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1:42 PM ET The NHL announced finalists for its rookie of the year and coach of the year awards Wednesday. Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes, Chicago Blackhawks left wing Dominik Kubalik and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar are the three finalists for the 2019-20 Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player selected as the most

7:00 AM ET NHL players are headed back to the Olympics! As part of the recently sealed collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and NHLPA, the league will be allowing players to participate in the 2022 and 2026 Olympic Games (the two events that are within the range of this CBA). The league must reach

5:23 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Right wing Troy Terry has agreed to a three-year, $4.35 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season with the Anaheim Ducks. Anaheim announced the deal Tuesday. Terry will get $1.35 million in the 2020-21 season, $1.45 million in 2021-22 and $1.55 million in 2022-23. The 22-year-old Terry

6:51 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Blackhawks defenseman Calvin de Haan missed practice Tuesday because of a family emergency. Coach Jeremy Colliton said he isn’t sure when de Haan will be back. The 29-year-old de Haan is coming back from right shoulder surgery in December. He was acquired in a June 2019 trade with

7:00 AM ET Brandon Hagel believed his dream of playing in the NHL had hit a dead end, so he was close to studying to become a teacher. In 2016, the winger was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the sixth round, but after two years, they didn’t sign him to an entry-level contract. He

7:00 AM ET Last Friday, the NHL’s owners and the players approved a new collective bargaining agreement as well as the league’s return-to-play plan to finish out the 2019-20 season in two bubbles this summer. It’s six seasons of labor peace for a sport that hasn’t seen much of it over the last 30 years.

9:54 PM ET Kirill Kaprizov, Alexander Romanov and Ilya Sorokin — three of the best NHL prospects playing in Russia’s KHL — signed deals with their respective NHL clubs on Monday. There’s only one catch: They won’t be available to play for their teams in this summer’s 24-team restart. The Wild (Kaprizov), Canadiens (Romanov) and

9:15 AM ET It has been 123 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the sports world continues to reckon with adjusted schedules around the world, there also have been continuous nuggets of new information regarding the resumption of the NHL season, the draft,

7:00 AM ET The NHL is set to return from the monthslong pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. The postseason will be played out with a 24-team format, with 12 teams from the Eastern Conference skating in Toronto and their Western Conference counterparts heading to Edmonton, Alberta. Some have said this format could be the

5:23 PM ET NHL players will hear fans chanting “We Want The Cup!” during their postseason tournament — just not in person. The league’s teams began emailing season-ticket holders over the weekend, asking them to record 30-second clips of cheering on their players. The clips will be used during games played in empty arenas inside

2:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Edmonton’s Mike Green, Boston’s Steven Kampfer, Vancouver’s Sven Baertschi, Dallas’ Roman Polak and Montreal’s Karl Alzner on Saturday joined the list of players who won’t be reporting to training camp for the resumption of the NHL season. In the aftermath of a deal being struck to resume the season

3:07 PM ET The NHL announced on Saturday that it has prohibited teams from releasing coronavirus test results and injury information during its season restart this summer. “We’ve talked to the NHLPA about it and continue to feel that medical privacy is important in this process. Having said that, we have an obligation as a

12:10 PM ET ESPN News Services Captain Steven Stamkos will be limited at the start of Tampa Bay Lightning training camp because of a new lower-body injury, general manager Julien BriseBois announced Saturday. Stamkos fully recovered from core muscle surgery in early March but was injured again during voluntary workouts. He is expected to be

12:19 AM ET Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic became the first NHL player to opt out of this summer’s restart. Calgary GM Brad Treliving announced Hamonic’s decision Friday night, just hours after the NHL and NHLPA officially agreed to move forward with a 24-team tournament, scheduled to begin Aug. 1. “Earlier this evening Travis called me

7:26 PM ET The NHLPA and the NHL’s board of governors have approved a package that will not only allow the league to restart this summer, but also includes a four-year CBA extension. You read that correctly, the two sides have reached an extension without a work stoppage! We don’t want you to have to

7:11 PM ET The NHLPA and the NHL board of governors announced Friday night that they have approved a package that not only will allow the league to restart this summer but also includes a four-year CBA extension. The NHLPA on Wednesday started a full membership vote on both return to play and the CBA,

5:21 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Longtime Dallas Stars executive Jim Lites is transitioning from his role as CEO to chairman, a move that will lessen his day-to-day duties with the team. The Stars announced the move Friday. Brad Alberts, the Stars president since March 2018, will remain in that role while also

11:34 AM ET ESPN News Services The New Jersey Devils hired veteran coach Lindy Ruff on Thursday to take over one of the NHL’s youngest teams and removed the interim tag from Tom Fitzgerald‘s title as general manager. Ruff, who had been an assistant with the New York Rangers since 2017, replaces interim coach Alain