8:58 PM ET Tucker Tynan, a goalie for Niagara’s junior league team in Canada, was seriously injured Thursday night when he appeared to be cut by a skate blade after a collision early in the second period. The game between the Niagara IceDogs and London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League was suspended after the

8:58 PM ET Tucker Tynan, a goalie for the Niagara junior league team in Canada, was recovering in the hospital, the team said, after being seriously injured Thursday night when he appeared to be cut by a skate blade. The Ontario Hockey League announced Friday that the Niagara IceDogs’ games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday

7:35 PM ET Vancouver goaltender Thatcher Demko was placed on injured reserve Thursday, prior to the Canucks facing off with the Carolina Hurricanes. The 24-year-old Demko, 7-4-1 this season with a 3.00 goals-against average, suffered a concussion in an optional practice on Wednesday, coach Trent Green said after Thursday’s morning skate. The Canucks recalled Mike

9:00 AM ET NHL Insiders As we hit mid-December, we pulled together our panel of NHL experts to discuss some of the hot topics of the 2019-20 campaign. Let’s dive in, starting with our picks for the final two playoff spots out West. 1. Who will be the Western Conference wild cards? Greg Wyshinski, senior

5:45 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman Calvin de Haan on injured reserve Thursday with a right shoulder injury. The 28-year-old de Haan got hurt during Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss at Vegas. He had offseason surgery on the same shoulder. De Haan has one goal and five assists in

5:04 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas made his first public appearance since walking away from hockey in 2014, and fought back tears as he described the brain damage he has endured after sustaining a concussion in his final NHL season. “I couldn’t communicate with anybody for a few years,” Thomas

10:38 PM ET The San Jose Sharks became the latest NHL team to fire its head coach, as they parted ways with Peter DeBoer on Wednesday night. Bob Boughner, an assistant coach with the Sharks, takes over on an interim basis. Meanwhile, the team also let go assistant coaches Dave Barr, Steve Spott and goalie

8:03 PM ET With a high payroll and even higher expectations, the San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday night that they fired head coach Pete DeBoer after an underwhelming first third of their season. Bob Boughner, an assistant coach with the Sharks, takes over on an interim basis, the team said in a statement. The team

4:35 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche have put Tony Deynzer, the head equipment manager of their AHL affiliate, on administrative leave after former player Akim Aliu told the Wall Street Journal that Deynzer dressed up as Aliu, wearing blackface, at a team Halloween party in 2011. Aliu was on the Colorado Eagles at the time,

7:00 AM ET Life as a hockey fan becomes a whole lot simpler when you finally embrace the inherent randomness that’s in the game. As physically gifted and skilled as the players are today, there are many different things that need to come together to create a goal, some of which are ultimately out of