The 2024-25 NHL season is underway, but several key free agents remain available on the open market, hoping for a team to show interest. Among them is veteran defenseman Mark Giordano, the elder statesman of the group of players still hoping for a new deal.
The Edmonton Oilers may be looking to bring in another defenceman. In an article for The Athletic, Pierre LeBrun and Chris Johnston wrote about a handful of veteran defencemen who still aren’t signed — Mark Giordano, John Klingberg, Justin Schultz, and Kevin Shattenkirk.
The debate surrounding potential additions has gained momentum as the Edmonton Oilers try to manage their defensive concerns after a 6-0 opening-night loss in the 2024-25 season.
How many of the yearly leaders in NHL goals since the 1990-91 season can you name in five minutes?
Mark Giordano remains unsigned as the 2024-25 NHL season gets underway but he still wants to return to the league and is reportedly intrigued by a quartet of contending teams.
Mark Giordano, the NHL’s oldest player last season, is reportedly still determined to extend his NHL career. Not ready to call it a career, reports are he’s looking to land a job with a contender and there are four teams being linked to him: the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Carolina Hurricanes, and New York Rangers.
The Seattle Kraken have a new captain following Mark Giordano's departure. They have just named Jordan Eberle as the man to lead the charge going forward.
Whether you were a fan of him as a Leaf or not, you are probably disappointed that Mark Giordano didn’t get a chance to win a Stanley Cup with his hometown
Even though he was loosely linked to a potential return to Toronto late last week, at this point, it seems very unlikely that we see Mark Giordano back in the blue and white for a fourth season.
NHL training camps are just around the corner as we welcome you into another segment of Around the NHL. After a very busy August throughout the league, general managers continue to piece together their roster as the intensity is about to ramp up in a major way once camps open.
On Friday, player agent Ritch Winter joined Pat Steinberg and Eric Francis on Sportsnet 960 The Fan. Among the topics they discussed was the hockey future of one of Winter’s clients, former Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano.
Among the veteran NHLers still seeking a contract as training camps near is defenceman Mark Giordano. Soon to be 41 years old, the former Norris Trophy winner spent the last two seasons with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs on a dirt-cheap two-year contract worth just above the league minimum at $800k annually.
Mark Giordano joining the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2021-22 NHL trade deadline was looked at by some as another typical example of a Toronto native player joining the team far past his prime, expected to help at a level he couldn’t provide anymore.
Despite his age and the fact he didn’t play a full season in 2023-24, veteran defenseman Mark Giordano remains a sought-after free agent as he explores his options for the upcoming NHL season.
The oldest player in the NHL last year has spurned any interest in retirement and is again looking for an NHL opportunity next year.
Former defenseman of the Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Giordano makes the stunning announcement that he is planning to continue playing well into his 40's. The former Leaf Mark Giordano is now 40-years-old, and he is still an unrestricted free agent (UFA) as no one has signed him yet.
Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman Mark Giordano appears to still be interested in playing hockey. The 40-year-old is the NHL’s oldest active player and has no plans to retire after this season.
A veteran defenseman is still looking to stay in the game. In a piece by the Toronto Star’s Kevin McGran, Toronto Maple Leafs blueliner Mark Giordano has aspirations of continuing to play in the NHL, whether that be in Toronto or elsewhere.
The veteran defenseman is coming off his second full season in a Maple Leafs sweater but fell out of the regular lineup early on in the season, battled injuries and was a healthy scratch for the whole of Toronto’s first-round loss to the Bruins.
Yesterday, I made a case about why keeping TJ Brodie around might not have been a bad idea for the Toronto Maple Leafs as a depth defenseman. In his post today, Jon Steitzer made a similar case for Mark Giordano.
The 2023 NHL Playoffs taught us that Mark Giordano is no spring chicken. The 2023-24 was a lesson in how to right-size Mark Giordano’s role and if the veteran defenceman is still interested in a depth role with the Maple Leafs, they’d be lucky to have him.
It appears as though Mark Giordano will miss time after going hard into the boards on Thursday night. The 40-year-old defenseman crashed into the boards hard during the first period in what was just his fourth shift of the game on Thursday against the Arizona Coyotes.
On Thursday night, an old friend returns to the Scotiabank Saddledome to face the Calgary Flames. Former Fames captain Mark Giordano will appear in the ‘Dome for just the third time as a member of the visiting team, this time with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
This will mark his first appearance since sustaining a finger fracture against the Panthers on November 28.
There’s nothing like a loss to the basement dwelling Ottawa Senators to emphasize the need for some changes in the lineup. Any interest in keeping Mark Giordano out a little longer probably went out the window the second the Senators took the lead on Wednesday night and as a result here’s a defence centric practice update: So that’s that.
Mark Giordano, who has been out with a finger fracture for nearly a month, practiced with the team Wednesday morning and is close to a return but is not cleared to suit up just yet.
The injury occurred during the Leafs’ 2-1 shootout win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
One of the veteran blueliners for the Toronto Maple Leafs will miss some time due to injury.
During Sunday's Leafs contest with the Seattle Kraken, Giordano recorded the 2,045th blocked shot of his career, passing Kris Russell for the all-time NHL lead.
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