9:00 AM ET When is the rebuild going to be over for the Detroit Red Wings? “Is the rebuild ever over?” Shawn Horcoff, the Red Wings’ director of player development since the 2016-17 season, said. “The rebuild’s only ever really over when you win the Stanley Cup. That’s my view of it. Either you’re rebuilding
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11:27 PM ET Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville was behind the bench for their 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, but was nowhere to be found in the postgame news conference. Quenneville has a meeting scheduled with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at 2 p.m. Thursday in New York to discuss his involvement
11:14 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said he wishes he and the team could have done something differently to help Kyle Beach in 2010. Teammate Patrick Kane said he didn’t know that Beach was the “John Doe” who filed a lawsuit accusing the Blackhawks of mishandling his sexual assault allegations until Beach publicly
6:31 PM ET Kyle Beach has come forward as “John Doe,” the former Chicago Blackhawks player who filed a lawsuit against the team for mishandling his sexual assault allegations. Beach, now 31 and playing professionally in Germany, revealed himself in an emotional interview on TSN Wednesday, saying he felt “relief and vindication” and “it was
1:04 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks players were briefed by team management Wednesday after an investigation into a sexual abuse case led to president of hockey operations Stan Bowman resigning one day earlier. Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz spoke with the team. “The overriding message was that ‘the organization is here for you,'” coach Jeremy Colliton said.
4:31 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will be out for about eight weeks with a bruised right knee. Doughty will need six weeks of recovery from the first significant injury of his 14-year NHL career before he begins skating again. The Kings hope the 2016 Norris Trophy
2:24 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov underwent a procedure Tuesday for a lower-body injury and will be out for approximately eight to 10 weeks, the team announced Wednesday. Kucherov suffered the injury Oct. 16 against the Washington Capitals and has not played since. The 28-year-old Kucherov has one goal and three assists
11:13 AM ET Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville has a meeting scheduled with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday in New York to discuss his involvement in the Chicago Blackhawks sexual abuse case. Quenneville said he addressed the case with the team, and said he didn’t think it would be an issue because “I think
7:00 AM ET We’re two weeks into the 2021-22 NHL season, and there have been many surprises in the early going — both positive and negative. Here is our updated ranking of all 32 clubs, plus the key takeaways that stand out most for each. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts,
12:04 AM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby participated in an optional skate Tuesday morning and is nearing a return after undergoing left wrist surgery in early September. Crosby skated in an individual workout first, then joined his teammates for the morning skate for the second time in four days. The