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Maple Leafs Sign Coach Sheldon Keefe To Multiyear Deal

Aug 30, 2023 2:47 PM

The Toronto Maple Leafs are sticking with head coach Sheldon Keefe.

The Maple Leafs announced a multiyear contract extension for their bench boss Wednesday, putting to rest conversation about whether Keefe would remain with Toronto under new general manager Brad Treliving.

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Disgraced Bill Peters To Coach WHL Lethbridge Hurricanes

Aug 30, 2023 10:07 AM

Bill Peters, who resigned in disgrace from the Calgary Flames in 2019, will be announced as the new head coach of the Western Hockey League's Lethbridge Hurricanes, multiple sources told ESPN, confirming reports.

The Hurricanes have a press event scheduled for Wednesday morning. Among those in attendance will be WHL commissioner Ron Robison and Doug Paisley, the president of the team's board of directors.

The team declined to comment on Tuesday night.

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Oilers Add Sam Gagner, Brandon Sutter

Aug 28, 2023 4:00 PM

The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran forwards Sam Gagner and Brandon Sutter to professional tryout agreements on Monday.

Gagner, 34, was a first-round pick (sixth overall) by Edmonton in 2007 and played with the Oilers from 2007-14 and 2019-20.

Sutter, also 34, was a first-round pick in the same 2007 draft, going 11th overall to the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Rangers Hire Angela Ruggiero As Adviser

Aug 25, 2023 12:43 PM

The New York Rangers have hired Hockey Hall of Famer Angela Ruggiero as a hockey operations adviser, it was announced Friday.

Ruggiero, 43, won four Olympic medals as a defenseman for the U.S. She helped the country win gold at the 1998 Games in Nagano -- the first Olympics with women's hockey -- followed by silver in 2002 and 2010 and bronze in 2006.

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Evan Bouchard Signs Two-Year, $7.8M Deal With Oilers

Aug 24, 2023 4:17 PM

Restricted free agent defenseman Evan Bouchard signed a two-year, $7.8 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

His three-year, $4.975 million entry-level contract concluded at the end of last season.

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Rangers Re-Sign Alexis Lafreniere To Two-Year, $4.65M Deal

Aug 23, 2023 7:25 PM

The New York Rangers have re-signed Alexis Lafreniere, inking the young winger to a two-year contract worth $4.65 million.

Lafreniere will count just over $2.3 million against the salary cap each of the next two seasons as part of the deal completed Wednesday.

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Maple Leafs Sign Auston Matthews To Four-Year, $53M Extension

Aug 23, 2023 6:25 PM

Auston Matthews isn't going anywhere.

The Toronto Maple Leafs' top center signed a four-year, $53 million contract extension through the 2028 season Wednesday. The new pact begins when Matthews' current five-year deal runs out in July.

At $13.25 million per season, Matthews becomes the NHL's highest paid player in terms of annual value, surpassing Nathan MacKinnon, who is averaging $12.6 million on his eight-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche.

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Coyotes Sign Coach Andre Tourigny To Three-Year Extension

Aug 23, 2023 12:17 PM

The Arizona Coyotes have signed coach André Tourigny to a three-year contract extension, general manager Bill Armstrong announced Wednesday.

Tourigny has served as Coyotes coach for two seasons. Despite a 53-90-21 record amid an ongoing rebuild, Armstrong lauded Tourigny as "an excellent coach, leader and communicator who has helped us establish a tremendous culture in our dressing room. Our players like him, respect him and compete hard for him."

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Lightning Sign Brandon Hagel To Eight-Year, $52M Extension

Aug 22, 2023 12:14 PM

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension worth $52 million.

Vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced the deal Tuesday. Hagel will count $6.5 million against the salary cap annually when the new contract kicks in for the 2024-25 season.

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Flyers Sign Their First-Round Pick Oliver Bonk

Aug 21, 2023 2:13 PM

The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Oliver Bonk, their first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday.

The team did not announce any financial terms.

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Canucks Sign Pius Suter To Two-Year Deal

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Maple Leafs Sign 2023 First-Round Pick Easton Cowan

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Maple Leafs Sign Martin Jones To One-Year, $875K Deal

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Ducks Sign Alex Stalock To One-Year Deal

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Oilers Hire Jeff Jackson As CEO Of Hockey Operations

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Tom Wilson Signs Seven-Year, $45.5M Deal To Remain With Capitals

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Bruins, Jeremy Swayman Settle On One-Year, $3.475M Deal

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