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From everything we know, the NHL still expects to launch its 2021 season on Jan. 1; however, there is now a new wrinkle to those plans. According to Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the league has made two requests to the NHL Players’ Association to tweak the Memorandum…
From everything we know, the NHL still expects to launch its 2021 season on Jan. 1; however, there is now a new wrinkle to those plans. According to Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the league has made two requests to the NHL Players’ Association to tweak the Memorandum…
Two days after former Avalanche forward Colin Wilson published a story in The Players’ Tribune about how his untreated obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) led to an NHL career that included drug-and-alcohol abuse, a friend sent me a link to a mini-documentary from TSN,…
Eleven seconds. Just 11 seconds into his first collegiate game, on his first shift as a member of the Boston University men’s ice hockey team, Travis Roy’s life trajectory changed. He slid head-first into the boards and fractured the fourth vertebrae in…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the NHL announced Thursday the postponement of the 2021 All-Star Weekend and its annual showcase of the league’s best and brightest stars. Originally scheduled for Jan. 29-30, 2021, the All-Star Weekend and, therefore, the All-Star Game have been pushed back to…
The NHL won’t take it outside and open 2021 with the Winter Classic in Minnesota but still hopes to get the hockey season going around the start of the new year. The league on Thursday canceled the Winter Classic scheduled for Jan….
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the NHL announced Thursday the postponement of the 2021 All-Star Weekend and its annual showcase of the league’s best and brightest stars. Originally scheduled for Jan. 29-30, 2021, the All-Star Weekend and, therefore, the All-Star Game have been pushed back to…
Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. While considering a move to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent, center Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks sought as much advice as possible. He spoke with family and friends. He spoke…
As the Avalanche’s general manager, Joe Sakic publicly gets all the credit for his shrewd moves. But make no mistake, there’s a person standing by his side who deserves much of the praise. Chris MacFarland, 50, has been Sakic’s right-hand man since…
With the uncertainty of the next season, we’ll call it the 2021 season now, Joe Thornton has opted to lace up his skates in Switzerland. The 41-year-old veteran, or legend as HC Davos called him when they announced his return on social…
It’s Christmas in October! The NHL free agent frenzy is now in full swing, as the biggest names are off the board after more than 100 hours of wheelin’ and dealin’. While in previous years said wheelin’ and dealin’ was fast and…
It’s only fitting that when Patrick Marleau becomes the NHL’s all-time games played leader, he does it in teal. On Tuesday, the Sharks re-signed the veteran forward to a one-year, $700,000 (reported) deal. The 41-year-old Marleau is 44 games away from tying Gordie Howe’s…