NHL

11:56 AM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Predators have signed forward Mikael Granlund to a one-year, $3.75 million contract, bringing him back to the team that traded for him in February 2019. Granlund had 30 points last season with the Predators. His 17 goals were the third highest of his eight-year NHL career

7:15 AM ET The road to the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton has not been an easy one. With plenty of positive COVID-19 tests during the training camp process — some of which were later found to be false positives — some questioned whether the tournament would even, or should even, happen. It

7:43 PM ET Associated Press There will be advertisements on NHL players’ helmets this season as teams try to recoup revenue lost to the pandemic. The New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators became the first teams to unveil helmet ads Tuesday. It’s a one-year trial with fans not allowed in most arenas and

9:15 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — When the Arizona State University hockey team boarded an American Airlines flight in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday for the three-hour and 47-minute trip back to Phoenix, they finally went home. It had been a while since they were last in Arizona. Saturday’s flight was the last leg of a

9:20 AM ET Hockey is coming back this winter! On Sunday, the NHL and NHLPA announced the formalized plans for the 2020-21 season — though it’s really the 2021 season, since it’s beginning on Jan. 13. Things are going to look different though, as the league navigates playing 868 games over 116 days amid the

3:53 PM ET Associated Press The NHL and players completed a deal Sunday to hold a 56-game 2021 season from Jan. 13 to May 8 with playoffs to last into July. The league’s Board of Governors voted to approve the agreement that was supported by the NHLPA executive board Friday night. “The National Hockey League

8:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side’s executive board and Canadian health officials. The season would start Jan. 13. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the sides have an agreement, pending the approval

6:25 PM ET Associated Press The International Ice Hockey Federation says eight players from Germany’s team at the world junior hockey championship have tested positive for COVID-19 inside the Edmonton, Alberta, bubble. The IIHF says the Germans will all remain in quarantine until Thursday. The country is scheduled to open the tournament against Finland on

1:53 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Stan Bowman has a new job title and the same goal to set the Blackhawks back on a championship course. He insists no one is hungrier than he is to see it happen. “I’m very determined, very focused and extremely competitive,” Bowman said Friday. “The challenge is what’s

8:26 AM ET The NHL told its seven Canadian-based teams on Thursday that there is a possibility they will have to play in the United States this season due to roadblocks with Canadian health authorities, sources told ESPN. The NHL had been hoping to play a 56-game season starting on Jan. 13 with teams playing

6:13 PM ET The Florida Panthers have agreed to a one-year contract with winger Anthony Duclair, general manager Bill Zito announced Thursday. According to multiple reports, Duclair will make $1.7 million in 2020-21. Duclair was an All-Star for the first time last season while posting a career-high 23 goals for the Ottawa Senators. “Anthony is

1:19 PM ET The next chapter of Henrik Lundqvist‘s NHL career is on hold because of a heart condition that will prevent him from playing for the Washington Capitals this season. The longtime New York Rangers goalie posted the news on social media Thursday. “It breaks my heart (literally) to share this news: I will

10:23 AM ET Alexander Steen, who won a Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019, has announced his retirement due to a back injury suffered last season. Steen ends a 15-year NHL career that began with the Toronto Maple Leafs and ended with over 11 seasons in St. Louis, including the title-winning run

7:15 AM ET As the NHL inches closer to the 2020-21 season, the rest of the hockey world has been in flux. With many North American junior leagues either not yet started or frequently interrupted by postponements or cancellations, and European pro leagues doing all they can to complete seasons, tracking prospects has never been

2:46 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Andrew Hammond to a one-year, two-way contract Wednesday, adding insurance at the position in light of a long-term injury for Alex Stalock. The Wild announced Stalock, who took over as their primary goalie down the stretch last season, has an upper-body

1:37 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are doubling down on Stan Bowman, elevating him to president of hockey operations in a front-office reorganization. Bowman had been general manager and will retain that title as well. The Blackhawks split the duties of the previous president John McDonough, who was fired in April. Bowman will handle the

7:00 AM ET The National Hockey League’s young talent pool is basically as deep as the Mariana Trench at this point. There are franchise players, superstars, championship building blocks and game-changers in those depths, and more arrive every year in the draft. Consider that last year’s list of the top 25 players under 25 years

3:57 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Pierre Lacroix, the astute executive who was the architect of two Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup championship teams, has died. He was 72. The Avalanche confirmed his death Sunday. No cause of death was given. Lacroix was a driving force behind turning the Avalanche into a perennial power after