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CBS Sports There is a lot of uncertainty in the NHL these days. The feeling in the league is almost exclusively uncertainty because most every team is dealing with major personnel issues due to COVID-19. The situation is so bad that there are no games being played between Wednesday and Saturday. As such, these rankings

6:53 AM ET Associated Press The World Junior Championship is a holiday hockey tradition like no other. And it should look a little different this year. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the 2021 tournament was moved to Edmonton, Alberta, and played in “bubble” conditions with no fans allowed to watch the proceedings. This year, Edmonton and

9:00 AM ET It’s hard to think about leveling up at a time when hockey is sinking into an abyss of positive tests, postponed games and a best-on-best Olympic tournament that will exist only in our daydreams and video game simulations. So let’s remember the good times, shall we? Here are 10 players and teams

The league has made it official: there will be no NHL players participating at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Due to a variety of reasons, including a potential quarantine of up to five weeks if a player tests positive while in Beijing and the league currently trying to find availability for 48 make-up games after a

Getty Images NHL players haven’t taken part in the Winter Olympics since 2012 and hockey fans are going to have to wait until at least 2026 to see them participate again. The league announced on Wednesday that players will not be headed to the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February. The league had until

7:00 AM ET Shane Wright remembers the first arm he was asked to autograph. “It was a forearm. I’ve signed a couple of them, actually,” he said. “Signing people’s skin has been a little weird for me.” Wright, 17, is a center for the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League. He’s also the consensus

The NHL made the tough decision on Monday to pause all operations in the middle of the season to try to control its current COVID-19 outbreak. In an official statement from the NHL’s public relations team, the league and its players’ association have agreed to put a pause to any play or practice from Dec.

Getty Images The NHL, like other North American sports leagues, is battling COVID-19 outbreaks across multiples teams as of Wednesday. Nearly two years into the pandemic, even with widespread vaccinations and strict protocols in place, COVID is heavily affecting hockey. On Monday, the NHL announced that the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens’ games will

Getty Images All Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers games through Dec. 26 will be postponed over COVID-19 concerns, the NHL announced Friday. The teams, which have a combined 11 players in COVID protocols as of Friday, have also closed their training facilities.   The NHL’s joint-decision with the NHLPA and club medical groups will postpone

Paul Maurice is no longer at the helm of the Winnipeg Jets. The team announced on Friday that Maurice has resigned as Jets head coach, adding that assistant Dave Lowry will serve as Winnipeg’s interim coach after Maurice’s departure. An emotional Maurice met with the media following the announcement to explain his decision, saying he

7:00 AM ET For the first time since the 2014 Sochi Games, the NHL is allowing its players to participate in the Winter Olympic men’s hockey tournament in Beijing next February. National pride and gold-medal glory are on the line for the best players in the world — provided they actually make it to China.

Special to Yahoo Sports Something we’ve feared could happen again is happening again: Waves of players entering COVID protocol ultimately leading to depleted rosters or game postponements. The real-life toll is tremendous and should be taken seriously. Its effect on fantasy is unfortunate and completely out of anyone’s control. In weekly formats where the free-agent

9:00 AM ET Hearing someone say that the NHL’s 3-on-3 overtime has gotten boring is like hearing someone say, “Hey, remember when pizza was good?” It’s pizza. Even when it’s bad, it’s good. I’ve chanted the same mantra about the 3-on-3 overtime format, which the NHL implemented in 2015 to end games before they reached

USATSI Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to rewrite the NHL‘s record books. The 36-year-old left winger scored his 274th power-play goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, tying Hall of Famer Dave Andreychuk for the most all-time.  To make the accomplishment even more impressive, Andreychuk played six more seasons than Ovechkin has.  Ovechkin’s historic

Special to Yahoo Sports Trending Up Anthony Stolarz, Ducks (8-5-2, .930 Sv%, 2.26 GAA) Lukas Dostal was assigned to AHL San Diego on Monday but recalled the following day, a potential clue that John Gibson’s injury might force him to miss more time. Stolarz has been excellent this season, pushing into a 1B role when

9:00 AM ET ESPN staff The rise in COVID-19 cases is becoming an increasing concern throughout the NHL. In just over 36 hours (from early Monday to Tuesday evening), nearly 30 players and staff members were added to the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Tuesday’s game between the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes was postponed because of

VANCOUVER, BC – DECEMBER 10: Head coach Bruce Boudreau of the Vancouver Canucks walks past the dressing room before their NHL game against the Winnipeg Jets at Rogers Arena December 10, 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) Break up Bruce Boudreau’s Vancouver Canucks! Now 5-0 since the coaching

Special to Yahoo Sports This week’s article includes a resurgent vet in Music City, a hot Islanders winger, Yandle handling the Philly PP, Anton (who?) in Ottawa, Wheeler down and Seattle’s captain scuffling. First Liners (Risers) Mark Scheifele, C, WPG Scheifele, after a slow start that may have also been impacted by missing five games