The NHL will take the ice later this week for the first time since the commissioner paused the season on March 11 during the earliest stages of the coronavirus outbreak. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins are co-favorites to win the Eastern Conference at 7/2 odds, according to a […]
It’s official. The Seattle Kraken will become the 32nd team in the NHL after the expansion franchise announced its deep sea-inspired moniker. The Kraken will join the NHL in the Western Conference in the 2021-22 season. After the Las Vegas Golden Knights joined the Western Conference, the NHL had an […]
Welcome to the Canadian bubble. The NHL finally selected Edmonton and Toronto as the two hub cities, aka the “Secure Zone” bubble, that will host the Stanley Cup playoffs and 24-team tournament. Toronto, Ontario will host the Eastern Conference, while the Western Conference will be based in Edmonton, Alberta. In […]
The NHL will host its 24-team playoff series in two hub cities, with one city hosting the Eastern Conference and the other hosting the Western Conference. The NHL narrowed down its potential list of hub cities from 10 to six — Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, Las Vegas, Edmonton, and Vancouver. […]
The National Hockey League is ready to set forth Phase 3 of its resumption plan in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The NHL announced its highly-anticipated date for the Stanley Cup Playoffs tournament, which will begin on July 30. The league also set tentative dates for training camps, but […]
How about another rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup Finals? The St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins are the favorites to secure the #1 seed in the NHL playoffs to represent their respective conferences. The Bruins, the top team in the Eastern Conference, were the only team in the NHL […]
The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning are still favorites to win the 2020 Stanley Cup at 6/1 odds each after a recent update by Fan Duel, which reflected the recent announcement that the NHL will resume play with a 24-team playoff format. If and when the NHL finally gives […]
The NHL will opt for an expanded, 24-team playoff to determine the winner of the 2020 Stanley Cup champion, if and when professional hockey resumes. In its Return to Play Plan, NHL officials propose that eight teams in each conference meet in the NHL Play-in Series, which will include the […]
The NHL and NHL Players Association are discussing a plan that would result in a 24-team playoff to conclude the 2019-20 season, according to a report by The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun. LeBrun cited sources as saying that the current proposal would see all teams return to at least some regular […]
While the NHL currently considers a return to the ice with a 24-team playoff format, oddsmakers haven’t altered the Stanley Cup futures during the shutdown. The Boston Bruins (100 points) and Tampa Bay Lightning (92 points), the two best teams from the Eastern Conference, are also co-favorites to win the […]
Some major league team owners bought shares in the sports betting company DraftKings prior to its April 24 public offering. James Dolan, Robert Kraft, Hal Steinbrenner, and Jerry Jones all held shares either directly or through affiliated companies, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that became […]
For the first time in its history, the American Hockey League (AHL) will not finish out its season or playoffs for the coveted Calder Cup due to the coronavirus outbreak. The AHL officially canceled the season and will focus on next year. The AHL serves as a minor league and […]
The NHL and the NHLPA announced Friday that international games scheduled for the start of the 2020-21 season have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes as the NHL season remains paused, with the league having halted play in mid-March and having yet to announce any plan […]
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman suggested that the NHL would delay the start of the 2021-22 season to accommodate the conclusion of the 2019-20 season and the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, no one knows when a viable return date will be possible for the NHL. The start of next season could […]
The National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) will add a sixth team for the 2020-21 season, as the league announced an expansion team in Toronto on Wednesday. Former Harvard women’s hockey captain Johanna Neilson Boynton leads the Toronto ownership group. The team is only the second privately-owned franchise in the league […]
“Slap Shot,” a hockey movie directed by George Roy Hill, features Paul Newman as Reggie Dunlop, a washed-up player/coach for the down-and-out Charlestown Chiefs minor league team. Dunlop, with the help of the three Hanson brothers, embarks on a winning streak when they resort to brutality and violence, which invigorates […]
If the NBA or NHL cancel the rest of their regular seasons because of the coronavirus outbreak and go right to the playoffs when (and if) they resume play, the Westgate SuperBook USA has set first-round matchup odds for gamblers to mull over. The Las Vegas sportsbook issued the odds, […]
On the heels of the NHL postponing three events, and the remainder of its regular-season schedule in doubt, a third player tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. An unidentified member of the Colorado Avalanche was diagnosed with Covid-19 and team officials say they are not where he contracted the disease. […]
The NCAA announced it’s cancelling the March Madness men’s and women’s basketball tournaments due to the growing concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The NCAA also cancelled all remaining winter and spring championships in all sports, at all levels (Divisions I, II, and III) The announcement came several hours after […]
The NHL announced Thursday that it’s suspending the remainder of the season due to the growing coronavirus pandemic. The NHL joined a number of other leagues that have already suspended their operations, including the NBA, which did so after Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19 on […]
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