The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The sixth round traded picks are below: The Anaheim Ducks sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a [...]

Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville has been fined $10,000 for criticizing the officiating after Game 3′s overtime loss to Phoenix on Tuesday night. Quenneville was livid following the contest that no penalty was called on Raffi Torres for his vicious hit on Marian Hossa in the first period. “I had a hard time. I saw [...]

Josh Shalla has agreed to a three-year, entry-level deal with the Nashville Predators. Shalla had 40 goals and 76 points in 53 OHL games this season. He also signed an amateur tryout with AHL Milwaukee to participate in their playoff run.

Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres has been suspended indefinitely, pending an in-person hearing Friday, April 20, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The hearing, which had been planned for today, was deferred at the request of the player and the National Hockey League Players Association. The hearing will be convened at the NHL’s New [...]

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Arron Asham has been suspended four games and  Penguins teammate James Neal has been suspended one game for separate infractions. Asham, who was offered an in-person hearing, was assessed a first-period match penalty for cross-checking Brayden Schenn around the chin and punching him in the head when Schenn was down.

Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom has been suspended for one game for cross-checking Boston Bruins forward Rich Peverley during Game 3 of the teams’ Eastern Conference Quarterfinal playoff series Monday night in Washington, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred at 20:00 of the third period. Backstrom was assessed a match penalty for attempt to injure.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw has been suspended for three games for charging Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith during Game 2 of the teams Western Conference Quarterfinal playoff series Saturday night in Phoenix, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred at 7:11 of the second period. Shaw was assessed a major penalty for charging and game [...]

Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports Blair Mackasey has been granted permission from the Minnesota Wild to interview with the Montreal Canadiens. Mackasey is currently the director of player personnel in Minnesota, he has also served as coach, manager and scout. Mackasey worked for Hockey Canada before joining the Wild six years ago.  The 56-year-old lives in Montreal.

The Washington Capitals could be without star center Nicklas Backstrom for Game 4 of their first-round series against the Boston Bruins after Backstrom cross-checked Bruins forward Rich Peverley in the face following the final buzzer of Boston’s Game 3 victory Monday night. Backstrom received a match penalty for the move and the NHL rule book states that any player receiving a match penalty [...]

The New York Islanders say assistant coaches Scott Allen and Dean Chynoweth won’t return to coach Jack Capuano‘s staff next season. The moves were announced Monday, just more than a week after the Islanders finished their fifth straight non-playoff season. Allen had been an assistant with the Islanders since July 2009, under former coach Scott Gordon. Chynoweth was a [...]