2:52 PM ET Associated Press QUEBEC CITY — Ukraine Team Select’s dream run at the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament came to an end Friday with a 2-1 loss to Vermont Flames Academy. After the game, a Ukrainian flag was displayed on the ice with the name of one of the players’ fathers who died

7:05 AM ET It was the end of the KISS concert at Dodger Stadium in 2014, when the group hit the final bombastic notes of “Rock and Roll All Nite” and the pyrotechnics illuminated the palm trees near the hockey rink. That was the moment I fell in love with the bizarre, audacious spectacle that

6:10 PM ET Associated Press Paul Jerrard, one of the few Black assistant coaches in the NHL during his three stints in the league over the past two decades, has died, the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced Thursday. He was 57. An athletic department spokesperson said Jerrard’s wife informed the school he died Wednesday at a

12:28 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Red Wings have signed defenseman Olli Maatta to a two-year, $6 million extension to keep him under contract through the 2024-25 season. The Red Wings announced the deal Thursday, two weeks before the NHL trade deadline. Maatta, 28, has five goals and 17 points, his first season

7:00 AM ET What defines a great NHL defenseman? That’s a question fans, pundits, executives and players themselves have debated for decades. “The problem with defensemen is you can go one of two ways. You can go with the guy who puts points on the board, or you can go with the guy who is

2:50 PM ET Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The financially troubled parent company of regional sports networks that own the broadcast rights to 42 U.S. professional sports teams skipped about $140 million in interest payments due Wednesday. The missed payments by Diamond Sports Group started a 30-day grace period that could be the prelude to

2:14 PM ET Defenseman Mikey Anderson on Wednesday became the latest player to sign a long-term deal with the Los Angeles Kings, getting an eight-year, $33 million extension with the team through the 2030-31 season, it was announced. The contract for the 23-year-old Anderson carries a $4.125 million annual average value. He was set to

10:43 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin will be away from the Washington Capitals to attend to a family matter and the health of a loved one and is expected to be gone for at least the rest of the week, if not longer. General manager Brian MacLellan announced Ovechkin’s absence before

11:51 AM ET Associated Press Law enforcement agents confiscated over 600 fake championship rings across four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA from a South Carolina memorabilia store as part of a seizure of counterfeit merchandise, the South Carolina Secretary of State announced. The counterfeit goods could have fetched as much as $15

7:00 AM ET There shouldn’t be a debate about the NHL’s best goaltender, at least according to one goalie coach. “For me, the No. 1 is clear cut,” the coach told ESPN. “He is the king right now. He’s been the king for a while. There is no argument there.” That’s quite a statement. Consider