The Philadelphia Flyers signed free agent forward Karsen Dorwart of the Michigan State Spartans to a two-year, $1.95-million, entry-level contract.
Dorwart, a 22-year-old native of Sherwood, Oregon, was an undrafted center who just completed his third season with Michigan State.
The Sherwood, Oregon native had 13 goals and 31 points in 35 games for Michigan State this season.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Dorwart ranked second on the team in points (13 goals, 31 points) and was tied for the most power-play goals (5).
He helped lead the Spartans to a Big 10 championship with a goal and an assist in the final. He also had a goal and an assist in the season-ending 4-3 loss to Cornell.
In three seasons at MSU, Dorwart has 38 goals, 54 assists and 92 points in 111 games after playing one season with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL.
NHL signs $7.7 US billion media rights deal
The NHL has reached an agreement with Rogers Communications on a 12-year, $7.7 US billion media rights agreement in Canada, according to a person familiar with the deal.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced. Sportico first reported on the deal.
The contract is the latest source of revenue for the league as the salary cap continues to climb. The previous deal reached in November 2013 was worth $5.2 billion CAD over 12 years.
The NHL contracted with ESPN and Turner Sports in 2021 for the current U.S. TV and streaming rights deal for $4.5 billion over seven years combined.
The TV contract in hockey’s birthplace helps the NHL’s revenue forecast for the near future, even if the Canadian dollar is weak based on tariffs and a trade war that affects the cross-border league’s business. Commissioner Gary Bettman expressed concern about the current economic situation at the general managers’ annual spring meeting in mid-March.
“If the Canadian economy is impacted to the extent that the dollar declines, the Canadian dollar, vis a vis the U.S. dollar, we do everything in U.S. dollars, so that’ll have an impact potentially on our Canadian clubs and (hockey-related revenue),” Bettman said. “But we’re hoping this is a moment in time and we get through this. I’m not weighing in politically.”
Revenues have climbed in recent years based not only on TV and streaming contracts but jersey and helmet advertising, dasherboard ads and more.
Monday’s NHL games
(At) New Jersey 3, Minnesota 2 (SO): Canton’s Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored in the shootout, and the Devils won for the third time in four games.
Luke Hughes and Nico Hischier scored in regulation for the Devils, who won their second straight against the Wild after a 5-2 win in Minnesota on Saturday. Jacob Markstrom had 27 saves.
Vinnie Hinostroza and Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, who lost for the fourth time in five contests. Filip Gustavsson finished with 26 saves.
(At) Philadelphia 2, Nashville 1: Jamie Drysdale scored the tiebreaking goal, Ivan Fedotov stopped 28 shots for their third straight win under interim coach Brad Shaw.
Ryan Poehling also scored for Philadelphia, and Travis Konecny and Matvei Michkov each had two assists to help the Flyers remain perfect in three games since Shaw replaced the fired John Tortorella last Thursday.
Zachary L’Heureux scored for Nashville, and Justus Annunen finished with 16 saves.
Calgary 3, (at) Colorado 2 (SO): Yegor Sharangovich scored the lone goal in a shootout and the Flames snapped a seven-game skid against the Avalanche.
Dan Vladar had 28 saves through overtime, and stopped all three shots in the shootout. The win kept the Flames’ flickering playoff hopes afloat. They’re five points out of a wild card spot with nine games remaining.
Cale Makar and Logan O’Connor scored for the Avalanche, who’ve dropped two straight at home for the first time since January. Colorado suffered a 2-1 loss to St. Louis on Saturday that ended the team’s 11-game home win streak.
Dallas 3, (at) Seattle 1: Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston scored early in the first, and Casey DeSmith made 35 saves for the Stars.
Mikael Granlund added an empty-net goal with 1:07 remaining.
Kaapo Kakko scored Seattle’s only goal 1:02 into the first period to set a new career-high in points with 41. Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves in his first start since March 19.
Capitals sign top prospect Leonard
The Washington Capitals signed top prospect Ryan Leonard to his entry-level contract on Monday, and he could make his NHL debut as soon as Tuesday at the Boston Bruins.
Leonard joins the team fresh off he and Boston College getting knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by Denver on Sunday in the quarterfinal round.
He signed a three-year contract worth $2.85 million that carries an annual salary cap hit of $950,000 through the 2026-27 season.
Leonard was the eighth pick in the 2023 draft and quickly became one of hockey’s most anticipated young players.
Leonard, who turned 20 in January, helped the U.S. win back-to-back world junior championships and reached the Frozen Four national championship last year, also losing to Denver.
Avs add Makar’s brother
The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Taylor Makar, the younger brother of defenseman Cale Makar, to a one-year, entry-level deal on Monday.
Taylor Makar will join the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League on an amateur tryout for the rest of the season. He joins the organization after scoring 18 goals and recording 12 assists in 38 games for the University of Maine.
The 24-year-old Makar was a seventh-round pick by Colorado in 2021. His brother, Cale, leads all NHL defensemen this season in points (84), goals (27) and assists (57). He became the third-fastest defenseman to reach 400 points in February.
Cale Makar, 26, was the fourth overall pick by the Avalanche in 2017.
Wild-card playoff race
Atlantic
▶ Toronto 92
▶ Florida 91
▶ Tampa Bay 91
Metropolitan
▶ Washington 103
▶ Carolina 92
▶ New Jersey 85
Wild-card spots
▶ Ottawa 83
▶ N.Y. Rangers 77
Non-playoff teams
▶ Montreal 75
▶ Columbus 75
▶ N.Y. Islanders 74
▶ Detroit 74
▶ Boston 69
▶ Pittsburgh 69
▶ Philadelphia 69
▶ Buffalo 66
Michigan schedule
Tuesday
Red Wings at Blues, 8
Wednesday
Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7
Friday
Hurricanes at Red Wings, 7
Rockford at Grand Rapids, 7
Saturday
Grand Rapids at Rockford, 8
Sunday
Panthers at Red Wings, 5:30
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