Around the Hockey World — Sunday, September 27

25 items · updated 10:37 PM

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• Bruins Name David Pastrnak The 28th Captain In Franchise History — The Hockey News
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  NHL.com, Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli)
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  The Boston Bruins unveiled David Pastrnak as the 28th captain in franchise history. The club announced the announcement of his captaincy with a video on social media , highlighting the legacy of leaders in the Bruins' history.

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• Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Ring Revealed — X (formerly Twitter)10:37 PM
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  Champs has a nice ring to it 🏆

• Hurricanes reveal Stanley Cup championship ring — Sportsnet
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  ESPN
  10:36 PM
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  The Hurricanes celebrated their 2026 Stanley Cup championship on Sunday night with a private ring ceremony honouring players, coaches and team staff who helped bring the Cup to Carolina. Carolina's championship ring, designed by luxury jeweller Jason of Beverly Hills, features nearly 900 individually set stones, including 9.80 carats of white diamonds and natural red rubies. Each ring also includ

• Flyers sign Garrett Wilson to one-year contract — Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli)10:36 PM
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  The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Garrett Wilson, the club announced Sunday afternoon. According to the Flyers, the deal carries an $850,000 NHL cap hit. Wilson, 35, split the 2025-26 season between the Flyers and the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Playing in his third season as Lehigh Valley’s captain, he collected four goals, 16 points, and

• Two players claimed off NHL waivers on Sept. 27 — Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli)4:31 PM
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  According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the New Jersey Devils claimed goaltender Remi Poirier from the Dallas Stars . Meanwhile, Friedman also reported the St. Louis Blues claimed defenseman Justin Barron from the Nashville Predators .

• If The Ducks' Purposely Snubbed Carlsson, Naming Granlund Captain, That's Not Fair — The Hockey News4:31 PM
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  The Anaheim Ducks stunned much of the hockey world by handing the captaincy to 34-year-old Mikael Granlund rather than 21-year-old franchise centerpiece Leo Carlsson. The Ducks had just given Carlsson a franchise-tag-like extension - matching the offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers - and the assumption might have been that a 'C' on his jersey might have come with it.

• Red Wings claim D Englund off waivers from Flames; Predators nab D Trudeau from Rangers — TSN3:36 PM
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  The Detroit Red Wings have claimed defenceman Andreas Englund off waivers from the Calgary Flames and defenceman William Trudeau was claimed by the Nashville Predators from the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Englund appeared in 52 games with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals last season, scoring three goals with 13 points. He also skated in three games with the Nashville Predators .

• Penguins place four players on injured reserve — Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli)3:36 PM
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  The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they have placed centers Ben Kindel and Blake Lizotte, winger Justin Brazeau and defenseman Ryan Graves on injured reserve going into the regular season. Kindel is the most notable of the four injuries, as the sophomore is week-to-week with a lower-body injury that he sustained during Monday’s 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres . It’s unclear how he sustained t

• Panthers sign Nathan Bastian to one-year contract — Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli)3:36 PM
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  The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Nathan Bastian, PuckPedia reported Sunday afternoon. The deal reportedly carries an $850,000 NHL cap hit. Bastian, 28, had been attending the Panthers’ 2026 training camp on a PTO. The 6’4″ right wing spent the 2025-26 season in the Dallas Stars organization, collecting six goals and seven points in 36 NHL game

• Blues claim D Barron off waivers from Predators; Devils nab G Poirier from Stars — TSN3:35 PM
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  The St. Louis Blues have claimed defenceman Justin Barron from the Nashville Predators and the New Jersey Devils have nabbed goalie Remi Poirier off waivers from the Dallas Stars, according to TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston.

• Barron, Poirier claimed; 71 more players hit waivers — Sportsnet3:35 PM
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  Teams across the NHL continue to get their rosters in shape ahead of Monday's 5 p.m. ET deadline to become cap-compliant. On Sunday, that meant 71 new players hitting the waiver wire and a pair of new claims from Saturday's flurry.

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• JERSEYWATCH: 2026-27 NHL Season Preview + Hometown Remix! — Icethetics (YouTube)10:29 PM
• How is the preseason experience as a player? — Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli)3:36 PM
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  Fans can now breathe a sigh of relief as the NHL preseason is finally over and the regular season will soon get underway. While some may think the preseason is too long, training camp and exhibition games serve as a key marker for players to build good habits and find their rhythm as they prepare for another NHL campaign.

• NCAA Men’s Hockey Power Rankings: Defending champion Denver leads preseason Top 10 — Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli)11:55 AM
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  As the leaves start to change color, the puck is set to drop on a new season of NCAA Men’s Hockey in the U.S. With the new rules regarding major junior players’ participation, the collegiate game is better than it has ever been. Deeper rosters, thrilling stars and future NHLers are balancing both their athletic and academic careers, all to the enjoyment of us university hockey fanatics.

• After a record-breaking offseason, what does it cost to buy a goal in the NHL? — The Globe and Mail — Hockey8:07 AM
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  It’s 2026, and everything is getting more expensive – your food, your gas, and even your favourite hockey team’s goals. This off-season has been riddled with record-breaking contracts to players like Cale Makar and Macklin Celebrini.