Pro Hockey Rumors

August is finally here, marking the time of year when teams reconvene at their home rink and begin hardy planning for the upcoming season. That step will come with extra work for the six teams around the league who don’t currently have a captain. Many of these teams, including Seattle, Anaheim, and Utah, have gone years without a captain – instead opting to disseminate … [Read more...] about Poll: Who Will Be The NHL’s Next Captain?

Leon Draisaitl’s recent eligibility to sign a contract extension will be one of the bigger storylines late in the offseason, but it doesn’t appear there’s much of anything new to report since Stan Bowman took over the reins as general manager a couple of weeks ago, the executive said to NHL.com’s Derek Van Diest. “I had a good conversation (with Draisaitl’s agent Mike Liut) and … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Draisaitl, Zegras, Lee, Preseason Schedule

Sharks 2024 second-round pick Igor Chernyshov has officially found a place to play this season. As he said was likely the case last week, he’s inked a scholarship and development agreement with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League, per the club. The 33rd overall pick in June was originally supposed to remain in his native Russia next season. He had one year left on … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Chernyshov, Pettersson, Holtz, Barr

John Gibson has become synonymous with Anaheim Ducks goaltending. He’s worked his way into all-time status since taking over the team’s starting role in 2016, with 193 wins, 477 games, and a .910 save percentage through his career – all ranked second on Anaheim’s all-time leaderboards behind Jean-Sebastien Giguere. But for the first time in his career, Gibson is at risk of … [Read more...] about Opportunity Knocks For Ducks’ Lukáš Dostál