8:50 AM ET Bill Peters has been hired as the new head coach of Yekaterinburg Avtomobilist in Russia’s KHL. Peters, 53, resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames in November, days after a former player, Akim Aliu, came forward and said the coach directed racial epithets toward him while they were in the minors 10
NHL
7:30 AM ET Despite the shutting down of all hockey seasons, a number of prospects really stood out and helped surpass previous expectations over the course of the incomplete season. We take a look at one prospect from each organization who broke out, performing at a high enough level to build some capital within their
7:25 PM ET Associated Press The parent company that oversees the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres announced a series of cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and furloughs affecting 125 employees as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Pegula Sports and Entertainment said 104 employees are being furloughed, and another 21 were laid off Tuesday. A person told The
5:06 PM ET Associated Press The U.S.-based National Women’s Hockey League is in the process of establishing an expansion franchise in the Toronto area, a person with direct knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press. The team will be headed by Margaret “Digit” Murphy, and the former Brown University coach already has begun building
4:41 PM ET Associated Press The Nashville Predators have raised $2.7 million to help both with tornado and COVID-19 relief. The Predators started raising money after tornadoes hit Nashville and Middle Tennessee in early March. Then the franchise included help for the coronavirus pandemic once the NHL stopped play, along with the cancellation of the
12:58 PM ET Associated Press Two-time Stanley Cup-winning forward Kris Versteeg is retiring after 11 NHL seasons. The 33-year-old announced his decision through the NHL Players’ Association on Tuesday, and after ending this season playing with his brother, Mitch, with Slovakia’s HK Nitra. Versteeg was a member of the Blackhawks‘ championship teams in 2010 and
11:07 AM ET The NHL has extended its self-quarantine recommendation for players and staff to April 30. This is the third time the NHL has extended the deadline, though deputy commissioner Bill Daly said last month that the league was “biting this off in chunks.” The previous deadline was April 15. The NHL paused its
7:30 AM ET In 2013, director Kevin Connolly’s “Big Shot” was released as part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary series. It chronicled the fraudulent attempt by a Dallas businessman named John Spano to buy the New York Islanders for $165 million, and the subsequent fallout. It was notable for featuring a sit-down interview with
6:06 PM ET Hundreds of cars lined the shoulder of Highway 16 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, on Monday to honor Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave as his family returned to their hometown. Cave, 25, died Saturday at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. According to a memo posted to
3:39 PM ET Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty doesn’t see how the NHL can complete the 2019-20 season that was paused because of the coronavirus pandemic, even if postponed games are shifted to the middle of the summer. “I don’t see how this season is going to return. I really don’t,” he said on