12:27 PM ET Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — Jeremy Colliton has been elevated to head coach of Canada’s men’s hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing after Claude Julien was sidelined by an injury. Hockey Canada said Julien slipped on ice and fractured his ribs during training camp in Switzerland, and medical staff

11:17 PM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL — Evander Kane scored in his Edmonton debut, capping a whirlwind week for the veteran forward, and the Oilers handled the struggling Canadiens 7-2 on Saturday night. Kane, brought in to add balance to a star-laden offense that features Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl but has struggled with

8:20 PM ET New York Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist had his No. 30 raised to the rafters in Madison Square Garden on Friday night, with a raucous crowd on hand to honor “The King.” “I’m so happy I get an opportunity to say thank you to all the amazing fans in here that have supported

3:24 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon will be sidelined for at least two more games because of a concussion and facial fracture, throwing his availability for his fifth All-Star appearance into question. Sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan on Thursday that MacKinnon has a broken nose. The 26-year-old MacKinnon

9:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Seattle Kraken at New York Islanders game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to an impending snow storm in the New York area. A state of emergency was called by New York governor Kathy Hochul on Friday, and the game was rescheduled for Wednesday night

Jan 28, 2022 Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely because of a concussion. The 33-year-old Toews got hurt during Wednesday night’s 8-5 win at Detroit, but he played through the game. The center reported symptoms to the team’s medical staff on Thursday. “We’re going to miss him, but we’re

4:38 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Evander Kane knows he will not be universally loved by by fans of the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton is the fourth franchise for the 30-year-old forward whose contract was dumped by the San Jose Sharks. There will be questions about his past, from suspensions due to violations of

1:00 PM ET Here we are, standing on the cusp of some pretty non-standard NHL scheduling, to put it lightly. The ESPN.com fantasy game managed to cope with the NHL’s massive schedule shift by adding some weeks here in February we weren’t supposed to get. If you missed the news and want to see the

7:45 PM ET The NHL announced on Thursday it had concluded an investigation into free-agent forward Evander Kane and the circumstances under which he traveled across the U.S.-Canada border during the holiday period, clearing the way for Kane to sign with an NHL team. The San Jose Sharks terminated Kane’s contract after he cleared waivers

5:19 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen has been charged with sexual assault following an investigation. Vancouver police said Thursday that one count of sexual assault has been lodged against the 25-year-old stemming from an incident on Sept. 26, 2017, when Virtanen was playing for the Canucks.