Emily Kaplan
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Astronomical hype, a broken jaw, highlight reel goals… and so much time at the rink.
A behind the scenes look at Connor Bedard’s rookie season, and his intense drive to be one of the game’s greatest.
“This is the NHL. We’re not playing for shits.”
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idk who needs to hear this, but starting tomorrow, there are NHL games scheduled for 116 consecutive nights 🤯
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As upsetting as the Mark Scheifele hit was, I can’t stop thinking about the way Nikolaj Ehlers rushed over and protected Jake Evans from the scrum.
That’s how you respect the game.
(Photo: David Lipnowski, Getty Images)
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I've been asking NHL players what their biggest impulse purchase has been over the last 12 months. Colorado Avalanche rookie Cale Makar's answer was so pure.
"Umm.. the other day I was driving and I stopped to buy myself a slurpee. I wouldn't usually do that, but I did."
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Most meaningful moment of the night.
Robin Lehner has been candid about dealing with bipolar disorder and addiction.
Tyler Motte shared his story of battling anxiety and depression this season.
Total respect for both of these guys for being so open about mental health.
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Text from an NHL player last night that made me laugh:
“Montreal eliminated more teams in the last week than Toronto has in 17 years. This league man.”
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NEWS: Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz wrote a letter to Lanny MacDonald, chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, asking for Brad Aldrich’s name to be removed from the Stanley Cup.
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Emergency goalie playing in Toronto... Zamboni driver by day.. getting stick taps by his opponents.. this is literally hockey porn.
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There will be a new event at NHL All-Star weekend: a three-on-three game between top American and Canadian women's hockey players
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Disappointed, but not surprised the NHL is the only pro sport continuing to play tonight.
Hockey has a chance to join a statement for social change. Instead, once again, the NHL is just looking the other way.
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First time a Canadian NHL team has played in the United States in 15 months.
And the Habs have to come out and play in front of this. Talk about a shock to the system 😳
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RIP NHL outdoor games at football stadiums. Was a good run.
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Jack LaFontaine had to dress as the emergency backup after Antti Raanta was knocked out of tonight’s game.
Jack can’t sit on the bench. So here’s where he is during the game, alone in the equipment room.
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This is so wild to me: At the time of his retirement in 1999, Wayne Gretzky held or shared 61 official NHL records.
21 years later, Gretzky holds or shares 60 official NHL records. (
@ESPNStatsInfo
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Worked w/ Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford, on essay about being diagnosed w/ a brain tumor at 29
The couple has 3 daughters under two. There was 50% chance Kelly would lose her hearing. Her recovery is nothing short of inspiring.
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The New York Rangers won the NHL's draft lottery, and the right to select Alexis Lafreniere No. 1 overall in 2020.
Lafreniere is represented by Emilie Castonguay. She would be the first woman to rep a No. 1 pick as an NHLPA certified agent.
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A few things about my job as a hockey sideline reporter - since so many of you seem to have thoughts on it 🙂
1. The mask. The NHL requires I wear a mask while interviewing coaches and players. So that’s why I’m wearing it.
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I’m told the most likely plan for the NHL is to have three games a day in each of the hub cities: 12 pm, 4pm & 8pm.
Given the two hour difference between Toronto & Edmonton, should be a viewer’s dream.
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Seth Jones is being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, sources tell ESPN.
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Thanks Evgeny 🤣🤣
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News: Alex Ovechkin is investing in the NWSL's Washington Spirit
It’s in part inspired by his mom, a 2x Olympic gold medal basketball player
Ovi: "I think it's important to support women & women's pro athletes—not just in the U.S. but all over the world”
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Hockey players have big butts and they cannot lie... or find jeans that fit. It’s a thing, so I wrote about it.
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NEWS: The Chicago Blackhawks are in late stages of trade talks to acquire Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc Andre Fleury in a trade, sources tell ESPN.
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The Kraken has been released!
From the designers at Adidas to team owners and marketing execs, here's the behind the scenes story of how the Seattle NHL team's name, logo, colors & branding came to be.
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The Rangers are acquiring Patrick Kane for a 2023 conditional second pick and 2023 fourth-round pick.
Per sources, the conditions of second round pick: turns into a first IF the Rangers make the Conference Finals. However that first round pick would be in either 2024 or 2025.
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At the NHL Awards I finally got to do the journalism I’ve been waiting to do all year: I asked Igor Shesterkin about his headbands.
“Cheap deal from Amazon.”
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Within 14 hours of Colby Cave first complaining about a headache, the 25-year-old was on life support.
In this essay, Emily Cave shares crushing details about her husband’s death, but also inspires by explainig how she - and we - can honor his legacy.
