11:25 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN More than 200 women’s hockey players — including Team USA stars Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Canada’s Marie Philip-Poulin — have announced they will not be playing in a professional league next season. “We cannot make a sustainable living playing in the current state of the professional game,” said
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics @ Game 1 – Friday, 7:00 ET, Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @TheHersheyBears Tweet #CHAvsHER Atlantic Division Finals – Series “I” (best-of-7)A1-Charlotte Checkers vs. A3-Hershey BearsGame 1
RALEIGH, N.C.—The Carolina Hurricanes put an old goalie in net and welcomed back their teenage draft pick. With the game tied, another young star set up their greying captain’s go-ahead goal. That blend of young and old has the surging Hurricanes on the verge of a sweep. Carolina Hurricanes goalie Curtis McElhinney became the oldest
The Carolina Hurricanes put an old goalie in net and welcomed back their teenage draft pick. With the game tied, another young star set up their greying captain’s go-ahead goal. That blend of young and old has the surging Hurricanes on the verge of a sweep. Sebastian Aho assisted on Justin Williams’ key goal with
report this ad Without being a fly on the wall while NHL front offices discuss their trade blocks, there’s no accurate way to surmise what players may, or may not, be available. But that shouldn’t stop us from speculating, right? The Philadelphia Flyers are armed with one of the deepest prospect pools in hockey but
report this ad RALEIGH, N.C. — Sebastian Aho set up Justin Williams’ go-ahead goal with 9:45 remaining, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in their second-round series. Teuvo Teravainen had two goals, including an empty-netter with 57.1 seconds remaining, Justin Faulk also scored
Dubas has authority too… John Shannon: Multiple sources have confirmed that Kyle Dubas has the authority to fire coach Mike Babcock and he doesn’t need to get approval from the Board. KHL … possibly one coming and one going Kevin McGran: KHL free agent forward Ilya Mikheyev is leaning towards either the Toronto Maple Leafs
8:32 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN San Jose Sharks coach Peter DeBoer wouldn’t rule out star captain Joe Pavelski returning to his lineup during their series against the Colorado Avalanche. Pavelski has missed the first three games of the series, which San Jose leads 2-1, following a gruesome injury he suffered when he head slammed to
Cody Glass scored with 18:39 gone in overtime and Chicago kicked off the Central Division Finals with a 3-2 victory over Iowa on Wednesday night. The best-of-seven series continues Thursday. Tye McGinn found Glass alone between the hash marks and the 20-year-old Glass — the first-ever draft pick by the Vegas Golden Knights (sixth overall
The CWHL is over. Officially. The last vestiges of the 12-year-old Canadian Women’s Hockey League, built on the will and sweat of Canada’s best female hockey players, have been auctioned off, raising nearly $90,000 to pay the league’s debts, with some of the money promised to go to the players. The Clarkson Cup — the
A sign hangs above the door between the locker room and the ice at the New York Islanders’ practice facility that reads, “GET BETTER TODAY.” It carries a powerful double meaning for Robin Lehner, who before the season disclosed his struggles with mental illness and is now a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the
report this ad For the first time since 1966, the New York Rangers will have the second overall selection in the entry draft. The last time the Rangers owned a top-five selection, they picked Pavel Brendl at fourth overall in the 1999 Draft. He went on to play in just 78 NHL games, none of
report this ad EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — A sign hangs above the door between the locker room and the ice at the New York Islanders’ practice facility that reads, “GET BETTER EVERY DAY.” It carries a powerful double meaning for Robin Lehner, who before the season disclosed his struggles with mental illness and is now
31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: As long as Sidney Crosby is playing in Pittsburgh, the Penguins won’t go through a rebuild. Some teams believe there is something behind the Evgeni Malkin trade rumors. The Penguins may be looking if the idea is feasible or not. Malkin does have a no-movement clause, but
7:02 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Great goaltending and timely scoring were the name of the games on Tuesday night, as the Columbus Blue Jackets and San Jose Sharks took 2-1 leads in their respective series. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and what to
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics @ Game 1 – Friday, 7:00 ET, Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @TheHersheyBears Tweet #CHAvsHER Atlantic Division Finals – Series “I” (best-of-7)A1-Charlotte Checkers vs. A3-Hershey BearsGame 1
COLUMBUS, OHIO—Sergei Bobrovsky kept up his impressive post-season play, making 35 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Boone Jenner and Matt Duchene scored for the Blue Jackets, who won a second-round home game for the first
A desperate and determined Boston Bruins huffed and puffed in the third period of Game 3 in their second-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. But they couldn’t blow one more goal past goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. Oh, the Bruins came close. Boston forward Noel Acciari hit the post early in the final period.