5:26 PM ET MONTREAL — Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin said he is still gathering information about a Russian media report that star Kirill Kaprizov is wanted by police in a case involving fraudulent military IDs. “With Kirill, I’ve talked to his agent. We’re just trying to find out as much information as we
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3:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died unexpectedly Wednesday in Montreal, the NHL announced. He was 53. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not immediately available. “The National Hockey League mourns the passing of San Jose
1:22 PM ET MONTREAL — Boston Bruins‘ forward Jake DeBrusk has rescinded the trade request he made in November, Boston general manager Don Sweeney confirmed Wednesday. Speaking ahead of the NHL’s entry draft, which starts Thursday, Sweeney said that the previously dissatisfied Bruins winger had a more positive outlook about his future with the club
9:56 AM ET Kate Madigan on Wednesday has been promoted by the New Jersey Devils to assistant general manager, becoming the fifth woman elevated to that position this offseason. Madigan joins Emilie Castonguay and Cammi Granato (Vancouver Canucks), Meghan Hunter (Chicago Blackhawks) and Hayley Wickenheiser (Toronto Maple Leafs) as new assistant general managers in the
7:00 AM ET The NHL draft can be nice and tidy when there’s a franchise player at the top of the board like Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews, or when there’s a consensus choice like Owen Power was for the Buffalo Sabres last year. When there isn’t, like in the 2022 NHL draft scheduled for
4:40 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche re-signed veteran forward Andrew Cogliano to a one-year contract on Tuesday. One of the feel-good stories in the Avalanche’s march to the Stanley Cup, Cogliano, 35, an in-season acquisition from the Anaheim Ducks, didn’t make as much noise up front as many of the Colorado forwards did in the
2:36 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins are sticking with Casey DeSmith, signing the team’s No. 2 goaltender to a two-year contract extension on Tuesday that carries an average annual value of $1.8 million. The signing gives the Penguins a dependable option behind All-Star Tristan Jarry. The 30-year-old DeSmith played in 26
3:44 PM ET Associated Press Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov, who reportedly was picked up by law enforcement in Russia last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S., is now at a remote military base in northern Russia, his agent said Tuesday. The agent, J.P. Barry, spoke with The Associated Press amid
11:38 AM ET Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser, Hockey Hall of Famer and one of the most decorated women’s players of all time, has been promoted to assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wickenheiser, whose focus will be player development, originally joined the Leafs as assistant director of player development in August 2018 and was
11:02 AM ET Russia and Belarus had their appeals rejected by the independent International Ice Hockey Federation Disciplinary Board, as the nations sought to overturn their banishment from IIHF hockey competitions following the invasion of Ukraine. The IIHF announced in February that it was banning Russia and Belarus from international competitions “until further notice” after