1:53 PM ET Associated Press Eddie Shack, one of the NHL’s most colorful players on and off the ice, has died. He was 83. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced the news in a tweet Sunday morning. “Eddie entertained Leafs fans on the ice for nine seasons and for decades off of it. He will be
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12:39 PM ET Associated Press Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford practiced Saturday after he missed the start of training camp following a positive COVID-19 test. The 35-year-old Crawford said he was in quarantine at his place in Chicago. “The first few days that I started feeling symptoms, that was the hardest,” Crawford said on a
10:49 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Emily Cave will have special gifts waiting for players when the Edmonton Oilers wrap up training camp. She will be in attendance Saturday when Edmonton concludes camp with an intrasquad scrimmage, paying tribute to her late husband, Oilers forward Colby Cave. He died in April after suffering
4:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Veteran defenseman Brent Seabrook won’t play for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL playoffs, saying he isn’t feeling comfortable enough on the ice after three surgeries. The 35-year-old underwent two hip surgeries and right shoulder surgery in a five-week span earlier this year. He was originally scheduled to
3:03 PM ET When the NHL restarts its season on Aug. 1 in Toronto and Edmonton, neither commissioner Gary Bettman nor deputy commissioner Bill Daly will be on-site. “Bill and I have actually put ourselves on the back burner because we don’t have the requisite approvals to enter Canada or the bubble without a 14-day
7:00 AM ET We have known since 2018 that Seattle would be the NHL’s 32nd franchise. But until Thursday, we didn’t know the team name, nor the logo, nor the colors — although speculation ran wild over what all of that would be. Now we know: It’s the Seattle Kraken, and upon the release (sorry)
11:11 PM ET The NHL will have a five-second delay and artificial crowd noise when it restarts its season in Toronto and Edmonton beginning Aug. 1. The league distributed “Phase 4” information to teams and media this week, detailing life in the two city “bubbles” for the 24 teams returning to play. That includes how
6:08 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton didn’t practice Thursday and his status is unclear as the team prepares for the NHL’s return to play next week. The team’s website reported Wednesday that Hamilton left that day’s practice early “in some visible discomfort.” Asked about Hamilton not practicing
12:08 PM ET When NHL Seattle first installed signage on its downtown office in 2018, employees arrived at work the next morning to a surprise. Stuck to the door was a Post-it note with a handwritten message: “Release the Kraken.” “That may have been the first time I heard or thought of Kraken,” said Heidi
12:09 PM ET The Kraken has been released. Seattle’s NHL team, which will make its debut in the 2021-22 season, on Thursday finally announced its name — the Kraken — as well as a color scheme: icy blue and navy blue with sharp red accents. The NHL officially named Seattle as its 32nd team in