Hockey

Thanks all for your help on picking a game and prepping for it! I’ve got questions at the end if you want to skip me wittering on about the match.

We taking that frickin cup

Professional hockey has officially returned to New Mexico with the unveiling of the New Mexico Goatheads, the state’s new ECHL membership set to begin play in the 2026–27 season.

Nice to see the throwback uniforms in the Hurricanes at Avalanche game. I’m also enjoying the score here at the first intermission!

This is from a few days ago, but I just saw it and thought it was pretty sweet.

I remember getting my haircut one day after Scheifele had played one of his first pre-season games with the Jets and he said “That Scheifele kid is gonna be something, eh?” Yeah, he sure is. Couldn’t ask for a better first round pick to reboot the franchise. He didn’t have any expectations going on as he was a “stretch” pick.

I've been waiting for #MinnesotaWild #OpeningNight for weeks now. #hockey is the perfect antidote to the emotional rollercoaster of the #WorldOnFire.

The full schedule has been posted.

Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender whose long resumé in and out of hockey included six Stanley Cup victories and helping backstop Canada's generation-defining victory at the 1972 Summit Series, died Friday at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Mitch Marner to the Vegas Golden Knights for centre Nicolas Roy.

Invited to watch his first hockey practice at an ice rink in Beijing, Haoxi Wang was no different than any impressionable, wide-eyed 4-year-old being fascinated by the equipment the players wore.

The Abbotsford Canucks became the first Vancouver AHL affiliate to win the Calder Cup with a 3-2 road victory over the Charlotte Checkers in Game 6 of the best-of-seven championship series on Monday.

For over 30 years, the winner of the National Hockey League's top prize has gone to an American team. It's a sorry legacy for a country where ice hockey is not just a sport, but part of the national identity. About 40% of players in the NHL, across all teams, are Canadian - more than any other country.

Literally everytime

Not sure why ChatGPT added my bird but I said make it interesting and thats what we got

Florida coach Paul Maurice did not shake hands with the Carolina Hurricanes when the Eastern Conference final ended. And he asked Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour not to shake hands with the Panthers, either.

Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds remaining in regulation and co-host Denmark stunned star-studded Canada 2-1 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world hockey championship.

It was announced Saturday afternoon that Brad Scheifele, father of Jets centre Mark Scheifele, had died the night before. Despite the news, the younger Scheifele suited up for the game against the Dallas Stars, scoring what would be the team’s final goal of the playoffs before they were eliminated in overtime.

Despite his best efforts, Adam Lowry could not hold back the tears.

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (May 16, 2025) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has announced the schedule for the 2025 PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank, between the Ottawa Charge and the defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost. The teams will compete in a best-of-five series, beginning Tuesday, May 20 at 7 p.m. ET at Ottawa’s TD Place.

Benn was fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for roughing Scheifele in Game 5 of their second-round series on Thursday night, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Friday.

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Adam Lowry scored the winner at the 16:08 mark of the second overtime frame to complete a late rally as the Winnipeg Jets advanced to the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 on Sunday night.