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P.K. Subban wasn’t exactly shocked Saturday when the six-time NHL defenceman was traded from the Nashville Predators to the New Jersey Devils. “I’ve been through the process before,” Subban said in a conference call with the media Sunday. “There was a lot of talk after the season about what the Predators would do. Being in

VANCOUVER—With labour talks having already begun on an informal basis, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Don Fehr are in favour of rebooting the World Cup of Hockey tournament and holding it every four years. The stumbling block to laying out a long-term calendar of international competition, however, revolves around the hot-button topic of

NEWARK, N.J.—P.K. Subban wasn’t exactly shocked Saturday when the former all-star NHL defenceman was traded from the Nashville Predators to the New Jersey Devils. “I’ve been through the process before,” Subban said in a conference call with the media Sunday. “There was a lot of talk after the season about what the Predators would do.

With labor talks having already begun on an informal basis, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Don Fehr are in favor of rebooting the World Cup of Hockey tournament and holding it every four years. The stumbling block to laying out a long-term calendar of international competition, however, revolves around the hot-button topic of

VANCOUVER—The Winnipeg Jets selected Finnish defenceman Ville Heinola with the 20th pick at the NHL draft on Friday. The 18-year-old played 34 games with Lukko Rauma in Finland last season, scoring two goals and adding 12 assists. He added a goal and an assist over seven playoff games. The Jets came close to missing out

Ray Shero knew he’d be leaving the West Coast with star centre Jack Hughes. The New Jersey Devils general manager was less sure about his other big target until Saturday morning. After selecting Hughes with the first pick in the NHL draft Friday night, Shero swung a big trade moments before the second round got

Nicolas Robertson has long wanted to wear the Toronto Maple Leafs logo on his chest. The 18 year old finally pulled on a Leafs jersey with his name emblazoned on the back on Saturday after Toronto picked him 53rd overall at the NHL draft. “It was definitely exciting,” Robertson said. “Toronto was kind of one

VANCOUVER—P.K. Subban is leaving Music City. The Nashville Predators traded the 30-year-old defenceman to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday ahead of the second round of the NHL draft. New Jersey surrendered blue-liners Steven Santini and Jeremy Davies in an exchange that gives Nashville salary cap relief. Subban, whose contract carries an annual average value

VANCOUVER—The Calgary Flames selected forward Jakob Pelletier with the 26th pick in the NHL draft on Friday. Pelletier, five-foot-nine and 165 pounds, is coming off his second season with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Moncton Wildcats. The 18-year-old winger from Quebec City produced 39 goals and 89 points in 65 games with the Wildcats

Day One of the NHL draft always belongs to the young men selected. Young men like Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko who, as expected, went first and second, respectively, to the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers in Vancouver on Friday evening. Occasionally, there is a big trade that steals the show, and there

VANCOUVER—The Vancouver Canucks picked Russian forward Vasily Podkolzin 10th overall at the NHL draft on Friday. The 17-year-old from Moscow played part of last season for St. Petersburg of the KHL and was the No. 2 European skater on the NHL Central Scouting prospect list. Podkolzin, six-foot-one 196 pounds, captained Russia at the under-18 world

Dylan Cozens was selected seventh overall by the Buffalo Sabres at the NHL draft on Friday, making him the first Yukon product to be picked in the opening round. The six-foot-three centre from Whitehorse spent the last two full seasons playing for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. WATCH | Cozens became 1st person born

His former coach calls it a “force field.” When Jack Hughes skates with the puck, the potential top pick in this weekend’s NHL draft has a way of darting in and out, feinting side to side to keep defenders just out of stick’s reach, as if they’re blocked by some imaginary bubble. “If fans remember

The granddaughter of Toronto Maple Leafs legend George Armstrong is launching a new hockey camp for Indigenous youth players in London. Twenty-eight-year-old Kalley Armstrong moved to London after graduating from Harvard University, where she was recruited to play hockey, and now coaches for organizations including the London Devilettes and the Snipe Academy. Her newly-formed hockey development company, Armstrong

Andrea Barone was the first openly gay man in professional hockey — and he knew it. In 2017, a coach charged at Barone, an ECHL referee, using a graphic, expletive-laced anti-gay slur. The incident may have hurt Barone, but so did the coach’s punishment — a mere fine. While hockey has proven to be among the sports

VANCOUVER—Auston Matthews or Patrik Laine? Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin? There have been tight races before in terms of who goes first and who goes second in the NHL draft. But this year, the difference between American centre Jack Hughes, favoured to go No. 1 overall to the New Jersey Devils, and Finnish winger Kaapo

VANCOUVER—Bowen Byram’s bantam coach knew almost immediately the defenceman would wind up as a first-round NHL pick. Dan Marr, the league’s director of central scouting and resident prospect guru, had a similar feeling when he first saw the player in action. But ask Byram, and he wasn’t as sure until recently. “It’s a dream growing

Alex Meruelo was approved as the new majority owner of the Arizona Coyotes during the NHL’s board of governors meeting on Wednesday. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman also reaffirmed the league’s belief that the Coyotes need a downtown arena for the long-troubled franchise to have a future in Phoenix. Andrew Barroway’s sale of a majority stake in the