Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 24, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Ahead of hosting the 2023 NHL draft this coming week, the Nashville Predators got a jump start on their offseason, trading veteran center Ryan Johansen to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Alex Galchenyuk. As part of the deal,

ESPN News Services Jun 23, 2023, 12:58 PM ET The New Jersey Devils have re-signed Erik Haula to a three-year, $9.45 million contract, the team announced Friday. A veteran left winger who can also double as a center, Haula found an instant fit with the Devils. Though he was on an expiring contract when they

Jun 23, 2023, 01:28 PM ET The San Jose Sharks are bringing back franchise great Patrick Marleau to serve as a player development coach and hockey operations adviser. The Sharks announced Marleau’s return Friday, saying he will work with players on the Sharks and the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda while also serving as an adviser

ESPN News Services Jun 22, 2023, 04:39 PM ET Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a roughly 5% stake in the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and WNBA’s Washington Mystics as part of a deal that values the entire portfolio at over $4 billion, a person with knowledge of the

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 22, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday that teams will no longer wear specialty sweaters during warmups because “it’s become a distraction.” The decision to move away from specialty warmup sweaters for events such as Pride

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 05:07 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have added former Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green to Lindy Ruff’s staff. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the move Thursday, filling the spot that opened when Andrew Brunette was hired as the head coach of the Nashville Predators last month.

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Early in his time in the NHL, Darnell Nurse says he did not notice a lot of players talking about what to do after hockey. Going into his ninth season, the chatter is now normal. “People are curious as to what there is outside the game and

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Selling the Ottawa Senators generated more drama than an episode of Netflix’s “Selling Sunset.” For months the Senators’ saga played out like a reality series cliché: billionaire bidding wars, high-stakes negotiations, celebrity cameos and, in

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 01:50 AM ET PALM DESERT, Calif. — Michael Vecchione scored off a rebound at 16:19 of overtime to give the Hershey Bears their 12th American Hockey League title, 3-2 over the expansion Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 7 of the Calder Cup final Wednesday night. Connor McMichael and Hendrix Lapierre

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 21, 2023, 04:04 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2023 is the year of the goaltender. Netminders Henrik Lundqvist, Tom Barrasso and Mike Vernon have all been selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame, as announced Wednesday. They join former NHL