The PWHL is bringing women's hockey to the Bay Area by choosing San Jose, California, as its fourth and final market during the league's latest round of expansion, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Friday.
Defenseman Jonas Brodin and center Joel Eriksson Ek were unable to play for Minnesota in the second-round series against Colorado because of broken bones in their feet, the veteran stalwarts revealed Friday in season-ending interviews with reporters.
The NHL has stripped the Golden Knights of their second-round pick and fined coach John Tortorella $100,000 for the team's decision to avoid speaking to the media after its series-clinching win over the Ducks.
Manon Rheaume is carrying over her trailblazing women's hockey career into a front office role after being hired as the general manager of the PWHL's expansion team in Detroit.
The Sabres face a 3-2 series deficit and goaltending questions in their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against Montreal following an ugly 6-3 loss in Game 5 on Thursday.