Category: Bill Daly
The Real NHL Expansion Markets Are in Europe
Seattle KrakenFor any professional sports league, growth is crucial. The NHL has shown that they know this by adding the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017-18 and the Seattle Kraken for the…
Read moreSources: U.S. billionaire eyes Houston NHL team
Dan FriedkinAmerican billionaire Dan Friedkin has emerged as a strong ownership option to bring the NHL to Houston, sources told ESPN.
Read moreNHL Met With Group Interested In New Orleans Expansion
ESPNThe NHL held a recent meeting with a group interested in acquiring an expansion team for the New Orleans market at the league’s offices in New York, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Kevin Weekes of ESPN on Wednesday. In terms of expansion interest and likelihood, this is about as preliminary as it...
Read moreUSA Adding Quinn Hughes As Extra For 4 Nations Championship
Mike SullivanThe United States may have reigning Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes available for Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-Off championship against Canada, head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters Tuesday (including Chris Johnston of TSN and The Athletic). He’s traveling to meet the team in Boston in the wake of...
Read moreNHL Announces Significant Salary Cap Bump
TSNThe NHL salary cap is set to rise significantly over the next three seasons, marking the largest increase in years. The cap will jump from $88 million to $95.5 million in 2025-26, followed by increases to $104 million in 2026-27 and $113.5 million in 2027-28. This $25.5 million rise over three seaso...
Read moreNHL Rumors: Salary Cap, CBA Talks, and Connor McDavid
Board of GovernorsLikely no Connor McDavid extension talk until after the season, and CBA talks could commence in February.
Read moreNHL Rumors: Tampering, Penguins, Kings, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks and Ducks
Bill DalyThe Penguins have five players who might get some interest. Blue Jackets GM doesn't have the attachment to David Jiricek.
Read moreNHL Rumors: Tampering, Penguins, Kings, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks and Ducks
Bill DalyThe Penguins have five players who might get some interest. Blue Jackets GM doesn't have the attachment to David Jiricek.
Read moreThe Real NHL Expansion Markets Are in Europe
Bill DalyFor any professional sports league, growth is crucial. The NHL has shown that they know this by adding the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017-18 and the Seattle Kraken for the…
Read moreNHL Rumors: NHL Expansion, and the Minnesota Wild
Bill DalyThere will be more NHL expansion eventually. The Minnesota Wild will have some goaltending decisions to deal with to start the season.
Read moreNHL Rumors: NHL Expansion, and the Minnesota Wild
Elliotte FriedmanThere will be more NHL expansion eventually. The Minnesota Wild will have some goaltending decisions to deal with to start the season.
Read moreBill Daly says further NHL expansion likely but there is a maximum amount of teams the league can have
Elliotte FriedmanThe NHL may be growing again in the not-too-distant future. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly spoke about the prospect of future expansion teams with Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman at the European Player Media Tour in Prague. Daly nearly guaranteed the league would eventually add new franchises in th...
Read moreEvening Notes: International Games, Canucks, Landeskog
Bill DalyThe NHL is hoping to continue entering into new markets overseas as it grows its international footprint (as per Nicholas J. Cotsonika of NHL.com). Bill Daly spoke on the European Player Media Tour today and said that the NHL has a pretty comfortable rotation of international games in Finland, Swed...
Read moreOilers Fans’ Current Stanley Cup Dreams Started on April 18, 2015
Edmonton OilersThere are moments in life when you see or hear important news and you remember where you were. People still talk about the moment they heard John F. Kennedy was…
Read moreNHL News: Bettman Wants LTIR Feedback, and Sean Couturier’s Agent Not Really Happy
Ken HollandGMs need to give LTIR feedback to Bettman and Daly before they can go to the NHLPA. Agent not thrilled that Sean Couturier was a healthy scratch.
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