July 29, 2020 Blackhawks ban Native American headdresses at home games The National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks said Wednesday they are banning headdresses at home games as part of their pledge to honor the Native American community.
July 29, 2020 Throwback 5-game series force players to 'embrace the grind' Fans counted down the seconds to the final buzzer, “Brass Bonanza” played over the speakers at Hartford Civic Center and Whalers players Dave Tippett, Joel Quenneville and Dean Evason celebrated a three-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques.
July 29, 2020 Back to health, Blues and Avalanche top two teams in West Look who's back and healthy for the Colorado Avalanche: Pretty much everyone. Ditto for St. Louis, the defending Stanley Cup champions.
July 28, 2020 Bruins to lock arms for anthems to promote racial equality Boston Bruins players plan to lock arms during the U.S. and Canadian anthems to promote racial equality, while members of the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins lined up together Tuesday before the first exhibition game of the NHL's restarted season.
July 28, 2020 Bruins’ David Pastrnak chirps Maple Leafs, Justin Bieber with edited Instagram post The NHL may be restarting the season in Canada but Boston Bruins’ David Pastrnak isn’t willing to give up home ice advantage so easily.
July 28, 2020 Son of ex-NY Rangers captain Barry Beck killed in brutal stabbing: 'May detectives find them before I do!" Police in Ontario are still on the hunt for the suspects involved in a fatal stabbing in Binbrook over the weekend that left Brock Beck, the son of former New York Rangers captain Barry Beck, dead and another person injured.
July 28, 2020 Bubble hockey begins: NHL playoff teams adjust to quarantine When the Boston Bruins boarded their flight bound for Toronto, they thought of it as just another long road trip.
July 27, 2020 Coyotes GM John Chayka steps down days before NHL's restart, team issues blistering statement The Arizona Coyotes were just days away from trying to sneak into the playoffs and vie for a Stanley Cup title when general manager John Chayka decided to step down from his position.
July 26, 2020 Forget the asterisk, NHL playoffs present grueling test It's difficult to find anyone — from Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Ken Dryden to French-born Avalanche forward Pierre Edouard Bellemare— supporting Doughty’s assertion that these expanded NHL playoffs won’t produce, as the Los Angeles Kings defenseman put it in April, “a real” Stanley Cup winner.
July 23, 2020 DraftKings study found sports fans divided about when to return to live games, have social distancing concerns Professional sports officials have been looking at how to resume hosting fans in stadiums and arenas in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic -- but fans have mixed feelings about whether they even want to begin coming back to the stands, according to a new study.