NEW YORK (March 24, 2021) – National Hockey League Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell announced today that Referee Tim Peel, following his comments during the game last night between the Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators, no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future. “Nothing […]
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NHL announces Draft Lottery Format Changes
NEW YORK (March 23, 2021) –The National Hockey League announced today changes to its Draft Lottery, a weighted system implemented and utilized to determine the order of selection in the first round of the NHL Draft for the Clubs not qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs (or the Clubs […]
NBC Sports announces changes to upcoing Regular Season Schedule
NBC Sports Adds Six Games to NHL Schedule on NBCSN in April; Florida Panthers Featured Twice on NBCSN in April Including Matchup vs. In-State Rival Tampa Bay Lightning on April 15 STAMFORD, Conn. – March 22, 2021 – NBC Sports has announced the following game additions, […]
NHL announces update to 2020-21 Regular Season Schedule
NEW YORK (March 22, 2021) – The National Hockey League today announced start time updates to the following games. All games will be televised nationally in the United States on NBCSN. Game #579, Minnesota at Vegas, originally scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 1, […]
NBC Sports announces changes to upcoming games on regular season schedule
NBC Sports Adds Six Games to NHL Schedule on NBCSN in April; Florida Panthers Featured Twice on NBCSN in April Including Matchup vs. In-State Rival Tampa Bay Lightning on April 15 STAMFORD, Conn. – March 22, 2021 – NBC Sports has announced the following game additions, […]
NHL announces more updates to 2020-21 Schedule
NEW YORK (March 22, 2021) – The National Hockey League today announced start time updates to the following games. All games will be televised nationally in the United States on NBCSN. Game #579, Minnesota at Vegas, originally scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 1, […]
NHL announces tonight’s Edmonton and Montreal game postponed
NEW YORK (March 22, 2021) – The National Hockey League announced today that, as a result of two Montreal Canadiens Players entering the NHL’s COVID Protocols earlier today, the team’s game tonight against the Edmonton Oilers will be postponed. The decision was made by the League’s, […]
NHL announces Boston Bruins games postponed March 23; team could return to practice March 24 for practice
NEW YORK (March 19, 2021) – The National Hockey League announced today, that as a result of four additional Boston Bruins Players entering the NHL’s COVID Protocols recently, the team’s game on Tuesday versus the New York Islanders will be postponed. Pending test results in the […]
Nordic Entertainment Group Acquires Exclusive Rights to NHL in the Baltics
Up to 1,400 live NHL games to be available on Viaplay every season in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia beginning with the 2021-22 season Exclusive deal begins immediately through the 2025-26 season NENT Group launched its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltics on March 9 Nordic […]
NHL Halfway Mark for 20-21: Florida Panthers rolling this season
The NHL’s 2020-21 regular season halfway mark was reached at the completion of the first game last Tuesday, March 16th. By the Numbers1996 – Calendar year when the Panthers (19-5-4, 42 points) last occupied first place in the NHL standings – through a minimum of three […]
Avalanche’s Philipp Grubauer, Frontline Healthcare Hero Maria Saavedra Named NHL ‘First Stars’ of the Week; Oilers’ Draisaitl, Jets’ Ehlers Round Out ‘Three Stars’
NEW YORK (March 15, 2021) – Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer and UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) food service technician Maria Saavedra have been named the NHL’s “First Stars” for the week ending March 14. Throughout the 2020-21 season the NHL is celebrating the remarkable efforts of the off-ice stars who […]
NHL announces updates to 20-21 schedule
NEW YORK – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2020-21 regular-season schedule: Game #162, Vegas at San Jose, originally scheduled for Feb. 25, is now scheduled for Friday, April 23, at 9 p.m. ET Game #325, Vegas at Anaheim, originally scheduled […]
Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel out indefinitely
Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel will be out for “the foreseeable future” with an upper-body injury, coach Ralph Krueger announced Saturday. Eichel sustained the injury during Buffalo’s loss to the New York Islanders on March 7. Krueger said Wednesday that Eichel had gone out of state for […]
A look at the 20-21 Florida Panthers
Joel Quenneville was named head coach of the Florida Panthers on April 8, 2019. Quenneville has more than 20 years of NHL head coaching experience with the St. Louis Blues (1996-2004), Colorado Avalanche (2005-2008) and Chicago Blackhawks (2008-2018) organizations. A native of Windsor, Ontario, Quenneville […]
NFL on behalf of MLB, MLS, NBA, NHL and WNBA issue Joint Statement on JAMA Cardiology Study
The study published today by JAMA Cardiology is an illustration of the collaboration amongst medical experts at MLB, MLS, NBA, NHL, NFL and WNBA and our respective players associations over the past year. Since the onset of the pandemic, we have worked more closely together […]
9-5-4 start not good enough as Montreal Canadiens fire Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller
February 24, 2021 Dominique Ducharme is appointed as interim head coach and Alex Burrows joins the coaching staff MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced on Wednesday that head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller were relieved of their coaching duties […]
A Look at the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago BlackhawksTeam Game: 21Road Game: 1310 – 6 – 4 (24 pts)5 – 2 – 1 (Home)5 – 4 – 3 (Road) Chicago Blackhawks: Media Notes TODAY’S BROADCAST INFORMATION:TV: NBCSCH – Pat Foley (play-by-play); Eddie Olczyk (analyst)RADIO: WGN Radio – John Wiedeman (play-by-play); Troy Murray […]
NHL Outdoors Sunday start time changed to 11 a.m. PT
STATELINE, NEV. (Feb. 18, 2021) – Due to Sunday’s forecast of sunlight with no cloud cover and in the interest of Player safety, the start time for Honda NHL Outdoors Sunday between the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins on Feb. 21 has been changed to 11 […]
Today’s Tampa Bay at Dallas Game Postponed
NEW YORK (Feb. 18, 2021) – As a result of ongoing power issues caused by severe weather in the Dallas area, and after continued consultation with City and State officials, the National Hockey League announced today that Saturday night’s game between the Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning at American Airlines […]
NHL announces Bally’s Corporation as Official Sports Betting Partner
February 18, 2021 Multiyear Partnership Provides Bally’s With Rights to NHL Marks and Logos and Official League Data; Represents Bally’s First Strategic Partnership with a Professional Sports League NEW YORK & PROVIDENCE, R.I., (Feb. 18, 2021) – Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY), a leading U.S. provider of […]