1:55 PM ET U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will become the new executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Walsh, 55, succeeds Donald Fehr, who led the NHLPA from 2010 and negotiated on the players’ behalf through two collective bargaining agreements with NHL owners. The formal announcement

11:49 PM ET Marek Hejduk scored two goals, including the game winner with 1.5 seconds left in overtime, and Harvard outlasted Boston College, 4-3, in one of the Beanpot’s semifinal games Monday night at Boston’s TD Garden. The annual college hockey tournament, featuring four Boston-area schools, did not disappoint on Day 1 this year. Hejduk,

6:51 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane said he has had discussions with his agent about teams interested in trading for him but has yet to decide whether he’ll waive his no-movement clause before the NHL trade deadline. Kane, 34, is in the final season of an eight-year contract that carries a $10.5 million

10:02 AM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Jaromír Jágr celebrated his 51st birthday about a week early by scoring his 1,099th goal to overtake Wayne Gretzky at the top of the chart. Jágr, who will turn 51 on Feb. 15, scored for the Kladno Knights on Sunday in a 5-4 loss at Trinec in the

3:54 PM ET The New York Islanders and center Bo Horvat have agreed to an eight-year contract extension, six days after they acquired him in a trade from the Vancouver Canucks. His contract carries an $8.5 million average annual value against the salary cap, as first reported by Sportsnet. Horvat was in the final season

8:07 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — For Matthew Tkachuk, winning most valuable player at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game was an honor Saturday. But having the chance to represent the host Florida Panthers and finally play on a team with his brother made the event even more memorable. Tkachuk, 25, was named MVP with four

6:57 PM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin had a hat trick, Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitchell Marner had three assists and the Atlantic Division topped the Central Division 7-5 in the All-Star Game final on Saturday. All-Star Game MVP Matthew Tkachuk — playing alongside his brother Brady

7:39 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have signed winger Sonny Milano to a three-year extension worth $5.7 million. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the contract Saturday, adding to an already busy All-Star break for taking care of future business. The Capitals extended forward Dylan Strome for $25 million over five

Feb 4, 2023 FORT LAUDERDALE — The NHL will head north for its 2024 All-Star Weekend, with Toronto tapped as host city for next winter’s festivities. League commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement during a Saturday news conference ahead of this year’s All-Star Game in South Florida. He invited Maple Leafs president and former NHL

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend is underway. The skills competition was Friday night and the All-Star Game itself will be Saturday at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+. The first matchup will pit the Central Division against the Pacific