12:23 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets signed forward Eric Robinson to a two-year contract extension on Monday. The 24-year-old Robinson was pressed into action at the NHL level this season because of a rash of injuries to regulars. He has responded with five goals, four assists and a +10 plus/minus
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9:15 AM ET A total of 17 nationalities have been represented in at least one NHL game so far this season. Nine nations were represented at this weekend’s NHL All-Star Game. And while Canada remains the largest producer of NHL talent, the demographics of the league have shifted rather significantly in the past 10 years.
7:00 AM ET MOSCOW — Last season, CSKA Moscow became the first team in KHL history to finish first in the regular-season standings and then go on to win the Gagarin Cup. Now they have a chance to do it twice in a row. At 32-10-3, Red Army has the league’s best record and an
11:00 AM ET ST. LOUIS — The NHL All Stars descended upon St. Louis for the past three days, and what a weekend it was. Players perched atop the 100-level launched pucks over the crowd. Women’s hockey players dazzled. Blues legends … appeared. Connor McDavid was dethroned. Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong spewed out
12:19 AM ET ST. LOUIS — Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak was surprised he won the NHL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award, and the new Honda CRV that comes with it, because it came on a losing effort. “Definitely surprised. I would expect the winner should win MVP, you know?” said Pastrnak, who had
1:04 AM ET ST. LOUIS — Patrick Kane said the newest NHL All-Star skills competition, which featured elevated players shooting pucks over the heads of fans at targets placed on the ice below, was “a little gimmicky,” even as he enjoyed winning the inaugural Shooting Stars challenge. “I’m kind of a fan of the original
9:08 PM ET ST. LOUIS — It might be a work in progress when it arrives, but the NHL will have puck and player tracking in every arena beginning next season. During his All-Star Game news conference, commissioner Gary Bettman said that puck and player tracking will be “up and running in the arenas of
3:57 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Wayne Gretzky called women’s hockey players involvement in the NHL All-Star Game “a big step forward” in growing the sport — and he hopes the league will continue to stay committed to the women’s game. “Exposure is everything,” Gretzky told ESPN on Friday, ahead of the inaugural 3-on-3 women’s
11:25 AM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — A former Minnesota high school hockey player paralyzed during a game in 2011 has been hired by an NHL team. Jack Jablonski tweeted Thursday that he has a job as a content coordinator with the Los Angeles Kings working in podcasting, radio and TV. I
7:00 AM ET NHL experts The NHL All-Star Weekend is upon us. Friday includes the Skills Competition, the highlight of the weekend for a large chunk of fans, including old standards like fastest skater and hardest shot, along with new additions like the women’s 3-on-3 game and the Shooting Stars event. Saturday will feature the