7:49 PM ET Associated Press PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Seattle’s new NHL franchise intends to have its American Hockey League affiliate in Palm Springs as part of a new arena proposed for the city. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and Oak View Group announced plans Wednesday to build a privately funded arena on
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3:03 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Saying it’s time to become “just another retiree in South Florida,” goalie Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday after a stellar 19-season career. Luongo had three more seasons on his contract at a $5,333,333 salary cap hit. “Thinking about getting onto the
12:40 PM ET Goaltender Brian Elliott is returning to the Philadelphia Flyers on a one-year, $2 million contract, general manager Chuck Fletcher announced Wednesday. Injuries limited the 34-year-old Elliott to 26 games last season, and the Flyers finally got off their goalie carousel by giving the job to youngster Carter Hart. Elliott was 11-11-1 last
7:30 AM ET It’s now been a few days since Jack Hughes was called at No. 1, and the dust of the 2019 NHL draft has started to settle. So there’s naturally only one thing left to do: It’s time to turn the page to the 2020 draft season. And it looks like we’ve got
1:51 PM ET Ahead of the free-agency shopping frenzy beginning on July 1, we’re surveying the landscape and outlining the unique situation in which every team finds itself. That includes the key pending unrestricted and restricted free agents and the team’s current cap space, along with the moves I’d make if I were sitting in
9:27 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It’s often said that the winner of the NHL’s unrestricted free-agent frenzy is the team that stays away from bloated unrestricted free-agent bidding. You know who would disagree with that? General manager Doug Armstrong of the St. Louis Blues. He signed center Tyler Bozak last summer. He signed winger Patrick
5:51 PM ET The NHL released the 2019-20 schedule Tuesday, revealing that the Stanley Cup-winning St. Louis Blues will raise their banner Oct. 2 when they host the ’18 champion Washington Capitals. A Stanley Cup Final rematch takes place Oct. 26 when the Boston Bruins host St. Louis. The teams meet one more time, in
5:31 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2019 was as weird as was expected in a year without a slam-dunk candidate outside of Hayley Wickenheiser. Defenseman Sergei Zubov got in after a seven-year wait. Center Guy Carbonneau got in after 16 years. Czech hockey legend Vaclav Nedomansky was elected after
3:37 PM ET Associated Press Canadian women’s star Hayley Wickenheiser was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility. Wickenheiser headlines the 2019 Hall of Fame class that also includes former NHL players Sergei Zubov and Guy Carbonneau, Czech hockey star Vaclav Nedomansky and builders Jim Rutherford and Jerry York.
1:50 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Jack Hughes is already making history for the New Jersey Devils. The 18-year-old phenom, taken first overall at last weekend’s NHL draft, will be become the first Devils player and only the 14th in NHL history to wear No. 86 on his sweater, as was revealed at his introductory press