12:46 PM ET The NHL is temporarily cutting the pay of league office employees by 25%. The league confirmed that salaries will be reduced across the board starting April 1. The NHL’s season has been on pause since March 12 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to sources, the NHL is hoping that the
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7:30 AM ET It’s 4 a.m., and Robert Esche is writing thank-you letters. Like many, he isn’t getting much sleep. The president of the Utica Comets uses these early hours to acknowledge hundreds of strangers for their generosity since the American Hockey League suspended its season on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. He’s
7:30 AM ET There’s a nostalgic grin that crosses the faces of NHL players when you ask about their first linemates. It’s like they’re opening up a pack of old hockey cards or thumbing through their high school yearbook. These are the teammates who were in the proverbial delivery room when they were born into
7:50 AM ET On March 7, Kendall Coyne Schofield was eating breakfast in Tempe, Arizona — in town for the final stop of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association’s Dream Gap Tour — when she got word that the IIHF Women’s World Championships were canceled. “Initially, we were heartbroken,” Coyne Schofield said. “But with it
9:09 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils have notified non-contracted employees they will be subject to pay cuts starting as soon as next month, sources confirmed to ESPN. Both teams are owned by billionaire Josh Harris. The cuts will affect full-time employees who make $50,000 or more and would go as high
7:12 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to sign college free-agent forward Dawson DiPietro to a one-year, entry-level contract. DiPietro just completed his senior season at Western Michigan. He had 12 goals and 17 assists to finish second on the team with 29 points in 35 games. Overall, he
6:59 PM ET For the first time in its 102-year history, the Memorial Cup will not be awarded to a Canadian junior hockey team after the Canadian Hockey League and its three regional leagues canceled the 2020 postseasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. The CHL, Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western
2:44 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Connor Ingram to a three-year contract. Predators general manager David Poile announced the deal Monday. The 22-year-old posted a 21-5-5 record for the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals in the 2019-20 season. He ranked third among AHL goaltenders in save percentage and goals-against
7:00 AM ET Game of the day: St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden Knights, played on Feb. 13. The Blues returned to the ice for the first time since Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench in Anaheim. There was some catharsis when St. Louis scored 25 seconds in, but that just foreshadowed a wide-open game
7:30 AM ET Though it feels like it’s been quite a bit longer, the NHL declared a “pause” on its 2019-20 season on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the theoretical possibility of hitting “unpause” and resuming the regular season and playoffs (or just the latter) in some fashion at some point in