Oct 29, 2020 The NHL says that after conducting an outside investigation, allegations that former Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon made “inappropriate racial, religious, and ethnic comments” while in the NHL bubble were not substantiated. The league received an anonymous tip in August that said Tallon used racially derogatory language while the team was in

1:39 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Sabres avoided an arbitration hearing by signing forward Victor Olofsson to a two-year, $6.1 million contract on Thursday. Olofsson was a restricted free agent and coming off a season in which he finished seventh in the Calder Cup vote for rookie of the year honors. He

7:00 AM ET When 15-year-old Morgan Urso was refunded $1,209.87 from her hockey club, Team Illinois, last year, her parents told her the money was hers, and she could do whatever she wanted with it. “I didn’t really care where the money was going,” Urso said. “I just wanted to make sure it went toward

4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The American Hockey League moved its projected start of next season back to Feb. 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, president and CEO Scott Howson announced Wednesday. The AHL’s board of governors finalized that projected start date during a brief conference call. The AHL is the top minor league

Oct 5, 2020 Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is an editor for ESPN, including NFL and NHL coverage. He’s a native of upstate New York. Sometimes the best change is one that brings us back to where everything started. It’s with that concept in mind that we applaud the Calgary Flames, who announced on Monday

11:21 AM ET Kendall Coyne Schofield last played in a competitive hockey game on March 8 in Arizona, the final stop of the 2019-20 Professional Women’s Hockey Player Association Dream Gap Tour. In the nearly eight months since then, the IIHF women’s world championships were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and nobody knew if

8:44 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Haydn Fleury to a two-year contract. The team announced the deal Tuesday night, saying the restricted free agent’s deal had an average annual value of $1.3 million. In a statement, team president and general manager Don Waddell said Fleury made “a

12:12 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have agreed to a four-year deal with newly acquired defenseman Devon Toews. The contract for Toews runs through the 2023-24 season, the team announced Tuesday. Colorado picked up Toews from the New York Islanders on Oct. 12 in exchange for a second-round pick in 2021

7:49 AM ET Longtime Oilers locker room attendant and Edmonton personality Joey Moss has died at age 57. Moss, who had Down syndrome, worked for the Oilers and Edmonton’s football team since the 1980s. Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky dated Moss’ sister Vikki, a Canadian singer, in the 1980s and introduced Joey Moss to the

6:09 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Trevor Daley‘s steadying presence on the blue line helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017. The team hopes Daley can make the same impact in a different capacity as a hockey operations advisor. The 37-year-old Daley announced his retirement after 16 seasons on