Daily Almanac for Wednesday, May 11, 2022

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Thailand[a] (/ˈtaɪlænd, ˈtaɪlənd/ TY-land, TY-lənd), historically known as Siam (/saɪˈæm, ˈsaɪæm/) and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia spanning 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi), with a population of almost 70 million. It is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to […]

NHL News: McDavid Wins Art Ross, Matthews earns Maurice “Rocket” Richard

May 1, 2022 NEW YORK (May 1, 2022) – The 2021-22 National Hockey League regular season concluded today with Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid capturing the Art Ross Trophy as the League’s scoring champion and Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews winning the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the NHL’s goal-scoring leader, both for the second straight campaign. […]

NHL News: NHL fines Avalanche’s O’Connor, MacDermid Fined

NEW YORK (April 30, 2022) – Colorado Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor has been fined $1,812.50 for cross-checking Minnesota Wild defenseman Dmitry Kulikov and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Kurtis MacDermid has been fined $2,187.50 for kneeing Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno, both during NHL Game No. 1308 in Minnesota on Friday, April 29, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The O’Connor incident […]

NHL News: Lightning’s Stamkos, Oilers’ Smith and Blues’ Tarasenko Named NHL ‘Three Stars’ for April 2022

April 30, 2022 NEW YORK (April 30, 2022) – Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos, Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith and St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the month of April. FIRST STAR – STEVEN STAMKOS, C, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Stamkos led the NHL with 12-21—33 in 16 games […]

NHL News: Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight Named NHL ‘Rookie of the Month’ for April

April 30, 2022 NEW YORK (April 30, 2022) – Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight, who went 6-1-0 with a 2.16 goals-against average, .925 save percentage and one shutout in seven appearances, has been named the NHL’s “Rookie of the Month” for April. Knight edged Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras (7-5—12 in […]