The top hockey news for July 6, 2024.
Russian striker “Columbus” Marchenko appealed to the arbitration court
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko has been unable to reach an agreement with the club on a new contract and has turned to arbitration, the NHL’s official website reports.
The hearings are reported to be taking place from July 20 to August 4. The player has the right to sign a contract with his club at any time before the start of the hearing.
On July 1, it became known that the Jackets made a qualifying offer to the Russian. Marchenko, 23, scored 23 goals and 19 assists in 78 games during the NHL regular season. The Russian set a new career high for goals last season.
In addition to Marchenko, 13 other hockey players were forced to resort to arbitration services: Jake Christiansen (Columbus Blue Jackets), Connor Dewar (Toronto Maple Leafs), Jack Drury (Carolina Hurricanes), Ty Amberson (San Jose Sharks). , Jet Greaves (Columbus Blue Jackets), Ryan Lindgren (New York Rangers), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Buffalo Sabres), Bec Malensteen (Buffalo Sabres), JJ Moser (Tampa Bay Lightning, Martin Necas (Carolina Hurricanes), Spencer Stastny (Nashville Predators), Joe Veleno (Detroit Red Wings), Oliver Wahlström (New York Islanders).
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Tretyak announced his desire to hold a match between the Russian national hockey team and the Canadians in the United Arab Emirates.
Russian Hockey Federation President Vladislav Tretyak spoke about the organization’s immediate plans for the national team and also expressed regret that Russia was not invited to the Four Nations Tournament.
“I have an idea: I would like to play with the Canadians somewhere in a third country, for example in the Emirates. It would be interesting. Well, okay, not the main teams, but at least the youth teams, the ones for 20-year-olds. Canadians are less involved in politics, so you can play with them. Besides, they know that no matter what World Cup it is, no matter where Canada and Russia are, the main match is Canada-Russia. With all due respect to the Finns, Swedes, Czechs… It’s like CSKA – Spartak, eternal confrontation, the highest TV ratings.
Well, it is important that this is open hockey. The Finns play at home. Yes, they are world champions, they follow their own path. But fans are always more interested in beautiful attacking hockey. We always promote it. And in the USSR, this type of hockey was also played.
“We would love to play in the World Cup there, but we were not invited. All the NHL players are there, I don’t know why we were not invited. If they played in North America, there would be no problems there. Normally the NHL does not get involved in politics, but here it is,” Tretyak said in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda.
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Edmonton and Buffalo made a trade
The Edmonton Oilers have reached an agreement with the Buffalo Sabres, resulting in the Canadian club receiving forward Matt Savois, the ninth overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Buffalo’s press service reported.
Two forwards were going in opposite directions: Tyler Tullio and Ryan MacLeod.
Savois, 20, made his NHL debut in the 2023/2024 season. He played one league game, in which he failed to score any effective action.
MacLeod, 24, played in 81 games last regular season, scoring 12 goals and 18 assists for a total of 30 points. In the playoffs, he appeared in 24 games, scoring four goals and posting a utility rating of -7. Last season, Tulio, 22, scored 21 points (9 goals, 12 assists) in 54 games for the Edmonton-based AHL farm club Bakersfield Condors.
Draisaitl’s agent discusses negotiations with Edmonton over a new contract
Hockey agent Jiri Poner, who represents the interests of Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, spoke about the progress of negotiations with the Club to renew the player’s contract.
“There is no rush yet, but either it will happen quickly, i.e. before the end of August, or nothing will work out. It will also be clear whether Edmonton needs him or not. Leon has all the trump cards in his hands.
“I am confident that an agreement will be reached with Edmonton that will satisfy both parties,” Eis Hockey News quotes Poehner as saying.
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Washington signed a contract with a Belarusian hockey player
Belarusian forward Ilya Protas has signed a rookie contract with the Washington Capitals. This was announced by the player’s agent, Dan Milstein, on his Twitter account X. The agreement is for three years.
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Protas, 17, was selected by the Capitals in the third round, 75th overall, in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. At the end of last season, the player was included in the USHL All-Rookie Team. In the last championship, he participated in 61 games, scored 14 goals, gave 37 assists and finished the regular season with 51 points of performance.
Note that Ilya’s older brother, Alexey Protas, has been playing for the capital club since 2021. He was also selected in the third round of the 2019 draft, 91st overall. Thus, Ilya surpassed Alexei’s achievement.
