Seattle's NHL franchise won't get a name this month.

The league's 32nd team was hoping to unveil its nickname in Q1, which ends March 31, but pushed back those plans due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Sports Business Journal's Mark J. Burns.

Seattle will join the league ahead of the 2021-22 season and will play home games at the renovated KeyArena (now called the New Arena at Seattle Center).

The NHL put its season on hold March 12 amid the coronavirus outbreak. The spread of the virus has resulted in the cancellations and suspensions of leagues and tournaments across major and amateur sports worldwide.

On Tuesday, the Ottawa Senators confirmed that an unnamed player tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, marking the first case in the NHL.

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Tie Domi didn't mince words while bashing Hall of Fame defenseman Scott Steven's reputation as one of the toughest players in history.

The former Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer ripped Stevens on the latest episode of the "Cam and Strick Podcast," claiming that the 6-foot-2 blue-liner was unwilling to back up his physical play.

"Scott Stevens was the biggest phony I ever played against," Domi said. "Honestly I chased that guy for years. He was such a phony, it was a joke."

Stevens, who was known for his thunderous open-ice hits, apparently refused to answer the bell despite going after Domi's most talented teammates.

"That guy used to target all the best players on my teams and I always tried to fight him and he would never fight," Domi said. "He never stuck up for anything that, you know, is what a hockey player stands for."

Domi continued his rant by telling a story from his time with the New York Rangers.

"We had a bench-clearing brawl with the (New Jersey) Devils one time and (Stevens) bear-hugged me so hard it was unbelievable. ... Him and I ended up on the bench, he was bear-hugging so hard I said, 'Let go, I'm going to beat the shit out of you,' and he wouldn't let go, he was holding on so tight," Domi said with a chuckle.

Domi is the NHL's all-time leader in fights with 333 and ranks third in career penalty minutes (3,515). Stevens sits 14th (2,785) in the latter department.

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Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan doesn't take the fact that Sidney Crosby is on his team for granted.

"It's quite an honor, I'd have to say," Sullivan told SN590's "Hockey Central" on Wednesday. "He's a privilege to coach. … It makes my job easy when our best player and the best player of his generation is the hardest-working guy and the most driven guy on the ice, and off the ice, for that matter."

Sullivan added, "He for me epitomizes an athlete that controls everything within his power to be his very best. And when you have a guy like that on your team and he's your captain and the best player in the game, it certainly makes the coach's job a whole lot easier."

Sullivan joined the Penguins as head coach in December 2015 and went on to win the Stanley Cup the same season. He then led the Penguins to a second consecutive Cup victory.

Crosby took home the Conn Smythe Trophy both years, recording a total of 14 goals and 46 points across both playoff runs.

When asked whether he believes Crosby will become a coach, Sullivan said yes.

"If he wanted to be a coach, I think he would be a terrific coach because he is such a student of the game," Sullivan said. "That's something that I think would be a personal decision from his standpoint, but if he does choose to go down that path, I think he would be terrific at it.

"It wouldn't surprise me one bit when Sid's done playing the game somewhere down the line, but I don't see that happening anytime soon because he loves the game as much as he does."

Crosby, who turns 33 this summer, has had one of the league's most illustrious careers to date. He owns two Hart, Art Ross, and Rocket Richard Trophies, and has been awarded the Stanley Cup three times. He's racked up 462 goals and 1,263 points in 984 career regular-season games.

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One day after the QMJHL scrapped the remainder of its regular-season schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Canadian Hockey League's other two member leagues have done the same.

The remaining 54 games on the 2019-20 Western Hockey League regular-season schedule won't be played, the league announced Wednesday.

"The WHL takes the safety of our players, officials, staff, fans, and everyone associated with the WHL very seriously," commissioner Ron Robison said in a statement, adding the league will "make every effort possible" to hold the 2019-20 playoffs at a later date.

Not long after that announcement, the OHL followed suit, canceling its final 56 regular-season contests. OHL commissioner David Branch said the league will provide an update on the 2019-20 playoffs "when it is safe and we may resume play."

The CHL - under which all three regional leagues play - initially postponed its campaigns last week along with the NHL and AHL.

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The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that the remainder of the 2019-20 regular season is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Western Hockey League followed suit one day later. The Ontario Hockey League's governors, meanwhile, have a conference call Wednesday to determine its fate, reports TSN's Bob McKenzie.

There has been no decision on the Canadian Hockey League playoffs yet, but they appear to be a "long shot" to proceed, according to McKenzie.

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The Boston Bruins will sign undrafted college free-agent defenseman Nick Wolff out of Minnesota-Duluth, reports Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald.

The contract will pay Wolff $700,000 with an additional $92,500 signing bonus, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Wolff, a left-handed shot, is listed at 6-foot-5, 229 pounds. The 23-year-old recorded 10 assists in 33 games this season and won two national championships during his tenure with the Bulldogs.

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