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The Canadian PressOilers, Panthers rematch set for mid-December as NHL announces 2024-25 schedule
NEW YORK CITY — The Edmonton Oilers have to wait until mid-December to get another crack at the Florida Panthers. The NHL released its full schedule for the 2024-25 season Tuesday, with a highlight coming Dec. 16 when the Oilers host the Panthers at Rogers Place. The Panthers defeated the Oilers last month in a dramatic Stanley Cup final that saw Edmonton claw back from a 3-0 deficit before losing 2-1 in a decisive Game 7. The two teams will meet in a rematch Feb. 27 in Sunrise, Fla. A potential
The Canadian PressNHL reinstates Bowman, Quenneville after being banned for their role in Blackhawks assault scandal
The NHL lifted its ban on longtime coach Joel Quenneville and executives Stan Bowman and Al MacIsaac on Monday, clearing the way for their return to the league more than two years after they were punished in the fallout from the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal. Bowman, MacIsaac and Quenneville can sign contracts with an NHL team after July 10. “For more than the last two and a half years, these individuals have been ineligible to work for any NHL team as a result of their inadequate re
The Canadian PressMontreal Canadiens sign Juraj Slafkovsky to eight-year contract extension
BROSSARD, Que. — Juraj Slafkovsky got a Canada Day payday. The Montreal Canadiens signed the forward to an eight-year, US$60.8-million contract extension beginning in 2025-26. The deal for the six-foot-three, 230-pound winger inked Monday as NHL free agency opened carries an average annual value of $7.6 million. Slafkovsky, who put pen to paper the first day he was eligible for a maximum-term agreement, had 20 goals and 50 points in 82 games with the Canadiens in 2023-24. Selected first overall
The Canadian PressNHL releases 2024-25 home openers, with several Canadian clashes on tap
NEW YORK CITY — A series of Canadian clashes will feature early in the NHL calendar next season, including a tilt between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The league released each team's home opener Thursday, revealing that six of the seven Canadian clubs will face off on Oct. 9. The Leafs will visit the Habs, the Oilers host the Winnipeg Jets in Edmonton and the Canucks entertain the Calgary Flames in Vancouver that night. The Ottawa Senators are set to hold th
