12:37 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Elite women’s hockey players have announced the formation of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association – a united front of some American, Canadian and European players which will serve as “a vehicle to support the creation of a single, viable women’s pro league in North America.” The PWHPA includes stars
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12:02 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev will not receive any supplemental discipline from the NHL Department of Player Safety after a high hit that helped take San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl out of Game 5 of the Western Conference Final, according to a source. In
11:00 AM ET With the exception of those still playing in the AHL’s Calder Cup Playoffs and CHL’s Memorial Cup, the season is over for most NHL prospects. It’s time to dole out some recognition to the prospects who had exceptional campaigns among their peers. This isn’t necessarily to name the best prospect in the
7:03 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The San Jose Sharks are on the brink of elimination yet again. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues are one win away from their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1970, which was their third year of existence. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff
8:10 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE – From the scoreboard to the trainers’ room, the San Jose Sharks were bruised and battered in Game 5 by the St. Louis Blues. There was the 5-0 final score, as lopsided in the final math as it appeared on the ice, with the Blues controlling play from
2:15 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Three days after he had to miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final because of an undisclosed injury, Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara skated before practice on Sunday. The Bruins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 to complete a sweep without Chara. They advanced to the Stanley Cup
1:31 PM ET ESPN News Services KOSICE, Slovakia — Dylan Larkin scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the United States went on to beat Germany 3-1 Sunday at the world championships. The win clinches a spot for the Americans in the quarterfinals ahead of a matchup with red-hot Canada Tuesday in
5:19 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Bruins were able to sweep Carolina in the Eastern Conference final without captain Zdeno Chara. Now they’re hoping 10 days off before the start of the Stanley Cup Final will be enough time for the defenseman to return. The title round begins May 27 when Boston will
10:08 AM ET Associated Press KOSICE, Slovakia — Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist to help the United States rout Denmark 7-1 on Saturday for the Americans’ fourth straight victory during preliminary play at the world championships. Jeff Blashill became the winningest U.S. coach in world championship history in the top division with
7:42 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Hey, good news: We’re going to talk more about the players than the referees in this edition, which is really all we can ask for in this postseason. It was a 2-1 win for the St. Louis Blues over the San Jose Sharks, without any major controversy! Here’s what happened