9:42 AM ET Rodion Amirov, a 20-year-old prospect in the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ system, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The Maple Leafs announced Amirov’s condition Wednesday morning. “I regret to inform our fans that Rodion Amirov has been diagnosed with a brain tumour,” general manager Kyle Dubas said in a statement. “Rodion commenced

5:00 PM ET Never underestimate the power of hits and blocked shots to fuel your fantasy team. The two stats have given rise to many underrated defensemen who play a physical game but remain under-utilized by the fantasy community. In an attempt to illustrate this, let’s look at fantasy points in the league since Jan.

7:00 AM ET The 2022 NHL trade deadline is scheduled for Monday, March 21, at 3 p.m. ET. It’s an annual event shrouded in uncertainty, whose preceding hype rarely matches its actual action. But there are a few teams and individuals that could really start the party this season. Are the Dallas Stars playoff contenders,

4:00 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued – in the short-

12:50 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull is no longer serving as a team ambassador for the Blackhawks. Hull played for Chicago for 15 years, collecting 604 goals and 549 assists. He was named a Blackhawks ambassador in a ceremony with fellow Hall of Famer Stan Mikita in 2008.

11:39 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three games into his Vegas Golden Knights career, Jack Eichel on Sunday began to show glimpses of the many reasons the Stanley Cup-hopeful team acquired him. Eichel, held out of the goal column in two losses for Vegas to open his season last week, scored

6:47 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Andrew Hammond, playing in an NHL game for the first time in 1,425 days, made 30 saves and stopped two of three shootout attempts, leading the Montreal Canadiens past the New York Islanders, 3-2, on Sunday. In a season full of surprises for Montreal, most of

11:30 AM ET Maya A. Jones|ESPN.com Taffy Abel was the flag bearer at the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924. The Indigenous hockey player went on to play in the NHL. Jones Family Collection Forty-eight stars and 13 stripes swayed as Clarence “Taffy” Abel, an ice hockey player from Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, walked the streets

1:37 AM ET Finland won its first ever Olympic men’s ice hockey gold medal with a 2-1 victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on Sunday in Beijing. Finland forward Hannes Bjorninen scored the game-winning goal just 31 seconds into the third period. He added an assist on Ville Pokka’s goal in the second period that

Feb 19, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Emile “The Cat” Francis, the diminutive goalie who became a Hall of Fame coach and general manager with the New York Rangers, has died. He was 95. The Rangers announced the death Saturday night. “Emile’s passion and dedication to the Rangers organization and growing the game of