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Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The NHL has shifted its focus to selecting two Canadian hub cities, sources confirmed to ESPN. That would have the NHL resuming its season in Toronto and Edmonton later this summer. Nothing is final until players vote on the return-to-play proposal, which is not expected to happen until […]
Congratulations, Jarome Iginla. You’re a first-ballot Hockey Hall of Famer. Apologies, Pierre Turgeon. You were denied — again. The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto is missing a key figure — a former player deemed legendary on and off the ice, with plenty of points to prove it. But somehow, Turgeon’s name wasn’t called last […]
Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. The 2020 NHL draft lottery was unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, and so, too, will be the actual draft. […]
Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Connor McDavid just made a retired carpenter from San Diego more than $100,000 richer. McDavid’s 2015-16 Upper Deck “The Cup” rookie patch autograph card sold for a final bid of $135,811.20 in the Lelands Spring Classic Auction on Friday. The sale price includes a 20% fee that goes […]
LITTLETON — The sound of wood slapping asphalt echoes down a quiet neighborhood street. Three children and their parents are sprinting in sneakers after an orange ball. It’s rolling in the empty road between a pair of large red plastic nets set roughly 40 feet apart. Their voices are rising. Don’t let the old man […]
It’s not clear why Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby declared that he “couldn’t find the words to say” about what he felt regarding the movement around the United States activated by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Because the short essay he presented Wednesday on Twitter sent a clear message about longstanding […]
Winning the Stanley Cup usually takes equal parts will and skill. It takes 16 victories to hoist the Cup, and normally teams are banged up heading into the tournament grind. While the reformated, 24-team 2020 playoffs might lead to more games played by the champion, each team will enter the fray at nearly 100% health […]
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said NHL players will be tested for the coronavirus daily if games start happening. “We will have a rigorous daily testing protocol where players are tested every evening and those results are obtained before they would leave their hotel rooms the next morning, so we’ll know if we have a positive […]
Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced a new format for the 2020 NHL draft lottery as part of the league’s “return to play” plans for completing the 2019-20 season this summer. This version will retain some aspects of previous lotteries, with important updates to account for the unprecedented nature […]
Former Dallas Stars head coach Jim Montgomery spoke publicly for the first time since he was fired by the team on Dec. 10 for “unprofessional conduct.” In an interview with TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, Montgomery revealed his battle with and recovery from alcoholism. He said the team was justified in its decision to remove him as head coach. […]