<p>Here&#8217;s some good news if you&#8217;re a fan of throwback jerseys.</p>
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<p>The uniforms from the 2023 Heritage Classic between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames will be back for two more Battle of Alberta games during the regular season. The first will be Saturday&#8217;s matchup in Calgary and then the Classics will be back once more time in Edmonton in February.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oilers and Flames will be wearing their Heritage classic jerseys on Saturday in Calgary, and then again in Edmonton on February 24th.</p>
<p>&mdash; Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonGregor/status/1748211725315522924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The jerseys that the Oilers wore in the Heritage Classic, which was a 20-year celebration of the first-ever regular-season outdoor game in NHL history, paid homage to the Edmonton Mercurys, an amateur team that won gold at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.</p>
<h2>Vancouver Canucks re-sign Jim Rutherford:</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Vancouver Canucks have rewarded President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford for the team&#8217;s strong start to the season. The team announced on Friday that Rutherford has inked a multi-year contract extension. </span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Francesco Aquilini, Chairman and Governor NHL, Vancouver Canucks, announces today that President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford has signed a multi-year contract extension. <a href="https://t.co/ERXWaORB3l">pic.twitter.com/ERXWaORB3l</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1748420262536872348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The 74-year-old former netminder took charge of the Canucks in early December 2021 after Jim Benning was fired and has made some fantastic moves. Before the 2023 trade deadline, the Canucks moved the first-round pick they got for Bo Horvat, along with a second-round pick, for Filip Hronek. The 26-year-old right-shot defenceman has played top minutes with Quinn Hughes all season and has three goals and 36 points in 45 games.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Earlier this season, Vancouver traded a fifth-round pick and a 2026 third-round pick for NHL defenceman Nikita Zadorov, a big, nasty, shutdown defender. On top of that, the Canucks moved their 2024 fifth-round pick to Toronto for Sam Lafferty, who has 10 goals and 19 points in 45 games this season.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">It’s shocking how fast Vancouver has turned it around. Last season, they finished with a 38-37-7 record for 83 points, the 11th worst point total in the league. It looks like they’ll blow right by that this season and a third Presidents’ Trophy in team history isn’t out of the question.</span></p>
<h2>Spencer Martin claimed by Carolina:</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The waiver wire is always fun this time of year, and a goaltender recently moved from one of the worst teams in the league to a good team starving for a good goalie. On Friday, it was reported that 28-year-old Spencer Martin was claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Carolina claims Spencer Martin</p>
<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1748420537305464944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">A former third-round pick in the 2013 draft, Martin has an .887 save percentage and a 3.65 goals-against average in 13 games played with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. The majority of his 51 games played came in 2022-23 with the Canucks, where he played 29 games and had an .871 save percentage and a 3.99 goals-against average.</span></p>
<h2>Shane Pinto returns from suspension:</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">As you may recall, Shane Pinto was suspended for 41 games due to gambling violations before the start of the season. His suspension is a game away from being complete, and he has re-signed with the Ottawa Senators on a one-year deal worth $775,000.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">News Release: The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sens</a> have signed forward Shane Pinto to a one-year, $775,000 contract: <a href="https://t.co/4mmO9SsJER">https://t.co/4mmO9SsJER</a> <a href="https://t.co/gNDCo60bjW">pic.twitter.com/gNDCo60bjW</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sens Communications (@Media_Sens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Media_Sens/status/1748378675353973245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The 23-year-old was selected in the second round of the 2019 draft and played his first full season in the NHL in 2022-23. Pinto scored 20 goals and 35 points in 82 games, finishing sixth on the team in goals and seventh in points.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Once again, the Senators are at the bottom of the league, as they have just 32 points in 42 games, the fourth worst in the league. While they have upwards of four or five games in hand with teams around them, they just haven’t built on their solid season of 2022-23.</span></p>
<h2>Yanni Gourde to have a hearing with DoPS:</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Towards the end of Thursday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, Seattle Kraken forward Gourde decided to take a run at Oilers defender Mattias Ekholm, jumping off his feet and catching Ekholm up high.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">EDM SEA G41. January 18, 2024. Yanni Gourde hit, scrum, replay. 🎥:  Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/lgHl84cjM5">pic.twitter.com/lgHl84cjM5</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Nation Network Media (@NationNMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/NationNMedia/status/1748202990375436790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Ultimately, it was what sunk the Seattle Kraken’s chance to end the Oilers win streak, as he was given a five and a game with less than four minutes remaining. Edmonton would get a three-minute power play, where Zach Hyman put the game to rest. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">On Friday, it was announced that Gourde will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Seattle’s Yanni Gourde will have a hearing today for charging Edmonton’s Mattias Ekholm.</p>
<p>&mdash; NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1748405464407142900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">It doesn’t matter how angry you are that Connor McDavid cross checked you and a teammate high sticked you, a player can’t leave his feet to hit another in the head.</span></p>
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Here's some good news if you're a fan of throwback jerseys.



