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The Florida Panthers on Tuesday hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager, making him the first Black executive to hold that position in the NHL.

Hall of Fame NHL player Bobby Orr has made his presidential preferences known, and he is endorsing President Trump.

The Arizona Coyotes have renounced the rights to sign 2020 NHL draft pick Mitchell Miller, after he admitted to having bullied a black disabled teen in high school.

A Morning Consult poll found that many fans are itching to return to in-person attendance at games, but they are also still worried about their safety from the coronavirus.

Vegas forward Ryan Reaves was struggling with the decision of whether to sit out the Golden Knights’ playoff game to protest racial injustice, when he discovered the players around the NHL had his back.

NBC Sports analyst Mike Milbury announced he is “stepping away” from the booth fafter his widely condemned comment about women.

The L.A. Kings suspended Tim Smith, the man who portrays team mascot “Bailey,” after he was charged with sexual harassment.

The Boston Bruins have publicly admitted to photoshopping a police logo off the shirt of one of their players. Moreover, the team gave a very bizarre reason for why they chose to do it.

Matt Dumba of the Minnesota Wild knelt during U.S. national anthem before the Chicago-Edmonton game; he stood for the Canadian anthem.

The New York Rangers and Islanders stood for the national anthem during Wednesday’s exhibition game.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks say they will continue to use their team name because it honors a Native American leader who has been an inspiration to generations.

There are 30 teams in Major League Baseball and 30 clubs in the NBA. The NHL skates 31 squads, while the NFL has 32 franchises. That’s 123 professional teams in the four major sports. A grand total of one recognized Flag Day on social media. One. Uno. Just one.

Right now, he says it’s just a hobby, but clearly Brett Roenick is taking his music very seriously. Something to do during quarantine has turned into something to be proud of.

The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 — if it is able to resume play.

The NHL Players’ Association’s executive committee authorized moving forward in talks with the league on returning to play from the coronavirus suspension, approving 24 teams making the playoffs with other aspects still to be negotiated.

The NHL Players’ Association’s executive board is voting on a 24-team playoff proposal as the return to play format, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The NHL is still more than a week away from determining a return-to-play format, a person familiar with discussions told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Many NHL fans miss their teams. It’s been two months since the league suspended its season due to the Chinese coronavirus. Hockey lovers feel the void. Now, imagine being a fan of the Quebec Nordiques. The current stoppage of play is nothing to them. Fans in Quebec City haven’t seen their team skate in a quarter-century. If you ask former players, it is time for that to change.

Much like the Mets in New York and the White Sox in Chicago, the Quebec Nordiques were always the red-headed stepchild in their own home.

Get used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned arenas during the dog days of summer.

For the first time since halting play four weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman raised the possibility Tuesday of not completing the regular season in order to squeeze in time to award the Stanley Cup.

NEW YORK (AP) — Top NBA executives are having their base salaries reduced by 20% for the foreseeable future, a person with knowledge of the details said Thursday.

Bauer Hockey Equipment, a company based in New Hampshire, has switched its manufacturing facilities from making hockey gear to making plastic face shields for medical workers responding to the coronavirus.

An unidentified NHL player has tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The NFL has joined a growing list of other sports reacting to the coronavirus by canceling its spring meeting.

The NHL is following the NBA’s lead and suspending its season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The status of three San Jose Sharks hockey games, the NCAA women’s basketball tournament at Stanford and one MLS game are in doubt after Santa Clara County announced a ban of all large gatherings of at least 1,000 people for the rest of the month in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says it doesn’t plan to alter its schedule because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Major League Baseball has become one of two major American sports leagues to shut down media access to clubhouses/locker rooms due to concern over the spread of the coronavirus, according to ESPN.

The National Hockey League has decided to follow a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control, and shut down their dressing rooms to reporters due to concerns over the coronavirus.

The St. Louis Blues have taken criticism for scheduling a “diversity day” event during an away game instead of during a home game.

Every now and then hockey reminds us that players not only need to be on the lookout for pucks and fists to the face, a skate can come in and ruin your day as well.

An all-female broadcast team in Canada will cover an NHL game next week between the Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights.

TORONTO (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes were forced to use an emergency goaltender against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night after both of their netminders left with injuries.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in the NHL have been.

It may not be NFL season, but it’s definitely football season, as the XFL enters it’s third week of existence.