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nytimes.com > athletic > 7437077 > 09/13/2026 > canadiens-zack-bolduc-contract-details-nhl

Canadiens, Zack Bolduc agree to 4-year contract worth $4.2 million a year: Sources

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (175+ words) Zack Bolduc scored 12 goals and 30 points in 78 games in his first season with the Canadiens. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images The Montreal Canadiens and forward Zack Bolduc have agreed to a four-year contract worth $4.2 million a year, league sources told The…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7586926 > 09/13/2026 > edmonton-oilers-prospects-2026-27

Where every Edmonton Oilers prospect stands entering 2026-27 season

1+ day, 45+ min ago   (939+ words) Rudolfs Berzkalns was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 2026 NHL Draft. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images The Edmonton Oilers begin the 2026-27 season with a group of prospects in the pipeline who are decidedly shy of top-end…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7529277 > 09/13/2026 > leafs-prospect-alexander-bilecki

Why Leafs prospect Alexander Bilecki is just scratching the surface of his ‘huge potential’

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1437+ words) The Maple Leafs selected Memorial Cup-winner Alexander Bilecki with the 60th pick of the 2026 NHL Draft. Steve Dunsmoor / OHL Images GATINEAU, Que. — On a phone call last summer, Kitchener Rangers general manager Mike McKenzie wanted to draw attention to Alexander Bilecki....

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7588089 > 09/12/2026 > chris-kreider-canadiens-contract

Chris Kreider, Canadiens agree to one-year, $2.15 million contract: Sources

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (513+ words) Chris Kreider has been consistently booed at the Bell Centre since the 2014 Eastern Conference final when he collided with Canadiens goaltender Carey Price in Game 1. Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images Public enemy No. 1 in Montreal is coming to play for the…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7021678 > 02/10/2026 > olympics-mens-hockey-2026-rules-nhl-differences

2026 Olympic men’s hockey rules vs. NHL rules: How they differ and what’s changed

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (911+ words) Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena will host most of the men's Olympic tournament. Maja Hitij / Getty Images For the first time in 12 years, NHL players will compete in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament. We were treated to an appetizer of…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7584944 > 09/12/2026 > mark-scheifele-connor-hellebuyck-winnipeg-jets-rebuild-winning

Mark Scheifele, Connor Hellebuyck and Winnipeg’s efforts to rebuild a winner

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (417+ words) Mark Scheifele, left, and Connor Hellebuyck signed contracts the same day, but it appears only one of them is likely to play out the term of his deal with the Jets. James Carey Lauder / USA Today Network via Reuters Connect…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7407088 > 09/12/2026 > ottawa-senators-ultimate-frisbee-lucas-beckman-goalie-prospect

How two Ultimate Frisbee greats raised an NHL team’s top goalie prospect

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1644+ words) Lucas Beckman is coming off a whirlwind QMJHL season, which ended in a scorching run to the Memorial Cup with the Chicoutimi Saguéeneens. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press via Associated Press OTTAWA — On Friday, Lucas Beckman felt at ease. The…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7027221 > 02/07/2026 > why-sweep-ice-curling-olympics

Why do they sweep the ice in curling?

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (155+ words) Brett Gallant of Team Canada sweeps the stone during a training session Wednesday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Carmen Mandato / Getty Images Curling is one of the Winter Olympics’ most beloved sports,... Why do they sweep the ice in curling? Brett…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7171904 > 04/09/2026 > blues-2026-nhl-draft-picks-ivar-stenberg

Who should Blues take No. 1? Would they trade 3 first-rounders to move up? Mailbag, Part 2

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1239+ words) Ivar Stenberg is a top prospect available in the 2026 NHL Draft. David Berding / Getty Images ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues are having a fairly strong finish to the 2025-26 regular season, but they still have a glaring need heading into…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7584918 > 09/11/2026 > dillon-dube-st-louis-blues-speaks

Dillon Dube grateful for opportunity with Blues, wants to ‘control what I can’

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (485+ words) Dillon signed a one-year, one-way, $850,000 free-agent contract with the Blues on July 1. Gerry Thomas / NHLI via Getty Images ST. LOUIS — For the first time since signing a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Blues on July 1, Dillon Dube spoke publicly…...