It’s a quiet Friday night in the NHL with zero games on the schedule, but it gives us all time to refresh and get set for a huge weekend of games filled with playoff implications that will set up the final four days of regular season action next week. At this point in the schedule …
The Hobey Baker Award, given to the NCAA’s top men’s hockey player, has a long history of winners, from Neal Broten in 1981 to Ike Howard last season. Many of those winners have gone on to have solid NHL careers, and plenty of recent winners are stars in the league today — Macklin Celebrini (2024), …
CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Abram Wiebe to a two-year contact with an average annual value of US$950,000, the NHL club announced Friday. Wiebe, from Mission, B.C., had five goals and 24 assists in 40 games with the University of North Dakota in the 2025-26 NCAA season. He also played four games …
MIAMI — Terry Rozier, who is facing federal charges related to a gambling operation, was waived by the Miami Heat on Friday in an expected and procedural move that allows the team to sign another player to its roster before the postseason. Rozier was with the Heat for one game this season — the opener …
The top Dallas Stars defenceman will have an MRI to assess the severity of his lower-body injury, general manager Jim Nill told reporters Friday. Heiskanen was hurt in the first period of Thursday’s win over the Minnesota Wild following a check from Ryan Hartman and exited immediately. He did not return to the contest. The …
It sounds like the Detroit Red Wings will have their top goaltender available for what likely is a must-win game on Saturday. John Gibson missed practice for a maintenance day on Friday, but the team says he’s expected to be available for Saturday’s game against the New Jersey Devils. Gibson left the Red Wings’ game …
The Tempo have agreed to terms with Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes on two-year max contracts, ESPN’s Alexa Philippou reported Friday. Mabrey was the Tempo’s unrestricted free agent pick in last Friday’s expansion draft, going sixth overall. The Tempo gave her their core designation, which allowed the team exclusive negotiation rights. The 29-year-old averaged 14.4 …
The Toronto Raptors will be without a couple key players in a crucial showdown on Friday. Quickley, who has been dealing with plantar fasciitis and only returned this week, will miss the game as the team continues to manage the right-foot injury. The 26-year-old guard is averaging 16.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists this …
Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is among the 32 finalists for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. The trophy rewards players who “best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice.” One player is nominated for each team in the league. The finalists for the other six Canadian teams are Jonathan Huberdeau (Calgary Flames), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton …
TORONTO — Toronto FC midfielder Djordje Mihailovic will miss approximately eight weeks with a pelvic stress fracture, the Major League Soccer club announced Friday. Mihailovic hasn’t played with Toronto since a 1-1 tie March 14 against the New York Red Bulls. The playmaking midfielder missed Toronto’s 2-1 win over Columbus on March 21 and its …