12:19 AM ET Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic became the first NHL player to opt out of this summer’s restart. Calgary GM Brad Treliving announced Hamonic’s decision Friday night, just hours after the NHL and NHLPA officially agreed to move forward with a 24-team tournament, scheduled to begin Aug. 1. “Earlier this evening Travis called me
With the NHL and NHL Players’ Association reportedly on the verge of signing off on a plan to return to play in Edmonton and Toronto this summer, Ontario’s premier is defending his province’s decision to try to host the league in the midst of a pandemic. Doug Ford says he’s comfortable with the NHL’s plan,
The NHL is officially returning to the ice this summer. The league and its players union formally signed off on an agreement that would see hockey return — with hub cities in Toronto and Edmonton. The sides announced they came to a tentative agreement on Monday. Reported details of the agreement include the potential to return
The Maple Leafs might have to move out one or two $2 to $4 million players this offseason Kevin McGrann of the Toronto Star: The flat salary cap is not going to do the Toronto Maple Leafs any favors over the next three years. They’ll have $3.7 million in cap space heading into the offseason
7:00 AM ET My favorite thing about the “return to play” documents released by the NHL and the NHLPA this week — besides the whole “here’s a way to bring hockey back this summer” thing — is the subtle renaming of their “hubs” as the much more heavy metal “Phase 4 Secure Zone,” which sounds
Mike DiPietro has learned to improve his game and ignore his doubters. Gerry Kahrmann / Postmedia News Files “If people want to continue asking me about my height, they’re just wasting their breath — I’m not paying attention to it. The last thing I need is to have that cloud in my mind — I’ve
NHL owners and players reached a tentative agreement this week that, pending final approval, clears the way for the Stanley Cup playoffs to start Aug. 1, and labour peace to continue for four years. Here’s a closer look at some of the finer points: TRAINING CAMP Teams can invite up to 30 skaters plus unlimited
The NHL’s plan appears robust and detailed. Once players enter so-called “bubbles” in two hub cities later this month as part of the league’s blueprint to resuscitate its pandemic-halted season, teams should — at least in theory — be fairly well-protected from the threat of COVID-19. A 28-page document released earlier this week outlines a
The Golden Knights will have trouble fitting a new Lehner deal in David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The flattening of the salary cap at $81.5 million makes it tougher for the Vegas Golden Knights to re-sign Robin Lehner, but they are in better shape salary cap wise than some of their rivals. “We’re
7:20 AM ET Emily Cave Editor’s note: Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died on April 11, after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. He was 25. His wife Emily shares her story here, as told to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. When the hockey season paused for coronavirus, Colby and I returned to Canada. He
Johnny Kovacevic admits it was a crushing blow. He was 17 and after completing his second training camp with the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League, he was cut. The defenceman had been drafted by the IceDogs in 2013 and expectations were high. “I just didn’t make it to be quite honest,” Kovacevic said.
The New Jersey Devils are hiring veteran coach Lindy Ruff to take over one of the NHL’s youngest teams and removing the interim tag off Tom Fitzgerald’s title as general manager, a person with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because
He knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat had no idea how hard it was going to be. Horvat returned to Vancouver Sunday, a week after his wife Holly gave birth to the couple’s first child, Gunnar John Horvat. Horvat is preparing for the Canucks training camp to open
Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Looking at the top five teams who will be hurt most by the flat NHL salary cap of $81.5 million. 1. Tampa Bay Lightning – $5.33 million in projected salary cap space with 15 players under contract. They have two key restricted free agents in center Anthony Cirelli and
11:34 AM ET ESPN News Services The New Jersey Devils have hired veteran coach Lindy Ruff as coach of one of the NHL’s youngest teams and removed the interim tag off Tom Fitzgerald’s title as general manager. The Devils have scheduled a 1 p.m. ET conference call. Ruff has been an assistant coach with the
International Ice Hockey Federation chief Rene Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL’s pending labour deal opens the possibility of the world’s best players returning to the Olympics. Aside from the uncertainty raised by the coronavirus pandemic, Fasel told The Associated Press he doesn’t foresee any major stumbling blocks that could derail negotiations leading up
International Ice Hockey Federation chief René Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL’s pending labour deal opens the possibility of the world’s best players returning to the Olympics. Aside from the uncertainty raised by the coronavirus pandemic, Fasel told The Associated Press he doesn’t foresee any major stumbling blocks that could derail negotiations leading up to
8:35 PM ET The NHL is targeting Dec. 1 as the start of the 2020-21 season, according to a memorandum of understanding obtained by ESPN that is being voted on by NHL players. The league’s board of governors also must approve it. The NHL Players’ Association on Wednesday began a full membership vote on a
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