Pro Hockey Rumors

The transaction wire is active again today, with many teams hosting their first practices in over a week. The regular season schedule after the 4 Nations Face-Off resumes this weekend, so the players who teams reassigned to the minors over the break to continue playing will be added back to rosters today and tomorrow to make them eligible to practice with their NHL teammates. … [Read more...] about Minor Transactions: 2/18/25

Team Canada is celebrating after just one practice for the 4-Nations Face-Off, following news that international superstar Sidney Crosby will be good-to-go when Canada kicks off the tournament on Thursday per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic. This news comes after Crosby missed the Pittsburgh Penguins’ last two games with an upper-body injury. He practiced in full at Canada’s … [Read more...] about Sidney Crosby, Mikko Rantanen Healthy For 4-Nations Face-Off

In another potential scare for Team Finland, the Carolina Hurricanes announced forward Mikko Rantanen wouldn’t be in the lineup this afternoon due to a lower-body injury after taking a shot off the foot in Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Wild. Thankfully, it doesn’t sound like Rantanen will miss the 4 Nations Face-Off based on a report from Frank Seravalli of the Daily … [Read more...] about Mikko Rantanen Out With Lower-Body Injury

After playing their final game before the break earlier today (a 7-3 win over Utah), the Hurricanes made a pair of roster moves.  The team announced that winger Juha Jaaska and defenseman Scott Morrow have been assigned to AHL Chicago. Jaaska has been recalled and demoted several times already with Carolina making close to daily roster moves to maximize their cap space.  (That … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Assign Juha Jaaska And Scott Morrow To AHL