Daniel and Henrik Sedin will enter the Hockey Hall of Fame 23 years after the twins were each drafted by the Vancouver Canucks and started the NHL journey together. The Sedins headline the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 that was revealed on Monday. Roberto Luongo, Daniel Alfredsson and Riikka Sallinen of the Finland women’s …
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TAMPA — As kids, like most hockey-playing Canadians, Cale and Taylor Makar had won the Stanley Cup dozens and dozens of times. Their mini-sticks battles had ended in championships, in the Cup lofted, the celebration honored. It was never anything like this. Because this was something Cale Makar could never even have imagined. Not only …
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DENVER — Andrei Burakovsky was not on the ice for warmups for the Colorado Avalanche prior to Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Ball Arena on Friday (8 pm ET; ABC, ESPN+, CBC, SN, TVAS). The forward took part in the morning skate Friday, coming on and off …
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Barry Trotz will not coach in the NHL next season, saying he’s certain he’s not in a position to give the time and commitment required to do any job to his standard. In an exclusive interview with NHL.com on Friday, the 59-year-old said he wrestled long and hard with the decision about taking another job …
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(3A) Lightning at (1C) Avalanche 8 pm ET; ABC, ESPN+, CBC, SN, TVAS Colorado leads best-of-7 series 3-1 The Colorado Avalanche can win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2001 with a victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at Ball Arena in Denver on Friday. …
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If Devon Toews is dangerous, Corey Perry is malignant. Or is it hockey etiquette when a player is helplessly sprawled out on the ice, the way JT Compher was in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, to put your entire weight on the sprawled player’s leglike the footstool at a library, while digging your …
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today the hiring of Pete DeBoer as the team’s head coach. DeBoer becomes the 25th head coach in franchise history and the 10th in Dallas Stars history. “Pete brings a wealth of experience to our dressing room, and we’re thrilled to name him our next …
Hockey Canada CEO Tom RenneyImage: Getty Images Sporting higher-ups being brought in front of a government hearing isn’t restricted to these borders, as yesterday the CEO, president, and chief of the board of governors of Hockey Canada were questioned by Canadian MPs Over a lawsuit by a woman claiming she was gang-raped by eight players …
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DENVER — Fourteen years. That’s how long it’s been since Darren Helm has held the Stanley Cup over his head. He was 21 years old when the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Final at Mellon Arena, 25 games into his NHL career. Now he’s 35. …
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Nashville, Tenn. (June 17, 2022) – Nashville Predators Chairman Herb Fritch has agreed to sell the majority of his stake in the team to the former State of Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. Discussions have proceeded smoothly, and definitive documents are being drafted. Upon the execution of definitive documents, the completion of a due diligence process, …
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