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Ian Cole
Age: 36Position: D
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41%
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Utah signed Cole to a one-year contract extension on Wednesday.

Cole was set to become an unrestricted free-agent on July 1st, but will instead remain in Utah for the 2025-26 season. The 36-year-old defenceman has one goal and 12 assists in 61 games for Utah this season and leads the NHL with 160 blocked shots.

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Utah has signed Ian Cole to a one-year deal worth $3.1 million.

Ian Cole will begin his 15th NHL season with his ninth team after signing a one-year, $3.1 million deal with Utah on Monday. The 35-year-old defensemen completed 70+ games for a third straight season after putting up two goals, 11 points, and 61 PIMs in 78 games with Vancouver in 2023-24.

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Cole (rest) will be out for Game 82 vs. Winnipeg on Thursday.

Noah Juulsen will draw into the lineup for the Canucks on Thursday, allowing Cole to have the night off in their final game before the playoffs. Cole ends the 2023-24 campaign with 11 points (2G / 9A) and 166 blocks in 78 games.

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Cole is expected to draw back into the Canucks' lineup Thursday vs. Pittsburgh.

Cole was replaced by Noah Juulsen on Tuesday as he was a healthy scratch for maintenance reasons. Cole had appeared in every game this season for Vancouver at the age of 34 and has a goal, six assists, 32 SOG and 36 PIMs in 40 games played.

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Cole (maintenance) will be out of the Canucks' lineup Tuesday vs. the Islanders.

Cole will take a rest Tuesday as he is a healthy scratch due to maintenance as Noah Juulsen takes his place in the Canucks' lineup. Cole has appeared in every game this season for Vancouver at the age of 34 and has a goal, six assists, 32 SOG and 36 PIMs in 40 games played.

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The Lightning suspended Ian Cole after allegations surfaced of underage sexual assault and grooming.

The Lightning suspended defenseman Ian Cole on Sunday, approximately 48 hours after an anonymous and newly created social media account posted disturbing allegations that Cole groomed and sexually assaulted a woman while she was underage. The team suspended Cole with pay pending investigation, which was launched by the NHL on Sunday.

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Bishop (knee) will not play during the 2021 season.

Bishop was expected to return at some point during the 2021 season but the Stars will keep him out to allow him time "to continue his rehabilitation and return to full health for the 2022 season." With Bishop out, the Stars will continue to roll with a goaltending tandem of Anton Khudobin and Jake Oettinger.

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Cole will make his Wild debut on Wednesday.

Cole was acquired from the Avalanche for Greg Pateryn on Tuesday and will replace him in the lineup immediately. Cole, who will skate on the third pair with Carson Soucy, had 26 points (4G / 22A) with 83 hits and 122 blocked shots in 65 games with the Avalanche last year.

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Bishop underwent surgery on his right knee in late-October and is expected to be out until March.

With Bishop out for at least one month, the Stars will continue to lean on Anton Khudobin as their No.1 netminder, as they did during their playoff run. Bishop told The Athletic that the surgery was to repair the meniscus in his right knee and that he is expecting to get back to Dallas in the next couple of weeks and hopes to be on the ice soon.

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