4:35 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno was given a two-game suspension by the NHL on Thursday for kneeing Winnipeg‘s Adam Lowry at the end of a fight. Foligno pulled Lowry down to the ice in the third period of Tuesday’s game after he had gained the
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1:38 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver Canucks have named Hall of Famer Cammi Granato as an assistant general manager, the team announced Thursday. Granato, 50, moves to the Canucks from the Seattle Kraken, where she has been a scout since 2019. “We wish Cammi the best and thank her for
11:34 AM ET Dave Tippett has been fired as Edmonton Oilers coach, a source confirmed to ESPN. Jay Woodcroft, coach of the Oilers’ American Hockey League affiliate Bakersfield Condors, has been promoted to work behind Edmonton’s bench. The shakeup came Thursday, following back-to-back losses against Vegas and Chicago by a combined score of 8-1. Tippett
10:36 AM ET Team USA opened the Beijing Olympics men’s ice hockey tournament with an 8-0 win over China on Thursday, turning a close game into a blowout thanks to impressive offensive skill from their collection of young players. Forward Sean Farrell had a five-point game, scoring a hat trick and adding two assists. The
10:16 AM ET The NHL trade deadline is March 21. That’s a lot of runway for teams to fall out of playoff races, for general managers to lay the groundwork for deals and for rampant media conjecture about who stays and who goes. Here’s a look at the 10 most fascinating people at the trade
9:19 PM ET Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand has been suspended six games for roughing and high sticking against Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry. NHL Player Safety announced the ban Wednesday night following an in-person hearing with Marchand earlier in the day. Marchand was already suspended once this season, for three games, when he slew
6:08 PM ET Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has officially announced his retirement from the NHL. The longtime netminder released a lengthy statement on social media Wednesday, calling it a career after 15 seasons. The news comes one day after rumors began to swirl that Rask was considering hanging up his skates following a brief
5:33 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues announced a three-year contract extension Wednesday with coach Craig Berube. The 56-year-old Berube is 133-72-30 (.630) in 3½ seasons with the Blues and was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in 2019 when he led the Blues to the first Stanley Cup
3:02 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens fired coach Dominique Ducharme, the team announced Wednesday, naming Hall of Fame forward Martin St. Louis interim coach. “We would like to sincerely thank Dominique for his work and contributions to the Montreal Canadiens organization,” general manager Kent Hughes said. “At this point in the season, we felt it
4:50 PM ET For the second straight Winter Olympics, the National Hockey League dashed hopes for a “best on best” men’s ice hockey tournament. The NHL opted out of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games because of a funding dispute with the IOC. That upset the players, who negotiated participation in the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics