Phillips enjoys ‘unreal’ game for Capitals against former team

WASHINGTON — Matthew Phillips wasn’t thinking about revenge against the Calgary Flames on Monday.

The rookie forward couldn’t hide, though, that it meant a little more to score his first NHL goal against the Flames, his hometown team who selected him in the sixth round (No. 166) of the 2016 NHL Draft, to help the Washington Capitals rally for a 3-2 shootout victory at Capital One Arena…

Brothers, Boy Bands, and Budding Talents: The rise of Taro and Akito Hirose

Taro Hirose had just landed in Winnipeg for an April double-header when he was asked, “Were you ever a member of a boy band?”

“I cannot confirm or deny that,” he replied cryptically. “Yeah, I’ll just leave it at that.”

The boy band in question was supposedly made up of Hirose and three of his Salmon Arm Silverbacks teammates when they were all teenagers in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). Though he could not confirm (or deny) its existence, Hirose did speak about the hockey journey that led him from going undrafted by every Western Hockey League (WHL) team as a youth to top NCAA free agent with multiple suitors lining up to give him an NHL contract…

Lightning sign Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning signed forward Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $6.5 million, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. The contract extension will begin with the 2024-25 season…

Ryan Graves: From Friends with MacKinnon to Teammates with Crosby

The Penguins checked a lot of boxes for the Nova Scotia native, who signed a six-year contract with Pittsburgh on July 1…

Ducks Sign Defenseman Gudas to Three-Year Contract

Defenseman helped Florida to the 2023 Stanley Cup Final and ranks second among NHL leaders in hits the last 10 seasons…