As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship has also been impacted by the virus.
Jackie Spiegel
Can Canada win back-to-back golds or will a crowded field, headlined by the USA's Cole Caufield and Russia's Yaroslav Askarov steal the show at the 2021 World Junior Championship?
The NHL is back! The 2021 season is set to begin on Jan. 13.
The 2021 IIHF World Juniors are set to begin on Christmas Day. Sporting News reached out to some of the top experts in the game to get their picks for who will skate away golden.
The puck drops on World Juniors exhibition games on Dec. 22 before the official tournament gets underway on Christmas Day.
The Capitals signed the veteran goaltender in October to a one-year deal after he spent the previous 15 seasons with the Rangers.
The league was made to appear callous and unwilling to wait its turn on receiving doses.
Tom Gatto
The local crew may or may not have known it was interviewing a Hockey Hall of Famer, but hockey media sure knew who was answering the questions.
The NHL's initial start date of Jan. 1 is fast approaching.
Jake Paul was pretty boastful following his second-round KO of Nate Robinson. These athletes are ready to take on the YouTube star now, too.
Zac Al-Khateeb
While the league is planning to return on Jan. 1, the best-laid plans may have hit a snag in recent days.
For the first time in NHL history, all 31 teams released alternate jerseys at the same time. Some are spot-on while others should have stayed on the drawing board.
Commissioner Gary Bettman discussed the upcoming NHL season, which is expected to begin in 52 days on Jan.1.
The Flyers mascot has become a social media darling.
The presidential election was not the first time the Philadelphia native earned votes.
Arizona recently selected the Sylvania, Ohio, defenseman in the fourth round.
Roy legacy will remain with the Travis Roy Foundation, established in 1996 to to help spinal cord injury survivors and to fund research.
Rick Bowness led the Dallas Stars to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final as interim head coach, earning him the full-time head-coaching job for next season.
Billy Heyen
The Arizona Republic reported Monday that 2020 NHL draft pick Mitchell Miller was behind a racially motivated bullying incident in 2016. The Athletic advanced the story Tuesday.
Moss, who was a fixture in the Oilers organization, was Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
The All-Star Game was scheduled to take place Jan. 30, 2021.
The 2021 NHL Winter Classic was scheduled to take place on Jan. 1, 2021.
The hockey stars of tomorrow will gather in Edmonton for this year's World Juniors. The U.S. will face a longtime rival in its first game on Dec. 25. Defending champion Canada will open on Boxing Day.
Emrick has been calling games since the 1970s and has long been the voice of the NHL.
Joe Rivera
"Jumbo Joe" earned the respect and admiration of players who skated with him in San Jose.
The 41-year-old forward was an unrestricted free agent for the upcoming season.
An ice resurfacer caught fire in Rochester, N.Y., on Wednesday night as it cleaned the ice between games. No one was injured, but the event was captured on multiple viral videos.
Long-rumoured, it looks more and more like the seven Canadian teams will form their own division for the next season.
We're 95-plus hours into NHL free agency, and there has been a lot of player movement.
The 41-year-old forward is just 44 games shy of tying Gordie Howe's record for most games played in the NHL.
In a corresponding move, Vegas sent Nate Schmidt to the Canucks to free up cap space.
The newest Buffalo Sabre is ready to meet his fan base.
Sporting News has complete coverage as it tracks and analyzes the latest NHL signings as free agency opens.
Teams are swapping players as the NHL offseason gets into full gear.
The 2020 No. 1 overall pick is heading to the bright lights of Broadway after inking a three-year ELC.
Taylor Hall heads to Buffalo and will be reunited with former head coach Ralph Krueger.
"The King" is heading south but will it be the right move for both sides?
Free-agent defenseman Torey Krug got a lot of cash to sign with the team he tried to destroy in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final while a member of the Bruins.
The veteran netminder brings an impressive resume to the Canucks — one that includes a Stanley Cup and a Vezina.
Toronto brings in the local kid, adding Simmonds to the forward group.
When free agency opens up, where will the top unrestricted and restricted players go?
The 2020 NHL Draft had many great moments and some ... less great. Sporting News looks at the winners and losers of all seven rounds.
Sporting News tracked all 216 picks (of 217 slots) in the 2020 NHL Draft. Here are the complete results.
Sporting News tracked every trade, big or large, in each round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
The 2020 NHL Draft is upon us. Here's what you need to know to watch Rounds 1-7 on Tuesday and Wednesday, including the TV channel, start time and the complete draft order.
The 2020 NHL Draft is scheduled for Oct. 6 and 7.
The first round of the 2020 NHL Draft left many great moments and some ... less great. Sporting News looks at the winners and losers of Day 1.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2020 NHL Draft, including when it is, how to tune live on TV and stream online plus the full, updated draft order.
