By Basil Stroh     5 3 2025   AVALANCHE, STARS PUT IT ALL ON THE LINE IN GAME 7 The Stars (50-26-6, 106 points) and Avalanche (49-29-4, 102 points), who were separated by one win and four standings points during the 2024-25 regular season, have both held the series lead […]

By Joe Coopersmith     May 02, 2025   New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has named Mike Sullivan the 38th Head Coach in franchise history. “Mike Sullivan has established himself as one of the premier head […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations May 2, 2025 Event Broadcast Live on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports on Monday, May 5, at 7 p.m. ET   NEW YORK (May 2, 2025) – The National Hockey League announced today that the broadcast of the […]

By Basil Stroh       NHL Public Relations May 2, 2025 NEW YORK (May 2, 2025) – Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel, Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar and Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point are the three finalists for the 2024‑25 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type […]

By Basil Stroh       NHL Public Relations May 2, 2025 NEW YORK (May 2, 2025) – Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets, Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals and Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens are the three finalists for the 2024‑25 Jack Adams Award, presented to the head coach “adjudged to have contributed the most […]

By Basil Stroh       NHL Public Relations May 2, 2025 NEW YORK (May 2, 2025) – Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers, Anthony Cirelli of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Sam Reinhart of the Florida Panthers are the three finalists for the 2024-25 Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded “to the forward who best excels in the […]

By Basil Stroh       NHL Public Relations May 2, 2025 NEW YORK (May 2, 2025) – Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sean Monahan are the three finalists for the 2024-25 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded “to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations May 2, 2025 NEW YORK (May 2, 2025) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule:   Saturday, May 3   The start time for Game 7 of the […]

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations May 1, 2025 Saturday, May 3, 2025 – 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS Game 7 History * This will be the 199th Game 7 in Stanley Cup Playoffs history and first of these playoffs. * […]

By Basil Stroh       5 2 2025     BLUES LOOK TO KEEP SEASON ALIVE AGAINST JETS IN FRIDAY’S ONLY GAME The Stanley Cup Playoffs spotlight shifts to Enterprise Center for another Game 6 as the Blues and Jets battle on TNT, Max, Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Friday’s lone game. St. […]

By Basil Stroh         NHL Public Relations May 1, 2025 NEW YORK (May 1, 2025) – Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl, Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov are the three finalists for the 2024-25 Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 30, 2025 NEW YORK (April 30, 2025) – The National Hockey League today announced the following update to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule:   Friday, May 2   The start time for Game 6 of the […]

By Basil Stroh     MacKinnon Seeks His Second Consecutive Award, While Kucherov Seeks His Second TLA Overall and Makar Vies for His First     NHLPA April 30, 2025 TORONTO (April 30, 2025) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association announced today the three finalists […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 29, 2025 NEW YORK (April 29, 2025) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule:   Thursday, May 1   The start time for Game 6 of the […]

By Basil Stroh     FOUR GAMES, FOUR CHANCES TO FORCE A GAME 7 A jam-packed Thursday – with four Game 6s slated – will have the Senators, Wild, Avalanche and Kings all entering with the same goal: to force a Game 7. For the fourth straight year, at least four […]

By Mariana Smithfield       NEW YORK (Monday, April 14, 2025) – Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward Brian White was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob Ultra for Matchday 8 of the 2025 MLS season. White became the first player […]

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations April 29, 2025   Wyatt Johnston added his name to the NHL’s list of fastest goals to start a playoff game after scoring nine seconds in and Mikko Rantanen recorded his first postseason goal against the team he won the Stanley […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 29, 2025 NEW YORK (April 29, 2025) – Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets are the three finalists for the 2024-25 James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season […]

By Basil Stroh       NHL Public Relations April 29, 2025 NEW YORK (April 29, 2025) – Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Zemgus Girgensons during Game 4 of the teams’ First Round series in Florida on […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 29, 2025 NEW YORK (April 29, 2025) – The National Hockey League announced today the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery will be held on Monday, May 5, at NHL Network’s Secaucus, N.J., studio. The event will be broadcast on ESPN, Sportsnet […]