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The Sphere is illuminated, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, that the league is moving forward with holding the 2024 draft at The Sphere in Las Vegas, the new venue that opened in September and bills itself as the largest spherical structure in the world. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File) **FILE**

NHL to bring 2024 draft to Las Vegas, The Sphere

By Tim Booth - Associated Press

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks gather at center ice, before an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, to honor former Penguin player Adam Johnson, shown on scoreboard, who died in while playing in an English hockey league game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Player’s death from a skate cut to the neck in England leads to more NHL talks on cut protection

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Fans cheer as the Vegas Golden Knights scored against the Dallas Stars during the second period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals Friday, May 19, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Sam Morris)

NHL’s Gary Bettman honored for league’s growth, basks in ‘new markets’ making Stanley Cup runs

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Canada's Connor Bedard, left, skates past Austria's Lukas Horl, right, and Luca Auer during the second period of a world junior hockey championships game Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The NHL draft lottery is drawn, determining which team gets the chance to select Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick. The Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks have the highest odds of landing the most anticipated top pick since Connor McDavid in 2015. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Inside NHL draft lottery Blackhawks won for Connor Bedard

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

FILE - New York Rangers' Mika Zibanejad wears a Pride-themed jersey in warmups prior to an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals Monday, May 3, 2021, in New York. At least one National Hockey League team with a Russian player on its roster has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride Night because of a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP, File)

LOVERRO: Putin may be stymied in Ukraine, but he’s steamrolled the NHL

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) skates back to the goal before play restarts during the second period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Russians star in NHL playoffs as nation wages war in Ukraine

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

In this July 26, 2019, file photo, Chicago Blackhawks senior vice president and general manager Stan Bowman speaks to the media during the NHL hockey team's convention in Chicago. Bowman resigned Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, following an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File) **FILE**

Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe

By Jay Cohen and Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

In this July 27, 2021, file photo, Timontre Graham, 21, a senior at Jackson State University and defensive lineman with the school's football team, receives his COVID-19 vaccination at the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Miss. Several months since COVID-19 vaccinations were made widely available in the U.S., the subject continues to disrupt professional and college sports. ( AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) **FILE**

To jab or not to jab? Vaccinations still hot topic in sports

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

The Los Angeles Kings enter the ice at the start of the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Monday, April 26, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) **FILE**

NHL reaches 7-year deal with Turner Sports, ending NBC run

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

Players stand on the ice during the playing of the national anthem before an NHL hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

ESPN, NHL announce comprehensive 7-year agreement

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press