The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers will each play two regular-season games in Germany next year as part of the NHL and NHLPA's efforts to grow hockey in the country, the league announced Thursday.
Carey Price will be back at the Bell Centre on Nov. 10, the day after his Hall of Fame induction. He'll be the latest player to enter the team's Ring of Honour, reserved for former players who made it to hockey's pantheon.
The play-by-play radio commentator called the Flames for more than three decades in a storied career that included the team's 1989 Stanley Cup victory, Calgary's run to the finals in 2004, and the full slate of the Canadian men's hockey team's 2010 Winter Olympics that ended in a gold medal.
Kelly Hrudey said Wednesday that he was told in June that his contract with Rogers Sportsnet would not be renewed for next season. He has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada on a full-time basis since 1998, immediately after his retirement as an NHL player.
For his part, Akim Aliu remains committed to the Hockey Diversity Alliance’s core mission. He doesn’t judge success by the number of HDA participants who graduate to elite-level hockey. Instead, he measures it by how many kids return from year to year, and the extent to which they stay engaged with sport in the long term.
The Hockey Diversity Alliance is adding a football element to its youth SummerFest in Toronto this weekend, with former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch serving as a special guest.
Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars will avoid a salary arbitration hearing after the high-scoring forward signed a $12 million contract for next season.