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Last week, the Philadelphia Flyers introduced Rick Tocchet as the 25th head coach in franchise history. His candidacy has several pluses and minuses, but Tocchet’s previous role in the organization is one of the bigger concerns from some of the fan base. Before his nine seasons of head coaching experience with the Tampa Bay Lightning,…
The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, Round 1 and 2 have wrapped up, and Round 3 is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the second-round matchups and cast their votes on who they think will win each series, how many games, and the series MVP (most valuable…
Although the Carolina Hurricanes are currently in the heat of a postseason run, it’s never a bad time to keep an eye on the future. Much of the team’s current roster is built around players that the organization has drafted and developed, and the front office led by Eric Tulsky and Darren Yorke has emerged…
The Florida Panthers look poised to return to the Stanley Cup Final. Again. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final, the hosting Carolina Hurricanes got more than they could handle. They earned a convincing 5–2 defeat at the hands of the Panthers. Related: 4 Takeaways From Panthers’ Game 1 Victory Over the Hurricanes Scoring…
The Edmonton Oilers’ NHL reign in the 1980s will be the subject of a new docuseries from Ryan Reynolds’s production house Maximum Effort. Producers say The Great Ones will offer “an unprecedented look at the lives and careers” of the Oilers players who helped the team win five Stanley Cups between 1984 and 1990. The five-part…
It didn’t matter that the Florida Panthers were playing 48 hours since having to win a Game 7 on the road to reach the Eastern Conference final. Nor did it matter they were playing in front of a rowdy hostile crowd, against a team that had yet to lose at home and had been lockdown-elite…
The Edmonton Oilers’ NHL reign in the 1980s will be the subject of a new docuseries from Ryan Reynolds’ production house Maximum Effort. Producers say The Great Ones will offer “an unprecedented look at the lives and careers” of the Oilers players who helped the team win five Stanley Cups between 1984 and 1990. The five-part…
Much is still the same, even though a lot of names have changed for the Dallas Stars and the Edmonton Oilers, meeting in the Western Conference final for the second year in a row. Coaches Pete DeBoer and Kris Knoblauch are still in charge, so the structures are pretty much unchanged for both teams. Edmonton…
For the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sunday night went about as poorly as it possibly could have. Not only were they unable to oust the Florida Panthers in Game 7 and move on to the Eastern Conference Final, but they got crushed, losing 6-1 in a critical playoff contest for the second consecutive home game. In…
On Tuesday, May 20, the Ottawa Charge hosted the Minnesota Frost for Game 1 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Final. While the Frost are hoping to bring the Walter Cup back to Minnesota, the Charge are making their first run for the Cup. This game was a tough battle, but the Charge took the victory…
