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12:15 PM ET The Hockey Hall of Fame will not induct a Class of 2021 — allowing the 2020 inductees to have their own stand-alone celebration next year. In June, the Hall of Fame announced that it had elected six new members: players Marian Hossa, Jarome Iginla, Kevin Lowe, Kim St-Pierre and Doug Wilson, as

3:09 PM ET Tony La Russa is back as the Chicago White Sox manager 34 years after his first stint on the South Side. According to ESPN Stats and Information research, that time gap is the longest for any team in NFL, NBA, NHL or Major League Baseball. La Russa first managed in Chicago from

6:13 PM ET Former Boston University hockey player Travis Roy, who was paralyzed after an injury in 1995 and became a philanthropist for spinal cord injury treatment, has died at 45. A family spokesperson told WCVB in Boston that Roy died in Vermont due to complications from a procedure he needed to maintain his quality

12:06 PM ET The Dallas Stars officially named Rick Bowness as their head coach on Thursday. Bowness had been the interim coach since Dec. 10, 2019, when Jim Montgomery was fired for “unprofessional conduct.” Bowness coached Dallas to a 20-13-5 record in 38 regular-season games before leading the Stars on a run to the Stanley

4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The American Hockey League moved its projected start of next season back to Feb. 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, president and CEO Scott Howson announced Wednesday. The AHL’s board of governors finalized that projected start date during a brief conference call. The AHL is the top minor league

Oct 5, 2020 Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is an editor for ESPN, including NFL and NHL coverage. He’s a native of upstate New York. Sometimes the best change is one that brings us back to where everything started. It’s with that concept in mind that we applaud the Calgary Flames, who announced on Monday

11:21 AM ET Kendall Coyne Schofield last played in a competitive hockey game on March 8 in Arizona, the final stop of the 2019-20 Professional Women’s Hockey Player Association Dream Gap Tour. In the nearly eight months since then, the IIHF women’s world championships were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and nobody knew if

8:44 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Haydn Fleury to a two-year contract. The team announced the deal Tuesday night, saying the restricted free agent’s deal had an average annual value of $1.3 million. In a statement, team president and general manager Don Waddell said Fleury made “a

7:51 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — An arbitrator has awarded Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi a $3.5 million, one-year contract. The ruling was issued Tuesday, two days after the case was heard. The 25-year-old Bertuzzi has scored 21 goals in consecutive seasons. He was an All-Star during the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season and

7:49 AM ET Longtime Oilers locker room attendant and Edmonton personality Joey Moss has died at age 57. Moss, who had Down syndrome, worked for the Oilers and Edmonton’s football team since the 1980s. Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky dated Moss’ sister Vikki, a Canadian singer, in the 1980s and introduced Joey Moss to the

6:09 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Trevor Daley‘s steadying presence on the blue line helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017. The team hopes Daley can make the same impact in a different capacity as a hockey operations advisor. The 37-year-old Daley announced his retirement after 16 seasons on

9:46 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres have signed restricted free agent Sam Reinhart to a one-year, $5.2 million contract, the team announced Sunday. Reinhart, 24, had 22 goals and 28 assists — his third straight 50-point season — in 2019-20, playing in every Sabres game for the third straight year. The agreement allowed the sides

12:38 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Lindy Ruff completed his New Jersey Devils staff, hiring Chris Taylor as an assistant coach and Dave Rogalski as the goaltending coach. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the moves Friday. Ruff previously retained Alain Nasreddine and hired Mark Recchi. Taylor started his professional coaching career with Rochester

5:56 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils added experience to their defense, signing Russian Dmitry Kulikov to a one-year, $1.15 million contract. Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deal Thursday. “Kulikov is an experienced, physical left shot defenseman who skates well,” Fitzgerald said. “His ability to play both the

3:58 PM ET The NHL has postponed the 2021 Winter Classic and All-Star Game “due to the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus,” the league announced in a statement on Thursday. The Winter Classic was scheduled to be played at Target Field in Minneapolis on New Year’s Day, featuring the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis

2:12 PM ET The American Hockey League’s target start date for the 2020-21 season is Dec. 4, but the league is preparing to offer another plan to its Board of Governors that could push it later. “We’re getting close to Dec. 4 and there’s been minimal improvement as far as fan capacity. The virus seems

7:30 AM ET The 2021 NHL draft season is going to be tricky — to put it mildly. Start dates for leagues in North America are all over the map, and European leagues are already underway amid the constant threat of a coronavirus disruption. Many prospects haven’t played much, if at all, since March. In

10:19 AM ET After a scoring a career-high 43 points last season, forward Connor Brown has signed a three-year contract with the Senators for an average annual value of $3.6 million per season. Brown was acquired in July 2019 in a deal with Toronto that had defenseman Cody Ceci going the other way. The 26-year-old