The uniforms from the 2023 Heritage Classic between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames will be back for two more Battle of Alberta games during the regular season. The first will be Saturday's matchup in Calgary and then the Classics will be back once more time in Edmonton in February.

https://twitter.com/JasonGregor/status/1748211725315522924

The jerseys that the Oilers wore in the Heritage Classic, which was a 20-year celebration of the first-ever regular-season outdoor game in NHL history, paid homage to the Edmonton Mercurys, an amateur team that won gold at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
<h2>Vancouver Canucks re-sign Jim Rutherford:</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">The Vancouver Canucks have rewarded President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford for the team's strong start to the season. The team announced on Friday that Rutherford has inked a multi-year contract extension. </span>

https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1748420262536872348

<span style="font-weight: 400">The 74-year-old former netminder took charge of the Canucks in early December 2021 after Jim Benning was fired and has made some fantastic moves. Before the 2023 trade deadline, the Canucks moved the first-round pick they got for Bo Horvat, along with a second-round pick, for Filip Hronek. The 26-year-old right-shot defenceman has played top minutes with Quinn Hughes all season and has three goals and 36 points in 45 games.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Earlier this season, Vancouver traded a fifth-round pick and a 2026 third-round pick for NHL defenceman Nikita Zadorov, a big, nasty, shutdown defender. On top of that, the Canucks moved their 2024 fifth-round pick to Toronto for Sam Lafferty, who has 10 goals and 19 points in 45 games this season.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">It’s shocking how fast Vancouver has turned it around. Last season, they finished with a 38-37-7 record for 83 points, the 11th worst point total in the league. It looks like they’ll blow right by that this season and a third Presidents’ Trophy in team history isn’t out of the question.</span>
<h2>Spencer Martin claimed by Carolina:</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">The waiver wire is always fun this time of year, and a goaltender recently moved from one of the worst teams in the league to a good team starving for a good goalie. On Friday, it was reported that 28-year-old Spencer Martin was claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes.</span>

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1748420537305464944

<span style="font-weight: 400">A former third-round pick in the 2013 draft, Martin has an .887 save percentage and a 3.65 goals-against average in 13 games played with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. The majority of his 51 games played came in 2022-23 with the Canucks, where he played 29 games and had an .871 save percentage and a 3.99 goals-against average.</span>
<h2>Shane Pinto returns from suspension:</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">As you may recall, Shane Pinto was suspended for 41 games due to gambling violations before the start of the season. His suspension is a game away from being complete, and he has re-signed with the Ottawa Senators on a one-year deal worth $775,000.</span>

https://twitter.com/Media_Sens/status/1748378675353973245

<span style="font-weight: 400">The 23-year-old was selected in the second round of the 2019 draft and played his first full season in the NHL in 2022-23. Pinto scored 20 goals and 35 points in 82 games, finishing sixth on the team in goals and seventh in points.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Once again, the Senators are at the bottom of the league, as they have just 32 points in 42 games, the fourth worst in the league. While they have upwards of four or five games in hand with teams around them, they just haven’t built on their solid season of 2022-23.</span>
<h2>Yanni Gourde to have a hearing with DoPS:</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Towards the end of Thursday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, Seattle Kraken forward Gourde decided to take a run at Oilers defender Mattias Ekholm, jumping off his feet and catching Ekholm up high.</span>

https://twitter.com/NationNMedia/status/1748202990375436790

<span style="font-weight: 400">Ultimately, it was what sunk the Seattle Kraken’s chance to end the Oilers win streak, as he was given a five and a game with less than four minutes remaining. Edmonton would get a three-minute power play, where Zach Hyman put the game to rest. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">On Friday, it was announced that Gourde will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.</span>

https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1748405464407142900

<span style="font-weight: 400">It doesn’t matter how angry you are that Connor McDavid cross checked you and a teammate high sticked you, a player can’t leave his feet to hit another in the head.</span>

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