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NHL Commmissioner Gary Bettman has announced the league is moving ahead with a 24-team expanded playoff format if it’s able to resume play and award the Stanley Cup.

Hockey is coming back, but the Sharks are not.

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

Minor league sports face a more treacherous climb to return from the coronavirus pandemic than their major counterparts that have significant TV revenue

The American Hockey League has canceled the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic

The leading plan for hockey coming back this summer involves playing at a few empty NHL arenas to finish the season and award the Stanley Cup.

Longtime NHL forward Joel Ward announced his retirement Monday, ending an 11-year career that started as an undrafted player.

The widow of NHL player Colby Cave shared that he was complaining of a headache just days before he died after suffering a brain bleed. Emily Cave also shared video of their emotional wedding vows on Instagram Tuesday in her latest remembrance of her husband following the death of the Edmonton Oilers forward at 25 on Saturday. “Last week at this time, Colby...

Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave has died after a brain bleed

A hacker posted a racial slur hundreds of times in an online fan video chat Friday with a black New York Rangers prospect.

The NHL has its first known case of the new coronavirus after an Ottawa Senators player tested positive.

The NHL is pushing back the possibility of resuming its season by several weeks, if not a month or more.

The already-delayed professional sports seasons in North America could be on hiatus for significantly longer than first planned after federal officials said Sunday that they recommend all in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks.

It’s a new season in a new home for the Golden State Warriors, moving across the Bay to the 18,064-seat Chase Center — a venue whose designers say they wanted to build a better fan experience from the ground up.

The Sharks announced Thursday night that a part-time employee at SAP Center in San Jose tested positive for the coronavirus.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the pause of the season amid concerns about the new coronavirus. The NBA announced Wednesday night it was suspending play, after a player tested positive for COVID-19.

The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel, including media, in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced in a joint statement Monday night.

Professional sports leagues in North America are in touch with health officials and teams about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak

This season hasn’t gone the way the Sharks had hoped, and with their playoff hopes all but gone, San Jose apparently is doing right by one of its veterans. With the NHL trade deadline happening Monday, the Sharks reportedly have traded Patrick Marleau to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pierre LeBrun reported. The Sharks reportedly will receive a third-round draft pick...