Hockey headlines for April 11, 2026

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Ducks give GM Pat Verbeek a multiyear contract extension (Los Angeles Times)
Kings great Anze Kopitar: Retiring ‘feels right,’ but not yet (Los Angeles Daily News)
Red Wings prospect Max Plante voted Hobey Baker winner as top NCAA player (Detroit News)
NHL forward Bill Riley was a willing pugilist and trailblazing Black player (Globe & Mail)
Could Mark Shapiro be in charge of the Maple Leafs? How the Rogers sports empire might reshape MLSE (Toronto Star)
PM Mark Carney drops in on Canadiens during Cole Caufield's historic night (Montreal Gazette)
Chris Pronger taking cautious approach to Maple Leafs executive opening (Toronto Sun)
Oiler speaks out: 'Anyone with a half-decent brain' has McDavid winning Hart (Edmonton Sun)
Why a playoff date with the Ottawa Senators should worry the NHL’s elite (Ottawa Sun)
Stars goalie Jake Oettinger nominated for King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Dallas Morning News)
Jonathan Huberdeau named Flames' nominee for King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Calgary Sun)
Penguins forward Bryan Rust nominated for King Clancy Memorial TrophyVideo (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Genuine Gabe: Jets’ Vilardi’s work earns award nomination (Winnipeg Sun)
Are Sharks’ recent losses part of development, or sign of a bigger problem? (San Jose Mercury News)
Flyers not getting too low after clunker in Detroit: ‘Got to flush it’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Utah Mammoth are bringing the playoffs back to the Delta Center (Salt Lake Tribune)
Stars GM offers injury updates on Miro Heiskanen, other top players (Dallas Morning News)
Crisis averted? Edmonton Oilers goalie Connor Ingram returns after injury scare (Edmonton Sun)
In best season, Red Wings' Moritz Seider showing shades of Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit News)
Braden Schneider ‘proud of’ being Ranger as future questions await (New York Post)
Conor Sheary finally contributing as he stares down uncertain Rangers, NHL future (New York Post)
NHL debut will have to wait for highly touted Bruins prospect James Hagens (Boston Globe)
Maple Leafs prospects Artur Akhtyamov and Luke Haymes savour first NHL starts. They won’t be the only ones (Toronto Star)
It’s looking like Viking’s season for new Wild blue liner (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Abram Wiebe signs with Flames, set to play for Calgary against Seattle Kraken (Calgary Sun)
Penguins sign former North Dakota defenseman Jake Livanavage (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings prospect joins Griffins after finishing Finnish season (MLive.com)
Red Wings 2024 draft pick Plante staying in college for 2026-27 season (Detroit Free Press)
Chicago Blackhawks fete their inaugural Hall of Fame class of Duncan Keith, Steve Larmer and Troy Murray (Chicago Tribune)
Michael Andlauer eyes Gatineau Olympiques as Senators seek deeper Quebec connection (Ottawa Sun)