By Joe Coopersmith       May 05, 2025   The LA Kings and Vice President/General Manager Rob Blake have mutually agreed to part ways, it was announced today by President Luc Robitaille. The search for a replacement will begin immediately. “On behalf of the entire organization, I […]

By Joe Coopersmith           Quenneville has won four Stanley Cup championships as a coach and has the second-most wins behind an NHL bench   May 08, 2025   The Ducks have named Joel Quenneville head coach. With the announcement, Quenneville becomes […]

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations May 11, 2025 * With less than a second left in regulation, Reilly Smith tied the Stanley Cup Playoffs benchmark for latest game-winning goal as he gave the Golden Knights their first win of the Second Round. The 2025 postseason marked the eighth in […]

By Basil Stroh     REIGNING CHAMPS EYE ANOTHER WIN, DRAW EVEN AGAINST MAPLE LEAFS Second Round action continues on a two-game Sunday as the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Jets and Stars as well as the reigning champion Panthers and Maple Leafs celebrate Mother’s Day in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.   * Brad Marchand continued his postseason success […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations May 10, 2025 NEW YORK (May 10, 2025) – The National Hockey League today announced the following update to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round schedule:   Thursday, May 15   The start time for Game 5 of the Second Round […]

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations May 10, 2025 * Brad Marchand, who is set to celebrate his 37th birthday tomorrow, became the oldest player in franchise playoff history with an overtime winner as the “Comeback Cats” lived up to their nickname once again. * Connor […]

By Basil Stroh       NHL Public Relations May 9, 2025 NEW YORK (May 9, 2025) – Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy has been fined $7,812.50, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for cross-checking Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic during Game 2 of the teams’ Second Round series in Las Vegas […]

By Basil Stroh     SECOND ROUND SERIES SHIFT TO CAROLINA, EDMONTON Second Round series will shift to Carolina and Edmonton on Saturday as the Hurricanes and Capitals both have the chance to take a 2-1 series lead, while the Golden Knights will focus on cutting their series deficit and stymieing […]

By Bianca Sierra   NHL Public Relations May 9, 2025 * Leon Draisaitl’s overtime winner gave the Oilers a 2-0 series lead as Edmonton erased another deficit for its sixth consecutive come-from-behind victory. * John Carlson scored the game winner for the Capitals to help his club even their Second Round series […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations May 8, 2025 AutoTrader Named NHL’s Official Pre-Owned Automotive Marketplace     NEW YORK (May 8, 2025) – AutoTrader and the National Hockey League (NHL®) today announced a new multiyear Canadian partnership, naming AutoTrader the Official Pre-Owned Automotive […]

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations May 8, 2025 Mikko Rantanen achieved several League and franchise firsts when he became the NHL’s first player in nearly 40 years with consecutive playoff hat tricks. * Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Joseph Woll withstood the reigning Stanley Cup champions once again as […]

By Basil Stroh     FRIDAY’S SLATE HAS REIGNING CHAMPS BACK HOME, RED-HOT RANTANEN Stanley Cup Playoffs action continues on Friday with a pair of contests, opening with the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers looking for their first win of the series back on home ice against the Maple […]

By Basil Stroh     Utah Mammoth May 7, 2025 Team Introduces Permanent Brand Identity Including Colors, Logos, and Jersey Designs Utah Mammoth Name Chosen by Fans Following a 13-Month Process with Four Rounds of Fan Voting and More Than 850,000 Votes First Run of […]

By Basil Stroh     STARS, JETS JOUST AFTER GAME 7 wins; MAPLE LEAFS LOOK FOR 2-0 SERIES LEAD Mikko Rantanen and the Stars square off with Kyle Connor and the Jets after both teams tallied thrilling multi-goal, third-period comeback wins in Game 7s, while William Nylander and the Maple Leafs look to take a 2-0 series lead against Aleksander Barkov and […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations May 6, 2025 NHL Network and Sportsnet to Air Three-Episode Marathon Capping Off Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round Action; Series Also Available On-Demand at ESPN+ and NHL YouTube   NEW YORK (May 6, 2025) – NHL Trophy Case, the […]

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations May 6, 2025 NEW YORK (May 6, 2025) – PLYRS sports hydration drink and the National Hockey League (NHL) today announced a new multiyear international partnership, naming PLYRS an Official NHL Partner with marketing rights in key European markets. […]

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations May 6, 2025 * The Panthers rallied to cut their deficit to one goal on two occasions but a three-point first period from William Nylander and an eventual game winner from Matthew Knies helped the Maple Leafs take a 1-0 lead in a second-round series for […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations May 6, 2025 HURRICANES-CAPITALS, OILERS-GOLDEN KNIGHTS CONTEST GAME 1 TUESDAY The Second Round continues Tuesday with a pair of Game 1s, starting with a showdown between the Metropolitan Division’s top two teams as Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals host Sebastian Aho and the Hurricanes in the second […]

By Basil Stroh     NHL Public Relations May 5, 2025 SECAUCUS, N.J. (May 5, 2025) — The New York Islanders and Utah Hockey Club made dramatic moves upthe order of selection for the First Round of the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft as a result of the 2025 NHL […]

By Basil Stroh   NHL Public Relations May 5, 2025 A winner-take-all weekend produced back-to-back Game 7s, each with a historic comeback – first Mikko Rantanen scored the only third-period hat trick in Game 7 history and less than 24 hours later Cole Perfetti followed that up with the […]