Cale Makar was a full participant in practice for the first time at Colorado Avalanche training camp, and is ‘confident’ he’ll be ready for opening night Oct. 11 against the Los Angeles Kings. Makar dealt with a variety of injuries last season but said this is a lower-body issue. He had skated each of the past three days, but this […]

Cam Russell grew up in Cole Harbour, a Nova Scotia town now famous in the hockey world for producing two of the sport’s best players from the 21st century, Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon. Russell played nearly 400 games in the NHL, including his final 35 with the Colorado Avalanche. He returned to his native province, and is in his […]

The Colorado Avalanche invited a pretty interesting group of players to training camp on tryout contracts this season. Joel Kiviranta had the biggest night of his NHL career at the Avs’ expense in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs with Dallas. Peter Holland was retired last season, and has already had a life-changing experience during camp. Then there is Brandon Kozun, […]

Aside from captain Gabriel Landeskog’s season-long absence because of a knee injury, the second-most important player on the Colorado Avalanche roster who might not be ready for the start of the season is backup goaltender Pavel Francouz. He has yet to skate with the team during training camp, and Friday his coach said there was no timeline for Francouz’s return. […]

The San Jose Sharks granted longtime defenseman Erik Karlsson’s request for a trade Sunday, dealing him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a three-team deal that also involved the Montreal Canadiens for a haul that included veteran forward Mikael Granlund and a 2024 first-round pick. Along with Granlund and the first-round pick, which is top-10 protected, the Sharks also acquired winger […]

The Washington Capitals have signed forward Tom Wilson to a seven-year, $45.5 million contract extension, the team announced Friday. Wilson’s extension goes into effect in 2024-25 and runs through 2030-31. He is set to make a base salary of $5.1 million next season. “Tom possesses all the intangibles needed to win in this League and we are extremely pleased to […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Seattle Kraken have removed TikTok videos marketed to the hockey “BookTok” community after forward Alex Wennberg and his wife Felicia published statements that criticized the objectification of NHL players. “BookTok” is a commonly used TikTok hashtag by content creators who want to discuss, review or promote books. A subset of that community […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed center Sebastian Aho to an eight-year, $78 million extension, general manager Don Waddell announced Wednesday. The deal, which goes into effect next season, averages $9.75 million per year and runs through 2031-32, was announced on Aho’s 26th birthday. “Sebastian has developed into one of the best two-way centers in hockey,” Waddell said in a statement. […]

Denver Post sports writer Bennett Durando opens up the Avs Mailbag periodically throughout the season. Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag. With Gabe Landeskog out next season, are the Avalanche going to name a new captain for next season? It seems like a no-brainer to elevate Nathan MacKinnon and give Cale Makar that “A” on his sweater. — Mark, Arvada […]

Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron, one of the best two-way forwards ever, announced his retirement Tuesday. “It is with a full heart and a lot of gratitude that today I am announcing my retirement as a professional hockey player,” he said in a first-person story on NHL.com. “As hard as it is to write, I also write it knowing how […]