The New York Rangers announced today that the team has named Jacques Martin as an Assistant Coach.

Martin joins the Rangers after spending the past seven seasons in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization (2013-14 – 2019-20), including parts of the last five seasons as one of the team’s Assistant Coaches (from Dec. 12, 2015 through the conclusion of the 2019-20 season). Martin played a key role on the coaching staff that led to two Stanley Cup Championships (2015-16 and 2016-17). During his tenure, the team played in at least one postseason series in all seven seasons. From Dec. 12, 2015 until the end of the 2019-20 season, the Penguins posted a 214-115-40 record in 369 regular season games (.634 points percentage). 

Andrei Svechnikov said he is willing to discuss a contract extension with the Carolina Hurricanes before the start of next season but will leave the negotiations to his agent.

The 20-year-old forward will be entering the final season of a three-year entry-level contract he signed on July 1, 2018, and would be eligible to become a restricted free agent when it expires.

Chad Ruhwedel signed a one-year, $750,000 contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. It begins with the 2021-22 season.

The 30-year-old defenseman, who could have become an unrestricted free agent after next season, had six points (two goals, four assists) in 41 games this season but did not play in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.

Mike Green announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday after 15 seasons.

The defenseman said he made the decision at home after the NHL season was paused March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus.

"I actually had time to spend soul-searching," Green told The Athletic. "I found that it was time, that I needed to move on. There's a lot of things going on that a lot of people are shielded from, harsh realities in culture, society. Being in quarantine kind of [underscored] that for me. I realized that I've been very fortunate, and a lot of people not so much."

The NHL is investigating an anonymous allegation toward former Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon for conduct while in the Toronto bubble, deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed to ESPN.

FloridaHockeyNow first reported the incident, claiming Tallon used a racial slur. Daly would only confirm that the alleged comment did involve race.

The NHL's second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after players prompted the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice.

In the NHL's Eastern Conference hub city of Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston will play Game 4 of their series at noon ET Saturday, followed by Philadelphia and the New York Islanders playing Game 3 at 7 p.m. ET. Vegas and Vancouver will play Game 3 of their series at 9:45 p.m. ET in the West hub city of Edmonton, Alberta.

On Sunday, in Edmonton, Colorado and Dallas will play Game 4 of their series at 6 p.m. ET, followed by Vegas and Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. ET. Philadelphia and the Islanders will play in Toronto at 8 p.m. ET.

Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien said he feels "100 percent" after undergoing a heart procedure that forced him to leave the NHL bubble, and said he will be ready to coach next season.

"There's no reason why I shouldn't be able to go back to work," Julien said in a conference call on Wednesday. "The risk that's there is the same risk that was there before any of this happened."

The Arizona Coyotes will forfeit their 2020 second-round pick and 2021 first-round pick for violating the NHL's combine testing policy, the league announced Wednesday.

No NHL playoff games will be held Thursday or Friday, with the league and its players deciding to follow the lead of other professional sports in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting while pledging to "foster more inclusive and welcoming environments within our arenas, offices and beyond."

The decision postpones two Thursday games: New York Islanders-Philadelphia Flyers and Vegas Golden Knights-Vancouver Canucks. Friday's games pitted the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Boston Bruins, followed by the Colorado Avalanche vs. the Dallas Stars.

The four conference semifinal games will be rescheduled beginning Saturday.

The NHL held a moment of reflection before the Stanley Cup playoff game between the Bruins and Lightning on Wednesday night, while games in the NBA, WNBA and MLB were postponed as teams from those sports protested the police shooting of Jacob Blake .

Before Game 3, video screens in the Toronto arena had large graphics that read "End Racism." The public address announcer said: "Racism has been embedded in our society for far too long. Today and every day, the NHL and the hockey community are committed in the mission to combat racial injustice and achieve a fair society for all. The NHL would like to take this moment to wish Jacob Blake and his family well and call out to our fans and communities to stand up for social justice and the effort to end racism."

A moment of silence of around seven seconds followed. Another pregame ceremony was scheduled for the Colorado vs. Dallas game in Edmonton, Alberta, later Wednesday evening.

Some criticized the NHL for its decision to hold games in light of the postponements in other pro sports.