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By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith   2021 Jack Adams Award winner has earned a 278-130-44 regular-season record   May 19, 2024 RALEIGH, NC. – Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to a multi-year contract extension with Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour. Assistant Coaches Jeff Daniels…

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith WINNIPEG, May 6, 2024 – Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness today announced his retirement from coaching after 38 seasons in the NHL. The Moncton, NB. native led the Jets to a 98-57-9 record during his two seasons as the head coach en route to a pair of Stanley Cup…

By Stretch Jenkinson May 24, 2024   Search underway for full-time replacement GM   RALEIGH, NC. – Tom Dundon, Owner and Governor of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that President and General Manager Don Waddell has resigned from his position with the organization. Additionally, Eric Tulsky has been named interim general manager,…

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith WINNIPEG, May 24, 2024 – The Jets announced today that Scott Arniel has been appointed as the ninth head coach in franchise history and the fourth since the club’s relocation to Winnipeg. Arniel, 61, spent the past two seasons as associate coach for Winnipeg and helped guide the team to…

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith Sportsnet May 22, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith NHL Public Relations May 22, 2024 Broadcast Featuring Dogs Available from Animal Welfare Partners of Petco Love Will Air on NHL Network, ESPN+ and Sportsnet   ‘Stanley Pup’ Photo Here   NEW YORK (May 22, 2024) – In celebration of the 2024 Stanley Cup® Playoffs, the National Hockey League (NHL) and the…

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith   ESPN May 21, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith NHL Public Relations May 21, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith   TNT Sports May 21, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith   NHL Public Relations May 20, 2024 NEW YORK (May 20, 2024) – The National Hockey League today confirmed the matchups, dates, starting times and broadcast information for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals. The Eastern Conference Final will feature the Florida Panthers versus the New York Rangers, and will begin Wednesday, in…

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith NHL Public Relations May 18, 2024 NEW YORK (May 18, 2024) – Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov is the 2023-24 recipient of the Frank J. Selke Trophy, recognizing “the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game,” as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Barkov is a Selke winner for…

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith Hiller will be formally unveiled in a press conference on Thursday, 5/23, at 10 AM   May 22, 2024   The LA Kings have named Jim Hiller as the club’s 30th head coach in franchise history, it was announced today by Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake. Hiller, 55, was originally elevated…

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that Craig Berube has been hired as the hockey club’s head coach. Berube, 58, becomes the 32nd head coach in Maple Leafs history. He joins Toronto after six seasons as head coach of the St. Louis Blues, where he compiled a regular season record of…

By Don Donohue NHL Public Relations May 10, 2024 New York remained undefeated in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with the help of Artemi Panarin, who factored on the game-winning goal for the fourth consecutive contest and became the first Rangers player to do so. * Roope Hintz factored on four of five Dallas goals as the Stars withstood another Avalanche comeback attempt to tie their…

By Don Donohue NHL Public Relations May 11, 2024 Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each factored on all four Oilers goals Friday, including the assists on Evan Bouchard’s overtime winner, to help Edmonton head back home for Game 3 with a deadlocked 1-1 series against the Canucks.   * The Panthers joined rare company in NHL history with a fourth consecutive playoff win in Boston and did…

By Don Donohue NHL Public Relations May 11, 2024 NEW YORK (May 11, 2024) – The National Hockey League today issued the following statement regarding the passing of former forward Ron Ellis:   “The NHL mourns the passing of Ron Ellis, a life-long Toronto Maple Leaf and 1967 Stanley Cup winner who represented Team Canada at the…

By Don Donohue NHL Public Relations May 12, 2024 The Hurricanes triumphed in a must-win Game 4 with the help of Brady Skjei, who scored the second-latest go-ahead goal in a potential elimination game in Hurricanes franchise history.   * Logan Stankoven scored his first career postseason goal and then added another to help secure the Stars’ second straight win as they took…

By Don Donohue NHL Public Relations May 13, 2024 Brock Boeser and Elias Lindholm both scored twice to lift the Canucks to the second comeback win of Sunday night and the 28th of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs – a total that is the fourth highest at this stage of a postseason (58 GP) in NHL history. * Aleksander Barkov recorded his third…

By Don Donohue NHL Public Relations May 13, 2024 NEW YORK (May 13, 2024) – Vancouver Canucks defenseman Nikita Zadorov has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for cross-checking Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid during Game 3 of the teams’ Second Round Series in Edmonton on Sunday, May 12, the National Hockey League’s Department of…

By Don Donohue   The Recently Opened Luxury Resort and Casino to Welcome Hockey’s Biggest Names, Celebrity Guests and More at Annual Awards Ceremony NHL Public Relations May 13, 2024 LAS VEGAS (May 13, 2024) – The NHL Awards™ will return to Las Vegas this summer at the newly opened Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The ceremony, held for the first…