By Stretch Jenkinson NHL Public Relations May 7, 2024 SECAUCUS, N.J. (May 7, 2024) – The San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks own the first and second overall drafting positions, respectively, for the First Round of the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft as a result of the 2024 NHL Draft […]

By Stretch Jenkinson NHL Public Relations May 7, 2024 NHL Draft to Be First Live Television Event Broadcast from Sphere   Watch the Video   NEW YORK (May 7, 2024) – The 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft™ will be held at Sphere in Las Vegas on Friday, June […]

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By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations May 6, 2024 NEW YORK (May 6, 2024) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round schedule:   Saturday, May 11   The start time of Game 4 of the Second Round […]

By StephanieLee Elliott Sportsnet May 6, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations May 6, 2024 Fan Vote Open at NHL.com/OReeAward; 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 […]

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations May 5, 2024 NEW YORK (May 5, 2024) – The National Hockey League today announced the schedule for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round. All times listed are ET and subject to change.     * if necessary TBD […]

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations May 5, 2024 NEW YORK (May 5, 2024) – Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal are the three finalists for the 2023-24 Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded “to the forward who best excels in the […]

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations May 4, 2024 NEW YORK (May 4, 2024) – The National Hockey League today announced the Eastern Conference schedule for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round, featuring the Carolina Hurricanes against the New York Rangers, and the Boston Bruins against the Florida Panthers. The complete […]

By StephanieLee Elliott 5 6 2024   The NHL sent out the following release with the start time of the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery set for 6:30pm on Tuesday, May 7 on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports. NEW YORK (May 4, 2024) – The National Hockey League […]

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 […]

By StephanieLee Elliott ESPN April 25, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com

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 […]

By StephanieLee Elliott ESPN April 24, 2024 COURTESY NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS & NHLmedia.com  

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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