NHL teams for the first time in a non-pandemic environment will not be gathering in one place for the draft, and the mind-boggling logistics of decentralizing the annual event are right up Steve Mayer’s alley. Source link
Cale Makar captured the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman for a second time in four seasons. Source link
Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Ted Lindsay award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as chosen by his peers. Source link
The Capitals are no longer in the playoffs, but two players will return to an NHL broadcast during the Stanley Cup Final to support the “Stanley Pup.” Source link
The accolades keep coming for Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals captain was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday, less than 24 hours after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. Source link
Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was suspended 20 games without pay Monday for violating the NHL and NHL Players’ Association’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, taking him off the ice for the defending Stanley Cup champions’ stretch run and start of the playoffs. Source link
It has been more than a decade since the NHL last participated in the Olympics and almost nine years since the league’s top players took part in an international tournament. Source link
Alex Ovechkin might get most of the media attention for this year’s Washington Capitals, but goaltender Logan Thompson is vying for his share of the spotlight. Source link
