5:49 PM ET After a career-high 37 points last season, forward Christian Dvorak was rewarded by the Arizona Coyotes with a six-year extension. The 22-year-old’s deal carries an annual average value of $4.45 million, according to reports. “We are very pleased to sign Christian to a long-term contract,” Coyotes general manager John Chayka said in
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4:28 PM ET Associated Press Nashville Predators general manager David Poile headlines the 2018 class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Former University of Michigan coach Red Berenson, three-time Olympic medalist Natalie Darwitz, retired NHL referee Paul Stewart, Poile and the late Leland “Hago” Harrington will be inducted on Dec. 12 at a ceremony
10:38 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN John Miner could always tell when an opponent was going to drop the reference. It was always a player imported from North America to his pro hockey league in Austria or Switzerland. They’d give him a glance, then smile, and then say some variation of the following: “Oh, there ya
12:00 PM ET As the 2018-19 NHL season draws closer, we’ve released our top 300 rankings for fantasy. As you rummage through the lineup, the ranking of some players might jump off the page. Sure, Connor McDavid topping the board isn’t going to surprise many, but there is some interesting ordering thereafter. Here are my
11:47 AM ET Here are our top 300 players for standard ESPN fantasy hockey leagues this season. There’s no surprise in seeing Connor McDavid atop the board, but there’s some reshuffling from No. 2 right on down to the final spot in the top 300. Be sure to check out our rankings reaction from Victoria
10:52 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The notion of “restricted free agency” ranks right up there with “jumbo shrimp” and “deafening silence” in the oxymoronic hall of fame. None of the NHL players that qualify for it are “free” to do anything but remain shackled to the team that holds their rights. Sure, it could be
3:26 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Wayne Gretzky has been named a global ambassador for Beijing’s Kunlun Red Star as the Chinese capital seeks to boost the profile of hockey domestically ahead of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022. Gretzky will focus on youth development in China, including a planned KRS-Gretzky Hockey School that
6:05 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Stan Mikita, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the leading scorer in Chicago Blackhawks history, died Tuesday at age 78, according to a statement from his family. Mikita played 1,396 games in the NHL from 1958 to 1980, all of them with the Blackhawks, to lead the
3:29 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward William Karlsson to a $5.25 million, one-year contract. General manager George McPhee announced the deal Saturday as the two sides avoided arbitration. Karlsson gets a significant raise from his previous $1 million salary. Karlsson shattered career highs with 43 goals,
1:33 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Goalie John Gibson has agreed to an eight-year, $51.2 million contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks. The team announced the deal Saturday. Gibson is signed through the 2026-27 season. After breaking in to the NHL in 2014, Gibson has been a steady starter for the Ducks for