The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Cédric Paquette to a 1-year contract with an average annual value of $950,000, the team announced on the opening of NHL free agency this past Wednesday. Paquette, a native of Gaspé, QC, returns to his home province after skating in 47 games in 2020-21 with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Ottawa [...]
Hockey Canada has invited the country's top under-18 players to to its National Men’s Under-18 Summer Development Camp, which will take place July 25 to August 4 at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on the Tsuut'ina Nation in the Calgary, Alberta area. In recognition of their strong seasons, defenceman Pier-Olivier Roy and goaltender Charles-Edward Gravel were among those [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2021 Stanley Cup Champions. The franchise rolled to its third Stanley Cup this past Wednesday, and its second in a row, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. The Lightning first earned hockey's greatest prize in 2004 before repeating as champions in 2020 [...]
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has named forward Jakob Pelletier and defenceman Jordan Spence to the 2021 QMJHL First All-Star Team, in recognition of their excellent performances during the 2020-21 season. Pelletier, the Flames’ 2019 first round draft pick (26th overall), dominated opponents all season, notching a whopping 13 goals and 30 assists, for [...]
On Saturday, the Victoriaville Tigres won the 2021 President Cup, the Quebec Major Junior League championship, with a 3-2 win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs. The Tigres won the series 4 games to 2 and captured their first title since 2001. Among the newly minted champions were defencemen Sean Larochelle, Pier-Olivier Roy and Alexis Arsenault. Larochelle, [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Mathieu Joseph to a two-year, one-way contract with an average annual value of $737,500. Joseph suited up for 37 games with Tampa Bay during the shortened 2019-20 regular season, posting four goals and seven points. He also dressed for 4 playoff games en route to the Lightning capturing [...]
The stage is set for Edmonton., as Hockey Canada finalized its roster for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. Following a nearly month-long selection camp, 25 players have been named to Canada’s National Junior Team. Among the selections are forward Jakob Pelletier of the Val-d'Or Foreurs and defenceman Jordan Spence of the Moncton Wildcats. Pelletier, a 1st [...]
The New York Rangers have used the first-overall selection in the 2020 NHL Draft to select forward Alexis Lafreniere from the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL. Lafreniere, 19, is a 6-foot-1 winger who was born in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. NHL Central Scouting listed him as their top North American Skater in both their midterm and final rankings. [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup Champions. The franchise's second-ever Stanley Cup was secured with a convincing 2-0 victory over the Stars in Game 6 on Monday, September 28th. Forwards Cedric Paquette and Mathieu Joseph were amongst the many players on the team to win their first Stanley Cup. Paquette contributed 18 [...]
The Los Angeles Kings announced on Wednesday that they have signed defenceman Jordan Spence to a three-year, entry-level contract. Spence was selected by the Kings in the fourth round (95th overall) in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The native of Sydney, Australia notched 9 goals and 52 points to go along with a +49 rating in 60 [...]
