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The NHL season has been paused since March 12 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A likely outcome for many teams if the season resumes is the return of players who were injured before the season was paused, drastically impacting the playoff push. For…
When the NHL season was placed on pause March 12 , the Vancouver Canucks were close to achieving something the franchise hasn’t seen in five years — a playoff game. Yes, they’re technically on the outside looking in, with one less regulation win than the Predators,…
Four additional members of the Ottawa Senators organization tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced Wednesday. However, all those who contracted COVID-19 have since recovered. An unidentified Senators player was the first in the NHL to test positive, the team revealed on March 17….
Let’s play summer hockey — the best time of year to walk into a refrigerated rink. I miss covering hockey as well as playing it. The one thing my private drop-in skates have over the NHL is we do it year-round —…
The Colorado Avalanche announced Thursday that one of their players has tested positive for the coronavirus. The unidentified person is the third NHL player to be diagnosed with COVID-19. "The player has been at home in isolation since the first symptoms appeared, has recovered…
Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The NHL’s chief medical officer is urging caution toward the NHL returning to play this season — including the idea of playing in empty arenas. “From a medical perspective, I think we’d have to understand…
The NHL is temporarily slashing the salaries of league office employees by 25 percent, according to ESPN. With regular-season games suspended since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league is taking the measure to hopefully prevent layoffs, per ESPN, beginning April…
Even with the NHL on pause during the coronavirus pandemic, teams are still planning ahead. The Edmonton Oilers haven’t been playing games, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t making moves. The team announced Saturday that it has signed 2019 draft pick Raphael Lavoie…
Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. A second Ottawa Senators player has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Saturday. They are the only known cases among NHL players. The Senators said the player was part of the team’s March…
Everyone is still coping without sports after last week’s announcement of the NHL pausing the 2019-20 season due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils have decided to play their originally-scheduled game — with a twist. The game will be…
The NHL playoffs should be starting in a little more than two weeks. But the league is operating with uncertainty that nearly every sports entity shares in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Postseason play will not begin on April 8, as was…
There’s no telling when – or if – the NHL season will continue. The league has been careful to call it a “pause,” not a cancelation, while expressing hope that “we will be able to complete the season and award the Stanley…