young defensemen in the National Hockey League and we couldn't be happier that he will continue to be a foundational player for the Columbus Blue Jackets," Kekalainen said in a statement. "He is a gifted…
Devils GM trying to sign Zacha amid KHL talk
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Hockey
Monday, 09 September 2019 11:44
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero said he is still attempting to sign center Pavel Zacha amid concerns the former first-round draft pick will play in the Kontinental Hockey League this season.Peppering his comments with profanities, Shero told The Associated Press on Monday that he doesn't care if Zacha signs with the KHL or with Brampton,…
'We're not going anywhere': NWHL's Dani Rylan bullish on league's future
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Hockey
Monday, 09 September 2019 07:18
NEW YORK -- Dani Rylan believes professional women's hockey should grow and thrive. She doesn't believe that her league needs to be sacrificed for that to happen."We're not going anywhere," said Rylan, the commissioner of the National Women's Hockey League, during an hour-long conversation with ESPN last week in Brooklyn. "It's definitely disappointing, to say the least, when the people…
More...
Friday, 06 September 2019 21:47
Hughes scores in debut, but Devils' prospects fall
Friday, 06 September 2019 12:34
Hurricanes sign D Gardiner to 4-year contract
Friday, 06 September 2019 13:10
Jake Gardiner deal a September steal for the Hurricanes
Friday, 06 September 2019 09:52
Sharks sign Thornton, 40, to 1-year, $2M deal
Friday, 06 September 2019 10:25
NHL selects 4 women to officiate prospect games
Friday, 06 September 2019 12:07
Sharks hire ex-Dodgers GM Colletti as scout
Tuesday, 03 September 2019 10:43
Where top NHL players come from: Top-producing teams, leagues, more
Thursday, 05 September 2019 13:30
NHL replaces partner in player, puck tracking
Thursday, 05 September 2019 10:37
'Would I take less to stay in Boston? It's something I'm interested in': Torey Krug ponders his future
Thursday, 05 September 2019 07:23
A way-too-early look at the NHL's 2020 RFA panic
Wednesday, 04 September 2019 21:29
NHL reaches deal to stream all games in Russia
Wednesday, 04 September 2019 20:56
NHLPA still deliberating ahead of CBA deadline
Wednesday, 04 September 2019 14:19
Kings forward Kempe gets 3-year, $6M contract
Wednesday, 04 September 2019 10:35
Bettman headlines 2019 U.S. Hockey HOF class
Wednesday, 04 September 2019 11:48
Coyotes sign forward Keller to 8-year extension
Wednesday, 04 September 2019 13:21
HOFer Thomas breaks silence, fine with seclusion
Tuesday, 03 September 2019 17:53
Olczyk hired as Seattle NHL team's assistant GM
Tuesday, 03 September 2019 12:56
Red Wings D Kronwall retires after 15 seasons
Monday, 02 September 2019 11:21
Hurricanes' Williams stepping away from NHL
Sunday, 01 September 2019 18:14