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5,000 calorie lunches, crushing Tums, insecurities about body image and longterm health concerns.
Offensive lineman get candid about the incredible lengths they went through to maintain NFL playing weights — and how they lost it so quickly after retiring.
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Blues superfan/good luck charm Laila Anderson told me she has “a gift for calling the first goal.”
Before the game, she told her mom Ryan O’Reilly would score first. Her mom was skeptical.
Laila: “Mom, two things: you should never doubt ROR, and you should never doubt me.”
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Robin Lehner wants to call more attention to Jack Eichel's situation.
He threatened to release a story a day unless things "get fixed." First: accusations teams misuse benzodiazepines & Ambien.
The NHL is now trying to facilitate an interview w/ Lehner.
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Jordan Binnington’s career has been a roller coaster… which uniquely prepared him for this moment.
Grateful for
@binnnasty
for willing to sit down at such an interesting point in his career. Think his mindset & journey could be inspiring for a lot of athletes.
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I'm convinced one of the reasons Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper is so successful is that he's super relatable
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Jalen Ramsey told
@minakimes
he could make the NHL in six months if he tried. So I asked a bunch of NHL players what they thought. Let's just say they weren't amused.
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Talked to an NHL player tonight ahead of training camp..
“My GM made it extremely clear to us. Get the shot or you’re screwed.”
According to NHL, more than 95% of players are vaxxed. The CBJ fired a coach & disinvited a player to training camp bc they wouldn’t get vaccinated.
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Earlier in the season, some veteran NHL coaches & players were quietly complaining about how much media coverage Connor Bedard was getting.
But the rookie has just delivered for Chicago, again and again. Haven’t heard those comments in weeks.
Connor Bedard with the Vince Carter “It’s Over” celebration after his first career NHL overtime winner.
#Blackhawks
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Only three players in NHL history have scored 30+ points in consecutive postseasons.
Wayne Gretzky
Mario Lemieux
Nikita Kucherov
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The NHL needs to think beyond baseball and football fields for its outdoor games going forward. This Lake Tahoe rendering is siiiiick
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Mitch Trubisky was riding in a golf cart on his way back from practice on Monday. He spotted this man in uniform, asked the driver to make a u-turn, and hopped out to sign an autograph and thank him for his service.
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Scenes from the truck of the NBC Sports all-women broadcast of Blackhawks/Blues.
In total, roughly 30 women (on air and behind the scenes) are working the game for NBC. These women work hockey games all season, but rarely get to all work together.
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Thanks for checking in everyone. If you’re ever curious what happens when you sprint around the arena before a pregame hit - because you’re sure that’s the right spot, and it’s clearly not - that’s what it sounds like 😅
Game 7, we’re all grinding. On to the next shift!
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Trevor Zegras is wildly creative, highly skilled & completely fearless.
Had a blast doing this feature introducing you to the 20-year-old
@AnaheimDucks
player disrupting the NHL with all of those viral goals 💫
@tzegras11
@Jones_Max19
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News: The Chicago Blackhawks fired the longtime head athletic trainer of their AHL affiliate for sexual harassment in November, sources told
@JesseRogersESPN
& me. Story coming.
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Today, Luke Prokop became the first player under NHL contract to publicly come out as gay.
"I’m finally going to be able to breathe and exhale and show the world the real me."
I have a sit down interview with Luke, airing on the noon
@SportsCenter
today.
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Fun interview with Filip Chytil last night. Crazy game at the Garden!
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Leaving Canada today after a month. Grateful to ESPN for the opportunity to cover a bubble Stanley Cup & everyone in Alberta who was beyond hospitable.
Thanks for following our so-called coverage— a privilege to document this wild time in history. Hoping it’s once in a lifetime!
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NEWS: Tyler Johnson is headed to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Tampa Bay traded Johnson and their 2023 second round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brent Seabrook, sources told ESPN.
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ESPN sources: trade call just ended.
Alex DeBrincat is going to Ottawa.
Blackhawks get the 7th overall pick and 39th overall pick in addition to OTT third pick in 2024.
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The most popular player at NHL All Star on Friday night.
Kendall Coyne: “I knew it was a moment that would break a lot of barriers and a moment that would change the perception of our game.”
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Hearing the New York Rangers are closing in on a trade for Kraken center Alex Wennberg.
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Maybe lost in the NHL playoff craziness:
This is the first time Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby have *both* been eliminated in the first round in the same season. A changing of the guard in the East.
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I’m so grateful for all of the opportunities this season - and appreciated the chance to share some insight into my journey & what I’ve learned this year.
