By Sasha Colcheck Award Supported by Esteemed NHL Partners Hyundai in Canada and Discover® in the U.S.; Two Award Winners to Each Receive $25,000 Prize to Donate to Charity of Their Choice   NEW YORK/TORONTO (January 18, 2024) – The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced […]

By Sasha Colcheck     NHL Public Relations January 18, 2024 AW Chang Corporation today announced it has signed a license agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to launch a new apparel collection under the brand label of FE, created for hockey fans and […]

By Sasha Colcheck NHL Public Relations January 19, 2024 * The Oilers continued to roll Thursday, extending their win streak to 12 games and matching the longest run by a Canadian team in NHL history with the help of their star players, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid.   * David Pastrnak, Auston […]

By Sasha Colcheck NEW YORK (Jan. 19, 2024) – Seattle Kraken forward Yanni Gourde has been suspended for two games, without pay, for charging Edmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm during NHL Game No. 698 in Edmonton on Thursday, Jan. 18, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. […]

By Sasha Colcheck NHL Public Relations January 20, 2024 * Saturday marks the 24th annual Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada and Sportsnet’s Ron MacLean will host the day-long celebration from Victoria, B.C. with a cast of special guests and in-depth features. The four-game slate is set to include 17 players headed […]

By Sasha Colcheck NHL Public Relations January 20, 2024 NEW YORK (Jan. 20, 2024) – Florida Panthers forward William Lockwood has been suspended for three games, without pay, for goaltender interference against Marc-Andre Fleury of the Minnesota Wild during NHL Game No. 704 in Florida on Friday, Jan. 19, the National Hockey League’s Department […]

By Sasha Colcheck     NHL Public Relations January 21, 2024 * Justin Bieber, Will Arnett, Tate McRae and Michael Bublé will share captaincy duties for the 2024 NHL All-Star Game and will join forces with player captains announced Saturday. The 12-player grouping also is set for the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt NHL Public Relations January 14, 2024 NEW YORK (Jan. 14, 2024) – The National Hockey League announced today that Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins (Atlantic), Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets (Central), Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers (Metropolitan) and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks (Pacific) will serve as the head coaches for the 2024 NHL® All-Star […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt NHL Public Relations January 14, 2024 * NHL fans have completed the 2024 NHL All-Star roster, voting 12 Players to the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend through the 2024 NHL All-Star Fan Vote presented by MassMutual. More than 36 million votes were cast […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt   NHL Public Relations January 15, 2024   NEW YORK (Jan. 15, 2024) – Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson, Calgary Flames center Blake Coleman and Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Jan. 14.   FIRST STAR – ELIAS PETTERSSON, C, VANCOUVER CANUCKS   Pettersson had […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt In the program’s 18th year, Canadian communities can rally for the opportunity to host an NHL® pre-season game and receive $250,000 in arena upgrades NHL Public Relations January 15, 2024 Jan. 15, 2024 – Kraft Heinz, in partnership with the National Hockey League […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt NHL Public Relations January 15, 2024 The information below was updated through games of Jan. 14 (also available in PDF)   1. The 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend has been expanded to a three-day eventwith the addition of NHL All-Star Thursday – which includes the return of […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt NHL Public Relations January 15, 2024   * The Red Wings staged their seventh third-period comeback win of the season – tied for the most among all teams – with the help of 2024 All-Star Alex DeBrincat and captain Dylan Larkin.   * Rangers forward Artemi Panarin and Maple Leafs forward Mitchell […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt Fan Vote Will Determine the Final Two Skills Competitors NHL Public Relations January 13, 2024 NEW YORK (Jan. 13, 2024) – NHL fans have completed the 2024 NHL All-Star roster, voting 12 Players to the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, Feb. 1-3 in Toronto, […]

By Skip Coopersmith Marc-Andre Fleury Wild goalie Postgame Press Conference 551st win tied 2nd all-time MINN 4 CBJ 3 OT Saturday, January 9, 2024.mp3    During the January 6, 2024 game, Marc-Andre Fleury tied his boyhood idol, Patrick Roy for the second-most wins in NHL […]

By Stretch Jenkinson The Winnipeg Jets spoiled Marc-Andre Fleury’s 1,000th career game and extended their point streak to eight games with a 3-2 win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday. Fleury became the fourth goalie in NHL history to play in 1,000 […]

By Stretch Jenkinson WBD Sports December 18, 2023 Hour-Long Pregame Show to Begin at 2 p.m. ET Live from T-Mobile Park with Analysts Wayne Gretzky, Paul Bissonnette, Anson Carter & Host Liam McHugh Final Installment of Road to the Discover NHL Winter Classic presented by […]

By Stretch Jenkinson NHL Public Relations December 18, 2023 NEW YORK (Dec. 18, 2023) – Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko and New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Dec. 17.   FIRST STAR – NATHAN MacKINNON, C, COLORADO AVALANCHE MacKinnon, who extended the […]

By Stretch Jenkinson NHL Public Relations December 18, 2023 The Kraken will host the reigning Stanley Cup-champion Golden Knights in the 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic at the home of the MLB’s Seattle Mariners, T-Mobile Park, on Jan. 1 (12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET on […]

By Stretch Jenkinson NHL Public Relations December 19, 2023   * Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal for the Penguins and climbed a couple NHL lists – most notably surpassing former teammate Mark Recchi on the all-time points leaderboard. * Twenty-two-year-old defensemen Justin Barron and Thomas Harley scored overtime goals to help the Canadiens and Stars withstand third-period rallies. […]