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Special to Yahoo Sports With the 2020-21 NHL regular season coming to an end, Yahoo Fantasy takes a look at what the first round of 2021-22 fantasy hockey drafts could look like, courtesy of RotoWire’s Jason Chen. There’s not much debate at the top of the list. Where it gets dicey is after the first

Our hair is a thing for pretty much all Black people.  But you can’t — and perhaps more precisely, won’t — let just anyone touch your hair. Not with clippers. Which is why there are a lot of Black men giving an understanding nod toward Toronto Maple Leafs wing Wayne Simmonds after Simmonds shared with

7:00 AM ET If there’s anything we know about NHL hiring practices, it’s that they can be predictable. Since 2005-06, there have been 171 head coaching changes in the NHL — more than the NFL, NBA or MLB. However, 101 of the 171 new hires had previous head-coaching experience, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

6:55 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We had a good feeling about Monday’s NHL calendar providing quite a bit of clarity in the playoff races, and it delivered. The Montreal Canadiens clinched the final North Division playoff spot, and

A new collection of women’s apparel is coming to the NHL thanks to a multiyear agreement between the league and sports broadcaster Erin Andrews’ WEAR by EA brand. Each of the NHL’s 32 teams (including the Seattle Kraken, the league’s 2021-22 expansion franchise) will have a new line of league-licensed women’s sportswear launching at the

A Chicago Blackhawks announcer apologized on Wednesday night after he tried to make a joke about suicide on the air. Blackhawks broadcaster Pat Foley, during their 5-4 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars at the United Center, said that if he had “been traveling with the team this year, I might have put a bullet

8:49 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Philadelphia Flyers will not be going to the Stanley Cup playoffs and their season ends Monday night. Gritty, the Flyers’ mascot, is using the occasion to reflect on the season “I got naked (a lot), played in a ball pit, rode a mechanical bull, vacationed in Tahoe, hired (and

1:22 PM ET Star center Jack Eichel said there’s a “disconnect” between himself and the Buffalo Sabres over how his neck injury was handled this season, leaving his future with the franchise very much unsettled. Eichel missed the Sabres’ final 33 games of the season due to a herniated disk in his neck, an injury

Getty Images Ownership and investment in the National Women’s Soccer League continues as Washington Spirit announced additional ownership investors on Monday, introducing Washington Capitals hockey star Alex Ovechkin. He joins a Spirit ownership group that now includes  Chelsea Clinton, Jenna Bush Hager, Briana Scurry and Dominique Dawes. Ovechkin, who is in his 16th season in

Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel does not seem happy with how the team has handled his neck injury. The center’s season ended following a herniated disk in his neck in March and on Monday he spoke out against how the Sabres have dealt with it all. Eichel described the situation as a “disconnect” between himself and the

Chris Kreider skates against Flyers Rangers veteran Chris Kreider revealed Monday that he had to miss the final six games of the season due to an impact-based injury, lower-back issue and muscle spasms, which put a serious damper on his campaign. “It ripped my heart out,” he told reporters via Zoom. “Getting injured at the

Jack Eichel offered more to chew on as he made his way through the exit doors after another dreadful season with the Buffalo Sabres. Speaking to the media for the first time since a neck injury ended his season — one which was highly disappointing from an individual standpoint, as well — the Sabres captain

7:04 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The two games on Sunday didn’t do too much to solve our playoff and lottery mysteries. But there will be some significant fallout following the nine games on the schedule on Monday. The

The NHL schedule was supposed to end on Saturday according to the original NHL schedule, but that didn’t happen with COVID this season. The coronavirus wreaked havoc on not just society, but took its toll on the NHL, forcing the league to add 10 days to its condensed schedule. Seven teams have completed their schedule

Alexander Barabanov scores late, but Sharks lose in OT to Coyotes Report: Coyotes could interview Sharks assistant for head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea One of the Sharks’ now-former division rivals could target one of San Jose’s current assistant coaches for their head-coaching gig. The Arizona Coyotes, who will play in the NHL’s

2:47 PM ET Rick Tocchet will not return as head coach of the Arizona Coyotes, the team announced Sunday. Tocchet’s contract expires on June 30, and the Coyotes will begin their search for a new head coach immediately. “After meeting with Rick, we have agreed that a coaching change is in the best interest of

9:00 AM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is becoming an investor in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit. “I think it’s important to support women and women’s professional athletes — not just in the United States, but all over the world,” Ovechkin told ESPN. “It was also important for me to support the

Alex Ovechkin, longtime star of the Washington Capitals, is investing in the future of women’s sports, and doing it in the city where he’s spent his entire 16-year career.  Ovechkin is investing in the Washington Spirit, the NWSL’s DC franchise. In an interview with ESPN, Ovechkin said that he and his wife love going to