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The 2026-27 NHL season is set to begin Sept. 29 with a pair of all-Canadian matchups. The Montreal Canadiens will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs, with the Edmonton Oilers later hosting the Vancouver Canucks.

The three-time Stanley Cup-winning Hockeytown captain is transitioning from his role as executive vice president and general manager into a senior adviser to the organization's governor and CEO, Chris Ilitch.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Colton Dach to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.2 million US, the NHL club announced Sunday.

Hayley Wickenheiser and the Toronto Maple Leafs are parting ways after the hockey legend spent eight seasons working in the NHL team's front office.

The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet for centre Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost.

Ottawa Senators Hall of Fame player and now-former assistant coach Daniel Alfredsson said Wednesday a change was needed to move his career along.

Chicago centre Connor Bedard will miss the start of the NHL season after he had surgery on his left shoulder on Wednesday.

Veteran forward Claude Giroux is returning to the Ottawa Senators on a one-year deal.

Daniel Alfredsson, once Public Enemy No. 1 in Toronto as captain of the Ottawa Senators, is leaving the nation's capital to join the Maple Leafs as an associate coach.

The Calgary Flames acquired Simon Nemec, who was a restricted free agent, in a trade with the New Jersey Devils on June 23.