Playing Three Third Periods
The LA Kings would be best advised to secure all future wins early, because if they’ve proved one thing in the first five games in their series with the Edmonton Oilers, it’s that they are not capable of securing much of anything late.
Panthers Finish Lightning to Assume NHL Playoffs Path
The Florida Panthers seemed to always have the elixir for whatever Tampa Bay threw at them throughout their 4-1 domination of the opening round of the NHL Playoffs. Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen posted a goal and three assists as Florida took a 6-3 win to clinch...
Kings Romp To 2-0 Series Lead
Would the late-awakened beast known as Connor-Leon be alive two days after their near come-from-behind victory of Monday in Los Angeles? That’s the question people who filled the LA home of hockey had on Wednesday after the Kings won 6-5 in game one of the two teams’ playoff series.
Panthers’ Defense Stalls Lightning in 2-0 Win
An extreme hush draped Amalie Arena as the Florida Panthers maintained a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning midway through the third period. Living through every shift was a test of will for the denizens who had hoped to see the Bolts draw even after the Game 1 loss.
Though Edmonton enters the Cup Final as the favorite, there are five reasons why Florida will repeat. [...]
The former Bruin is relishing a long playoff run with the Panthers, and "living in the moment." [...]
Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid says his second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final, a rematch with the Florida Panthers, has him feeling "more comfortable" this time around. [...]
Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said he was surprised when Panthers coach Paul Maurice asked him not to participate in their series-ending handshake line last week. [...]
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, presented "to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Noah Cates to a four-year contract extension worth $16 million. [...]
Boston Fleet captain and MVP candidate Hilary Knight tops a list of star-caliber PWHL players left unprotected and made available by their respective teams ahead of the league's expansion drive. [...]
Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast is retiring after missing this season with a neck injury sustained in the 2023-24 regular-season finale. [...]
The Lightning have signed Yanni Gourde to a six-year extension worth just under $14 million before the forward became an unrestricted free agent. [...]
Edmonton forward Connor Brown, who has been sidelined because of an undisclosed injury, practiced Sunday and will be available for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday. [...]
NCAA HOCKEY
Omaha and North Dakota in Pictures, a Few Thoughts
Grand Forks, ND -- The UND hockey team won for only the second time on Friday night in 2025 (2-6-1). With the win, UND improves on 8-8-1 on Friday nights. The Hawks also broke a three-game losing streak to Omaha Mavericks with a 3-1 win. Carter Wilkie...
UMD vs. UND in Pictures
Grand Forks, ND -- the University of North Dakota hockey team completed the sweep of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. UND scored five goals in the second period to blow the game open. UND has now won eight games in a row versus UMD. Since beating...
Stonehill has received a $15 million donation to its athletic department, intended to kick-start the funding of a new multipurpose building on campus, which would include a hockey arena. The donation [...]
Bill Muckalt, most recently head coach at Lindenwood for one season, was named the new head coach at Michigan Tech on Thursday. Muckalt takes over for Joe Shawhan [...]
Colorado College has been in the market for two new assistants after parting ways with Peter Mannino and the departure of Andrew Ogilvie for his alma mater Notre Dame. And [...]
After putting it on hold last year, the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Committee is planning to replace the Pairwise/RPI system with "NPI" starting next season [...]
College hockey's venerable Pairwise system will soon be replaced with something called the NCAA Percentage Index, or NPI [...]
The NCAA will soon allow individual sports, including hockey, to have more autonomy over their own rules and guidelines. That news was conveyed to coaches and conference commissioners by NCAA [...]
The five Division I independent programs have finalized plans for a postseason tournament, to be held next March 5-7 [...]
Despite another year of being wooed by multiple NHL teams, Denver coach David Carle said today he's staying at the school. Carle agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the terms [...]
HOCKEY HISTORY
Hockey History: A Tale of Two Hockey Lifers
Hockey Lifers can be described as people who fell in love with the sport at an early age and found a way to stay involved with the game even when their playing days were over. In most modern-day cases, players move into coaching, scouting or broadcasting. But back in the days of the Original Six, those opportunities were few and far between.
Retro Rangers: One Man’s Fantasy is Another’s Reality
Raise your hand if you ever fantasized about practicing with the Rangers and having a couple of beers with them later on. Well, our fantasies became Gene “Scoop” Koerner’s reality as he did that and much more when he became the Blueshirts practice goalie in the 1970s.
HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES
NHL 25 Out Tomorrow
NHL 25 is due out tomorrow, and it marks the 34th iteration of EA’s hockey video game (dating back to the initial “NHL Hockey” released for Sega Genesis). Featuring the Hughes brothers (Jack, Quinn and Luke) on the cover, here’s a look at what to expect from NHL 25.
NHL 24 Fails to Deliver
The latest edition of EA Sports’ NHL hockey video game series – NHL 24 – is available now on PlayStation and Xbox. Last season’s release was quite disappointing, and our hope was that NHL 24 would represent a huge leap forward and take full advantage of next-generation console power. Unfortunately, it falls short and disappoints again this time, in some even more critical ways.
PHOTO GALLERIES
PHOTO GALLERY: 2/28/25 NHL Stadium Series Practices
2/28/2025: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings hold practices for the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH. This is the first outdoor NHL game to take place in Columbus and the 1st NHL outdoor game to feature the Blue Jackets.
UMD vs. UND in Pictures
Grand Forks, ND -- the University of North Dakota hockey team completed the sweep of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. UND scored five goals in the second period to blow the game open. UND has now won eight games in a row versus UMD. Since beating...
Gourde inked a six-year, $14 million contract with Tampa Bay on Monday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]
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