With groups already beginning to make strikes for the 2025-26 NHL season, NoVa Caps tracks the entire strikes all through the offseason. This web page might be up to date regularly till the beginning of the common season in October.
Anaheim Geese
Coach
Fired head coach Greg Cronin
Named Joel Quenneville head coach
Boston Bruins
Re-signed
C Patrick Brown (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
Coach
Named Marco Sturm head coach
Entrance Workplace
prolonged GM Don Sweeney (two years)
Buffalo Sabres
Entrance Workplace
Named Jarmo Kekalainen senior advisor to GM Kevyn Adams
Left North America
Calgary Flames
Re-signed
RW Matt Coronato (seven years x $6.5 million)
Carolina Hurricanes
Re-signed
LW Taylor Corridor (three years x $3.167 million)
G Frederik Andersen (one 12 months, $2.75 million)
Chicago Blackhawks
Coach
Named Tampa Bay assistant Jeff Blashill head coach
Named Anders Sorensen, Michael Peca assistant coaches
Retired
LW Pat Maroon
D Alec Martinez
Colorado Avalanche
Signed
G Ilya Nabokov (two years, entry-level)
Edmonton Oilers
Re-signed
D Ty Emberson (two years x $1.3 million cap hit)
D Alec Regula (two years x $775,000 cap hit — two-way)
Injured
RW Zach Hyman (wrist surgical procedure on 5/28)
Los Angeles Kings
Entrance Workplace
Parted methods with GM Rob Blake
Named Ken Holland GM
Minnesota Wild
Signed
G Riley Mercer (three years x $950,000 cap hit — entry stage)
Retired
Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators
Re-signed
D Andreas Englund (one-year, $775,000)
G Matt Murray (two years x $775,000 cap hit, two-way)
Left North America
New Jersey Devils
Signed
RW Lenni Hameenaho (three years x $950,000 cap hit — entry stage)
Re-signed
RW Nathan Legare (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
Coach
Parted methods with Assistants Ryan McGill, Chris Taylor
Named Brad Shaw assistant coach
Left North America
New York Islanders
Re-signed
D Adam Boqvist (one 12 months, $850,000)
RW Kyle Palmieri (two years x $4.75 million cap hit)
Entrance Workplace
Parted methods with GM Lou Lamoriello
Named Tampa Bay assistant Mathieu Darche GM/Govt Vice President
Retired
LW Matt Martin
RW Cal Clutterbuck
New York Rangers
Re-signed
C Juuso Parssinen (two years x $1.25 million cap hit)
Coach
Fired Peter Laviolette
Named Mike Sullivan head coach
Signed abroad
Injured
D Ok’Andre Miller (surgical procedure for upper-body harm, anticipated to return round begin of 2025-26 season)
Ottawa Senators
Re-signed
D Nikolas Matinpalo (two years x $875,000 cap hit)
Entrance Workplace
Parted methods with Affiliate GM Ryan Bowness
Philadelphia Flyers
Re-signed
C Rodrigo Abols (one 12 months, $800,000)
LW Oscar Eklind (one 12 months, $800,000)
RW Tyson Foerster (two years, $3.75 million cap hit)
D Helge Grans (two years, $787,500 cap hit — two-/one-way)
Coach
Named Rick Tocchet head coach
Injured
D Rasmus Ristolainen (proper triceps tendon, out six months from 3/26, will miss coaching camp)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Re-signed
C Filip Hallander (two years, two-way — $775,000 cap hit)
Coach
Mutually parted methods with head coach Sullivan
Injured
LW Tanner Howe (ACL, out 9 months from 4/24)
San Jose Sharks
Re-signed
LW Egor Afanasyev (one 12 months, $800,000)
D Shakir Mukhamadullin (one 12 months, $1 million)
Injured
C William Eklund (wrist surgical procedure, out three months from 5/5)
Retired
C Logan Couture (groin harm)
Contract Termination
C Andrew Poturalski (one 12 months, $800,000 remained)
Seattle Kraken
Re-signed
C John Hayden (two years x $775,000 cap hit)
D Josh Mahura (two years x $907,500 cap hit)
Coach
Fired Head Coach Dan Bylsma
Named Toronto affiliate coach Lane Lambert Head Coach
Entrance Workplace
Named Jason Boterill GM
Promoted Ron Francis to President Of Hockey Operations
St. Louis Blues
Injured
D Torey Krug (ankle, anticipated to not play once more)
LW Dylan Holloway (undisclosed, anticipated to be prepared for coaching camp)
Utah Mammoth
Signed
LW Michal Kunc (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
C Gabe Smith (three years, entry stage)
Re-signed
G Jaxson Stauber (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
D Nick DeSimone (one 12 months, $800,000)
Retired
Tampa Bay Lightning
Signed
D Charles-Edouard D’Astous (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
Re-signed
G Jonas Johansson (two years x $1.25 million cap hit)
Entrance Workplace
Fired assistant GM Stacy Roest
Toronto Maple Leafs
Entrance Workplace
Parted methods with President Brenden Shanahan
Vancouver Canucks
Coach
Parted methods with head coach Tocchet
Named Adam Foote head coach
Vegas Golden Knights
Washington Capitals
Injured
D Martin Fehervary (proper knee)
Winnipeg Jets
Re-signed
D Neal Pionk (six years x $7 million cap hit)
Injured
C Adam Lowry (hip, out 5-6 months from 5/28)
Left North America
By Harrison Brown
