Pro Hockey Rumors

5PM: As expected, former NHL journeyman center Nick Bonino has coupled his move back to Pittsburgh with a formal retirement announcement. He will end his career with 868 NHL games, 69 AHL games, and 22 IceHL games. 1PM: Former NHL center Nick Bonino spent 2024-25 in Slovenia with HC Olimpija Ljubljana of the ICEHL, and was supposed to spend a second year with the club after … [Read more...] about Nick Bonino Announces Retirement, Joins Penguins As Assistant Coach

The Penguins have re-signed forward Joona Koppanen for the 2025-26 campaign, the club announced Tuesday. It’s an implied two-way deal with a $775K cap hit if he’s in the NHL. After turning 27 in February, Koppanen was slated to become a bona fide unrestricted free agent for the first time. A Bruins sixth-round pick in 2015, Koppanen departed Boston for Pittsburgh in 2023 via … [Read more...] about Penguins Re-Sign Joona Koppanen To Two-Way Deal

Edmonton Oilers centerman Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is expected to stick in the lineup for Game 6 despite missing Monday’s practice, head coach Kris Knoblauch told Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic. His off-day will instead be chalked up to rest, after Nugent-Hopkins appeared in 20 minutes of action in Game 5. Nugent-Hopkins appeared in 24 minutes of ice time and scored two points … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Nugent-Hopkins, Malkin, Marner

Enough will never be enough for former NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr. The two-time Stanley Cup Winner, five-time Art Ross Trophy winner, and future first-ballot Hall-of-Famer called an end to his NHL career in 2017-18, after 24 years in the league. But he’s continued his journey in pro hockey through this season, spending the last seven years with Rytíři Kladno in the Czechia … [Read more...] about Jaromir Jagr Hopes To Play 38th Professional Season