• The Canadian Press

    Canadiens send Kovacevic to Devils in exchange for 2026 fourth-rounder

    MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick. The pick will be the best of the three fourth-round picks currently owned by the Devils in 2026. The 26-year-old Kovacevic joined the Canadiens on waivers back in October 2022. He had six goals and seven assists in 62 regular-season games for Montreal in 2023-24. Kovacevic has one more year remaining on a three-year, US$2.3 million deal. The six-foot-fiv

  • The Canadian Press

    Lightning deal Sergachev, Jeannot; Maple Leafs acquire Tanev's rights at NHL draft

    LAS VEGAS — The Utah Hockey Club made a big splash on the NHL draft's second day. The Tampa Bay Lightning cleared a big chunk of salary cap space in a matter of minutes. And the Toronto Maple Leafs made a move in hopes of addressing their blue-line needs. General managers wheeled and dealed Saturday in Sin City. Utah acquired defenceman Mikhail Sergachev from Tampa before the Lightning dealt winger Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings. Toronto, meanwhile, secured the rights to defenceman Chri

  • The Canadian Press

    'Amazing feeling': Sharks select Macklin Celebrini with first pick at NHL draft

    LAS VEGAS — Macklin Celebrini insisted he had to suit up in all of his brand-new hockey gear. It was the youngster's first skating lesson — not even a game. His passion for the sport was there in plain sight for parents Rick and Robyn to see. Celebrini pushed himself from that moment onward. All the work led him to Sin City's searing heat and the NHL draft. The San Jose Sharks did the expected inside the mesmerizing Sphere auditorium Friday, selecting the centre out of Boston University in the N

  • The Canadian Press

    Crosby, MacKinnon, McDavid among six players named to Canada's 4 Nations roster

    LAS VEGAS, Alta. — Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon were on the golf course. A chance to unplug after a busy NHL season, the conversation, of course, veered towards hockey. Line combinations, specifically. Attached at the hip each summer back home in Nova Scotia, the superstar duo — Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche — have only played meaningful games on the same side once in their careers. They will get another chance in February. The pair were among si