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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

Rodrigues finds perfect fit in first season with Panthers

By: Chris Lomon

Taking his game to the next level with the Florida Panthers, Evan Rodrigues is aiming to go all the way with the 2023-24 Atlantic Division champions.

April 18, 2024

Marc-Andre Fleury signs a $2.5M extension with the Wild to return for next season at age 40

By: Canadian Press

The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension on Wednesday, bringing back the veteran for his age-40 season.

April 17, 2024

NHL and NHLPA invested more than $14 million in communities throughout 2023-24 regular season

By: NHL/NHLPA Media Release

More than 170 local and national organizations and foundations were supported as well as hockey programs for all 32 NHL clubs.

April 17, 2024

Great Clips encourages fans to share Hockey Hair flows

By: NHLPA/NHL/Great Clips media release

NHL stars and hockey trailblazer to help select finalists.

April 17, 2024

Duchene hungry to extend busy season

By: Chris Lomon

Personal milestones, giving back to his community and a new pup have had Matt Duchene busy on and around the rink amid a successful first season with the Dallas Stars.

April 16, 2024

Hockey business is booming as the NHL bounces back from the pandemic in a big way

By: Canadian Press

Piece it all together, and more eyes are on the puck than ever before with the playoffs beginning this weekend.

April 16, 2024

BODYARMOR takes the ice as the official sports drink of the NHL and NHLPA

By: NHL/NHLPA Media Release

New partnership to be unveiled at start of 2024 Stanley Cup® Playoffs on Saturday, April 20.

April 16, 2024

Cutter Gauthier, the NCAA's leading scorer, signs 3-year, entry-level contract with Ducks

By: Canadian Press

Gauthier is likely to make his NHL debut on Thursday when the Ducks wrap up their season at Vegas.

April 14, 2024

A cause close to home, Kyle Connor faces off against Parkinson’s

By: Chris Lomon

With a dad who struggled with the disease and grandfather who passed away from it, Kyle Connor is raising awareness for Parkinson’s while also helping the Winnipeg Jets community.

April 12, 2024

Sweeney named GM of Canada's team for inaugural NHL 4 Nations Face-Off

By: Canadian Press

Hockey Canada announced its management team for the February 2025 tournament in a release Friday.

April 12, 2024