3:37 PM ET Associated Press The Detroit Red Wings have hired Pat Verbeek as assistant general manager to work with Steve Yzerman. Verbeek joins Yzerman, the longtime Red Wings captain who was recently named GM, after working for him with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yzerman stepped down as Lightning GM before the season. 1 Related
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2:11 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers added former NHL head coaches Michel Therrien and Mike Yeo to Alain Vigneault’s staff on Monday. The announcement was made by executive vice president and general manager Chuck Fletcher. Vigneault voiced his approval for the moves. “I am excited to add Michel and Mike on our coaching staff to
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN In October, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton walked into a barbershop to get a haircut. “Do you have an appointment?” the receptionist asked. Hamilton did not. “So I said, ‘Screw it, I’m not getting a haircut,'” Hamilton said. “And that’s how I ended up like this.” This — the playoff
9:50 PM ET Emily Kaplan Chris Peters Close ESPN staff writer Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As each NHL team is eliminated from the postseason,
9:57 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Martin Jones isn’t really big on the whole self-reflection thing. That reluctance is understandable when the San Jose Sharks goalie is still being asked, with frequency, about one of the most putrid three-game stretches of his six years in the NHL: Games 2 through 4 of
6:59 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The St. Louis Blues struck early and often in a critical Game 6 against the Dallas Stars, meaning we’ll have at least one Game 7 on our slate this week. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and what to watch
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN COLUMBUS, Ohio — When coach John Tortorella first came to Columbus four years ago, he wasn’t sure Nick Foligno could lead the Blue Jackets. Foligno was too nice. “I basically told him after my first year that I don’t think he can be a captain,” Tortorella said. “[That] I don’t
7:30 AM ET As the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs draw to an end, we begin to look ahead to the 2019 NHL draft. Prospect seasons are either over or ending shortly, leaving interviews and the scouting combine as the last two major steps in the process before the league descends on Vancouver,
7:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Stars goalie Ben Bishop exited early from Sunday’s Game 6 home loss to the St. Louis Blues, but Dallas coach Jim Montgomery said Bishop is “fine.” The Blues’ Colton Parayko unleashed a shot in the third period that hit Bishop on the left shoulder. Bishop went down, clutching his
5:57 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE — San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski said he’ll accompany the team to Denver for Game 6 against the Colorado Avalanche, but there’s no timetable for his return to the lineup after a horrific head injury in Game 7 against Vegas on April 23. Pavelski made a surprise