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A hockey team coming to Austin or Houston? What you need to know about NHL expansion
A 33rd team could begin play in the coming seasons -- with its home rink in the Lone Star State.


Superstars talk
NHL superstar poll: Summer highlights, Texas expansion team names, fan culture

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Fantasy Hockey
Goalie guide: From the top-tier netminders to the midround gambles

Grab these defenseman before their breakout year


Biggest storyline for every team
Burning preseason questions for all 32 NHL teams: Quinn Hughes' future, Sharks' playoff chances, Panthers' new faces


From amusing to grotesque
'Not as bad as some of the others': NHL players react to their odd NHL 27 facial scans


Barry Melrose
1956-2026
Remembering Barry Melrose, 'the unquestioned face and voice of hockey in the U.S.'

SVP looks back on Melrose's life and legacy


Jets
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The Winnipeg Jets are suspending Connor Hellebuyck for failing to report to training camp. Hellebuyck’s trade request has stalled as Winnipeg hasn’t received adequate offers for the goaltender, sources told ESPN.
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- Enforcer Reaves retires, leaving just 3 visor-less players in NHL
- Avs' Burns, 41, chops down iconic beard, 'looks like some rookie'
- Red Wings center Larkin injured in off-ice training
- Isles' leading scorer Barzal aggravates injury, putting opener in doubt
- Sabres' Zucker to miss time after sports hernia surgery
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