Connor Hellebuyck traded to New Jersey as Winnipeg Jets end bitter standoff with US Olympic hero
The three-time Vezina winner joins Olympic teammate Jack Hughes in New Jersey after a months-long standoff with Winnipeg that included a suspension
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NHL’s all-time leading goalscorer Alex Ovechkin to retire at end of season
Alex Ovechkin said on Monday that his 22nd season in the NHL will be his last, beginning the farewell tour for the longtime Washington Capitals captain
September 2026
American exodus: why do so many US NHL stars want out of Canada?
Players across the league are leaving their teams up north to return home. It’s prompted questions around money, tax rates, geopolitics and respect
NHL’s Andrei Kuzmenko steps away from team after father killed in Siberia bear attack
Alexander Kuzmenko, a hockey coach in Russia whose son plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, suffered fatal injuries when he was attacked on a fishing trip
Alex Ovechkin claims he’s ‘not in politics’. His pro-Putin video says the opposite
Jets suspend US Olympic hero Connor Hellebuyck for training camp no-show
NHL star Alex Ovechkin appears in campaign ad for pro-Putin United Russia party
June 2026
Yukon’s Gavin McKenna becomes only second Indigenous player selected No 1 in NHL draft
From captain to coach: Rod Brind’Amour’s two Stanley Cups with the Hurricanes, 20 years apart
Carolina move one win from Stanley Cup after top line powers past Vegas
Staal’s belly-flop winner lifts Hurricanes past Vegas to level Stanley Cup final
Stanley Cup final: Vegas win Game 3 in double OT as epic Carolina comeback falls short
Jarvis scores in overtime as Carolina rally past Vegas to level Stanley Cup final
Hertl’s late winner lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes in wild Stanley Cup final opener
May 2026
Claude Lemieux’s brain donated to CTE research after NHL star’s death at age of 60
Carolina Hurricanes finally break through to reach first Stanley Cup final in 20 years
Claude Lemieux, fiery winger who won four Stanley Cups, dies aged 60
Vegas sweep favored Colorado to make third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons
March 2026
Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children found dead in house fire, NHL says
Cause of the fire that killed Pierce, who had covered the Minnesota hockey team for a decade, is under investigation