Byfield went No. 2 overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Dan Bernstein
Washington has been scouring the market for a Braden Holtby replacement.
The "Jeopardy!" host welcomed the newest Senator to the fold in the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
Eichel has voiced frustrations about Buffalo's inability to reach the playoffs.
A generational talent, Lafreniere will be a surefire star when the curtain rises on Broadway for him.
The NHL and its players association are reportedly looking to start the new season in the new year.
The 2020 NHL Draft will be the most unique selection process in league history. Here is how the picks will be made virtually.
The current NHL Network analyst has pretty much done it all when it comes to the NHL Entry Draft.
After a lengthy postponement, the NHL Draft is officially a go for October. Alexis Lafreniere, Quinton Byfield and more will finally know where they will start their NHL dreams.
There are 217 slots for the 2020 NHL Draft but only 216 names will be called. Here's everything you need to know as to why that is.
Here is the complete order of picks for the 2020 NHL Draft, organized by team.
McDavid's test result comes a week after the NHL ended its 2019-20 season inside a "bubble" that kept out the virus.
Former NHL goalie Corey Hirsch, now a mental health advocate, spoke of the big-picture importance of Lehner's new deal.
Coming on the heels of the canceled 2004-05 season, the '05 draft was delayed until the end of July.
Steve Kournianos
Pretty much every expert has a similar Top 5, but after that, it's a crapshoot. Here's an updated composite of the latest expert mock drafts for 2020.
Former New York Rangers general manager Neil Smith sat down with Sporting News to discuss the draft process from the front office's perspective, assessing young talent and more.
Kevin Weekes, Martin Biron and Mike Richter chatted with Sporting News about the newest member of the Rangers alumni association.
Perhaps not the greatest idea during a pandemic.
Over the course of 15 seasons — 20 with the organization — Lundqvist left many memorable memories on Broadway.
Lundqvist, who has spent the entirety of his 15-year career in New York, had his contract bought out on Wednesday.
The curtain has dropped on the Henrik Lundqvist Era in New York.
Tampa Bay Lightning players and other former NHL players have responded to columnist and radio host Damian Cox's suggestion that this year's Stanley Cup title wasn't "real." And they aren't very happy about it.
Can you blame them?
Benn was clearly at a loss for words.
Here's the complete bracket for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, including start times, TV channels and scores for every game from Round 1 through the Stanley Cup Final.
Tampa Bay brings the Stanley Cup back to Florida for the first time in 16 years.
Dallas was two wins away from winning the Stanley Cup but will instead leave the bubble empty-handed.
The Tampa Bay defenseman anchored the blue line and contributed 10 goals in the postseason.
Tampa Bay wins its first Stanley Cup championship since 2004.
Sporting News had all the action as the Lightning become champions for the second time in franchise history.
A complete list of Stanley Cup champions and Conn Smythe Trophy winners (playoff MVPs).
Cristina Ledra
A report about Jack Eichel's rumored trade request woke up NHL Twitter on Monday with the offseason around the corner.
Here's everything to know about watching NHL playoff games in 2020, including a complete TV schedule updated with start times and channels for every series.
The Tampa Bay forward played just under three minutes in Game 3.
Sporting News had all the action as the Stars avoided elimination and kept bubble hockey going just a little bit longer.
Tampa Bay is one win away from winning the Stanley Cup.
It had been 212 days since Tampa Bay's captain played in a game.
Sporting News' Jackie Spiegel explains her balloting for the 2020 NHL Awards, her first as a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
Did Nathan MacKinnon skate off with a few trophies? Who won the Calder Trophy after the hotly contested Hughes vs. Makar debate? Sporting News lists all the NHL awards from the 2019-20 season as they were handed out.
The Stars goaltender made 35 saves on 36 Lightning shots.
As the 2019-20 season wraps up, it's still unknown when the league will next hit the ice.
Who's the favorite to be named this year's Stanley Cup playoff MVP? Sporting News ranks the top six candidates entering the final.
Everything you need to know about the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars before the puck drops on the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.
The grand finale of the 2019-20 NHL season begins Saturday, Sept. 19.
Tampa Bay heads to the Stanely Cup Final for the second time in the last five years.
Eberle, who spent the first seven years of his career with the Oilers, keeps the Islanders alive in Edmonton.
Holtby's days in D.C. may be numbered following the Capitals' elimination by the Islanders in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Dallas will play for the Stanley Cup for the first time in 20 years.
The Islanders were pushed to the brink of elimination in less than 30 seconds.
Tampa Bay's No. 1 center, one of the NHL's leading scorers in the 2020 postseason, appeared to suffer an injury in Game 2.
