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Associated Press Sep 23, 2023, 07:37 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The NHL’s first preseason game in the Southern Hemisphere went ahead Saturday after officials apparently solved some issues with the quality of the ice at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. Ahead of Saturday’s Global Series game between the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes, won

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. As an American visiting Australia for the first time, Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller had a simple request. “I want to see a kangaroo,” he said. Keller is in Melbourne with the Coyotes for their NHL Global Series preseason

Associated Press Sep 21, 2023, 10:09 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights went from hoisting the Stanley Cup, to a victory parade on the Strip, to a summer of celebrating, to now getting down to the business of playing hockey again. A short offseason is a good problem to have, but still

Associated Press Sep 21, 2023, 08:15 PM ET OTTAWA, Ontario — The sale of the Ottawa Senators is finally official. The NHL announced Thursday that the transfer of the club to a group led by Michael Andlauer has been unanimously approved by the league’s board of governors, and that the transaction has been completed. The

Associated Press Sep 21, 2023, 05:23 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin deflected questions Thursday concerning his sudden absence from a playoff series last season for what the team explained at the time was personal reasons. Nichushkin missed the final five postseason games of a first-round loss to Seattle. In a brief

Associated Press Sep 21, 2023, 04:49 PM ET ARLINGTON, Va. — Evgeny Kuznetsov is still his typical jovial, smiling self off the ice. He is also very much still with the Washington Capitals. After a second down season in three years and another summer of trade rumors, Kuznetsov returning never seemed like a sure thing.

Sep 21, 2023, 04:08 PM ET Montreal Canadiens defenseman Chris Wideman was ruled out indefinitely Thursday with a back injury. Wideman, 33, is preparing for his seventh NHL season after recording six points (all assists) with 81 penalty minutes in 46 games for the Canadiens last season. In his first season, in Montreal in 2021-22,

Sep 21, 2023, 04:04 PM ET San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture is week-to-week with a lower-body injury that he suffered during offseason training, the team said Thursday. The Sharks began training camp Thursday and open the regular season against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 12. Couture, 34, is projected to be the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 21, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. This is your official spoiler warning for the 2023-24 NHL season. Everything you’re about to read is absolutely going to happen over the next several months. OK, some of these things will probably happen. We think. In my first

Associated Press Sep 20, 2023, 09:11 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog sees a much clearer path back to the ice even if he’s not expected to play this season. That’s how encouraged he is 4 1/2 months removed from cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee. Coach Jared Bednar is

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Sep 20, 2023, 09:15 AM ET It’s been about three months since the Vegas Golden Knights hoisted the Stanley Cup,

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 20, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. In a fantasy hockey draft, there are different kinds of satisfaction. It is absolutely gratifying to land the first overall pick to select Connor McDavid, because you know the Edmonton Oilers star is capable of proving all the offense

ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2023, 04:00 PM ET No Jonathan Toews, the Blackhawks forward recognized as captain in Chicago, means the franchise is planning to withhold the “C” and not designate a team captain in 2023-24. General manager Kyle Davidson said Tuesday that a series of alternate captains are in place as the leadership

Sep 19, 2023, 04:16 PM ET The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Calen Addison to a one-year, $825,000 contract on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Addison tallied 29 points (three goals, 26 assists) in 62 games in his rookie season in 2022-23. He set a single-season franchise record for assists by a rookie. Editor’s Picks Over the past

Sep 19, 2023, 08:00 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — With training camps opening up this week, and a preseason game in [checks notes] Australia on Friday, the NHL is close to being back in action. This summer was an eventful one, with a new franchise icon in Chicago in Connor Bedard, a handful of key

Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 03:40 PM ET TORONTO — Minnesota selected American forward Taylor Heise with the first pick of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League draft Monday. Tennis legend Billie Jean King, a member of the league’s board of directors, made the announcement. The PWHL formed over the summer and is set to

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 18, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Columbus Blue Jackets management admitted it made a mistake in hiring former head coach Mike Babcock, apologizing privately to players and publicly to critics. Babcock resigned from the Blue Jackets over the weekend — days before the start of

Sep 17, 2023, 04:21 PM ET Mike Babcock resigned as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday, with the team announcing in a statement that the move is effective immediately. The club also announced that associate coach Pascal Vincent has taken over as head coach, agreeing to a two-year contract through next season. “This