7:00 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski SEA ISLAND, Ga. — The NHL held its board of governors meetings this week at a sprawling, slightly hard-to-get-to resort with a lobby featuring a 50-foot Christmas tree and a distinct scent that led attendees to believe somebody must have walked around the properties with a Bed Bath
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5:44 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SEA ISLAND, Ga. — The unanimous decision by the NHL Board of Governors to give Seattle an expansion franchise on Tuesday was a difficult one. Not for the NHL, which had heard the Seattle presentation and voted to approve them for the 2021-22 season within the span of 45 minutes
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2:00 PM ET Paul LukasESPN.com Close Sports journalism’s foremost uniform reporter ESPN.com columnist since 2004 Also blogs at uni-watch.com Thanks to today’s NHL board of governors vote, it looks like an NHL team is coming to Seattle. But what should that team be called, and what should it look like? That was the subject of
2:20 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The NHL will add a franchise in Seattle, the league announced Tuesday, following a unanimous vote by the board of governors. The league’s 32nd team will play in the Pacific Division and will be Seattle’s first winter sports franchise since the NBA’s SuperSonics left for Oklahoma City in 2008. You
12:16 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN SEA ISLAND, Ga. — The NHL will add a 32nd franchise in Seattle, the league announced Tuesday, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Governors. The Seattle franchise will enter the league for the 2021-22 season as a member of the Pacific Division. That will trigger a realignment that
11:29 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ESPN presents the best player in the world of the week, celebrating the player that has the best stats, impact or storyline to earn the honor. To nominate someone, please email us here by midnight on Monday each week. Photos and context are encouraged! With due respect to Mark Scheifele
9:42 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Monday for his hit on the Colorado Avalanche‘s Matt Calvert over the weekend. Bertuzzi was sanctioned for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct for his hit with 7 minutes, 15 seconds left
9:45 PM ET Associated Press SEA ISLAND, Ga. — Things are going well enough that the NHL is ready to expand to Seattle and the salary cap keeps going up. But the league is still dealing with a few uncertain situations on the eve of what should be a slam-dunk expansion vote to bring Seattle
8:10 PM ET Greg Wyshynkski The Philadelphia Flyers want to win now, and they believe Chuck Fletcher is the general manager to make that happen. Fletcher was hired as executive vice president and general manager of the Flyers on Monday, one week after Ron Hextall was fired. “At the conclusion of a rigorous review of