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8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Getting a photo with an NHL star would be on the short list of life goals for many hockey fans. At the league’s new retail space at One Manhattan West, that dream can become a reality. Well, an augmented reality, at least. When the NHL moved its corporate headquarters

7:00 AM ET Everyone has their favorite harbingers that a new NHL season is upon us. Fresh ice. Awkward player photos. Unsigned restricted free agents threatening to sit out of meaningless games. Optimism in Toronto. Mine? The preseason penalty crackdown. Every year, the NHL’s hockey operations department, egged on by disgruntled and aggrieved general managers,

The drama between the Sabres and Jack Eichel has reached a new level. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY) The Jack Eichel saga is never going to end. As teams around the NHL make their way into their respective training camps, the Buffalo Sabres still employ the disgruntled star center, even after a summer where a blockbuster trade

The Pacific Division is widely considered to be the worst division in the NHL. It’s comprised of the Vegas Golden Knights, three extremely flawed Canadian teams, an expansion team and three rebuilding teams in California. Vegas currently sits as a -165 favorite to win the division at BetMGM. Is it worth laying the juice? Vegas

San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane, who has been firmly denying accusations made by his estranged wife Anna that he bet on his own NHL games, is now facing new claims of sexual assault and domestic battery. Front Office Sports reporter A.J. Perez obtained court documents pertaining to a domestic violence restraining order application filed

Special to Yahoo Sports Predicting a successful rookie class is a notoriously difficult task. For example, the player who finished third in Calder Trophy voting in 2020-21 (Detroit’s Alex Nedeljkovic, then of the Hurricanes) was on waivers early last year. However, that doesn’t mean you should shy away from young players come draft day, as

Fanatics Ever since the NHL granted Seattle an expansion franchise in December 2018, the buzz has been growing. With the Seattle Kraken set to begin play during the 2021-22 NHL season, jersey collectors and newly-minted Kraken fans everywhere have been eagerly awaiting a chance to buy Seattle Kraken gear. Now, the brand-new Kraken jerseys are

By Sasha Yodashkin, RotoWire Special to Yahoo Sports Everyone knows finding sleepers and value options is important on draft day, but it’s just as important to avoid drafting busts and overrated players. If you nail a sleeper and get second-round value out of your fifth-round pick but also get fifth-round value from your second-round selection,

In this week’s edition of the NHL Power Rankings we begin counting down the 30 biggest storylines to watch across the league for the 2021-22 season. We will look at 10 storylines each Monday until the start of the regular season, counting down toward the biggest storylines in the league. We begin today with 30-21

11:10 AM ET Jakob Chychrun knows his fashion. At the NHL player media tour in Chicago, he wore Gucci loafers with a roaring tiger and a pair of stark white Valentino sneakers with an “Arizona red” streak on them. “Fashion is something I definitely enjoy. You can show a little different side of you sometimes,”

12:30 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres captain Jack Eichel will travel to Buffalo for his pre-training camp physical this week amid questions of whether he’ll be cleared to play, and his future with the team in limbo, a person with direct knowledge of the player’s plans told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Getty Images Defenseman Zdeno Chara is returning to the team he began his legendary 23-year NHL career with. The 44-year-old signed a one-year deal with the New York Islanders, the team announced Friday, with the terms undisclosed.  A seven-time All-Star and 2008-09 Norris Trophy — given to the NHL’s best defenseman — winner, Chara last

The disgruntled Jack Eichel remains with the Sabres. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/NHLI via Getty Images) A lot has changed in the NHL this offseason. Unless you’re Jack Eichel. Then nothing has changed. Around the rest of the league, however, a number of announcements, signings, transactions, and news stories have altered how the NHL will look

6:00 PM ET The NHL season returns on Oct. 12 with a doubleheader that will air on ESPN. The first game features the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 p.m. ET and the second game will the first game for new NHL franchise the Seattle Kraken as they play the Vegas Golden

The Atlantic Division is arguably the best division in the NHL. It’s also got a bit of a weird power structure.  The Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers are considered by most to be top-end teams in the league. On the other hand, most would consider the Detroit Red Wings,

Getty Images San Jose Sharks Evander Kane is expecting to be cleared in the NHL’s investigation into his wife’s accusations that he wagered on his own games and threw games to benefit his gambling. Anna Kane, his estranged wife, wrote on social media in July that Evander wagered on games “with bookies.” She wrote, “How

Masks off? (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) The NHL will be operating as (close to) safe as possible when the 2021-22 season — the league’s first full campaign since COVID-19 changed everything — kicks off in a few weeks. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff that a whopping 98 percent

Special to Yahoo Sports There’s a handful of players every season who take their game to the next level. These guys can carry you to fantasy success, often at a discounted ADP on draft day. Our breakout selections for the 2021-22 campaign are below. (Note: All players listed are no longer rookie eligible) FORWARDS Jack