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The ECHL suspended Jacob Panetta on Sunday after the brother of longtime NHL defenseman P.K. Subban accused the Jacksonville defenseman of making “monkey gestures” in his direction.

Josh Duhamel has been tapped to star opposite Lauren Graham in the second season of Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.

Clark Gillies was a legendary left winger for the New York Islanders team that won four straight Stanley Cup championships in the 1980s.Clark Gillies was an integral part of the New York Islanders NHL dynasty that won four straight Stanley Cup Championships from 1980 through 1983. He spent most of his NHL career with the Islanders, finishing his last two seasons with the Buffalo Sabres. Gillies totaled 319 goals and 378 assists over 14 seasons, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.

Hockey star Clark Gillies has sadly passed away.

The hockey world is mourning the passing of an all-time great Saturday.

Willie O’Ree has experienced many honours during his lifetime, from breaking the NHL’s color barrier in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.

The NHL confirmed today that it will resume play Tuesday after being shut down since December 20 amid the global surge of Covid and its omicron variant.

The National Hockey League has confirmed its players will not take part in the Beijing Olympics in February, but the league expects a return to the Games in 2026.

In 2020, the NBA and the NHL were the most assertive major American sports leagues in their efforts to contain the impact of Covid on their seasons. Both leagues employed “bubbles” that sequestered players and employed aggressive testing regimens to continue their seasons. About a year-and-a-half later, their paths have diverged.

The NHL has postponed more games, becoming the first major American professional sports league to halt play entirely in the face of rising infections from the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant.

The sports world is experiencing vivid Covid flashbacks, with the spread of the Omicron variant prompting new restrictions and waves of rescheduled or canceled games reminiscent of 2020.

EXCLUSIVE: Tootoo, a new documentary on Canadian hockey player Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuk player to play in the NHL, is in production with Super Channel and ScoreG Productions. Film hails from executive producer Adam Scorgie, producer of Inmate#1 : The Rise of Danny Trejo, among other high-profile documentaries.

Still hurting. Jimmy Hayes’ death has been challenging for his family to grapple with — especially for his wife, Kristen Hayes.

Connor McDavid keeps it cosy but modern at home in northern Alberta.

Brooks WHO?!

Sharing more of her story. Two months after opening up about her fertility struggles, Erin Andrews is keeping fans updated on her and husband Jarrett Stoll‘s progress.

One day after being placed on administrative leave due to a “professional conduct” investigation, Anaheim Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray resigned his position, effective immediately, saying he will enroll in an alcohol-treatment program. It’s one of several high-profile sports scandals to emerge in the past week or so alleging inappropriate behavior by team executives.

Family man. Jimmy Hayes shared many adorable moments with his wife, Kristen Hayes, and their sons, Beau and Mac, ahead of his August 2021 death.

NEW YORK -- The Premier Hockey Federation has reached an agreement to make ESPN+ the exclusive home for watching games in this U.S. this season, a major step forward for the women's hockey league in putting all of its games on a single platform.The deal covers 60 regular-season games for the newly renamed National Women's Hockey League as well as the Isobel Cup playoffs.

Kristen Hayes, the widow of NHL star Jimmy Hayes, spoke out about her late husband for the first time since a medical examiner’s report revealed the cause of his August death.

The impact of Jimmy Hayes’ death is still being felt by his loved ones.

Jimmy Hayes, who played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, died suddenly over the summer at the young age of 31 and now, his cause of death has been revealed.

Hockey fan Justin Bieber will be on hand to open the 2021 NHL season.

National Hockey League back on the network. On Tuesday night, Pitaro's goal will be realized.Besides the Seattle Kraken's first game, the return of hockey to ESPN and the addition of Turner Sports are among the main storylines when the regular season begins this week.

Microsoft's Xbox console will be receiving an influx of games this week which players can add to their library.

Naman Ramachandran The ice hockey rivalry between Canada and the USSR, one of the biggest sporting rivalries in the world, is to be the subject of a limited documentary series.“72” (working title), will focus on The Summit Series, a pivotal set of eight games played between the two nations in 1972 in Canada and Russia where political rivalry equalled the on-field competition. The tournament was rife with allegations of dirty play and disputes over officiating.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBob Costas is joining the starting lineup at WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports — at least for now.The veteran sportscaster will serve as studio host for pre-game and post-game coverage of the National League Championship Series on Warner’s TBS cable network, marking the first time Costas has worked game coverage for the media conglomerate.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFans of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” might get something next week they won’t be expecting — a tribute to hockey.The Disney-backed sports-media giant expects to spend part of its next halftime show treating viewers to a concert as well as a surprise visit from someone who is emblematic of the icy pastime, says Mark Gross, senior vice president of production and remote events, in an interview. He declined to name the person likely to appear.

With the curtain set to go up on the NBA and NHL season, MSG Network is alerting viewers that it is nearing a potential blackout on Comcast Xfinity cable systems in New Jersey and Connecticut.

Samantha Bea’s TBS late night show “Full Frontal” is getting a seventh season and new time slot. Starting in January, “Full Frontal” will air on Thursday nights.“Full Frontal” is moving to a new night to make way for All Elite Wrestling’s ““AEW: Dynamite,” which is moving over from TNT to TBS next year and also airs on Wednesdays.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFormer NBC Sports host Liam McHugh will join Turner Sports as the WarnerMedia outlet prepares for its first season of NHL telecasts under a new rights deal, joining hockey great Wayne Gretzky, and a new team of analysts and sportscasters devoted to coverage of the sport.McHugh joins Turner Sports from NBC Sports, where he led hockey coverage as well as the pre-game NFL program, “Football Night in America.” He is one of several new sportscasters to join, including

A week after NHL star Jimmy Hayes was pronounced dead in his Milton, Massachusetts home, hundreds gathered at St. Ann’s Church in Dorchester to pay tribute to the fallen athlete.

Erin Andrews got candid about her fertility journey, revealing that she is undergoing her seventh round of in-vitro fertilization treatments.

Erin Andrews is going through her seventh round of IVF, and she doesn’t want others who have experienced fertility struggles to feel alone.

So sad.

NHL player, has died aged 31 according to reports. Jimmy Hayes, a former NHL hockey player, has passed away aged 31 Hayes reportedly passed away at his home in Milton in Massachusetts on 23 August.