Way too excited for this series to start. Let’s drop the puck already!!!!
.
@emilymkaplan
joined ESPN as an
#NHL
writer in 2017. She raised her hand to try sideline reporting on TV and opened this season btwn the benches - right where she'll be tonight on ABC for the
#StanleyCup
Final. Way to go Emily!
More via
@richarddeitsch
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Vegas Golden Knights alternate captain Pierre-Edouard Bellemare speaks three languages, spent a year in medical school & finally made the NHL at age 29. He might be the most interesting man in hockey.
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Jack Eichel has been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights, multiple sources confirm. (TSN + Sportsnet were on it first)
The deal was in fact on the one yard line this week.
The return for Buffalo is Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, 2022 1st rounder, 2023 3rd rounder, per sources.
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3. The questions I ask players in between periods. I always try to keep it open and neutral.
I view my job as just a vehicle. In that moment, viewers don’t care what I think. I’m just trying to get the person to open up and start talking. We want to hear their thoughts.
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For ESPN the Magazine's Fame issue, I asked Patrick Kane the coolest thing he's ever received for free. Instead, he shared this story about Artemi Panarin.
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Anyone who knows me knows hockey has always been my love. Thrilled to be joining ESPN as a national NHL reporter.
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This was my journalism debut in 1998. 20 years later, I stand by my take.
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Vladimir Tarasenko: “My wife just delivered a baby last week. Now this. This is the best week of my life.”
...then politely excused himself from the scrum to go find his family.
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NHLPA investigation revealed some players didn’t feel totally comfortable w/ Mike Babcock.
“Just awkward interactions” said one source.
A player agent: “He may be trying to change, but you can’t force it. His communication style wasn’t going to work for the younger generation”
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Ahead of the trade deadline, sat down with Claude Giroux to talk about his 15 years in Philadelphia
@NHLFlyers
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“I hope I’m not just remembered for being a woman in the booth in a Round 2 NHL playoff game. I hope people listen to the game & are not constantly reminded that a woman is calling this game. It's hockey people in the booth talking hockey." -AJ Mleczko
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Hellooo from Edmonton 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Started my 14 day quarantine so I will be ready to cover the Stanley Cup Finals for ESPN. Incredibly grateful for this opportunity.
In the meantime, hit me with your Uber eats recs, Albertans. And maybe some local beer I should get delivered
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So NHL opening day brought us...
-2 teams everyone said had no business being in the tourney pulling off upsets
-Tkachuk drama
-2 fights
-2 penalty shots...in 1 game
-surprise goalie starts
-rookie scores 5pts
-a meaningful speech about racism in hockey
Bring on Day 2 friends😈
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Jake Gardiner on life in Carolina: "I can be pretty anonymous here. Especially now. My first fan experience was at the golf tournament, this guy came up and said, 'Can you take a photo of me with the mascot?' So I took the picture of him and the mascot. And I was on the team."
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There’s not many women that cover the NHL. But the ones that do are pretty great.
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This quote is from August. I've thought about it pretty much every day the Golden Knights win.
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Kyle Beach showed tremendous courage today.
Hockey culture failed him, and there’s no way to undo that harm. But by coming forward, he’s helping change it for the better.
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Robin Lehner clarifies: he never was accusing Alain Vigneault of distributing pills to players. His claim was about the way the coach treats players, which he believes is unacceptable.
Lehner had a good call with the NHLPA yesterday. We’ll see what comes of the story this week.
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Great f-ing night in New Jersey.
Nico Hischier with the post game f-bomb for all of New Jersey to hear 🤣
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Robin Lehner is getting season ending surgery, sources told ESPN.
Lehner had battled back from a major knee injury he sustained in Philadelphia on March 8. He gave it all he could but his body finally gave out.
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Amazon secured naming rights to Seattle arena, but company's name won't be on building.
Get ready for Climate Pledge Arena, an industry trendsetter:
+NHL ice made from♻️rainwater
+"zero waste" events (inspired by Billie Eilish)
+100% renewable electricity
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Ever since I began covering the NHL, I noticed hockey players hate talking about themselves. Many don’t even use the pronoun ‘I.’ So I asked a bunch of guys why.
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Sooo I'm doing something new at work this week. Wish me luck!!
ESPN
#NHL
Reporter
@emilymkaplan
is preparing for her
@AroundtheHorn
debut Friday.
She spoke with Front Row about ATH, the NHL & advice received from mentor
@ramonashelburne
.
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I’ve talked to several NHL players who are now considering trying out protective neck guards. Will be interesting to see how many stick.
