2013 NHL Entry Draft Second Round traded picks. The Anaheim Ducks second-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on July 12, 2011 that sent Andrew Cogliano to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. The Calgary Flames second-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on January 12, 2012 that sent Michael Cammalleri, Karri Ramo and [...]

The Nashville Predators have re-signed defenseman Hal Gill to a two-year contract worth $4 million, according to an NHL source. Gill, 37, would have been an unrestricted free agent July 1. Predators general manager David Poile acquired Gill from the Montreal Canadiens this past season, one of his first aggressive moves at the trade deadline. Gill might have been the most [...]

40 years ago today the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 in Game 6 of the Finals, to win the 1972 Stanley Cup. Gerry Cheevers got the shutout, while Bobby Orr became the 4th player to score two Cup-winning goals in his career, and the 1st to win the Conn Smythe Trophy twice. [...]

1:04 PM: Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber  has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for delivering a blow to the head of Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg in Game 1 of the teams’ Western Conference Quarterfinal the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. “We felt this was a reckless and reactionary [...]

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 via trade. The second round traded picks are below: The Boston Bruins second-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 24, [...]

Hockey rumors from around the league: Sean Fitz-Gerald tweets Predators General Manager David Poile on trade activity: “It does work like dominoes, there are probably more things in the works now than there was 24 hours ago.” Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports the Detroit Red Wings have made the Tampa Bay Lightning an offer for Pavel Kubina. Poised to become an [...]

The Nashville Predators added depth on their blue line on Friday, acquiring veteran defenseman Hal Gill from the Montreal Canadiens. The Predators also receive a conditional 2013 fifth-round pick, in exchange for forwards Blake Geoffrion and Robert Slaney, plus a 2012 second-round pick. “Hal Gill brings our team a number of elements — size, penalty-killing ability, depth on defense and playoff experience,” said Predators [...]

In addition to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers andChicago Blackhawks, the Boston Bruins are said to be interested in Hal Gill. The Boston Globe reports the veteran defenseman is on the Bruins’ pre-trade deadline “shopping list”. Gill played for the Bruins from 1997 until 2006.

David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail writes that Corey Crawford may still be Chicago’s goaltender of the future but neither he nor Ray Emery are the answer this season. Shoalts says that Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman needs an experienced netminder immediately. Unfortunately for the Blackhawks, the ideal choice is Evgeni Nabokov, but he is not available. Shoalts writes that the only real option available [...]

Three St. Louis Blues scouts were in attendance at Sunday’s tilt between the Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens, CBC’s Elliotte Friedman suggests the club could have an eye on left-sided defensemen Johnny Oduya and/or Hal Gill. Both are slated to become UFA’s after the season. Oduya may be the easier and “cheaper” acquisition since several teams are said to be interested in Gill. Plus, [...]