• The Canadian Press

    Lightning trade with Predators to bring veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh back to Tampa Bay

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Nashville Predators traded Ryan McDonagh back to Tampa Bay less than two years after acquiring the veteran defenseman, Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois announced Tuesday. The Predators also are sending the Lightning a fourth-round pick in the NHL draft in June. Nashville traded for the two-time Stanley Cup champion in July 2023, helping Tampa Bay clear much-needed cap space. Nashville receives Tampa Bay’s second-round selection in 2025 and seventh-round pick in J

  • The Canadian Press

    Senators add former NHL player and veteran executive Rob DiMaio to front office

    OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have added veteran executive Rob DiMaio to their front office, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The Senators said in a release that the 56-year-old from Calgary will join general manager Steve Staios as director of player personnel and director of professional scouting. DiMaio spent the last two seasons as assistant GM in Anaheim, where he was also the GM of the San Diego Gulls, the Ducks' American Hockey League affiliate. Before that, he spent 13 seasons with St. Lou

  • The Canadian Press

    Blues edge Mustangs 1-0 to win Centennial Cup

    OAKVILLE, Ont. — The "Redemption Tour" for the Collingwood Blues is complete. A second-period goal by Jack Silverman was all the offence the Blues needed to post a 1-0 victory over the Melfort Mustangs in Sunday's Centennial Cup championship final. The Blues, who were knocked out of the quarterfinal at the 2023 Centennial Cup, returned to go undefeated through this year’s tournament. The Blues become the first Ontario Junior Hockey League champion to win Canada’s National Junior A Championship s

  • The Canadian Press

    Lafrenière continuing his breakthrough season as a solid contributor for Rangers in NHL playoffs

    After a breakthrough regular season, Alexis Lafrenière has continued to be a solid contributor for the New York Rangers in their run to the Eastern Conference final. Selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, the Quebec native entered the league with high expectations for a Rangers team looking to come out of a rebuilding process. Lafrenière made the team as a 19-year-old rookie and finished with 12 goals and nine assists in 56 games in the league's pandemic-shortened season. He