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From ‘Miracle’ viewings to family ties, Team USA gears up for worlds

By: Chris Lomon

Alex Lyon, Luke Kunin, Brady Tkachuk and Zach Werenski are just a handful of the NHL players named to a star-studded Team USA roster at the IIHF World Championship.

12 minutes ago

2023-24 Ted Lindsay Award: Kucherov, MacKinnon, Matthews announced as finalists

By: NHLPA Media Release

Kucherov and Matthews are each seeking their second TLA, while MacKinnon is vying for his first award.

Yesterday

Senators name Travis Green as head coach, sign him to four-year deal

By: Canadian Press

Green takes over the NHL club from interim head coach Jacques Martin, who coached the team after D.J. Smith was fired on Dec. 18.

2 days ago

Bruins' defenseman Brandon Carlo's day: Wife gives birth in morning, he scores goal in evening

By: Canadian Press

The Boston defenseman wasn't with his team Monday morning for an excellent reason — his wife Mayson was giving birth to their son, their second child, around 3 a.m.

2 days ago

Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness is retiring after 38 NHL seasons

By: Canadian Press

Bowness announced his retirement Monday after 38 NHL seasons, a well-respected career that included leading the Dallas Stars to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 and more time spent behind the bench than anyone else in league history.

3 days ago

The Carolina Hurricanes missed Andrei Svechnikov in last year's NHL playoffs. He's back as 'a force'

By: Canadian Press

“I just want to go there and enjoy it,” Svechnikov said. “Obviously I had a tough time missing playoffs. I’m sure I would’ve helped a little bit. I’m just going there and enjoying my game and trying to give it my best shot there.”

6 days ago

‘They are going hard.’ Pezzetta praises first live PWHL experience

By: Chris Lomon

In attendance for a record-breaking Professional Women’s Hockey League game with his Montreal Canadiens teammates, Michael Pezzetta was blown away by his first live PWHL experience.

May 2, 2024

With 60 goals, Sam Reinhart has made Florida Panthers history. He wants to win the Cup even more

By: Canadian Press

Reinhart has 60, including three in the playoffs, topping Pavel Bure’s mark of 59.

May 2, 2024

Martinook takes pride in leadership role with Hurricanes

By: Chris Lomon

Aiming for Stanley Cup Playoff success with the Carolina Hurricanes, alternate captain Jordan Martinook sets his own example as a veteran leader.

April 30, 2024

Soucy looks to make postseason impact after overcoming injuries

By: Chris Lomon

Missing 42 games due to injury, Vancouver Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy is now healthy and ready to help the Canucks on their quest for the Cup.

April 26, 2024

Members of NHL community and beyond pay tribute to legendary broadcaster Bob Cole

By: Canadian Press

He died Wednesday night in St. John's, N.L., surrounded by his family, his daughter, Megan Cole, told the CBC.

April 25, 2024

Verhaeghe’s ‘clutch’ gene comes through again with Game 2 OT goal

By: NHLPA Staff

No stranger to scoring Stanley Cup game-winning goals, Carter Verhaeghe’s Game 2 overtime heroics likely garnered a few extra special messages from his mom, Karen.

April 25, 2024

Blackhawks agree to a 6-year contract with defenseman Alex Vlasic

By: Canadian Press

The team announced the move on Thursday. The contract runs through the 2029-30 season with a $4.6 million salary-cap hit.

April 25, 2024

Utah hockey fans welcome the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home

By: Canadian Press

Players and coaches were greeted at the airport in morning by a crowd of approximately 100 players from local youth hockey programs. The kids chanted “Go, Utah! Go, Utah!”

April 24, 2024

Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 are now “the official emotions of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs” in Canada

By: NHL/NHLPA Media Release

Collaboration in Canada between the highly anticipated sequel, NHL and NHLPA Launches Today with new TV spot.

April 24, 2024

Goaltender Ivan Fedotov signs a two-year, $6.5M deal with the Flyers after long journey to the NHL

By: Canadian Press

Fedotov made his long-awaited Flyers debut earlier this month after being selected in the seventh round of the 2015 draft.

April 23, 2024

New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier has post-season surgery on his shoulder

By: Canadian Press

The Devils said Meier had the surgery on Tuesday, eight days after their highly-anticipated season ended without a playoff berth.

April 23, 2024

Sabres hire Lindy Ruff as coach. He guided Buffalo to the playoffs in 2011

By: Canadian Press

Some 11 years after being fired as the Sabres' winningest coach, and following head-coaching stops in Dallas and New Jersey, the 64-year-old Ruff is getting his old job back after being hired by the Sabres on Monday.

April 22, 2024

Mother-son duo Jacob and Kristy Trouba Get Body Checked Against Cancer

By: NHLPA Staff

Jacob Trouba and his mother, Kristy, have teamed up as the face of AstraZeneca’s Get Body Checked Against Cancer campaign to help encourage the hockey community to get checked for cancer.

April 19, 2024

New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba may be the most interesting man in hockey

By: Canadian Press

The big-hitting American defenceman is also an artist, philanthropist, advocate and, most recently, an actor in a commercial urging early cancer detection. He might be the most interesting man in hockey.

April 19, 2024