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The Minnesota Frost finished up the home portion of their regular season on Sunday afternoon, Apr. 19, against the Toronto Sceptres. The Frost’s playoff position was secured, but they had a chance to eliminate the Sceptres who were on the outside looking in. The lineup was back to its normal look as Natalie Buchbinder, Klárá…
After five seasons of losing, building, and learning, general manager Bill Armstrong’s rebuild that started in Arizona has finally hit its window of contention. After finishing the season with a 43-33-6 record and finishing fourth in the Central Division, the Utah Mammoth are heading to the playoffs. In the team’s first-ever playoff series, they’ll go…
The Chicago Blackhawks had their exit interviews last Thursday (Apr. 16). While the playoffs are just getting started for 16 other teams, the Hawks are once again on the outside looking in. But there was a prevailing sense of positivity with the group as they met with the coaching staff, management and the media. In…
The dust has barely settled at Rogers Arena, but the message from the Vancouver Canucks front office is loud and clear: the status quo is no longer an option. After a season that saw the club finish at the bottom of the NHL standings, president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford officially relieved Patrik Allvin of…
The 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and Round 1 is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the first-round matchups and cast their votes on who they think will win each series, how many games, and the series MVP (most valuable player). Anything can happen come playoff time….
After consecutive Stanley Cup Final losses, the Edmonton Oilers finally look to get over the hump and bring the Cup north of the border for the first time since 1993. To do that, they need players to step up and be key contributors. The Oilers have two hometown kids who have the potential to be…
The Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks are set to face off in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their best-of-seven series opens Monday (April 20) at Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton. This is only the third time that these Pacific Division rivals have met in a postseason series: Edmonton beat Anaheim 4-1…
In the pressure cooker of a Canadian hockey market, the margin between a “hockey move” and a “franchise-altering mistake” is razor-thin. For Patrik Allvin, that margin finally evaporated this week. Following a dismal 25-49-8 season that saw the Vancouver Canucks bottom out at the very floor of the NHL standings, Allvin has been officially relieved…
After winning his second straight Stanley Cup, Nikita Kucherov, still shirtless, walked up to the podium and made a comment that Montreal Canadiens fans and players alike have not forgotten. “The fans in Montreal acted like they won the Stanley Cup last game. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? Their final was last…
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager (GM) search continues to evolve, and while no final direction has been set, the process is clearly moving into a more focused phase. After early candidates like Sunny Mehta came off the board, the Maple Leafs have continued to interview a broader mix of executives from across the league….
