National Hockey

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have inked restricted free agent Brock Boeser to a three-year contract. The team announced the 22-year-old right-winger's new deal on Monday, saying it carries an average annual value of $5.875 million.

The National Hockey League will play its next three seasons without the threat of a work stoppage amid optimism that labour peace will stretch beyond 2022.

SEATTLE — The arena for Seattle's NHL expansion franchise remains on track to open sometime in the summer of 2021. Construction officials said Monday that the entire bowl of the former KeyArena has been demolished and excavation work is ongoing.

Erik Gudbranson and Jared McCann's names were always going to be linked. The pair just didn't expect to eventually find themselves on the same team.

TORONTO — The NHL Players' Association has announced it will not re-open the current collective bargaining agreement after the 2019-20 season, avoiding a potential lockout next September.

LAS VEGAS — Max Pacioretty had a hat trick and an assist to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-2 on Sunday in the NHL preseason opener. Cody Eakin, Reilly Smith, and Brayden McNabb also scored for the Golden Knights.

MONTREAL — When Ryan Poehling stepped onto the Bell Centre ice for the first time since his record-setting game last year, all the memories came rushing back.

BOSTON — Charlie McAvoy finally made it to training camp, and the Boston Bruins greeted him with a hearty stick tap salute. "I didn't want that," he said sheepishly on Sunday after returning to the defending Eastern Conference champions for a $14.

PARADISE, N.L. — It's a hockey fan's paradise this weekend as the Toronto Maple Leafs hold their annual training camp in Paradise, N.L.

PARADISE, N.L. — Mitch Marner and Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas put up a united front when speaking to media about the forward's new contract.