5:06 PM ET Associated Press The U.S.-based National Women’s Hockey League is in the process of establishing an expansion franchise in the Toronto area, a person with direct knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press. The team will be headed by Margaret “Digit” Murphy, and the former Brown University coach already has begun building

12:58 PM ET Associated Press Two-time Stanley Cup-winning forward Kris Versteeg is retiring after 11 NHL seasons. The 33-year-old announced his decision through the NHL Players’ Association on Tuesday, and after ending this season playing with his brother, Mitch, with Slovakia’s HK Nitra. Versteeg was a member of the Blackhawks‘ championship teams in 2010 and

6:06 PM ET Dozens of cars lined the shoulder of Highway 16 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan on Monday to honor Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave as his family returned to their hometown. Cave, 25, died Saturday at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. According to a memo posted to

3:39 PM ET Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty doesn’t see how the NHL can complete its 2019-20 season during the coronavirus pandemic, even if postponed games are shifted to the middle of the summer. “Honestly, I don’t see how this season is going to return. I really don’t,” he said on a Monday conference

7:00 AM ET It has been 32 days since the NHL decided to hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season, joining a staggering list of cancellations and postponements related to COVID-19. As players, execs and fans continue to adjust to the new normal, we will be providing updates every Monday, answering all the burning

11:09 PM ET Scott Perunovich, a junior defenseman from Minnesota Duluth, has won the 2020 Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player. “I’m extremely honored and humbled to be this year’s Hobey Baker Award recipient,” Perunovich said in an interview with SportsCenter. Perunovich is the sixth Minnesota Duluth player

7:03 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks‘ top defensive prospect, Ian Mitchell, has decided to forgo his senior season at Denver and sign an entry-level NHL contract, a source confirmed to ESPN. Mitchell has not yet signed a contract, but both sides agreed on terms. Barstool Sports first reported the agreement. Mitchell, 21, was a second-round

6:44 PM ET Penn State junior defenseman Cole Hults signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings, the team announced Saturday. Hults will skip his senior season with the Nittany Lions to join the Kings, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2017. Hults, 21, had 17 goals 78 points in 111

11:09 AM ET Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday morning after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. He was 25. Cave’s wife, Emily, released a statement confirming the news. “It is with great sadness to share the news that our Colby Cave passed away this morning,” the statement said. “Both our families

6:36 PM ET Associated Press Tom Webster, the former NHL and WHA forward who went on to coach the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, died Friday. He was 71. The Carolina Hurricanes announced Webster’s death. Webster scored 53 goals and helped the franchise — then the New England Whalers — win the World