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The Players Pay Tribute to Veterans

By: Catherine Faas

The Players took to social media today to pay their respects to the men and women who have and continue to bravely serve their countries.

November 11, 2014

OTTAWA TRAGEDY – NHLPA Members React

By: NHLPA Staff

The eyes of the world are on the city of Ottawa today following a harrowing situation involving one or more armed gunmen attacking members of the Canadian Armed Forces and moving on to the Canadian Parliament buildings.

October 22, 2014

Player Tweets of the Week: The Start of the 2014-15 NHL Season

By: Catherine Faas, Ryan Parker

The 2014-15 NHL season got underway on Wednesday night and Players around the league took to Twitter to share their excitement.

October 9, 2014

Offseason Adventures of NHL Players

By: Catherine Faas

A look at what NHLPA members have been up to over the course of the summer.

September 5, 2014

A Sochi Silver Lining

By: NHLPA Staff

After a six-month wait, Nicklas Backstrom finally received his silver medal from the Sochi Olympics on Thursday.

August 28, 2014

Players Celebrate National Dog Day

By: Catherine Faas

Players that also happen to be proud parents to their canine companions took to Twitter today to celebrate National Dog Day.

August 26, 2014

The Next Generation On Display

By: Ryan Parker

33 top-prospects gather in Toronto for the 6th annual NHLPA Rookie Showcase

August 25, 2014

Top Player Tweets of the Week: 2014 NHL Awards

By: Catherine Faas

#ThePlayers take to Twitter to share their experiences from the 2014 NHL Awards in Las Vegas.

June 27, 2014

2014 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

By: Catherine Faas

Rob Blake, Peter Forsberg, Dominik Hasek, and Mike Modano named as the 2014 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees

June 23, 2014

A Hockey Character Lost

By: Chris Lomon, Ryan Parker

Larry Zeidel is remembered for his tough approach on the ice & his personality and friendship off of it

June 19, 2014

Top Player Tweets of the Week: #NHL15CoverVote

By: Catherine Faas

Eight players have been campaigning on Twitter to be the EA Sports NHL 15 cover athlete. Here are the top #NHL15CoverVote tweets of the week.

May 16, 2014

#ThePlayers Share Their Mother’s Day Messages On Twitter

By: NHLPA Staff

The players took to Twitter on Sunday, May 11th to wish their moms, wives, and other important women in their lives a happy Mother’s Day.

May 12, 2014

#MyFavouritePlayer Roundup (Pt. 1)

By: NHLPA Staff

We asked hockey lovers to send us proof that they are their favourite player’s biggest fan.

May 8, 2014

Who’s Your Favourite Player?

By: NHLPA Staff

Are you a player’s biggest fan? Prove it in the NHLPA’s #MyFavouritePlayer showdown.

May 1, 2014

Onto Round Two

By: Ryan Parker

The NHL released the schedule for the 2nd round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday

May 1, 2014

Imitation Is the Greatest Form Of Flattery

By: Catherine Faas

Jason Chimera and Joel Ward fill in for Washington Capitals reporters John Walton and Mike Vogel in a hilarious April Fool’s Day prank.

April 3, 2014

NHLPA Takes Part in the Courage Canada Blind Hockey Tournament

By: Catherine Faas

The NHLPA took part in the Courage Blind Hockey Tournament on Friday, March 21st, at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

March 21, 2014

NHLPA STATEMENTS RE: IOC RULING

By: NHLPA Staff

The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) released the following statements from Executive Director Don Fehr and Team Sweden forward Nicklas Backstrom regarding today’s decision by the IOC

March 14, 2014

Top Player Tweets of the Week: Trade Deadline Edition

By: Catherine Faas

This week’s top player tweets focus on the comings and goings of Trade Deadline Day 2014.

March 7, 2014

ADOPTING THE STRAY DOGS OF SOCHI

By: Catherine Faas

In true Olympic spirit, a number of player and their families have come together to help take care of Russian stray dogs.

February 24, 2014