EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It took Florida coach Paul Maurice 30 years to win a Stanley Cup championship ring. And after he was handed the box holding his new piece of jewelry, he had to wait about 30 minutes before he could actually look at the prize.The reason: The Panthers wanted the whole organization to see the rings…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe puck dropped on the 2024-25 NHL season thousands of miles away on Friday, when the New Jersey Devils defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 in Czechia, but back in North America, the focus is squarely on the best player in the world, wondering whether this season will finally be the one when he breaks through and wins the…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThree-time United States Olympian Gigi Marvin announced her retirement Monday, noting that her career would not have been complete without the chance to play in the Professional Women's Hockey League's inaugural season.For someone who witnessed first-hand the fitful starts and stops women's hockey endured in establishing its foothold as a professional North American sport, the 37-year-old Marvin leaves…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsOpening night of the 2024-25 NHL season is Tuesday, with a tripleheader of games on ESPN and ESPN+: St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken (4:30 p.m. ET), Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers (7 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Hockey Club (10 p.m. ET).We're here to help get you up to speed with intel on all 32 teams,…