Hockey

NHL: Avs’ Cale Makar becomes highest-paid player in NHL history

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar inked an eight-year, $163.2 million contract on Friday, becoming the first player in NHL history to earn more than $20 million per year. The deal,...

NHL: Jets star G Connor Hellebuyck confirms trade request

Three-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck, who has spent his entire NHL career with the Winnipeg Jets, has...

NHL: Report: Houston or Austin could get NHL team by 2029-30

It appears Houston or Austin could land the NHL's next expansion franchise -- possibly by the end of...

NHL: Blue Jackets G Elvis Merzlikins undergoes shoulder surgery

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery earlier this week to repair an...

NHL: Bruins and Oilers to play games in Germany in 2027-28 season

The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins each will play two regular-season games in Germany in 2027-28, the league...

NHL: Reports: Flyers nearing extension with G Daniel Vladar

The Philadelphia Flyers are finalizing a long-term extension with goaltender Daniel Vladar, multiple outlets reported. The deal, which cannot become official until July 1, will...

NHL: Forget 2026 … Hurricanes favored to win it all in 2027

After completing one of the most dominant runs in Stanley Cup playoff history in Las Vegas on Sunday, the Carolina Hurricanes found themselves atop...

NHL: Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal wins 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy

Carolina captain Jordan Staal was voted the 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the most valuable player in the playoffs following the Hurricanes' Stanley...

NHL: Hurricanes storm past Golden Knights in Game 6 to grab Stanley Cup

LAS VEGAS -- Rod Brind'Amour captained the Carolina Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup in 2006. Twenty years later on Sunday night, Brind'Amour got to...

NHL: Knights trust in Carter Hart with Canes on cusp of taking Stanley Cup

LAS VEGAS -- For the third time in their brief nine-year history, the Vegas Golden Knights will have the Stanley Cup in T-Mobile Arena...

NHL: Golden Knights C William Karlsson ruled out for Game 6

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals due to a left arm...