8:53 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Former NHL enforcer Chris Nilan says he was fired from a Montreal sports radio station for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter posted to social media Thursday advising listeners of his departure from TSN 690, the 63-year-old Nilan said a request for an exemption was
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8:20 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid was upset in the fastest skater skills competition for the second straight NHL All-Star Weekend, as the heavy favorite was beaten by St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou on Friday night. Kyrou finished with a time of 13.55 seconds. McDavid, the last skater in
7:35 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The NHL is headed back to Fenway Park for the 2023 Winter Classic. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced on Friday that the Boston Bruins will host the Jan. 1 outdoor game. Fenway Park previously hosted the Winter Classic in 2010, when the Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1, in overtime.
6:05 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have interviewed Kyle Davidson and Eric Tulsky for their general manager job. The team made the announcement Friday. Davidson has been serving as the team’s interim GM. Tulsky is an assistant general manager with the Carolina Hurricanes. Davidson was elevated to the interim job after
5:18 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday defended the comments made earlier this week by Chicago Blackhawks owner and chairman Rocky Wirtz on his organization’s response to the Kyle Beach scandal. Wirtz gave a confrontational answer to a reporter who asked about how the Blackhawks planned to avoid power imbalances in the future
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders The NHL’s stars have descended upon Las Vegas for the 2022 All-Star Weekend. The festivities begin with the Skills Competition on Friday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Then on Saturday, the four divisional squads square off in a tournament to determine bragging rights… and a $1,000,000 payday
7:53 PM ET Associated Press WALTHAM, Mass. — Robin Herman, a gender barrier-breaking reporter for The New York Times who was the first female journalist to interview players in the locker room after an NHL game, has died. She was 70. Her husband, Paul Horvitz, told the newspaper Herman died Tuesday at their home in
5:10 PM ET Ah, the NHL All-Star Skills Competition, that incomparable showcase of breathtaking hockey talent, where reputations are built and legends are made. And where better to bring the event back to life after last season’s COVID-19 layoff than the gaudy, glamorous Las Vegas Strip? Hockey in the desert is very happening. Just ask
12:00 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Pat Verbeek spent two decades in the NHL as a gritty right winger and 16 years as a front-office executive preparing for the chance to run his own team. That’s why the new general manager of the Anaheim Ducks believes he is ready to make a championship
3:35 PM ET Danielle Goyette will make history Thursday as the first woman to act as an assistant coach in the ECHL. The two-time Olympic gold medalist for Canada and current director of player development for the Toronto Maple Leafs will be filling in after Newfoundland Growlers head coach Eric Wellwood tested positive for COVID-19.