3:29 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, longtime New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur and Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier 60 years ago, are among the six-person 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame class, the Hall announced on Tuesday. Longtime NHL winger Martin St. Louis, Canadian women’s player Jayna Hefford and
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10:28 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The center of the hockey universe this week is in Los Angeles. It’s an office complex of steel and glass, with a concrete wall that reads CAA on it. It’s in this building that John Tavares, the coveted unrestricted free agent from the New York Islanders, will hold court with
6:21 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have declined to issue a qualifying offer to defenseman Dylan DeMelo, making him an unrestricted free agent. The Sharks announced Monday that the team gave qualifying offers to forwards Tomas Hertl and Chris Tierney. Those two will become restricted free agents in
5:46 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rasmus Dahlin wasn’t kidding about how hockey has become his sole obsession. No more than an hour after completing his introductory news conference in Buffalo on Monday, the NHL’s No. 1 draft pick had already changed into a yellow Sabres practice uniform and, with stick in hand,
10:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN After trading veteran defenseman Brooks Orpik (and his cap hit) to the Colorado Avalanche, GM Brian MacLellan of the Washington Capitals was optimistic he’d be able to re-sign John Carlson before the most coveted defenseman among unrestricted free agents went to market. “We’re really close,” said MacLellan on Friday in
11:18 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, ARIZ. — The Arizona Coyotes acquired defenseman Robbie Russo from the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday for a conditional seventh-round pick next year. The 25-year-old former Notre Dame player had nine goals, 23 assists and 81 penalty minutes in 75 games for Grand Rapids last season in the American
9:10 PM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — The Colorado Avalanche signed goaltender Philipp Grubauer to a three-year contract worth $10 million and put defenseman Brooks Orpik on buyout waivers the day after acquiring them from the Washington Capitals, according to multiple reports. The team announced Grubauer’s signing, and multiple reports say the deal is
5:46 PM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski DALLAS — The 2018 NHL draft was, in comparison to other recent editions, a muted affair. Full coverage of the 2018 draft »Every pick of the draft »Draft grades for all 31 teamsWinners and losers »Round 1 analysis There were only two major trades made, and few credible
8:22 PM ET The 2018 NHL draft was unpredictable and sometimes even confusing, but also an incredibly compelling and unique overall draft. While it will take years to fully assess how each team did in this draft, we’ll take the information that we have on each player now — based on yearlong back-and-forth with scouts
7:40 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN DALLAS — New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello said he’s not discouraged that star center John Tavares will listen to pitches from other NHL teams ahead of unrestricted free agency, rather than re-signing with the team before the process plays out. “I have no disappointment. No discouragement,” Lamoriello said