4:19 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames and city officials said Wednesday they will restart negotiations for a new arena. Their previous deal, agreed upon in 2019, collapsed late last year when the estimated cost of the project rose and the Flames withdrew. In January, the city hired third-party negotiators to
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1:44 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will be sidelined about 12 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said after morning skate Wednesday that Landeskog had the procedure performed in Minneapolis the day before. Landeskog missed the opening three games of this season with what the
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The top 100 NHL players for the 2022-23 season are difficult to rank, given the incredible depth of talent at almost every position. To create our annual ranking of the NHL’s top 100 players, we asked an ESPN panel of more than 50 hockey experts to rate players based on
8:25 AM ET ESPN staff This week, we unveiled the 2022-23 edition of NHL Rank, a predictive list of the top 100 players for the upcoming season. It was voted on by more than 50 members of our hockey family here at ESPN — but that doesn’t mean that we got everything exactly right. To
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The top 100 NHL players for the 2022-23 season are difficult to rank, given the incredible depth of talent at almost every position. To create our annual ranking of the NHL’s top 100 players, we asked an ESPN panel of more than 50 hockey experts to rate players based on
7:28 PM ET NEW YORK — The NHL salary cap could jump by over $4 million next season if the league meets its revenue projections. “We believe that there’s a good probability that the escrow will be paid off this season. Which means the flat cap would be replaced by a bigger increase,” NHL commissioner
5:01 PM ET NEW YORK — The NHL released its first-ever comprehensive diversity and inclusion report at its board of governors meeting on Tuesday, highlighting efforts to promote social change while offering a snapshot of its demographic challenges. The 24-page report, titled “Accelerating Diversity & Inclusion,” details the last two years of work by the
4:10 PM ET Former NHL forward Anson Carter has become a minority owner of the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators, the team announced Tuesday. Carter, who played for eight NHL franchises over his career, is part of a two-person ownership group that also features Atlanta businessman Alex Campbell. Campbell, who will be the majority owner of the
2:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended one game for high sticking Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs. The NHL announced the suspension, Kuznetsov’s first for on-ice play, Tuesday after his phone hearing with the department of player safety. Kuznetsov swung his stick and hit Burroughs in
10:05 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — A years-old doping case against Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has been dropped by the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Russian Hockey Federation said Tuesday. The RHF said “the IIHF informed Nichushkin that all charges against the player have been dropped” and that it would not attempt to