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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh believes the Arizona Coyotes should relocate if there isn’t a suitable arena plan in place by the end of the 2023-24 NHL season. “If there’s no plan in Arizona, I would

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL is sending its players back to the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014, formally committing to the next two men’s ice hockey tournaments in an agreement with the International Olympic Committee. The

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterFeb 2, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Kings have fired coach Todd McLellan and replaced him with interim coach Jim Hiller for the rest of the season, the team announced Friday. Replacing McLellan is the latest

Open Extended Reactions After featuring a dunk tank in South Florida, and an accuracy contest within the spray of the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, the NHL elected to revamp its All-Star skills competition for the 2024 edition. The league worked with Connor McDavid to bring the skills contest back to its roots as a

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 1, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov went No. 1 overall when the NHL staged its first player draft in nearly a decade Thursday night to kick off All-Star Weekend. The

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 06:59 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Elias Lindholm said he had anticipated that the Calgary Flames might trade him. He just didn’t expect it happen so close to the NHL All-Star Game, mid-flight after a beach vacation. “I was on

Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 06:11 AM ET TORONTO — NHL executive Kim Davis said the league has made progress on the diversity front in response to criticism from a member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance. Former player Akim Aliu told The Canadian Press he is disappointed in how Davis and the league have not

Open Extended Reactions As part of the festivities at the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, the league has brought back the player draft! The four teams — Team Matthews (captain Auston Matthews and assistant Morgan Rielly), Team McDavid (Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl), Team MacKinnon (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) and Team Hughes (co-captained by Quinn Hughes and

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions One of the best players believed to be available this NHL trade season is off the board. The Vancouver Canucks have acquired center Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Andrei Kuzmenko, defensemen

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 31, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Calgary Flames had one lone All-Star Game representative at the start of Wednesday in Elias Lindholm. By the end of the day, they had none after trading him to the Vancouver