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Henrik, Daniel Sedin join former Vancouver Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo in 2022 induction class for Hockey Hall of Fame

Also included in the class, in the builders’ category, were Finnish women’s hockey icon Hanna-Riikka Sallinen and Herb Carnegie, a Canadian player of Jamaican descent who starred outside of the NHL. He is honored posthumously, having died in March 2012. The Sedins and Luongo were teammates on the Vancouver Canucks and were in their first […]

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2022 Stanley Cup Final: Pat Maroon is the Tampa Bay Lightning’s class clown, motivational speaker and family guy

TAMPA, Fla. — Pat Maroon was just doing his job. In Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning winger passed the puck to teammate Nikita Kucherov. His job was to go straight to the Colorado Avalanche net and get behind their defense. Once he did, he shouted “yeah, yeah!” to Kucherov, […]

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Forward Jason Robertson, 22, nets second straight hat trick for Dallas Stars, and ‘it’s pretty neat’

Robertson, a 22-year-old American left winger who has cemented his place on Dallas’ top line, is up to 29 goals on the season, seven of which have come in the last three games. He’s the first NHL player to record back-to-back hat tricks since Washington’s Alex Ovechkin in January 2020. A 2017 second-round pick by […]

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Inside Troy Terry’s breakout season for the Ducks — and what comes next

It’s a chilly mid-November afternoon — at least by Southern California standards — and the Anaheim Ducks forward is just home from a post-practice holiday shopping trip with his fiancée, Dani. There’s a bounce in Terry’s voice, spreading all the way to his audible grin. This is clearly a good day — and a good […]

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After memorable regular season for Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid wins Hart Trophy unanimously as NHL’s MVP

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid won the Hart Trophy as NHL’s MVP, becoming only the second player in the 97-year history of the award to win it unanimously. McDavid placed first on all 100 ballots from the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Previously, only Wayne Gretzky won the Hart unanimously back in 1981-82, also with the […]

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Joel Kiviranta-mania is running wild after Dallas Stars winger’s series-clinching hat trick

Makinen is the voice of the NHL in Finland, where he broadcasts games solo and remotely, off a 25-inch TV. Game 7 was a 4 p.m. ET start — an early start for Makinen, too. “It started in Finland at 11 p.m. local time, not too bad,” said the broadcaster, who often calls Jokerit KHL […]

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End of season rankings: Who to keep and who to draft for next season

How does the next regular season get structured and started? We’ve had hints that the Stanley Cup wouldn’t be presented until maybe October, which leaves a new season, what, sometime in December? How does the draft and free agency work with a postponed playoff tournament? In fact, how is the whole offseason structured and how […]

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Every NHL team’s most hyped prospect of the past 30 years: McDavid, Lindros, Price and more

Before an NHL team has a chance to add Lafreniere to its list of prospects, let’s take a look back and pinpoint the most hyped prospects for all 31 teams over the past 30 years. There are obviously quite a few No. 1 overall picks on this list, as there’s always an absurd amount of […]

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Dismantling the Buffalo Sabres

This isn’t meant to be a “Jeopardy!” answer to “This National Hockey League team has had six head coaches, four general managers and zero playoff appearances since 2011,” although that would be applicable. This is a legitimate question: Who are they? What style do they play? Is the roster built for a hard-checking strategy or […]

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