8:35 PM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski Since becoming majority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes in Jan. 2018, Tom Dundon has been one of the NHL’s most unconventional owners. Look no further than the team’s choreographed victory celebrations, which have ranged from players competing in “duck, duck, goose” to human bowling. On Tuesday, Dundon continued
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12:08 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo has sustained his third concussion in less than three years. The team announced the diagnosis on its Twitter account Tuesday, a day after Okposo was sent home for follow-up medical tests. The 30-year-old Okposo was hurt Friday, when he was felled by
10:05 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon made a $250 million investment into the upstart AAF and will become the league’s new chairman. The Athletic reported that the league was in danger of not making payroll on Friday, before Dundon’s investment. AAF co-founder Charlie Ebersol dismissed reports that the Alliance was getting
6:55 AM ET The trade deadline for the 2018-19 NHL season is on Monday, Feb. 25. Luckily for you, we’ve got all angles covered as general managers around the league look to bolster their team for a Stanley Cup run, or maximize their assets looking ahead to the draft and free agency this summer. Scroll
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1:25 AM ET San Jose Sharks veteran superstar Joe Thornton, who has struggled with knee issues the past two seasons, netted his first hat trick in eight seasons Monday night in a 6-5 loss to the Boston Bruins. Thornton, 39, hadn’t had a three-goal game since Oct. 27, 2010, when he had a five-point night
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4:34 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo has been sent home for further medical evaluation three days after being punched in the face during a fight with the New York Rangers‘ Tony DeAngelo. Coach Phil Housley gave no details on Okposo’s condition in providing the update after the Sabres
4:59 PM ET Associated Press HAVIROV, Czech Republic — Jaromir Jagr is back again. The Czech winger and 13-time NHL All-Star has recovered from a series of injuries that prevented him from playing for more than a year and appeared in a game Monday for the Kladno Knights, the hometown club he owns in the
7:30 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close 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. We’re still about four months away from the 2019 NHL draft, but as