9:08 AM ET It has been 67 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there have also been continuous nuggets of new information being provided regarding the potential resumption of the season, the draft,
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4:54 PM ET The NHL has narrowed its list of potential venues to eight or nine sites that can accommodate “a dozen or so teams in one location” if the league resumes play this summer after pausing because of the coronavirus pandemic, commissioner Gary Bettman said on Monday. According to sources, roughly 15 markets submitted
5:18 PM ET Associated Press Veteran New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider said Monday that a growing number of players are concerned the NHL will announce a “drop-dead” deadline for returning to play as the coronavirus pandemic lingers with summer coming up fast. The 34-year-old Schneider said some Devils are apprehensive because the NHL has
May 15, 2020 On Monday, over 60 NHL players will drop from the Battle Bus and compete in one of the most popular video game playgrounds: Fortnite. The charity trios tournament includes a $200,000 prize pool, which will be distributed to charities of the players’ choices. How do I watch the tournament? The action takes
7:00 AM ET Brendan Gallagher is not a cop. He just plays one on TikTok. The Montreal Canadiens winger has lip-synced a scene from “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” in which actor Andy Samberg’s character, detective Jake Peralta, sings The Backstreet Boys’ “I Want it That Way.” He has cos-played as both Dwight Schrute and Jim Halpert-as-Dwight Schrute
May 18, 2020 Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon is used to being targeted on the ice by opponents. But on Monday, they’ll be targeting him with guns, bombs and rockets while trying to eliminate him from competition — and doing a trash-talking victory dance if they’re successful. If MacKinnon doesn’t get them first, that is.
7:30 AM ET The 2020 NHL draft will certainly be different. Team scouts didn’t have a full season of evaluation, and there won’t be a combine. Player interviews will be done over video chats. And we still don’t even know exactly when the draft will be held. But this much we do know: The top
7:00 AM ET Now that Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks defenseman (and fan favorite) Kevin Bieksa has retired, he is getting started on a career in media, which has included working for Sportsnet in Canada and — while in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic — doing TikTok videos with his daughter. In an appearance on
7:03 PM ET Montreal Canadiens center Max Domi isn’t sure when he’ll play again and isn’t sure for whom he’ll play next season. But in midst of a global pandemic, none of that matters much to him at the moment. Domi, 25, is a restricted free agent after this season after his 2-year, $6.3 million
4:27 PM ET Forward Dominik Simon is recovering from shoulder surgery and will be sidelined for six to seven months, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday. He had a torn labrum repaired in his left shoulder during the surgery that took place on April 29, the team said. Simon, 25, suffered the injury against the San