Veteran defenseman Marc Staal has announced his retirement after 17 seasons. He’s immediately beginning his front office career with the Rangers as a player development assistant, the team announced. For Staal, it’s a return to where his NHL career began nearly two decades ago. The No. 12 pick in the 2005 draft by the Rangers, he was the third Staal brother to reach the NHL, … [Read more...] about Marc Staal Retires, Joins Rangers As Development Coach
Panthers Likely To Keep Aaron Ekblad This Season
Lyle Richardson of The Hockey News believes that Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad will remain with the team until the end of the season regardless of how his contract situation plays out. Ekblad’s name has appeared in trade rumors dating back to June before the Panthers won the Stanley Cup and the rumors have continued through the summer. Ekblad has one year remaining … [Read more...] about Panthers Likely To Keep Aaron Ekblad This Season
Stenlund Had Hoped To Remain With Florida Before Signing With Utah
Kevin Stenlund’s decision to sign with Florida last summer was a wise one. He put up a career-best 11 goals in 2023-24 while winning the Stanley Cup. The middleman told Hockeysverige’s Ronnie Ronnkvist that he was hoping to remain with the Panthers in free agency but those talks didn’t progress very far. The 27-year-old wound up signing a two-year, $4MM deal with Utah, a … [Read more...] about Stenlund Had Hoped To Remain With Florida Before Signing With Utah
Snapshots: CHL/NCAA, Hovorka, Tiefensee
The NCAA is facing major pressure to lift one of its biggest barriers to entry for men’s ice hockey after a class-action lawsuit was levied against them on Monday, alleging the association is “violating antitrust laws by preventing hockey players who appeared in Canadian Hockey League games from competing for NCAA teams.” Today, Sean Gentille of The Athletic broke down the … [Read more...] about Snapshots: CHL/NCAA, Hovorka, Tiefensee
Panthers Notes: Forsling, Samoskevich, Streaming
Gustav Forsling is 2024’s recipient of the Guldpucken, awarded by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association to the top Swedish player of the year, regardless of whether they’re playing at home or abroad. The 28-year-old Panthers defenseman led the NHL with a +56 rating and finished ninth in Norris Trophy voting last season. The award was expanded to include Swedish nationals playing … [Read more...] about Panthers Notes: Forsling, Samoskevich, Streaming