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Cutting-edge NHL Shop takes league’s retail experience to new levels

Well, an augmented reality, at least. When the NHL moved its corporate headquarters from 47th and Sixth avenues in midtown Manhattan to One Manhattan West, its flagship store went along with it. Reopening on Oct. 1, the NHL Shop is a 9,000-square-foot space located two blocks from Madison Square Garden. The two-floor store is like […]

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin out at least first two months of 2021-22 NHL season

Pittsburgh will begin its season without its two biggest stars; captain Sidney Crosby is sidelined as he recovers from wrist surgery he underwent on Sept. 8. The 35-year-old Malkin is entering his 16th NHL season and the final year of an eight-year, $76 million deal he signed in 2013, which pays him $9.5 million annually. […]

NHL players heading to Beijing Olympics in 2022: Bracket, schedule, teams, COVID protocols

In the previous CBA, there was no language about Olympic participation. So players had little recourse when the league and its owners decided to skip the 2018 Games, citing concerns about schedule disruption and injury risks. Though the players won this battle, the new Olympic CBA clause always carried a caveat: it was contingent on […]

Jack Eichel reportedly switching agents amid dispute with Buffalo Sabres

Four people with direct knowledge of Eichel’s decision told the AP that the paperwork to switch agents is in the process of being submitted to the NHL Players’ Association. Sportsnet.ca first reported the development. Eichel has chosen to go with Creative Artists Agency’s Pat Brisson, who represents numerous high-profile NHL players, including Pittsburgh Penguins captain […]

Inside the negotiations for Alex Ovechkin’s five-year, $47.5 million deal

Leonsis’ wife, Lynn, made lunch. Leonsis was impressed that the Russian superstar, then just 20, helped pick up dishes afterward and brought them to the kitchen. Afterwards, they played basketball with Leonsis’ kids and a few friends. “He was an unbelievable basketball player,” said Leonsis. (Ovechkin’s mom, Tatyana, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in […]

Seattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players

The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]

NHLPA poll: Players oppose regional division alignment, favor ‘series-style’ schedules to cut down on travel

NHL players said they’d like to see the “homestand” scheduling from this season continue but are against the concept of geographically aligned divisions going forward, according to an NHLPA poll released Thursday. Around 68% of the 447 players polled said they do not want to see regional divisions carried forward beyond this season. In 2020-21, […]