3:00 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State is conducting a study to test the feasibility of becoming the first historically black university to field varsity men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. The university announced the study Friday with help from the NHL, the Nashville Predators and College Hockey Inc. “We are extremely
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2:14 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild right winger Marcus Johansson has a broken left arm that will take him out of the team’s playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Johansson was hurt in the first period of Game 3 on Thursday, when he approached the net and appeared to
1:04 PM ET Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green has agreed to a multiyear contract with the team, ending speculation that the two sides would walk away from each other after a disappointing season. “Coaching the Vancouver Canucks has been a privilege and I am excited at the opportunity to continue behind the bench with this
11:06 AM ET Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was discharged from the hospital Friday morning after a scary collision in Thursday night’s playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs said Tavares was “thoroughly examined and assessed” by the St. Michael’s Hospital neurosurgical team and the team’s medical director. He was “conscious and
7:00 AM ET The first tailgater arrived at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. “By noon, I saw about 20 or 30 tents set up,” Carolina Hurricanes GM and president Don Waddell said. When the gates opened for an 8 p.m. puck drop? You can only imagine the level of
6:44 AM ET Thursday night’s four-game playoff slate was all about theatrics, and plenty of offense. Thirty goals were scored over four games. Friday is a big day for clarification, as the Washington Capitals try to even their series with the Boston Bruins, the Colorado Avalanche look to build a 3-0 lead over the St.
8:22 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was taken off the ice on a stretcher after taking a knee to his face. Tavares gave a thumbs-up as he left the ice. The incident happened in the first period of the team’s first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens. Tavares fell to the ice after
10:49 AM ET The NHL Department of Player Safety has offered Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri an in-person hearing for his illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk. By offering a hearing, the Department of Player Safety has the ability to suspend Kadri for more than five games. “In-person” hearings
8:45 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning had Nikita Kucherov and his $9.5 million salary-cap hit on the shelf for the entire regular season, only to have him recover in time to score two goals in their first game of the 2021 NHL playoffs. This is some next-level hockey villainy (at least to some outside
7:00 AM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t played since May 14. The Montreal Canadiens haven’t played since May 12. But now that the North Division’s regular season has finally come to an end, it’s finally time for these rivals to hit the ice for Game 1 of their highly anticipated series. Tonight also brings