7:00 AM ET NHL insiders The NHL restarts its season with a first-of-its-kind, 24-team postseason tournament Saturday. The field has expanded to 12 teams per conference, and the schedule includes games starting as early as noon ET most days, running through the 10:30 p.m. ET window. Yes, it’s hockey all day, and we’re just as
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken added to their hockey operations staff by hiring Dave Baseggio as director of pro scouting Thursday. Baseggio spent the past 12 seasons with Anaheim as a pro scout, director of pro scouting and assistant to the general manager for the Ducks. Baseggio also played and
6:59 AM ET ESPN.com staff It’s almost time to hit the ice again. With NHL qualification-round series beginning Saturday, it’s time to take a look at odds for those matchups as well as futures bets. Who will advance from the East? From the West? Who will skate the Stanley Cup? Here are the updated odds
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders NHL hockey is coming back! After a nearly five-month pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, the postseason will get under way Saturday. First up is the qualification round and round-robin seeding component, and the schedule includes five to six games per day. With games staggered throughout the day, this event
12:10 AM ET Mike Babcock, fired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this season, has been named a volunteer adviser for the University of Vermont’s men’s hockey team. Catamounts coach Todd Woodcroft, who has worked on staffs with Babcock, had a unique opportunity to add the NHL’s eighth-winningest coach to his program. Babcock,
2:05 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have banned fans from wearing headdresses as costumes at team events and home games at the United Center, the team announced Wednesday. “We have always maintained an expectation that our fans uphold an atmosphere of respect, and after extensive and meaningful conversations with our Native American partners, we have
9:00 AM ET The Arizona Coyotes entered the Edmonton hub for the NHL’s restarted season over the weekend. Part of life in the “bubble” is seeing what it can keep out. Like, for example, outside distractions that could knock a team off course. “Yeah that’s been said. A bunch of times. Trust me,” head coach
7:00 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has been a referendum on societal cleanliness. Not just regarding the time spent washing one’s hands or wiping down household surfaces but also going right to the source: bodily fluids. That includes the kinds found all over the sports world — the spitting, the licking, the spewing, the sweating
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders After months of a pandemic-induced pause, the NHL returns in earnest on Saturday. Players will hit the ice again as the NHL’s return-to-play plan hits Phase 4 and the postseason begins. Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12 teams from each conference playing