Ice Hockey

New Law Puts NHL Great Konstantinov's 24/7 Care in Jeopardy (Bloomberg) West Bloomfield, Mich. (AP) -- Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The onetime Soviet and Detroit Red Wings star plays so often that he goes through a pack per week, wearing out cards with the hands that once made him one of the world's best defensemen.

NHL agrees Canadian market deal with Hyundai (SportsPro Insider) The deal designates Hyundai as the official automotive partner of the NHL and NHL Players Association (NHLPA) in Canada, with the Genesis brand onboard as the official luxury automotive partner.

For local NHL broadcasters, missing out on the playoffs is agony: ‘I’m a lost soul’ (The Athletic) NEW YORK — The Whipsnakes and Atlas LC were locked in a hell of a battle at Baltimore’s Homewood Field. The upstarts at Atlas put up a fight, but the defending Premier Lacrosse League champion Whipsnakes eventually held them off 12-11, with Matt Rambo scoring the overtime winner. Genuinely exciting stuff.

Hyundai And Genesis Named New Automotive Partners For NHL And NHLPA In Canada (Forbes SportsMoney) Wednesday, it was announced that the South Korean automaker will become the official automotive partner of the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association in Canada under a multiyear agreement, starting with the 2022-23 season. Genesis Motors, the luxury line launched by Hyundai Motors in 2016, will become the NHL and NHLPA’s luxury automotive partner in Canada.

Proposed Women's Hockey League Teams With Billie Jean King (Bloomberg) (AP) -- North America’s top women’s hockey players are teaming up with former tennis star Billie Jean King and Los Angeles Dodgers chairman Mark Walter to explore launching a pro league within the next year, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.