ESPN News Services Oct 11, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former NHL executive Brian Burke has sharply criticized the league’s decision to ban players from using rainbow-colored stick tape in support of the LGBTQ+ community this season. Burke, who spent six years as the NHL’s executive vice president and director of hockey operations,
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 11, 2023, 10:13 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The New Jersey Devils have signed head coach Lindy Ruff to a multiyear contract extension after he led them to their first playoff series win since 2012, it was announced Wednesday. Ruff, 63, had been signed through the 2023-24
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 11, 2023, 01:12 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — The day it was announced Las Vegas was getting an NHL team. The way that team became a symbol of a city that was in pain before the Golden Knights even played
ESPN News Services Oct 10, 2023, 11:25 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Connor Bedard did not disappoint in his NHL debut. The Chicago Blackhawks rookie picked up an assist and dazzled occasionally with his skating as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied past Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Tuesday night. The 18-year-old Bedard, the top
Oct 10, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Former NHL coach and player Barry Melrose, who has been an Emmy Award-winning hockey analyst for ESPN since 1996, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and is retiring, he announced Tuesday. “I’ve had over 50 extraordinary years playing, coaching and analyzing the world’s greatest game, hockey. It’s now time
It has been nearly four months since the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup, and two days since they got their incredibly detailed championship rings. It’s time to drop the puck on the 2023-24 NHL season, and opening night features a tripleheader simulcast on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators–Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET),
It has been nearly four months since the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup, and two days since they got their incredibly detailed championship rings. It’s time to drop the puck on the 2023-24 NHL season, and opening night features a tripleheader simulcast on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators–Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET),
Oct 10, 2023, 05:49 PM ET Forward Noah Gregor signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Gregor, 25, had joined the Maple Leafs on a professional tryout prior to training camp. He recorded 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in 57 games last season with the San Jose Sharks. Gregor
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The makers of Pride Tape are “extremely disappointed” by the NHL’s decision to ban players from using the rainbow-colored stick tape in support of the LGBTQ+ community this season. “The league has used language in recent days that would
Oct 10, 2023, 02:58 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Caleb Jones from the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday for forward Callahan Burke. Jones recorded a career-high 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) and averaged 19:13 of ice time in 73 games last season with the Chicago Blackhawks. He signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with