Ontario Hockey League cancels its season amid COVID-19 pandemic and prolonged stay-at-home order
The Ontario Hockey League has canceled its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The choice Tuesday means the OHL would be the solely considered one of Canada's three main junior hockey leagues to not maintain a 2020-21 season.The league says...
Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov suspended two games for kneeing infraction
WASHINGTON -- Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov has been suspended two games for kneeing Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers.The NHL department of player safety announced the suspension Wednesday after holding a hearing with Orlov and his representatives.Orlov was not penalized...
Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Hartman routing donations for unsportsmanlike conduct fine to children’s hospital
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Enjoying the best season of his NHL career, Ryan Hartman sure has plenty of support in Minnesota.The Wild center was fined $4,250 by the league for unsportsmanlike conduct in the game Tuesday night against Edmonton,...
Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi injured, ‘definitely going to be out’ after penalized hit
WASHINGTON -- Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi was injured on a penalized hit with 1.8 seconds left, and put no weight on his left leg as he left the ice Monday night during a 6-1 victory over the Washington...
Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin tests positive for COVID-19, won’t play in NHL All-Star Game
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will not participate in the NHL All-Star Game in Las Vegas this weekend after entering the league's COVID-19 protocol Wednesday following a positive test result.Ovechkin was also ruled out of the Capitals' game against...
Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon bloodied on Taylor Hall’s hit, leaves in first period
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon left the ice after being bloodied on a hit in the first period of Wednesday night's game against the visiting Boston Bruins and did not return.The Avs said MacKinnon suffered an upper-body injury after...
Buffalo Sabres fire coach Ralph Krueger after 12-game skid
With their losing streak hitting 12 games, the Buffalo Sabres fired coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday.The Sabres have the fewest points in the NHL with 16. They sit in eighth place in the East Division, a full six points...
The impact of hockey’s Russian backlash, and what’s next
Andrei Svechnikov has two locations listed in his Instagram bio. One is Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Carolina Hurricanes star has played for the past four seasons. The other is Kazan, the Russian city where his family lived after...
Montreal Canadiens hire former NHL agent Kent Hughes as new general manager
MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens hired player agent Kent Hughes to a five-year deal as their general manager Tuesday, hoping he can turn around a team with the worst record in the NHL.The 51-year-old Montreal native, who becomes the...
Unlikely hero Max Domi scores twice as Carolina Hurricanes win Game 7, eliminate Boston...
The Carolina Hurricanes are headed to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Boston Bruins, 3-2, in Game 7 of their first-round series on Saturday.Max Domi, an in-season acquisition, scored twice and tallied three points...
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