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NHL News / NHL Rumors / September 22
NHL News: Sam Steel Extended, Kevin Hayes Retires, and Injury Notes
Puck Pedia: The Dallas Stars have signed 28-year-old forward Sam Steel to a four-year contract extension with a $3.7 million salary cap hit. He’ll have a six-team trade clause this year, and first two years of the contract.
New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 21
Former NY Rangers Forward Retires From NHL After 12 Seasons
As the New York Rangers prepare for the 2026-27 NHL regular season, a former forward for the franchise has announced his retirement from the league. Kevin Hayes, who was selected in the first round of the 2010 NHL Draft, No.
The '2026-27 NHL captains' quiz
Can you name the players chosen as team captain for each NHL franchise in 2026-27?
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Field Level Media / September 21
F Kevin Hayes retires after 805 games with 5 teams
Forward Kevin Hayes is hanging up his skates after scoring 446 points across 12 NHL seasons with five teams. The retirement announcement was made Monday by the KHL following a brief stint with a Russian club.
The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Daily Faceoff / September 21
Former NHLer Kevin Hayes announces retirement
A former noted offensive weapon in the NHL is calling it a day. On Monday, forward Kevin Hayes of the Kontinental Hockey League’s Ak Bars Kazan announced his retirement from professional hockey.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 21
Kevin Hayes Announces Retirement
According to the KHL, Kevin Hayes is officially retiring from the sport of hockey. This announcement comes shortly after the NHL-to-KHL transfer that saw Hayes sign with AK Bars Kazan of the KHL back in late August.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / The Hockey Writers / August 26
UFA Kevin Hayes Signs in the KHL
On Monday, Ak Bars of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) have signed NHL UFA forward Kevin Hayes to a one-year deal. The forward spent the past two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, recording eight points with four goals and four assists in 28 regular-season games in 2025-2026.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Daily Faceoff / August 25
Veteran NHLer Kevin Hayes signs one-year contract in KHL
Longtime NHL center Kevin Hayes has signed a one-year contract with KHL club Ak Bars Kazan, the league announced on its English-language social media channels Tuesday.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 21
Inside The Decline Of Kevin Hayes
There is perhaps no more interesting decline in the NHL than that of forward Kevin Hayes. Seven years ago, the then-27-year-old Hayes signed a seven-year, $49.9MM contract with the Philadelphia Flyers that was clearly an overpay at the time, but it aged like milk left in the hot summer sun of California.
NHL News / Forever Blueshirts / August 14
Kevin Hayes’ wild Rangers stories: Lundqvist, locker-room pranks and Norway 
A story from Kevin Hayes’ time with the New York Rangers recently resurfaced online, during which he talked about the lesson he learned after scoring on Henrik Lundqvist during warmups before his NHL debut.
The defining figure for every NHL franchise
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 11
Penguins rumors: Pittsburgh won’t re-sign veteran UFA forward this summer
The Pittsburgh Penguins are not expected to re-sign veteran forward Kevin Hayes before he reaches unrestricted free agency on July 1, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reported last week.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 10
Penguins Not Expected To Re-Sign Kevin Hayes
The Penguins are not expected to offer pending unrestricted free agent forward Kevin Hayes a contract extension before July 1, Josh Yohe of The Athletic wrote last week.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 19
Penguins Reassign Avery Hayes
The Penguins announced Thursday that they’ve reassigned winger Avery Hayes to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The move comes after Sidney Crosby was activated from injured reserve for yesterday’s loss to the Hurricanes, bringing Pittsburgh up to 16 forwards on the active roster.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / November 8
Penguins activate former All-Star Kevin Hayes
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they’ve activated veteran forward Kevin Hayes from the injured reserve. In a corresponding roster move, the team has placed Filip Hallander on the IR, who was diagnosed with a blood clot Friday.
NHL News / NHL Rumors / September 23, 2025
Bruins' David Pastrnak dealing with knee tendinitis since last year
Andrew Fantucchio: Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak was back skating with the main group yesterday. Steve Conroy: Pastrnak said that all last season, he was dealing with tendinitis in his knee.
NHL News / Forever Blueshirts / September 20, 2025
Former Rangers forward will miss start of Penguins season after camp injury
There’s a distinct New York Rangers connection to a significant injury sustained at the training camp of one of their Metropolitan Division rivals this week.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Daily Faceoff / September 19, 2025
Penguins’ Kevin Hayes out with upper-body injury, to be re-evaluated in October
The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin the 2025-26 season without Kevin Hayes in the lineup as the veteran right winger is sidelined with an upper-body injury, reports Josh Yohe of The Athletic.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / November 23, 2024
Penguins News: Ponomarev Re-Assigned, Hayes Possible
After a bit of a wait to get to the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vasily Ponomarev’s first tryout is over. After three games in the NHL lineup, Ponomarev, 22, will take those lessons learned after a few rocky outings back the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / November 11, 2024
Penguins Recall Sam Poulin; Kevin Hayes to IR
In a move that might please those pushing for the Pittsburgh Penguins to get younger, the team on Monday recalled forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / July 23, 2024
Penguins’ Kevin Hayes Searching for a Role; Using Trade as ‘Motivation’
New Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kevin Hayes is searching for a role. Ready to join his third team in three seasons, the 32-year-old Hayes admitted he didn’t find a role or comfort last season with the St.
NHL News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / June 29, 2024
Penguins Video Q&A: The Hayes Trade, Draft Picks and Next Deal?
LAS VEGAS — From the hallway in Encore because Sphere quickly ushered us out after the draft. The big news of Saturday was not the Pittsburgh Penguins draft but the Penguins’ trade with the St.
NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / June 29, 2024
Kevin Hayes Traded by Blue to Penguins at NHL Draft
The Pittsburgh Penguins have officially acquired forward Kevin Hayes and a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations.
St. Louis Blues News / The Hockey Writers / March 5, 2024
Blues Should Stick with Kevin Hayes Despite Struggles
The St. Louis Blues acquired veteran center Kevin Hayes from the Philadephia Flyers last summer. In the deal, they sacrificed a sixth-round pick in the 2024 Draft, while the Flyers retained 50 percent of his $7.1 million salary cap hit for the final three seasons of his deal.
NHL News / Yardbarker / January 10, 2024
Watch: Flyers HC destroys reporter over false rumor surrounding Cutter Gauthier trade
John Tortorella has a reputation for flying off the handle, but he was probably in the right this time.
NHL News / St. Louis Blues on SI / December 19, 2023
Player to watch vs. Lightning: Kevin Hayes
My player to watch for the St. Louis Blues against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday is center Kevin Hayes. Hayes is coming off a one goal, one assist
Philadelphia Flyers News / Yardbarker / October 23, 2022
John Tortorella on Flyers' loss: 'The whole performance. It sucked.'
The game also saw the Flyers bench two of their highest-paid players — Kevin Hayes and Travis Konecny — for the entire third period.
NHL News / Yardbarker / June 3, 2022
Canadiens goaltender Carey Price wins Masterton Trophy
Along with Price, the New York Islanders defenseman Zdeno Chara and Philadelphia Flyers forward Kevin Hayes were finalists.
NHL News / Yardbarker / April 25, 2022
NHL Monday: Philadelphia vs. Chicago betting preview
Monday night will see the Philadelphia Flyers visit the Chicago Blackhawks at 8:00 p.m. ET. The game has no impact on the postseason race, as both teams are eliminated, but we can still find prop value.
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