7:15 AM ET As Brett Riley paced the streets of his girlfriend’s Vermont neighborhood in early June, cell phone to ear, stretching the definition of what an unlimited minutes plan is supposed to look like, he was selling a dream. It was a dream of which he had no inkling just months prior, and one
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7:00 AM ET It’s hard not being the Colorado Avalanche these days. They’re a Stanley Cup favorite, with only six of the 20 players under contract over the age of 30. They have Nathan MacKinnon, considered by many to be the best all-around hockey player in the world. They have defenseman Cale Makar, the 22-year-old
7:00 AM ET For Ben Stafford, it was the kind of hockey moment that young players dream about: scoring the game-winning goal in Game 4 of the 2005 Calder Cup Final, which clinched the championship for the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms. But even at the height of his hockey career, Stafford knew his dream was over.
7:15 AM ET The 2020-21 men’s college hockey season is going to happen. On Friday night in South Bend, Indiana, Wisconsin will face Notre Dame in the first official game of the season — only about a month after the season would normally start. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this did not always seem possible. Players
9:04 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The expansion Seattle Kraken expect to have the main portion of their training facility open in plenty of time for the team’s first NHL season. The primary NHL rink, locker rooms, training areas and front office space are on target to be finished by mid-July, Kraken senior vice
5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free agent forward Roope Hintz to a three-year, $9.45 million contract. Hintz had 19 goals and 14 assists in 60 games during the regular season for the Western Conference champions, including five game-winning goals. He had two goals and 11
Nov 1, 2020 Jeremy WillisESPN.com Alex Trebek, the longtime host of “Jeopardy!”, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Trebek, who was 80, hosted the quintessential quiz show for 37 years and nearly 8,000 episodes, and won 35 Emmy Awards and a Peabody. The Sudbury, Ontario, Canada native was also a sports fan. In
7:53 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have signed No. 6 overall pick Jamie Drysdale to a three-year contract. The Ducks announced the entry-level deal Saturday. Drysdale was the second defenseman chosen in the draft last month. The 18-year-old prospect was a first-team All-Star in the Ontario Hockey League last season
10:22 AM ET The New York Islanders and restricted free agent Ryan Pulock reached agreement on a two-year contract ahead of Friday’s arbitration hearing. According to multiple reports, the deal is for $10 million. The 26-year-old defenseman had 10 goals and 35 points last season, skating on the top blueline pairing on an Islanders team
9:15 AM ET The 2020-21 international hockey calendar, like everything else during the coronavirus pandemic, is delicate. Aside from some friendlies played over the summer, many international games, tournaments and events have been canceled. International travel restrictions, outbreaks within club teams and plenty of other issues are going to continue to wreak havoc on planned
10:19 AM ET The New York Rangers avoided arbitration with center Ryan Strome, agreeing to a two-year, $9 million contract, according to multiple reports. Strome had a breakout season this year, with 18 goals and a career-high 59 points while centering the Rangers’ second line. He was also a plus-21. He hadn’t had more than
4:04 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to a three-year, $8.4 million contract, the team said Thursday. The deal locks up the 24-year-old Russian, who was among the NHL’s top rookie defensemen in goals, assists and points last season. Gavrikov, who was a restricted free agent,
7:00 AM ET Back in July, I wrote a piece about the intersection between sports, hygiene and COVID-19. Much of it remains relevant, such as how frequent testing, face coverings and deep cleaning of high-trafficked areas can reduce the risk of infection. Some of it is very “writing about COVID-19 a few months into the
2:17 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets say forward Gustav Nyquist is recovering from Tuesday surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He will miss five to six months, per the team. “This was a chronic issue that Gus has been dealing with for a number of seasons,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen
2:07 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings announced Tuesday that they signed forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract. Mantha, 26, has played five seasons in the NHL — all with Detroit. He scored 16 goals with 22 assists last season, ranking third on the team with 38 points. That was
4:02 PM ET Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop and center Tyler Seguin had surgery and will each miss approximately five months, the team said Tuesday. Bishop, who did not play in the Stanley Cup Final against eventual champion Tampa Bay after being deemed “unfit to play,” had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his
6:09 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — North Dakota is the consensus No. 1 team in college hockey with the sport set to restart after an eight-month pause due to the pandemic. The preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, conducted in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association, was released Monday. The Fighting
7:00 AM ET The 2019-20 NHL season started on Oct. 2, 2019, and didn’t finish until Sept. 28, 2020, thanks to a pause of nearly five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we’d usually be discussing our first-month takeaways on Nov. 2, we’re instead smack dab in the middle of the offseason, with the