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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 in Vancouver Whitecaps FC history and the 18th in MLS…

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 Cup with to allow the Stars to take a 3-2 series lead.…

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 the greatest all-round ability in the position,” the National Hockey…

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 Monday, April 28, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced…

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 and TVA Sports, at a time to be announced later…

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 29, 2025 NEW YORK (April 29, 2025) – Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for two games for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel during Game 4 of the teams’ First Round series in Florida on Monday, April 28, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.   The incident occurred at 11:20…

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations April 28, 2025 * Leon Draisaitl scored his first career playoff overtime goal to cap a four-point night in what was a thrilling multi-goal, third-period comeback win for the Oilers – who evened their series at 2-2. * Jake Neighbours helped St. Louis score five goals for a second straight game and pull even…

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 28, 2025 NEW YORK (April 28, 2025) – Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, Darcy Kuemper of the Los Angeles Kings and Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning are the three finalists for the 2024-25 Vezina Trophy, awarded “to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position,” the National Hockey League announced today.   NHL general managers…

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 28, 2025 NEW YORK (April 28, 2025) – The National Hockey League announced today that it has fined the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals $25,000 each for unsportsmanlike conduct during warm-ups prior to Game 4 of their First Round series on Sunday, April 27. The fine money goes to the NHL…

By Basil Stroh       4 29 2025   Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Canucks announced today that Rick Tocchet has decided not to return as Head Coach for the upcoming season. After thoughtful discussions with the team and management, Tocchet has opted to step away from his role, concluding his tenure with the Canucks. “After…

By Joe Coopersmith       4 28 2025   The Pittsburgh Penguins and Head Coach Mike Sullivan have agreed to part ways, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. “On behalf of Fenway Sports Group and the Penguins organization, I would like to thank Mike Sullivan for…

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations April 27, 2025 Jake Sanderson – the third blueliner to score an overtime winner in as many days – netted his first career playoff goal in front of 19,094 fans in Ottawa to force a Game 5 in the ‘Battle of Ontario’. Sanderson became the eighth-youngest defenseman to score…

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 26, 2025   NEW YORK (April 26, 2025) – Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson and Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson each have been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for unsportsmanlike conduct during Game 3 of the teams’ First Round series in Montreal on Friday, April 25,…

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 26, 2025 NEW YORK (April 26, 2025) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule:   Wednesday, April 30   The start time for Game 5 of the First Round series between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals has been set for 7…

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations April 26, 2025 NEW YORK (April 26, 2025) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule:   Tuesday, April 29   The start time for Game 5 of the First Round series between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs has been set…

By Basil Stroh     HOME ICE IS NICE, BUT WILL A ROAD TEAM BREAK THROUGH? All four games scheduled across a full 11 hours of playoff action on Sunday will be Game 4s in a series that have seen the home team win each contest. Stars such as Jordan Binnington in St. Louis, Nico Hischier in New Jersey, Cole Caufield in Montreal…

By Basil Stroh       NHL Public Relations April 25, 2025 NEW YORK (April 25, 2025) – Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel has been suspended for one game for interference against Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov during Game 2 of the teams’ First Round series in Tampa on Thursday, April 24, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety…

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations April 26, 2025 * After Montreal fans waited eight years to fill Bell Centre for playoff hockey, the Canadiens delivered with a six-goal outing in a contest that featured nine combined goals, three game-tying tallies and an abundance of ‘Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole’ chants as the home team cut their…

By Basil Stroh     FIRST POTENTIAL SERIES-CLINCHER PART OF FULL DAY OF PLAYOFF ACTION All four games on Saturday’s slate have a different start time, making for a continuous flow of Stanley Cup Playoffs action from 1 p.m. ET until at least midnight ET – though each of the final two contests are in series…

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations April 25, 2025  Cam Fowler became just the eighth different defenseman in NHL history to post five points in a playoff game while Pavel Buchnevich netted his first career postseason hat trick to help the Blues score seven and cut their series deficit to one against the Jets. * Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy became the second set…