Kraken officially join NHL after final expansion payment
Can sign free agents, make trades, to begin play as 32nd team next season by Nicholas J. Cotsonika @cotsonika / NHL.com Columnist
The Seattle Kraken officially joined the NHL on Friday when they made the final payment of their $650 million expansion fee, allowing them to make trades ahead of the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft on July 21 and sign free agents ahead of their debut next season. On behalf of the Board of Governors, I am delighted to officially welcome the Seattle Kraken to the NHL as our 32nd member club, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. Congratulations to David Bonderman, the Bonderman Family, their partners, the entire Seattle Kraken organization, the city of Seattle, and Kraken fans as the club continues on its exciting journey toward puck d
FEATURE: World Under-18 Championship to Showcase Tomorrow s Stars
The World U-18 Championship is underway in Texas with some elite talent participating by Peter Robinson / Special to NewJerseyDevils.com
The past 13 months have been notable for its lack of convention, but this week marks the return of an international staple and for scouting NHL prospects.
The IIHF World Under-18 Championship is taking place at two venues in suburban Dallas, pitting a large swath of this year s draft eligible players against one another culminating in the medal games on May 6.
The tournament is open to 2003-born (or younger) players and is a 10-country event that, like most things in the sporting world at the time, was cancelled last spring. The tournament was moved to Dallas from Michigan because of problems brought on by the pandemic.
P.E.I. natives selected to coach Team Canada at world hockey championship
P.E.I.’s Gerard Gallant and Mike Kelly are teaming up behind the bench again, this time with Team Canada for the 2021 world hockey championship in Riga, Latvia.
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Patrick Roy has a new agent, which has fuelled new speculation regarding a potential return to NHL coaching and/or management.
The Hall of Fame goaltender has hired PBI Sports to represent him, with agent Neil Glasberg making the announcement through his Twitter account.
Proud day for @pbisports in announcing that we are now representing @NHL HOF r Patrick Roy with NHL coaching and management opportunities. Welcome to the group, Patrick!
Roy was previously a head coach with the Colorado Avalanche for three seasons, where he won the Jack Adams Award as best head coach in 2014. He left the team in 2016 over a difference in philosophies with Colorado general manager Joe Sakic
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