2:20 PM ET Associated Press FARGO, N.D. — A federal judge in Minnesota on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit by eight former hockey players alleging sexual abuse by a college and youth coach in the 1980s, suggesting in the order that the case might be better served in state courts. The plaintiffs have accused Thomas

8:00 AM ET Reagan Carey has been named the new commissioner of the Premier Hockey Federation, the professional women’s hockey league announced Tuesday. Carey previously served as USA Hockey’s director of women’s ice hockey from 2010 to ’18, overseeing the U.S. women’s national teams that won Olympic silver in Sochi and gold in PyeongChang. Carey

5:43 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, the team announced on Monday. Vegas, battling with the Dallas Stars for the second and final wild-card berth in the Western Conference, has three games remaining, and will play out the schedule with 25-year-old Logan Thompson in net. The Golden Knights

3:58 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden joked that Steven Stamkos was getting old after playing in the NHL for 14 seasons, praised the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s vaccine efforts and otherwise avoided politics while honoring the team for winning the Stanley Cup in each of the past two seasons. In a rare

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff We interrupt your regularly scheduled NHL playoff watch today on the occasion of the final week of the 2021-22 regular season to bring you a roundtable discussion on what our panel will be watching most closely these final few days. We’re highlighting the most critical games this week and potential

9:35 PM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL — Canadiens fans chanted the late Guy Lafleur’s name Sunday night before the team took the ice to play the Boston Bruins. The Canadiens played tribute to the Hall of Famer, who died Friday at age 70, with a ceremony. Guy Lafleur, the Hall of Famer who played

Apr 21, 2022 Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers are champions of the NHL’s Atlantic Division. They look like a team that’s ready to win even more. Aleksander Barkov scored his 38th goal of the season, and the Panthers tied a franchise record with their 12th straight win, beating the Detroit Red Wings

7:31 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Some rivalries in the NHL have existed for decades; think Boston Bruins–Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks–Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers–New York Islanders, etc. But some of the most heated grudge matches have materialized

8:58 PM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — That winless three-game trip to Canada for the Dallas Stars got even more miserable on the way home, when their charter plane had to slam on the brakes just before takeoff, and they had to wait six hours for a different aircraft. Coach Rick Bowness, who has

8:05 AM ET ESPN staff The ABC Saturday afternoon hockey schedule continues this week with an Eastern Conference playoff contender clash, as the Boston Bruins host the New York Rangers, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET and simulcast on ESPN+. To help get you ready for the game, we’ve put together a guide on