By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations April 30, 2024 NEW YORK (April 30, 2024) – Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber and New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are the three finalists for the 2023‑24 Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition,” the National […]

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations April 29, 2024 NEW YORK (April 29, 2024) – Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers, Thatcher Demko of the Vancouver Canucks and Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets are the three finalists for the 2023-24 Vezina Trophy, awarded “to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at […]

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations April 27, 2024   NEW YORK (April 27, 2024) – Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron has been fined $2,000 for goaltender interference against Casey DeSmith of the Vancouver Canucks during Game 3 of the teams’ First Round Series in Nashville on Friday, April 26, […]

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations April 26, 2024 NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – The National Hockey League announced today the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery will be held on Tuesday, May 7, at NHL Network’s Secaucus, N.J., studio. The event will be broadcast on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports […]

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By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations April 25, 2024 NEW YORK (April 25, 2024) – National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman today released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary broadcaster Bob Cole:   “Bob Cole’s voice was the iconic and incomparable soundtrack of hockey across Canada for […]

By StephanieLee Elliott Two-Year Agreement Among Rogers, Amazon and the NHL Brings Live Games to More Fans Across More Devices   NHL Public Relations April 25, 2024 TORONTO, Canada, April 25, 2024 — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Rogers Communications, and the National Hockey League (NHL) today announced […]

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By Joe Coopersmith 4 29 2024   First Seattle head coach in team’s history posted 107-112-27 record over three seasons Assistant coach Paul McFarland not coming back in 2024-25   The Seattle Kraken announced Monday that Dave Hakstol has been relieved of his head coaching […]

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By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations April 23, 2024  On the heels of his 100-assist season, Connor McDavid recorded the first five-assist outing in the playoffs since 1998 while Zach Hyman netted the first hat trick of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs in a high-scoring Oilers win. * Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook scored nine seconds […]

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By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations April 23, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com

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By StephanieLee Elliott ESPN April 19, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com

By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations April 19, 2024 NEW YORK (April 19, 2024) – The 2023-24 National Hockey League regular season concluded with Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov capturing his second career Art Ross Trophy as the League’s scoring champion, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews winning his […]

By StephanieLee Elliott     NHL Public Relations April 19, 2024 NEW YORK (April 19, 2024) – The National Hockey League today announced the dates, starting times and national television coverage for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round, which begins Saturday, April 20. All times […]

By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations | NHLPA April 17, 2024 NHL Stars Matthew Tkachuk and William Karlsson, Gold Medalist and Hockey Trailblazer Hilary Knight to Help Select Finalists for Fan Vote   Great Clips Renews Multiyear North American Partnership with the National Hockey […]

By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations | NHLPA April 17, 2024 More Than 170 Local and National Organizations and Foundations Were Supported as Well as Hockey Programs for All 32 NHL Clubs NEW YORK/TORONTO (April 17, 2024) – As the 2023-24 regular season comes to […]

By StephanieLee Elliott   Past Winners Join Selection Committee to Help Determine This Season’s Winner NHL Public Relations April 17, 2024 NEW YORK (April 17, 2024) – The National Hockey League today announced the 32 team nominees for the 2023-24 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is presented […]