8:52 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Renovating KeyArena will cost $100 million more than previously expected as project leaders attempt to make it fully ready for an expected NHL franchise and possibly a future NBA team. Oak View Group on Tuesday announced it had selected Skanska and AECOM Hunt to partner together as the
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6:00 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Blackhawks defenseman Gustav Forsling will miss the start of the season because of a right wrist injury. The 22-year-old Swede had surgery on Tuesday. Team physician Dr. Michael Terry says the expected recovery time is 14 weeks. Chicago acquired Forsling in a 2015 trade with Vancouver for Adam
Jul 31, 2018 One day after keeping Kevin Hayes on a one-year deal, the New York Rangers agreed to terms with fellow restricted free-agent Ryan Spooner on a two-year contract. Multiple media reports say that the 26-year-old’s deal carries a $4 million annual average value. Spooner was acquired from the Bruins at the trade deadline
12:16 PM ET Associated Press NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league wants a cut of gambling profits if its intellectual property, data or video from games are used. Bettman told guest host Larry Lage in the in the latest episode of “PodcastOne Sports Now” that those who want to conduct gambling business with NHL
10:05 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have signed right winger Matt Read to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal, which was done Monday, will pay Read $650,000 in the NHL and $200,000 in the AHL. Read has played his first seven NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, totaling 87
5:57 PM ET Restricted free-agent forward Kevin Hayes and the New York Rangers have agreed on a one-year contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing this week. The 26-year-old gets a $5.25 million deal, according to multiple reports, almost doubling the annual average value of his previous two-year contract. Hayes will become an unrestricted free agent next
12:51 PM ET The New York Rangers have reached an agreement with defenseman Brady Skjei on a six-year deal worth $31.5 million, the team announced Saturday. There are nearly a dozen teams in rebuild mode, though some refuse to use that word. Here’s who gets back into Stanley Cup contention first. The 24-year-old Skjei, who
9:36 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have re-signed right winger Tom Wilson to a $31.02 million, six-year deal. The contract carries a $5.17 million salary-cap hit through the 2023-24 season. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Friday night. Signing Wilson was the final need on the Stanley Cup champions’
5:27 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN CHICAGO — Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford, who missed the last three-plus months of Chicago’s season with an undisclosed injury, admitted he has been “a little bit” concerned about his long-term health. Crawford, 33, was emotional when addressing reporters at the Blackhawks’ fan convention Friday. It was Crawford’s first public comments
10:57 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The problem with hiring franchise darlings for upper management positions is that, inevitably, they’re going to pack up their desk. Perhaps of their own accord, perhaps with the team owner’s boot to their backside. No matter the catalyst, it’s like yanking an IV of nostalgic euphoria from the arms of