6:24 PM ET Stan Bowman informed USA Hockey Tuesday that he is stepping down as general manager of the 2022 U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team. The announcement came hours after Bowman “stepped aside” as general manager and president of hockey operations of the Chicago Blackhawks, following an investigation into how the team handled sexual
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2:30 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks president of hockey operations Stan Bowman has resigned after investigators released their findings on how the team handled sexual assault allegations against former video coach Brad Aldrich during the 2010 Stanley Cup run. Senior director of hockey administration Al MacIsaac is also out, meaning there are no Blackhawks executives involved
5:21 PM ET Associated Press EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The New York Islanders have signed tough guy forward Ross Johnston to a four-year contract extension. The team did not release contract terms in making the announcement on Tuesday. Johnston has seven goals and eight assists in 87 games with the Islanders. He has played in
12:21 PM ET As if things couldn’t go worse for the Chicago Blackhawks to start the season, now they’re being hammered by COVID-19. Captain Jonathan Toews and fellow forward Henrik Borgstrom are the latest players to be added to the COVID protocols list Tuesday. They follow Patrick Kane, Riley Stillman and Jujhar Khaira, who went
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff As the third week of the 2021-22 NHL season gets rolling, we have two captivating games on the docket on Tuesday night. At 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, two Western juggernauts take aim at one another as the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Colorado Avalanche. At 8:30 p.m. ET on
11:45 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins claimed that a Dallas Stars fan taunted him by mentioning his late teammate, Matiss Kivlenieks, before their game on Monday night. Merzlikins made 31 saves in the Blue Jackets’ 4-1 home win over Dallas, losing his shutout with less than three minutes left in the game
10:44 AM ET New Jersey Devils goalie Mackenzie Blackwood received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine late last week, the team confirmed to ESPN on Monday. When fully vaccinated, Blackwood would be eligible to play for the Devils on the road against Canadian teams and to compete for a roster spot on Team Canada
6:43 AM ET The only certain thing about the first month of the NHL season is uncertainty. It’s a time when the Buffalo Sabres have a better record than the Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights. It’s a time when Alexander Kerfoot is outscoring Mitchell Marner. It’s a time when the undefeated San Jose
11:37 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Detroit Red Wings rookie Lucas Raymond had plenty of energy in the second half of his first set of consecutive NHL games. It’s good to be 19. Raymond had three goals and an assist, and the Red Wings beat the winless Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday night.
6:28 PM ET Associated Press ASTLE, New Brunswick — The driver of a car died Sunday in a collision with a bus transporting the Miramichi Timberwolves Junior A hockey team on a New Brunswick road. The RCMP said the crash occurred on Highway 8 in the small community of Astle — about 40 miles north