In today’s NHL rumour rundown, the Ottawa Senators are making a push to be the host city of the 2028 World Cup of Hockey. Elsewhere, there were reportedly five teams calling on Marc-Andre Fleury to see if he would consider playing again in 2025-26, but he is seemingly staying in retirement. Finally, an NHL insider believes that Sidney Crosby could be moved ahead of the 2026 deadline.
Senators Looking to Host 2028 World Cup of Hockey
After a very successful in-season tournament with the 4 Nations Face-Off, the return of NHL players attending the Olympics, and All-Star games seemingly on their way out, the NHL has also been working toward the return of the World Cup of Hockey.
With the Olympics taking place in 2026, a World Cup tournament is set to take place in 2028, and then the two best-on-best tournaments will alternate every second year. The eight-team tournament is expected to take place over 12 days in February 2028, and as Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch reports, the opportunity to present interest and put a bid together has begun (from Ottawa Senators preparing a bid for 2028 World Cup of Hockey, Ottawa Sun, July 4, 2025).
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Garrioch reports that in an interview with Senators president Cyril Leeder, it was confirmed that the Senators will look to have the Canadian Tire Centre as a host building for the tournament.
“The Senators understand what it takes to host this kind of event. The club can offer Parliament Hill and the Rideau Canal, the world’s longest skating rink, as a backdrop for activities downtown.”
Bruce Garrioch, Ottawa Sun
Teams Calling Fleury About One More Season
After a farewell tour full of handshakes and goodbyes, the 2024-25 season was the end for Fleury. After a long, successful career, he made the difficult decision to hang up the pads, but some teams had to double-check with him before moving on in free agency.
Allan Walsh of Octagon Hockey, Fleury’s agent, reported on his podcast “Agent Provocateur” that on July 1, he received calls from five teams on Fleury, and whether or not he would be interested in playing one more season. Walsh stated that “[Fleury] has made it pretty clear that he has no intention to play next year”.
With the goalie market pretty slim in free agency, led by just Anton…
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