12:18 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager likely died of a “cardiac event,” not injuries from a highway accident, the St. Louis medical examiner said Friday. Plager, 78, an original member of the Blues whose long association with the team continued until his death, was alone in
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12:03 PM ET Calgary Flames star Matthew Tkachuk is the first NHL player to release his own official non-fungible token, auctioning the digital sports memorabilia to help raise money for two children’s hospitals. “I thought this was a new way to show digital art. To play a tiny, tiny part in bringing in donations, it’s
5:32 PM ET Associated Press Buffalo Sabres interim coach Don Granato and assistant Matt Ellis have been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The development leaves general manager Kevyn Adams taking over behind the bench for Buffalo’s game at Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The team made the announcement two hours before the opening faceoff. This
3:56 PM ET The Canadian government is expected to reduce its federal quarantine from 14 days to seven days for NHL players traded from American teams, a league source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The NHL league office has yet to receive official notification from the government, though it is expected ahead of the April
8:35 AM ET “You were the chosen one!” Every time I look at the stats for Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart this season, I think of Obi-Wan Kenobi screaming that line at Anakin Skywalker in “Revenge of the Sith,” and not just because Gen Xers like myself incessantly relate everything back to Star Wars. (It
7:00 AM ET As Carolina Hurricanes top-line center Sebastian Aho explained to ESPN in 2019: “Our team’s identity comes from Rod [Brind’Amour].” The team’s coach, who captained the Canes to their only Stanley Cup in 2006, is demanding, but he empowers his players. At 50, Brind’Amour still lives up to his nickname “Rod the Bod,”
7:06 PM ET Associated Press The Boston Bruins are resuming practice for the first time since having two games postponed after five players were placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The team announced it will practice Wednesday night, a day before the Bruins are still scheduled to host the New York Islanders. The development comes
6:37 PM ET Blues legend Bob Plager died in a car accident on Wednesday. He was 78. The two-vehicle wreck occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Highway 40 (Interstate 64) in St. Louis. Plager, a defenseman, was an original member of the Blues when they joined the NHL as an expansion club in 1967. He
10:31 AM ET Referee Tim Peel will not work another game in the NHL after getting caught saying he “wanted to give” the Nashville Predators a penalty in their win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. NHL senior executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell made the announcement on Wednesday morning, saying
7:00 AM ET Francesco Pinelli had been looking forward to the 2020-21 hockey season his entire life. Pinelli, a 17-year-old from Hamilton, Ontario, is a top prospect for the 2021 NHL draft. In October, NHL Central Scouting named Pinelli to its preliminary players to watch list; the Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League) center was one