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The NHL on Thursday joined the NBA and Major League Soccer in halting its regular season because of the coronavirus pandemic. The pro hockey league earlier in the day had told teams to hold off on practices and meetings as it mulled options for its 2019-2020 season. The suspension of the season begins with tonight’s…

Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL) have temporarily limited access to locker rooms to players and essential staff due to coronavirus fears. "After consultation with infectious disease and public health experts, and…

Attention, Hollywood: think Rudy on skates, Rocky on ice. A 42-year-old Zamboni driver who served as a practice goalie was unexpectedly called into action Saturday night when his team’s starter and back-up goalie were injured during game play. David Ayres had given up his NHL dream when he had a kidney transplant 15…

International Women’s Day arrives on March 8, and NBC Sports Network will celebrate by using an all-female crew to broadcast and produce game coverage of the St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks National Hockey League matchup. The game will mark the first NHL contest broadcast and produced solely by women in the…

Things went from bad to worse for Jeremy Roenick today, and the longtime NHL player-turned-commentator isn’t happy about it. NBC Sports, which had suspended Roenick during Christmas week over inappropriate comments about a colleague in a podcast, said that he will not be returning to his job. Always known for being…

ESPN has iced a deal for Willie, a documentary film about the remarkable life of the National Hockey League’s first black player. ESPN2 will have the TV premiere of the pic about Willie O’Ree on February 17, and the Worldwide Leader’s digital outlets will offer it throughout this Black History Month. A native of…

Outspoken pro hockey commentator Jeremy Roenick is in NBC Sports’ penalty box. The studio analyst and former NHL player was suspended Monday over his inappropriate comments involving a colleague. In a recent edition of the “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast, Roenick made a series of remarks about fellow hockey commentator…

Don Cherry has made his living on being outspoken and stirring the pot, but this time the legendary NHL commentator appears to have gone too far. Rogers Sportsnet has fired the former coach from Hockey Night in Canada after his on-air remarks about immigrants on Saturday. Known for his often outrageous suits and…

EXCLUSIVE: NBC Sports has acquired and set a premiere date for The Russian Five, a feature documentary about the first five Russians to play hockey together in the NHL. The film will air on November 6, following NBCSN’s Wednesday Night Hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers. The Russian Five…

The NHL drops the puck on its 2019-20 season in less than a month, and now it has a free streaming outlet in hockey-mad Russia. The league said today that it has inked a deal for Yandex — one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search provider in Russia — to broadcast all NHL games in that country…

UPDATE, 1:45 PM: Sports fans love stats and the record slashing Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup certainly provided a net full of data for the St. Louis Blues, NBC, the NHL and everyone else. First of all, the final numbers are in and the first ever championship win for the Missouri team over the Boston Bruins last…

The sounds of ‘Gloria’ rang out in Boston tonight, as the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins to capture the franchise’s first National Hockey League Championship. Ryan O'Reilly scored for the fourth straight game and rookie Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots in the game 7 final Wednesday night. The Blues capped…