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Malkin’s contract included in the list of the main intrigues of the NHL offseason

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4 years ago

June 28, 2022

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Malkin’s contract included in the list of the main intrigues of the NHL offseason

Evgeni Malkin / Photo: © Mike Stobe / Contributor / National Hockey League / Gettyimages.com

Columnist Dan Rosen on the official website of the NHL included the situation with the contract of Russian Evgeni Malkin with Pittsburgh in the list of 10 main off-season intrigues in the league.

Evgeni Malkin and Chris Letang’s contracts with Pittsburgh are ending, they will become unlimited agents, which means that the core, which has been successful for more than a decade, may no longer be together.

Forward Malkin and defenseman Letang won the Stanley Cup three times with the Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017) and reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2008. The Penguins have never missed the Stanley Cup playoffs in the 16 seasons they have played together.

Of course, Sidney Crosby was the leader of this “Pittsburgh”, and he signed a contract until the 2024-25 season. Crosby no doubt wants Malkin and Letang back on the team, but the Penguins may have other ideas. Especially considering that Malkin turns 36 on July 31, and Letang turns 35 on April 24.

Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said that “in an ideal world,” Pittsburgh would have re-signed both. Malkin said he wants to play at least three or four more seasons and Letang wants to play four or five more.

However, the Penguins have not won a Stanley Cup series since 2018. Perhaps their era is over,” Rosen writes.

Malkin has been with Pittsburgh for his entire NHL career after being selected with the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2021/22 season, Evgeny chalked up 41 games in the NHL regular season and scored 42 (20+22) points. In the playoffs, he has 6 (3+3) points in 7 meetings. Malkin’s contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins expires this summer.

Letang scored 68 points (10+58) in 78 regular season games last season. In the NHL playoffs – 4 points (1 + 3) in 7 games.

Pittsburgh lost to the Rangers in the first round of the Stanley Cup (3-4 in the series).

Source: Sportbox

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Junior World Hockey Championship. The first participant in the fight for survival has been announced

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5 hours ago

December 30, 2025

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Junior World Hockey Championship. The first participant in the fight for survival has been announced

The matches on the fourth day of the U-20 World Junior Hockey Championship have started.

In a brutal match, Switzerland beat Germany 4-0, sending their opponents into a survival game that will pit the Germans against the last team in Group B.

Germany finished without points and advanced to the knockout stages along with Switzerland, Sweden, the USA and Slovakia, although their final group positions will be determined by subsequent matches.

Junior Hockey World Championship U-20. Group A

Switzerland – Germany 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)

Discs: 11:42 Korbler (Meyer, Blessing) – 1:0, 13:10 Reber (Mudjli, Steiner) – 2:0, 21:08 Korbler – 3:0, 26:10 Johnson (Sansonnes, Mottard) – 4:0

Goalkeepers: Kirsch – Neisse

Source: Sport UA

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OFFICIALLY. The club suspended participation in the Ukrainian Championship

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16 hours ago

December 30, 2025

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OFFICIALLY. The club suspended participation in the Ukrainian Championship

Storm hockey club announced its decision to suspend participation in the Ukrainian Championship. The Odessa team had not come to the Krizhinka match before.

At the same time, Storm denied that the issue was related to financial problems and expressed distrust of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation.

Statement from HC Storm

“Due to systematic violation of the principles of equality and justice in competitions, Shtor hockey club expressed its distrust in the leadership of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation and decided to suspend its participation in the Ukrainian Championship.”

There was already a situation this season when Krizhinka suspended its participation in the championship due to referee problems.

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NHL. Buffalo surprises, wins from Florida, Edmonton and San Jose

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19 hours ago

December 30, 2025

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NHL. Buffalo surprises, wins from Florida, Edmonton and San Jose

At the end of game day of the NHL regular season, Carolina defeated the New York Rangers to become the sole leader in the East and sit two points ahead of Detroit with 7 wins in 10 games.

Among other results, we also note Buffalo’s improbable 9 straight wins. Blades, St. It defeated St. Louis and snapped such a long winning streak for the first time since 2018. There are only two points in the top 3 of the league.

Florida won an important victory. The champions were stronger than Washington and were slowly rising to the top of the Atlantic Division.

In the West, Edmonton handed Winnipeg its sixth straight loss, and Oilers goaltender Calvin Picard made 41 saves. Connor McDavid extended his point streak to 13 games.

In the California derby, San Jose beat Anaheim 5:4 and forward McClean Celebrini scored three points to extend their streak of points to eight matches.

Regular season in NHL

Ottawa – columbus 1:4

Florida -Washington 5:3

Caroline – New York Rangers 3:2 in overtime