NHL

7:39 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Palmieri has been trying to keep busy around his Long Island home, doing a lot of painting projects — walls and ceilings, mostly. As for a bright picture of the NHL resuming play, the New Jersey Devils‘ forward isn’t sure. “Hopefully, there’s a light at the end of the

7:39 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Palmieri has been trying to keep busy around his Long Island home, doing a lot of painting projects — walls and ceilings, mostly. As for a bright picture of the NHL resuming play, the New Jersey Devils forward isn’t sure. “Hopefully, there’s a light at the end of the

6:20 PM ET Associated Press The San Jose Sharks have announced a plan to provide grants to 1,800 part-time workers at the team’s arena and practice facility who are unable to work because of the new coronavirus pandemic. The Sharks say that ownership, players, coaches, front office staff and corporate partners have already pledged more

5:56 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks released president and CEO John McDonough, the team announced on Monday. McDonough was hired Blackhawks in 2007 and was seen as a major architect of the Blackhawks Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Before that, the team hadn’t won a Cup since 1961. McDonough came to the Blackhawks

4:40 PM ET The Calgary Flames and forward Mathias Emilio Pettersen have agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Monday. Pettersen, 20, a Norway native, was a sixth-round pick of the Flames in 2018. He spent the last two seasons at the University of Denver and had a team-high 35 points (13 goals,

2:09 PM ET Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon isn’t sure how many fans could occupy an NHL arena for games next season. He just believes it’s essential that they’re there. “I think the start of next season, everybody has to be careful with [it] because I think you need fans. And so if it means

7:30 AM ET If there’s one thing NHL scouts hate, it’s re-drafts. The reverse engineering and 20-20 hindsight makes it all too easy for us to ask “What if?” and point out where everyone went wrong in evaluations. But unfortunately for those scouts, that’s also what makes re-drafts fun exercises. There is no magic formula

12:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Longtime NHL forward Joel Ward announced his retirement on Monday. Ward, 39, last played in the NHL in 2018 for the San Jose Sharks. He went to training camp with Montreal in 2018-19 but was unable to get another shot and decided officially to end his career in an

9:37 AM ET When General Motors repurposed one of its dormant plants in Warren, Michigan, to produce face masks for front-line workers, it needed some help for a crucial step: disinfecting. So the company turned to the hockey community for an assist. GM called the Ilitch family, which owns the Detroit Red Wings. Christopher Ilitch

7:00 AM ET It has been 46 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, the 2020 NFL draft was staged virtually this weekend, to mostly positive reviews. Could that be a preview of what’s to come for the NHL?