2:02 PM ET Amazon secured naming rights for Seattle’s downtown arena that will house the new NHL team as well as the WNBA’s Storm, but the company’s name will not appear anywhere on the building. Instead, the arena will be called Climate Pledge Arena and will feature several green initiatives. “I think this is going
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10:00 AM ET Any other year, the fantasy hockey crew here at ESPN would conventionally wrap up regular-season coverage by summarizing and highlighting what went down in the previous few months, along with a look ahead to next season. This, of course, has been anything but any other year. Now, months after the NHL abruptly
5:02 PM ET The Hockey Hall of Fame announced a six-member class for 2020, including first-ballot inductees Jarome Iginla and Marian Hossa. The class also included defensemen Kevin Lowe and Doug Wilson, both of whom saw long waits end; Canadian hockey goaltender Kim St-Pierre in the women’s category; and Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland
12:59 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning reopened their training facility Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news comes five days after the team announced that three players and additional staffers tested positive for coronavirus. General manager Julien BriseBois said last week that the players who tested positive were self-isolating and “are asymptomatic other
11:44 AM ET New Arizona Coyotes president Xavier Gutierrez says his top focus is finding a long-term arena solution to keep the team in Arizona. It’s a yearslong issue for the franchise that he now inherits. “I know there have been a lot of conversations before I’ve gotten here,” Gutierrez told ESPN. “I’m going to
7:00 AM ET It’s revelation week for the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020, which means a fresh set inductees and a vitriolic collection of debates over perceived snubs by the selection committee. If only there were a formula to follow that could determine Hall worthiness … Well, three years ago, we created one.
7:30 AM ET With the first phase of the 2020 NHL draft lottery set for Friday, there is a chance that we’ll know the destination of consensus No. 1 prospect Alexis Lafreniere by week’s end. Whichever team is lucky enough to land the top slot will have a chance to nab the talented left winger,
2:54 PM ET ESPN News Services The National Hockey League has narrowed its list for the two possible hubs that will host the resumption of the season to six cities, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. Las Vegas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver have made the cut so far, with Pittsburgh and
2:42 PM ET Six months after he was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare blood cancer, Philadelphia forward Oskar Lindblom practiced with teammates at the Flyers training facility on Tuesday. Lindblom skated as part of the NHL’s Phase 2 in its return to play program, which is voluntary sessions for small groups. The 23-year-old Lindblom
8:28 PM ET The Dallas Stars fired Alex Kleuser, a visual effects designer for the team, after they were alerted to a racist comment he made on social media. “Alex was an employee of the Dallas Stars. This individual’s statement does not represent the culture and values of the club. As such, this employee is