NHL

7:00 AM ET In a typical NHL offseason, there’s a two-month window that players and their partners view as the life-event safe zone. No games or training camps or league obligations on the schedule. The perfect time to plan a vacation or a wedding or, in the case of Jordie Benn and his fiancée, Jessica

10:00 AM ET Today’s game: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, played on Feb. 11. The Blackhawks entered this game clinging on to the playoff bubble. They were in the second of a five-game Western Canadian swing, and desperately in need of points. The Oilers were in decent shape with a dynamite offense, but would have

12:32 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights signed tough guy Ryan Reaves on Monday to a two-year contract extension worth $3.5 million. He’ll count $1.75 million against the salary cap in each of the next two seasons. Reaves announced the new deal in a video on the Golden Knights’ Twitter

2:10 PM ET Dallas Stars defenseman Roman Polak told a Czech website that he will do everything he can to avoid returning to the NHL this summer to complete a restarted season, while announcing he had agreed to join a Czech league team for the 2020-21 season. “I am determined to stay at home. If

9:14 AM ET It has been 95 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there also have been continuous nuggets of new information regarding the potential resumption of the season, the draft, the playoffs

5:29 PM ET Associated Press An Arizona Coyotes staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolated at home in the Phoenix area. The staffer is asymptomatic and feeling well, the team said. All other staff members or players involved in Phase 2 of the NHL’s testing protocol have tested negative as teams prepare

11:59 AM ET ESPN will host a conversation with commissioners from the top United States sports leagues on Monday regarding resuming competition amid the coronavirus. “SportsCenter Special: The Return of Sports” will air from 9-11 p.m. ET on ESPN. Commissioners Roger Goodell (NFL), Adam Silver (NBA), Rob Manfred (MLB), Gary Bettman (NHL), Cathy Engelbert (WNBA)

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Now’s your chance to play director of the 2020 ESPYS Presented by Capital One. Do you want to cast Simone Biles, Anthony Edwards, Dearica Hamby or a backyard magician in the starring role? You get to decide by voting for the winner of the year’s Can’t-Stop-Watching Moment. Today we introduce

1:33 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers prospect Cooper Marody has written a song in memory of teammate Colby Cave to raise money for a memorial fund. Cave, from Battleford, Saskatchewan, died April 11 in a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed. He was 25. Marody’s song “Agape” will be released

11:52 AM ET The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have announced that formal training camps for the 24 teams resuming play will begin on Friday, July 10, if conditions related to the coronavirus pandemic allow it. The league and its players are currently in Phase 2 of their “return to play” protocol, as NHL

7:15 AM ET The NHL Awards ballots were sent out this week to voters. I’m once again honored to have one through the Professional Hockey Writers Association, and have spent the past few days figuring out how to determine the regular season’s greatest performances when the 2019-20 campaign was stopped short by a global pandemic.

Jun 11, 2020 Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kim Pegula is staying on as Buffalo Sabres president, with a continued focus on making the small-market franchise economically sustainable, while facing criticism that the team has been mismanaged under her leadership. The team’s co-owner told The Associated Press in a recent interview that she believes she

10:43 PM ET Johnny Boychuk, who suffered a gruesome-looking eye injury just days before the NHL season was paused in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, told Newsday on Wednesday that he’s fully recovered and will be ready to play if the season resumes. The Islanders defenseman needed 90 stitches to repair a cut above

4:19 PM ET Alexis Lafreniere, the likely No. 1 pick for the 2020 NHL draft, received the Canadian Hockey League’s Dave Branch Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive season. The Rimouski Oceanic winger joins former Oceanic star Sidney Crosby as the only players to have earned the honor in back-to-back seasons. Lafreniere

Jun 10, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella once threatened to bench any player who protested during the national anthem. But as he’s watched protests against racial injustice grow around the globe, he said his stance has changed. Tortorella told The Athletic on Wednesday that he would no longer punish a player that protested

5:30 PM ET Josh Bailey of the New York Islanders called it “normalcy.” Matt Benning of the Edmonton Oilers called it “different.” The reopening of NHL training facilities this week, for the teams that opted to participate, had players feeling a mix of emotions. The NHL announced last week that it had moved into Phase

3:37 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres defenseman Lawrence Pilut is forgoing a chance to continue his NHL career by signing a two-year contract with Russia’s Traktor Chelyabinsk. The signing was announced by the Kontinental Hockey League team Tuesday, and comes after Pilut had difficulty establishing a regular role over the past two

7:00 AM ET It was 10 years ago today that Patrick Kane helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup with an overtime goal that hardly anyone realized he scored. He snapped a quick shot at Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and circled around the net. The first player to raise his hands in victory