7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The year in hockey 2018 gave us triumphs, like the Washington Capitals and the U.S. women’s national team overcoming their archrivals for glory. It gave us inspiration, whether it was overcoming the odds or overcoming tragedy. And it gave us the weirdness we’ve come to expect from our beloved sport,
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5:49 PM ET The NHL Players Association on Sunday took to task Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites for derogatory comments he directed Friday at stars Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. Stars center Tyler Seguin said he was surprised at comments from CEO Jim Lites about his performance this season, while captain Jamie Benn said, “I
3:23 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice says defenseman Dustin Byfuglien will be “out for a while” after leaving Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury in the third period. Maurice, speaking to reporters on Sunday, said Byfuglien will not need surgery, but likely will not play until after the
3:14 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Alex Petrovic from the Florida Panthers on Sunday for defenseman Chris Wideman and a conditional third-round pick in the 2019 draft. Petrovic, 26, has one assist in 26 games with Florida this season. Petrovic has appeared in 254 games over his five-year
1:41 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Sunday that captain Nick Foligno will miss Monday’s game against Ottawa and be away from the team because his daughter Milana will undergo a scheduled surgery in Boston. The team said that he “will return to the team as soon as possible.” Foligno’s daughter was born with
1:49 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The New York Islanders have placed forward Jordan Eberle on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury and recalled forward Michael Dal Colle from Bridgeport of the AHL. Eberle missed practice Thursday and then sat out the Islanders’ 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night due
1:38 PM ET Tyler Seguin says he and Jamie Benn “hear the message” after Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites ripped into the team’s top two players for their “terrible” play this season. “Jamie and I hear the message. I think the whole team hears it,” Seguin said after he and Benn participated in the team’s
7:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Boston Bruins forward David Backes three games without pay for an illegal hit to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Blake Coleman. The league considered Backes a repeat offender. Based on his salary, he will lose almost $220,000. The discipline also means
6:06 PM ET Associated Press HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan — Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. The 36-year-old Regina native was hired in July, three months after 16 members of the junior hockey team — including coach Darcy Haugan — were killed when the team’s bus and a semi-truck
4:53 PM ET Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites pulled no punches when assessing the play of Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn this season. “They are f—ing horses—, I don’t know how else to put it,” Lites told reporters Friday, according to The Athletic. “The team was ok. But Seguin and Benn were terrible.” And that