9:19 AM ET Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop on Monday became the first active player under NHL contract to come out as gay. Prokop, 19, made the announcement in an Instagram post. “It has been quite the journey to get to this point in my life, but I could not be happier with my decision
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7:00 AM ET In the NHL, we typically call July “cottage season.” After the free agency frenzy of July 1, players and executives get lost for a few weeks, retreating to summer homes and vacation spots across the world (though if it’s in Canada, that home is almost always called a cottage). Nothing is typical
4:46 PM ET ESPN.com staff The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season, where they will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff has taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player from
11:46 AM ET Montreal goalie Carey Price and St. Louis winger Vladimir Tarasenko were among several star players left exposed in the Seattle Kraken expansion draft, as the NHL revealed its teams’ protected lists on Sunday. The Kraken will select one player from 30 NHL teams, as the Vegas Golden Knights are exempt from the
9:45 PM ET ESPN News Services Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has waived his no-movement clause ahead of Wednesday’s Seattle Kraken expansion draft, TSN reported Saturday. With Price exposed in Wednesday’s draft, the Canadiens would be able to protect backup goaltender Jake Allen. The 30 teams in the expansion draft can protect seven forwards, three
4:46 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights made interconnected trades ahead of Saturday’s roster freeze for the Seattle expansion draft. The Flyers, who missed the postseason this year after advancing to the second round in the playoff bubble last year, traded center Nolan Patrick and defenseman Philippe Myers for defenseman
5:55 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights made interconnected trades ahead of Saturday’s roster freeze for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft. The Flyers traded center Nolan Patrick and defenseman Philippe Myers to Nashville for defenseman Ryan Ellis, who then sent Patrick to Vegas for center Cody Glass. How did each
5:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers acquired the rights to pending free agent forward Barclay Goodrow from back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay on Saturday as part of a pair of moves before the NHL roster freeze for the Seattle expansion draft. New York sent a 2022 seventh-round pick
4:40 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Jared McCann from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday for prospect Filip Hallander and a seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL entry draft. The trade came shortly before the NHL froze rosters for Wednesday’s expansion draft for the Seattle Kraken. McCann, 25, had
4:38 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks acquired goaltender Adin Hill from the Arizona Coyotes just before the NHL roster freeze for the Seattle expansion draft. The Coyotes sent Hill and a 2022 seventh-round pick to the Sharks for 23-year-old goalie Josef Korenar and a 2022 second-rounder. It was