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Training camp wrap up: Last-minute roster news, line combinations
More Teams. More Games. Greg Wyshinski takes you through the biggest storylines you missed in the 2023 NHL offeason. (2:01) It’s almost time for the puck to drop! With the NHL regular season for 2023-24 ready to go, let’s take one last spin through training camps to see what decisions will have an impact on […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey 2023-24 NHL team previews
With so much that happened, and so many players to know heading into your drafts, click on any specific team below for all the essential data heading into your drafts. Jump ahead: Anaheim Ducks | Arizona Coyotes | Boston Bruins | Buffalo Sabres | Calgary Flames | Carolina Hurricanes | Chicago Blackhawks | Colorado Avalanche […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power Rankings, predictions, X factors
More Teams. More Games. Take a look back at some of the NHL’s greatest rookie debuts as we await Connor Bedard‘s first game with the Blackhawks. (1:33) Opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season is Tuesday, with a tripleheader of games on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators-Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks-Pittsburgh Penguins […]
Continue readingGuide to stacking line mates: Ten players on a star’s wing
Create or join a fantasy hockey league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! Sign up today! Taylor Hall, F, Chicago Blackhawks: The second Hall was dealt from the Bruins to Chicago, Blackhawks fans and fantasy managers alike started to ruminate on his potential chemistry with rookie sensation Connor Bedard. It’s difficult to imagine a […]
Continue readingNorth Carolina WR Tez Walker denied appeal, ineligible for ’23
North Carolina coach Mack Brown ripped the NCAA on Thursday after receiving word that receiver Tez Walker will be ineligible to play this season. Saying the NCAA has failed Walker and his family, Brown said, “It makes no sense and it never will.” Walker and North Carolina have spent months appealing the NCAA’s initial decision […]
Continue readingNHL 24 cover athlete Cale Makar on Bobby Orr comparisons, more
Wayne Gretzky said Makar is “the closest player we’ve ever seen offensively and defensively” to Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr. Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy told “The Cam and Strick” podcast this month that Makar is “a modern-day Bobby Orr” and one of the toughest players in the league to game plan against. “Those […]
Continue reading2023 NHL free agency: Fantasy impact, outlooks, more
Following the initial flurry of free-agent signings to launch Summer 2023, here’s an ultra-preliminary look at how some prominent fantasy performers predictively fit in with their new squads. Blake Wheeler, RW, New York Rangers: If the veteran winger earns the opportunity to skate on a top line with Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider, as anticipated, […]
Continue readingThursday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
The league’s top five leaders for points square off against each other. With Connor McDavid (No. 1), Leon Draisaitl (No. 2) and the Edmonton Oilers hosting Jesper Bratt (tied for No. 4) and the New Jersey Devils, while David Pastrnak (No. 3) and the Boston Bruins visit Artemi Panarin (tied for No. 4) and the […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power rankings, best- and worst-case scenarios and bold predictions
The 2021-22 NHL season is being called a return to normalcy. Last season was an unprecedented one for the NHL due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Four geographically realigned divisions, including one solely comprising Canadian teams; teams playing only opponents within those divisions; and a new playoff format that eschewed wild-card teams. But it ended just […]
Continue readingHall of Fame QB Brett Favre’s charity donated to University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation while he pushed for state funds
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s charity, Favre 4 Hope, donated more than $130,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation from 2018 to 2020, according to tax records obtained by ESPN on Wednesday. During this same period, Favre was trying to raise money for a new volleyball stadium at the university, where he played […]
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