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
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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
5:47 PM ET UMass hockey has done something that it didn’t do when the school had two-time Stanley Cup winners Jonathan Quick or Conor Sheary — earn the No. 1 ranking. Coming off a 7-4 win over UConn Friday night that pushed their record to 12-1, the Minutemen received 26 first-place votes Monday to take
4:43 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued — either in the
4:32 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Daniel Sprong may finally get his chance to be an offensive force in the NHL. Just not with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 21-year-old winger was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for defenseman Marcus Pettersson, ending a brief career with the Penguins that was limited to 42 games over
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It was minutes before the Dec. 1 deadline for William Nylander‘s eligibility to play this season. Toronto Maple Leafs fans were counting down to the deadline. Would the standout 22-year-old forward re-sign with the Leafs? Would he sit out for a season? Would this restricted-free-agent contract stalemate necessitate them trading