Pro Hockey Rumors

Ryan Johansen was placed on unconditional waivers this morning by the Philadelphia Flyers for the purposes of terminating his contract. Since the initial reporting more news has come out regarding the 32-year-old’s contract situation with the Flyers. Anthony DiMarco of Daily Faceoff tweeted that he’s hearing that Philadelphia feels that they have grounds to terminate the deal … [Read more...] about Latest On Ryan Johansen

Flyers goaltending prospect Alexei Kolosov’s status for next season remains in the air. Reports over the last month indicated that Kolosov had informed the team that he wouldn’t report to their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, if assigned there in the fall. Those were later refuted by general manager Daniel Brière, who said the team had no confirmation about Kolosov’s … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: Kolosov, Bergeron, Vaisanen

Flyers defense prospect Austin Moline announced his commitment to Colorado College today, per an announcement from his junior team, the USHL’s Madison Capitols. Moline, 18, was a seventh-round pick in this year’s draft out of Shattuck St. Mary’s, where he had 41 points (11 goals, 30 assists) in 71 games for the prep school. The Las Vegas native already has immense size at 6’5″ … [Read more...] about Flyers’ Austin Moline Commits To Colorado College

Philadelphia’s AHL affiliate in Lehigh Valley officially announced the previously reported signing of goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to a one-year deal.  The 24-year-old was originally a prospect of Detroit but didn’t sign with them, instead inking a minor-league deal with Toronto, one that was eventually elevated to an entry-level pact.  Last season, Petruzzelli played in 17 … [Read more...] about Keith Petruzzelli Signed To AHL Deal With Lehigh Valley

Penguins fans are still waiting on confirmation that Sidney Crosby has signed an extension. Early last month, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reported that a three-year deal in the $10MM AAV range was close to being finalized, but nothing came across the wire. Speculation then ran rampant that he might ink a deal to keep him in Pittsburgh past this season on his birthday, Aug. 7, but … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Notes: Crosby, Drysdale, Bernard, Sedley