The Edmonton Oilers have traded Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks for the 117th pick in the upcoming NHL draft.

Most Russian players in the National Hockey League have remained silent about their country's invasion of Ukraine.

DETROIT Former Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk is not holed up at a Russian monastery where a priest has seized control and guarded the area with Cossacks after being told to stop services due to his Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs.He is at his cottage with his family, his agent Dan Milstein tweeted Thursday. Milstein posted a video of Dastyuk chopping wood -- Pavel Datsyuks morning workout and family breakfast at the cottage. Have a good summer everyone!Pavel Datsyuks morning workout and family breakfast at the cottage. pic.twitter.com/1GXfxqkm23 Dan Milstein-Hockey (@HockeyAgent1) June 18, 2020All this time I just assumed he was spending the summer in the great Russian outdoors fishing, but chopping wood is cool, too. I still believe hes spending most of his time trying to catch the big one.