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Bob Hartley has been hired as the new coach of the Calgary Flames.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Atlanta Thrashers general manager Rick Dudley, Leafs GM Brian Burke confirmed to ESPN.com.

The Tampa Bay Lightning should announce today the re-signing of veteran blueliner Eric Brewer to a four-year contract, a source told ESPN.com. The deal is expected to be worth in the ballpark of $4 million per year. Brewer, who had a solid postsea...

Sources told ESPN.com on Saturday that the Heritage Classic in Canada, which made its debut in Calgary in February, won't be staged next season.

Few things seem to generate more buzz among hockey fans these days than talk of NHL realignment. A lot of discussion will be had over the next six months or so among NHL governors and league staff with the relocation of Atlanta to Winnipeg. One conce...

Rick Dudley was informed by True North Entertainment on Saturday that he will not be retained as the team's GM, two sources told ESPN.com.

Jonathan Toews was 8 years old when his beloved Jets exited his native Winnipeg. Fans were emptying their piggy banks to try to save the team. Toews had a solution. "I asked my dad why he didn't just buy the team," Toews told ESPN.com Tuesday ...

Rick Dudley doesn't know what his future is if the Atlanta Thrashers move to Winnipeg, but he hasn't devoted too much time trying to figure it out, either. "I don't have any control over that part of things," the Thrashers GM told ESPN.com Saturda...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The possible relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg was a buzz item at the morning skate Friday with the general consensus that it's a good thing. "I think it just didn't seem like it's been working there," said Sharks...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman refuted reports Thursday that an announcement was imminent on the sale and relocation of the Thrashers to Winnipeg.

Carolina remains alive as of Thursday afternoon. In the meantime, we take a look at the six eliminated clubs in the Eastern Conference, what transpired this season and what lies ahead (West comes tomorrow): Atlanta ThrashersThe Thrashers finished ...

The Atlanta Thrashers are getting calls on defenseman Johnny Oduya and tire-kicking on fellow blueliner Ron Hainsey. The Thrashers have a surplus of defensemen, so they would be dealing from a position of strength. Hainsey, however, would be a ...

The Thrashers signed defenseman Mark Stuart to a new three-year deal worth $5.1 million, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

The Buffalo Sabres waived their captain Craig Rivet Wednesday and hope he finds a new NHL home out of it. "It really came down to the likelihood of him getting into our lineup [he's been scratched a lot this season], and hopefully giving him an op...

CALGARY, Alberta -- As we get set for the NHL's second outdoor game this season on Sunday, the debate continues as to whether it is one too many. Well if you think that, you better sit down for this: The NHL is privately kicking around the idea of...

The NHL has suspended forward Ben Eager of the Atlanta Thrashers four games for his sucker-punch to Toronto Maple Maple Leafs winger Colby Armstrong, a source told ESPN.com.