The NHL's Department of Player Safety said the Tampa Bay forward's check was "a forceful hit from behind on a defenseless player who was no longer in possession of the puck."
Tampa Bay's forward group took another hit with Point's exit.
The Tampa Bay forward was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the first-period hit.
Tampa Bay takes a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven game Eastern Conference final.
Everything you need to know about the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders before the puck drops in the 2020 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals.
Everything you need to know about the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars before the puck drops in the in the 2020 Stanley Cup Western Conference final.
Here's everything to know about watching the 2020 NHL playoffs second round, including a complete TV schedule updated with start times and channels for every series.
Sporting News had all the action as the Islanders and Flyers battled it out for a spot in the Eastern Conference finals.
Sporting News had all the action as the Canucks and Golden Knights battled it out for a spot in the Western Conference finals.
Sporting News had all the action as the Stars won in overtime against the Avalanche for a spot in the Western Conference finals.
Vancouver and Vegas will play in a winner-take-all Game 7 on Friday night.
The Flyers forward hasn't played in an NHL game since he was diagnosed with cancer in December.
Demko made 42 saves in the Canucks Game 5 win as they live to play another day.
The Islanders still the lead best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 on Thursday.
The Canucks captain has been on a goal-scoring tear in the NHL bubble.
The HDA was created in June 2020 by current and former NHL players who are BIPOC.
Inside the bubble, NHL players opted to not play games Thursday and Friday nights.
The NHL's players opted to not play the four games slated to take place on Thursday and Friday nights.
The NHL's players united and opted to not play Stanley Cup playoff games on Thursday and Friday.
The NHL played its full slate of games Wednesday night while the NBA, MLB and MLS saw postponements.
The NHL held a moment of silence and read a prepared statement prior to a Bruins vs. Lightning playoff game Wednesday, which was played after the NBA and MLB postponed games due to players protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake.
The NHL and its players opted to not boycott games Wednesday night.
Couture claims he was sucker-punched after mentioning he would vote Republican in the 2020 presidential election if he could.
With both teams out of the running for the 2020 Stanley Cup, they shifted to building for 2020-21.
Toffoli missed 10 postseason games with an injury.
The Tampa Bay forward scored a beauty to get his squad on the scoresheet in the first period Tuesday night.
The Canucks head coach has taken lessons he's learned along the way to lead Vancouver into the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Allan Walsh tweeted Fleury being stabbed in the back. Hockey media members were razor-sharp in their responses.
The longtime hockey man says he doesn't want to be a distraction after saying on the air that not even women could distract players.
Sporting News projects the entire NHL playoff bracket, including expert predictions for each second-round series and our pick to win the 2020 Stanley Cup.
Philadelphia's 22-year-old goalie does it against the player he looked up to as a youngster.
Vigneault dealt a little karma toward Gallagher, whose jaw is broken, for a comment he made back the 2014 Eastern Conference finals between the Canadiens and Rangers.
Hockey analyst Mike Milbury is once again facing criticism for comments he made on air during "NHL on NBC." after saying there were no women 'to distract' NHL players in bubble
Jordan Heck
It was a roller-coaster of a night for the Stars and Flames. Dallas climbed out of a 3-0 hole and sent Calgary out of the bubble.
Calgary needed a win in Game 6 to avoid elimination from the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Flames assistant captain was also a game-time decision for Games 3-5. He has not played since leaving Game 2.
The feisty winger will miss the remainder of the series against the Flyers following surgery. Philly's Matt Niskanen was suspended one game for his role.
The Canucks now lead their best-of-seven series with the 2019 Stanley Cup champion Blues three games to two.
The Canadiens win Game 5; they will look to force a Game 7 when they play Game 6 on Friday.
Kadri has scored 11 points in eight postseason games in 2020.
The Capitals avoided getting swept out of the playoffs with a 3-2 win against the Islanders on Tuesday.
The Hockey Hall of Famer had an exceptional career that has him 20th on the NHL's all-time points list.
Hawerchuk passed away from stomach cancer on Tuesday.
Calgary was 12 seconds from taking a 3-1 series lead; instead, the series is knotted at two games apiece.
Carolina's social team stuck up for the 20-year-old Svechnikov, who was injured after battling down low with Boston's Zdeno Chara.
Milbury said he wouldn't have left the playoffs if he were in Rask's shoes. Twitter was quick to pounce.
Rask claimed some things are more important than hockey: namely, his family.
The Vancouver forward made the defending champs look silly with two more highlight-reel goals, the second one an OT winner.
The NHL 2019-20 season resumes with 24 teams competing for berths and seeding in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Teams will be isolated in two hub cities in Canada.
The Blue Jackets tied their series with the Lightning on Thursday.
Julien, 60, is being kept under observation at the hospital.
