1:47 AM ET The East Coast Hockey League, one of only two minor leagues recognized by the NHL in the collective bargaining agreement, canceled its season on Saturday night in a statement posted on its website. “The decision does not come lightly, as this is an emotional time for our players, coaches, member teams, fans

7:32 PM ET Though the Kontinental Hockey League, a home to many former NHL players and coaches in Europe and Asia, is continuing on with its postseason amid the coronavirus outbreak, one of its playoff teams has withdrawn on its own. Prior its second-round series against Russia’s SKA St. Petersburg, Jokerit Helsinki, a team from

7:00 PM ET National Hockey League players will receive their final three scheduled paychecks despite the season being suspended for the coronavirus outbreak, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Friday. The players are scheduled to receive three more payments before the scheduled end of the regular season. The first paycheck, which they received today,

5:42 PM ET Associated Press NHL Players’ Association chief Don Fehr tells The Associated Press that he expects teams will be cleared to open their training facilities to allow player workouts as early as next week. Though there is no definitive timeline, Fehr says the potential of teams opening their training facilities to players will

5:34 PM ET Associated Press The funeral for former Montreal Canadiens captain Henri Richard scheduled Monday in Montreal will be closed to the public because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadiens announced that the decision was made in response to measures put in place by the Quebec government to prevent the spread of the virus

2:11 PM ET Associated Press The NHL is telling its players and staff to stay away from the rink and self-isolate while hockey is on a hiatus of unknown length during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday that he was not aware of any player or league employee testing positive for the coronavirus,

12:00 AM ET ESPN News Services The San Jose Sharks said a part-time employee at their arena tested positive for the new coronavirus. The team said Thursday that the person last worked a game March 3. That is two days before the Santa Clara County public health department recommended moratorium on public gatherings of more

3:50 PM ET On Thursday, the NHL decided to “pause” the 2019-20 season, with hopes to resume play at some point in the future. The decision comes after hockey leagues in other countries — as well as other sports leagues in North America — made the call to suspend or outright cancel the remainder of

1:23 PM ET The NHL has suspended its season due to the rapid spread of coronavirus but hopes to resume in the future, sources told ESPN Thursday. There are 189 games and three and a half weeks remaining in the NHL’s regular season. There were 10 games on the NHL slate Thursday. The decision came

10:53 AM ET The NBA has already suspended operations due to the coronavirus outbreak, and the NHL is telling teams to take a break Thursday while it weighs its options. “Given the uncertainty regarding next steps regarding the coronavirus, Clubs are advised not to conduct morning skates, practices or team meetings today,” NHL Public Relations