The Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has acquired forward Chris Bourque from the Washington Capitals for center Zach Hamill. Bourque appeared in 73 regular season games this year for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), compiling 27-66=93 totals with 42 penalty minutes. In five playoff games, he tallied [...]

Recently-extended head coach of the Vancouver Canucks says that goaltender Roberto Luongo most certainly does want the chance to play somewhere else. Alain Vigneault said as much  (in French) speaking with TVA Sports on Wednesday. “First of all, (a trade) is what he wants right now,” Vigneault said, as relayed by the Vancouver Sun. “What we need to do is what’s best [...]

The Montreal Canadiens have hired Rick Dudley as their new assistant General Manager, the team announced Friday. Dudley, a former coach and player, was the director of player personnel with the Toronto Maple Leafs this past season. Dudley was General Manager of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010-11 before the team moved to Winnipeg, and the Jets chose Kevin Cheveldayoff as [...]

Couple of NHL signings: The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed Derek Dorsett to a three-year deal. ”Derek is an extremely competitive and hard-working player,” General Manager Scott Howson said. “He has improved every year and we look forward to his continued growth as a player and leader on our team.” The 25-year-old forward set personal bests [...]

The St. Louis Blues announced today that Scott Mellanby will be leaving his post as assistant coach. The longtime NHL vet spent this past season working under Ken Hitchcock as the Blues made a remarkable turnaround that led to a push for the Presidents’ Trophy. Mellanby pointed out that he enjoyed his time as an assistant and thanked St. Louis [...]

The Glendale City Council has approved a preliminary budget that includes $17 million to be paid to the prospective buyer of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes for operating costs for the city’s Jobing.com Arena. The 4-3 vote on Tuesday night was the first in a series of moves necessary before the council approves a new lease for the [...]

The Vancouver Canucks have signed coach Alain Vigneault to a contract extension. The Canucks have posted the NHL’s best regular-season record for the past two seasons under Vigneault. But his job status was unclear after Vancouver was bounced from the first round of the playoffs by Los Angeles. Vigneault guided the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final’s [...]

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Kings for being the first team to advance to the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals. It is the first time the Kings have made it to the Finals since 1993. Also posting will be a little slow over the next couple of days, I’ll be out of town. Tomas Holmstrom’s future in the [...]

Jeff Halpern who will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, appears set to move on from the Washington Capitals. As discussed by Katie Carrera of the Washington Post, the veteran simply doesn’t have a role with the Capitals any longer. “Brought in to anchor the fourth line, kill penalties and take key faceoffs, Halpern saw his time diminish as [...]

The Dallas Stars are looking to build on what was a surprisingly good season. They didn’t have the finish they wanted and wasted away a good chance at the Pacific Division, but they’ll have the cap space to add impact players and bolster their depth. Guaranteed Contracts: Forwards: Mike Ribeiro - C – 1 year, $5 million Steve [...]