12:00 PM ET DALLAS — Jason Dickinson knew his coach would be no match for Alex OINK-vechkin. As the Dallas Stars forward stood at his team’s bench during a timeout, he caught a glimpse of the pig races being held near the Winter Classic rink inside the Cotton Bowl, part of the game’s celebration of
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7:00 AM ET New year, new decade, new you. The same can apply to NHL teams, as you’ll see in this week’s ESPN Power Rankings. As the calendar flips to 2020, we assigned some classic New Year’s resolutions to every team — because no matter where you are in life, you always have a chance
7:01 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL has fined Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella $20,000 for comments he made ripping the officiating after the team’s overtime loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. The league announced the fine Wednesday. Additionally, Tortorella was assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that the league will collect if he
4:39 PM ET DALLAS — The persistence finally paid off for the Minnesota Wild, who were announced as the host of the 2021 NHL Winter Classic at Target Field in Minneapolis against an opponent that’s yet to be determined. The NHL has been holding outdoor games since 2008, but the Wild have only previously appeared
2:27 PM ET Dallas Stars winger Corey Perry was ejected from the 2020 Winter Classic for an elbow to the head of Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis. In the first period at the Cotton Bowl, Ellis kept the puck in the attacking zone at the blue line. Perry skated in front of him and stuck
2:27 PM ET DALLAS — Dallas Stars winger Corey Perry, the first player to be ejected from an NHL Winter Classic, said his hit that injured Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis was an “awkward play” with unintentional results. “I’ve played with Ryan before. I know him personally. It’s very unintentional. I didn’t mean to hurt
7:00 AM ET The 2020 NHL Winter Classic between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators is set for Jan. 1, 2020, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. While it’s the first Winter Classic to feature two teams from the American South, the league has been staging these every year since 2008 (save for 2013, as
8:38 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Welcome to a Texas-sized NHL Winter Classic. The annual showcase is going to be one big outdoor game when the Dallas Stars host the Nashville Predators at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium on Wednesday — even without “Big Tex” booming out the customary “Howdy, folks!” that visitors to
5:30 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Canada routed host Czech Republic 7-2 Tuesday to complete the preliminary round at the world junior hockey championship and clinch top spot in its group. Joe Veleno, Nolan Foote, captain Barrett Hayton, Connor McMichael, Liam Foudy, Dylan Cozens and Jared McIsaac all scored as Canada topped
1:00 AM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued – in the short-