Follow along as USA TODAY tracks signings and trades that take place at the start of NHL free agency July 1: ...

Kent Hughes has done a lot of work in recent days to improve his team. He had to give up prospects like Emil Heineman and ...

Zach Bolduc's overall potential made him worth the acquisition cost, with the Canadiens believing he'll eventually prove to ...

The Montreal Canadiens completed their rebuild, one expert says, trading a defenseman who was drafted under questionable ...

The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed one of their top scorers, inking right-winger Brock Boeser to a seven-year, ...

David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned ...

Brock Boeser stayed put in Vancouver. The New York Rangers landed free agency’s top defenseman in Vladislav Gavrikov. And Nikolaj Ehlers is taking his time before determining his future. What ...

A star winger on the move. A star goaltender and sniper staying put. NHL general managers were hard at work before and after ...

The Blues traded forward Zack Bolduc to Montreal in exchange for Mailloux, a 22-year-old right-hander that St. Louis has ...

Blues general manager Doug Armstrong speaks with the media on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the team acquired defenseman Logan ...

BROSSARD – The Canadiens had a busy day on Tuesday with the opening of free agency in the NHL.