Hockey headlines for September 25, 2026

Friday, September 25, 2026

Columbus Blue Jackets re-sign Adam Fantilli (Columbus Dispatch)
Blackhawks get cost certainty on Oliver Moore's new five-year contract (Chicago Sun-Times)
Roster battles overshadowed by Filip Chytil injury (Vancouver Province)
Andrei Kuzmenko will be away from the Penguins following his father’s death (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
'Just noise': Babcock, McDavid deflect Oilers great Mark Messier's rant on coaching hire (Edmonton Sun)
Maple Leafs move training camp from Muskoka to Arizona, where team leadership has deep ties (Toronto Star)
No more Jets 1.0 or 2.0: League announces all eras of Winnipeg’s club to be merged (Winnipeg Free Press)
Adam Fantilli 'couldn't be happier' to join Columbus Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
What is Avalanche’s Artturi Lehkonen worth in NHL’s new era of skyrocketing contracts? (Denver Post)
Sharks’ Will Smith taking different approach to contract issue than Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Mercury News)
Sharks blast Ducks 10-0 as rookie Ivar Stenberg records hat trick (San Jose Mercury News)
Jordan Binnington shuts out Blackhawks as Blues win for first time in preseason (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knights rally in 3rd, stay perfect in preseason with OT win over Utah (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vitali Pinchuk impresses in wild Nashville Predators' preseason debut vs Hurricanes (The Tennessean)
DeBrincat power play goal in OT leads to 3-2 victory over Buffalo (Detroit News)
Sabres drop 3-2 overtime loss in Detroit, goalie Alex Lyon leaves game with injury (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks shut out by Blues in Patrick Kane's lone preseason appearance (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins shut out by Blue Jackets in preseason meeting (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Backup goalie shines again as Flyers blank Bruins in preseason action (Boston Herald)
Trevor Zegras becomes first victim of NHL’s emphasis on jersey tuck rule vs. Bruins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jets focus on power play and penalty kill as shortened pre-season winds down (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sabres’ depth, versatility at forward is front and center in training camp (Buffalo News)
Little mid-camp movement on Oilers projected regular-season lineup (Edmonton Sun)
Penguins forward Ben Kindel ‘looking more week-to-week’ in injury recovery (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers goalie Joseph Woll says Dan Vladař’s injury doesn’t ‘change my process’ or ‘mindset’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
LI's Adam Fox puts last season with Rangers behind him (New York Newsday)
After a lost season, Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones is comfortable competing again (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Joe Veleno embracing fresh Rangers start after two turbulent seasons (New York Post)
Scott Morrow hopes offseason training enough to make Rangers’ roster after underwhelming NHL stint (New York Post)
Can a 'more calm' Dalibor Dvorsky lead to a breakout season for Blues center? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
James Hagens’ confidence level with Bruins growing (Boston Herald)
After an eventful debut with the Chicago Blackhawks, Nick Lardis eyes a potential breakout season (Chicago Tribune)
With injury woes behind him, it could be David Reinbacher's time to crack Canadiens' roster (Montreal Gazette)
Patience or potential? Senators must choose the right path for Carter Yakemchuk (Ottawa Sun)
How Nick Blankenburg has skated his way into Maple Leafs' plans (Toronto Sun)
Wallinder, Johansson making strong cases to stick with Red Wings (Detroit News)
Leevi Merilainen's fall from Senators saviour to waiver wire is complete (Ottawa Sun)
Why the Maple Leafs have placed forward Steven Lorentz on waivers (Toronto Sun)
Wild trim camp roster to 27 ahead of final exhibition Friday (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jets make more training camp cuts (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins assign 10 to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mikael Backlund goes way back with Flames’ new throwback third jersey (Calgary Sun)
State reveals origin of house fire that killed hockey journalist Jessi Pierce and her children (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)