Montreal Canadiens acquire forward Brett Berard Acquired defenseman from New York Rangers William Trudeau. The 23-year-old Berard played 41 games with the AHL Hartford Wolfpack in the 2025-26 season, scoring 6 goals and 16 assists for 22 points, and played in 13 NHL games with the Rangers. Berard scored 25 goals as a rookie with…
LeBron James’ return to Cleveland has become one of the biggest stories of the offseason, but a potential sign-and-trade involving Jarrett Allen might be the only realistic way to make it happen. The consensus around the league is that the Lakers would strongly consider an Allen-centered trade. “There’s a thought process in L.A., and I…
New Jersey Devils acquire forward Amadeus Lombardi Acquired from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Lombardi completed his third professional season with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins in 2025-26, tallying a career-high 42 points with 16 goals and 26 assists in 47 regular season games. He…
Patrick WilliamsTheAHL.com Features Writer “How are Mary and the others?” That’s forward Michael PezzettaThat was the question asked at the team’s Calder Cup celebration Monday at the Real Sports Bar & Grill in Toronto. This spring, the Marises answered a lot of questions. They raised more money with great play, showing they were more than…
Photo: Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images Vegas Golden Knights named Joel Ward Head coach of the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League. Ward, 45, rejoins the Silver Knights for his first career head coaching job after spending the past three years as an assistant coach in Vegas. He served as Henderson’s assistant coach…
Photo: Keolena Takason Professional Hockey Players Association announces Michael DiPietro The Providence Bruins have been named the inaugural recipients of the PHPA’s Doug Messier Award for the 2025-26 American Hockey League season. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the AHL and ECHL and is voted on by PHPA members. Founding…
Michigan wing Axel Lundberg went viral for his comments about Stephen Curry on his first day with the Golden State Warriors. When asked about the Warriors legend, the No. 11 overall pick told the media: “I’m a great Kyrie [Irving] Guy. So I used to hate Steph Curry. “ However, he was quick to praise…
Colorado Avalanche adds forward Fedor Svechkov and Zach Lahler Acquired from Nashville Predators for Forward Jack Drury and Chase Bradley and a third-round pick in the 2029 NHL Draft. In the 2025-26 season, L’Heureux had 14 goals and 14 assists in 30 games with the AHL Milwaukee Admirals and 4 goals and 1 assist in…
The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft has ended. See the full roster of players below. The first-round draft takes place on Tuesday at New York’s Barclays Center. As expected, the Wizards selected BYU forward AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 pick, Kansas guard Darin Peterson went to the Utah Jazz with the No….
Photo: Andrea Cardani Ottawa Senators acquire forward William Eklund and Kaspar Harttunen and unsigned draft picks. Brandon Swoboda From the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the ninth overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The 21-year-old Haltunen played 69 games as a rookie for the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda in the 2025-26 season, scoring…