Tadd Haislop
The NHL didn't even wait until the next day to fine the Carolina coach for criticizing the league.
The Montreal goalie made the save of the playoffs in the second period of Game 1 vs. Philadelphia.
Colorado scored in bunches as it took early control of its playoff series vs. Arizona.
The fourth longest game set a bunch of records and crazy game-highs.
Here are the latest odds to win the Stanley Cup in 2020 as the NHL's playoffs get under way.
Sporting News projects the entire NHL playoff bracket, including expert predictions for each first-round series and our pick to win the 2020 Stanley Cup.
Will the Broadway Blueshirts now nab generational talent Alexis Lafreniere? Here are the complete results from the Phase 2 drawing to determine picks 1-16.
The quote machine was churning Tuesday after more than 150 minutes of hockey was played.
It lasted longer than two NHL regulation games — heck, more than two regular-season overtime games — and Twitter loved it.
It's about to get funky in the bubble. Who will skate away with Lord Stanley's Cup is anyone's guess, but Sporting News takes a stab at it.
The Broadway Blueshirts won the second phase of the NHL's draft lottery on Monday night and, of course, everyone had what to say.
Here is everything you need to make sense of the 2020 NHL Draft's Phase 2 lottery, including updated odds and the current order of picks as teams are eliminated from postseason contention.
Here's a complete guide to watching Phase 2 of the NHL Draft lottery, including the start time and TV channel.
The Stanley Cup playoffs are almost here, and this year a semi-playoff takes us into the real thing. Here's what you need to know about standings, seedings and more.
Here is the complete schedule for the NHL's 2020 season restart, including the start times and TV channels for games from both the qualifying and round robin series.
Brandon Schlager
Sporting News tracked all the scoring and highlights from Game 4 between the Maple Leafs and Blue Jackets.
Sporting News has all the highlights from Game 4 between the Canadiens and Penguins. See below the complete results from the NHL qualifying round.
Toronto will try to stave off elimination Friday night in Game 4.
Robertson became the first 18-year-old to score a playoff goal for Toronto in 76 years.
Boston can't finish higher than the No. 3 seed n the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Montreal entered the qualifying round as the 12th seed in the East.
Ferland returned to the lineup for Game 1 after missing months due to post-concussion syndrome.
Rask showed quick reflexes and a touch of creativity in front of his own net.
The Maple Leafs were less than two minutes away from closing out a convincing 3-0 victory when the veteran defenseman was injured.
To the victor goes the spoils.
The young superstar potted three goals and led his squad to a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five qualifying-round series.
While some of the NHL's bench bosses may have switched over to warmer attire, not everyone is shunning the cold.
Winnipeg will likely be without two of its top forwards against Calgary.
Colorado wins its Western Conference round-robin opener in dramatic fashion.
The NHL is back in a big way on Aug. 1, and you can catch a lot of puck action over the weekend. Sporting News gives you the full weekend schedule for the return of the NHL.
Winnipeg's No. 1 center did not return after being helped off the ice. His coach accused the Calgary agitator of a "dirty, disgusting hit" that could have ended Scheifele's career.
"Hockey is a great game, but it could be a whole lot greater," the Wild defenseman said.
The Rangers and Hurricanes brought some immediate excitement to Saturday afternoon's Stanley Cup Qualifier.
Jordan Greer
The trend went viral on social media Friday afternoon.
Here's everything we know about the return of the NHL in 2020.
Sam Jarden
The NHL announced the addition of a new franchise: The Seattle Kraken.
Who will take home the hardware? Here are the finalists for the NHL's most prestigious awards.
There are bad coronavirus takes and there are what Jonathan Toews said.
Training camps will begin in mid-July under Phase 3 of the NHL/NHLPA Return to Play plan.
New Jersey is turning to a coaching veteran and staying the course with a top executive.
The NHL team says Black Hawk "has inspired generations of Native Americans, veterans and the public."
Players began hitting the ice in small groups when Phase 2 commenced on June 8.
Sporting News breaks down everything you need to know about the funky 2020 NHL Draft Lottery.
The NHL held the draft lottery, with a team outside the bottom seven jumping up to get the No. 1 pick. That team is TBD and will be determined by a Phase 2, date TBD.
Here is everything to know about the 2020 NHL Draft lottery, including the start time and updated results.
Sam Ficarro
Your Amazon Prime dollars are hard at work in Seattle.
The former Flames captain and the former Oilers star defensemen are tentatively scheduled to be enshrined in Toronto in mid-November.
"It's the added burden that comes with being Black in America," Gumbel said at the end of the show.
With major sports still on hold because COVID-19, this year's presentation focused on service to the community.
The BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., seats about 19,000 people.
The coronavirus outbreak in Florida apparently is impacting the sports world, too.
