Hathaway traded to Panthers by Flyers for draft picks
Garnet Hathaway was traded to the Florida Panthers by the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday for a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. The Panthers also received a sixth-round pick in the 2026 draft. Philadelphia will retain 50 percent of Hathaway’s contract; he has one year remaining on a two-year, $4.8 million contract he signed with the Flyers on July 1, 2024, and can become an unrestricted free agent after next season. “Garnet is a physical and highly competitive player who will complement our group well,” Florida general manager Bill Zito said. “We’re … Continue reading
South Carolina’s Concannon receives 2025-26 Blake Cullen Award
The ECHL announced on Thursday that South Carolina Stingrays’ President Rob Concannon is the 2025-26 recipient of the Blake Cullen Award as ECHL Executive of the Year. The award, which is determined in voting by the ECHL Board of Governors, is presented annually to the top executive in the League. In 2023, the award was renamed in honor of Blake Cullen, who was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2009. Cullen founded the Hampton Roads Admirals in 1989, and owned the team for seven seasons through 1995-96. During the 2025-26 season, South Carolina had four sellouts, 10 games over 6,000 … Continue reading
Wild will sign Quinn Hughes to new contract, owner says
The Minnesota Wild will sign Quinn Hughes to a new contract and would like to make it a long-term deal, owner Craig Leipold said. The defenseman is entering the final season of a six-year, $47.1 million contract ($7.85 million average annual value) he signed with the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 3, 2021. He would be eligible to become an unrestricted free agent after next season. In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio posted online Wednesday, Leipold was asked whether the Wild would re-sign Hughes and what lengths the team would go to in order to retain him. “First of all, … Continue reading
DiPietro named winner of PHPA’s Doug Messier Award
June 25, 2026 The Professional Hockey Players Association has announced that Michael DiPietro of the Providence Bruins has been honored as the inaugural recipient of the PHPA’s Doug Messier Award for the 2025-26 American Hockey League season. Photo: Kaiolena Tacazon This award will be presented annually to the most outstanding player in each of the AHL and the ECHL, as voted by fellow members of the PHPA. A founding member of the PHPA, Doug Messier helped lead the effort to form a players’ association in the Western Hockey League in 1967, which evolved into the PHPA when players from the … Continue reading
How Big-Moment NHL Weekends Turn Living Rooms Into Hockey Hubs
The 2026 Stanley Cup Final has reached the part of the calendar that hockey fans circle months in advance, and the guiding idea behind it is simple: certain hockey moments are too big to watch alone. Tonight, June 14, the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Vegas Golden Knights for Game 6, with Carolina trying to close out the series on the road and Vegas fighting to force a deciding game. From there the summer keeps delivering, with a possible Game 7 on June 17, the Upper Deck NHL Draft in Buffalo on June 26 and 27, and free agency opening July … Continue reading
Drury traded to Predators by Avalanche
Jack Drury was traded to the Nashville Predators by the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. Colorado received forwards Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L’Heureux, and Nashville also acquired forward Chase Bradley and a third-round pick in the 2029 NHL Draft in the trade. Drury had 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 82 regular-season games for the Avalanche this season and five points (three goals, two assists) in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games. The 26-year-old can become a restricted free agent on July 1. Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round (No. 42) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Drury has 82 … Continue reading