Neck guards aren’t mandated by USA Hockey - but many believe that’s a good first step to normalize wear for players coming up.
Former NHL player Adam Johnson died after a "freak accident" during his English team's game Saturday.
Officials stopped the Nottingham Panthers' game after Johnson was involved in a collision on the ice during the second period. He was 29.
More:
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This isn’t hyperbole. Literally one of the coolest moments of my career.
Jackie is the 🐐.
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Some positive Friday news: Vinnie Viola, owner of the Florida Panthers, has determined that all full-time salaried employees will keep their jobs and not have to take paycuts. Teams around the NHL are grappling with these decisions right now.
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2. In-game coaching interviews. We think it’s unique access taking viewers closer to the game.
We always talk about ‘growing the game.’ Part of that issue is accessibility. If we can help explain something the viewer is seeing or give them something to look for, that’s cool.
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An Original Six franchise team just put out a statement saying it believes the NHL's head of discipline "is unfit to continue in his current role."
Wow. 👀
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Look who is at Maple Leafs morning skate: Ben Azegere, captain of the Kenyan Ice Lions (and of viral Tim Hortons video fame). "I love the drills, the energy," he said. Back home, he learns most of his drills from YouTube, so says this is a treat.
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I understand why people are upset/confused over no suspension for Tom Wilson, but here's how the Department of Player Safety saw it..
-The "fall" on Buchnevich isn't much.
-The punch is what Wilson got fined for.
-Everything after? Two guys wrestling, which happens every night.
Washington’s Tom Wilson has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Roughing NY Rangers’ Pavel Buchnevich.
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As I reported on ABC pregame..
There’s mutual interest between Patrick Kane & New York Rangers, + momentum. As long as NY clears cap space & finds 3rd party broker, expectation is it gets done.
With Kane yielding NMC power, Chicago takes whatever return Rangers willing to give.
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Saw Charlie McAvoy walk into PNC Arena in Raleigh, wearing an N95 mask - suggesting he cleared COVID protocols.
I was told Bruins ownership arranged a private jet for him to come to Raleigh, and he’s expected to take warmups.
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News: The NHL has plans to stop testing asymptomatic players following the All Star break.
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Alex Ovechkin scored 116 goals between Brook Orpik goals.
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From ESPN’s The Point… The Pierre-Édouard Bellemare story.
Not an exaggeration, one of the most improbable journeys in the 100-plus year history of the NHL.
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Very cool news. NHL Seattle hired its first round of scouts, including Cammi Granato, the NHL’s first female pro scout.
Continues Seattle’s commitment to diversity and thinking outside the box. Franchise now has about 60 employees; >60% of VPs are female
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“Her career is as important as my career”
How New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba and his fiancé Kelly Tyson took on (very) long distance and balance their ambitions. Appreciate Jacob and Kelly for sharing.
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Broadcaster Tyler Bieber is first Humboldt victim to be laid to rest. He loved the New England Patriots. The Pats sent flowers & Robert Kraft called Tyler's mom to offer condolences.
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The Chicago Blackhawks have dismissed coach Jeremy Colliton, sources tell ESPN.
Interim GM Kyle Davidson made the call. Derek King will be the interim coach.
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This is amazing
Larkin knows those arena beers are expensive 😂👏
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Me when the NHL playoffs began two weeks ago vs me today
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The Blackhawks hired
@KendallCoyne
as player development coach & promoted Meghan Hunter in hockey ops
GM Stan Bowman: “It’s long overdue. These women are good hockey minds & it’s important to give them chances to take on bigger roles over the coming years”
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In the wake of the Blackhawks scandal, Ducks employees felt empowered to report incidents of verbal abuse by Bob Murray.
The allegations date back years; Murray has been the GM since 2008.
Bob Murray will resign as Ducks GM and enter an alcohol-related abuse program, sources tell ESPN.
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Asked former Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno about what Matiss Kivlenieks was like as a person.
Here’s what he said 💔
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As I reported on The Point, multiple sources have confirmed Sidney Crosby has a concussion.
Obviously a positive sign he skated this morning, but given the nature of head injuries, it’s unfair to speculate when he may return.
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Positive news for the
#NYR
: hearing Filip Chytil is en route back to New York.
No set timetable for return to lineup, but told he made great progress while training at home in Czechia.
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News: Jessica Campbell hired by Coachella Valley Firebirds as assistant coach— first woman to coach behind a bench in the AHL.
"Some guys I'll be coaching, their daughters will watch them have a female coach. And that opens up a conversation"
ESPN story⬇️
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Maybe my favorite ESPN feature this season: The Erik Johnson story. One of the game’s true beauties.
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