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Report: Dylan Larkin requests trade from Red Wings
Captain Dylan Larkin recently requested a trade from the Detroit Red Wings, Sportsnet reported on Thursday.,The Michigan native has spent his entire 11-year NHL career in Detroit. The Red Wings, however, are mired in a 10-year playoff drought.,Larkin, 29, recorded a career-high 34 goals to go along ...
Wild F Marcus Foligno claims King Clancy Trophy
Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno was named the winner of the 2025-26 King Clancy Memorial Trophy on Thursday.,The award is presented to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.,The NHL will dona...
Down 1-0, Hurricanes prepared for long series against Golden Knights
The Carolina Hurricanes know what it's like to get hot during the Stanley Cup playoffs. They also know how to bounce back from a series-opening loss.,The Hurricanes also realize there's still plenty of time to accomplish both heading into Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knig...
Gary Bettman addresses retirement report: Nothing imminent
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman turned 74 on Tuesday, but retirement is not on the immediate horizon. ,Bettman said of his retirement and rumors this could be his last Stanley Cup Final, there is "nothing happening imminently.",Bettman spoke to the Sports Business Journal on Wednesday, one day after a...
Report: Leafs interviewing Patrick Roy, Peter Laviolette
The Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly have conducted virtual interviews with 15 candidates in their far-reaching search for a new head coach, including Patrick Roy and Peter Laviolette.,Details of the ongoing quest to replace Craig Berube were first reported by Sportsnet on Wednesday's edition of "32 T...
Golden Knights pull out high-scoring win over Canes in finals opener
The Vegas Golden Knights have already wrested away home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Final after claiming a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the series opener on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Even so, the Golden Knights are well aware they were not at their best in the victory that kicked off ...
Golden Knights pull out high-scoring win in Stanley Cup Final opener
Tomas Hertl scored to break a third-period deadlock and give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the opener of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Shea Theodore scored once in a three-point performance for the Golden Knights in the comeback win. Brett...
2027 NHL All-Star Game adopting international format
The NHL is taking cues from the success of the 4 Nations Face-Off and Winter Olympics tournaments, introducing an international format to next year's All-Star Game.,The 2027 All-Star Game will feature players divided into five teams representing Canada, the United States, Sweden, Finland and "World,...
Stars sign letter of intent to move to suburb of Plano
One day after their co-tenants, the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, announced a likely move out of downtown Dallas, the NHL's Stars appear to be following suit.,On Tuesday, the Stars announced that they have inked a letter of intent to move and build a $1 billion arena in Plano, Texas, at a location 18 mile...
Predators tab Avalanche's Chris MacFarland as president, GM
The Nashville Predators announced the hiring of Chris MacFarland as their president of hockey operations and general manager on Tuesday.,MacFarland, 56, previously served as the general manager of the Colorado Avalanche for the past four years.,He replaces Barry Trotz, who will move to an advisory r...
Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski captures Norris Trophy
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski was named the Norris Trophy winner on Tuesday for the first time in his career.,Werenski edged Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar as well as Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin for the honor. The award is presented to the defenseman "who demonstrates t...
AHL coach Manny Malhotra promoted to lead Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks named Manny Malhotra as their next head coach late Monday.,Malhotra, 46, coached Abbotsford -- the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate -- to its first Calder Cup title in the 2024-25 season. He replaces Adam Foote, who was fired May 19 after a single season behind the ben...
Knights have Cup experience, but Canes enter finals historically hot
The Vegas Golden Knights know that the bookmakers in their own city have them as the underdogs in the Stanley Cup Final.,All that matters to the Golden Knights is what happens on the ice during the best-of-seven finals that begin Tuesday when they face the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C.,"I hon...
Five Storylines That Will Define the Stanley Cup Final Between Carolina and Vegas
From Frederik Andersen's stellar postseason to Mitch Marner's breakout, here are the five biggest storylines in the Stanley Cup Final....
Melinda French Gates buying minority stake in Kraken
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates is acquiring a minority ownership stake of the Seattle Kraken, the franchise announced Monday.,Terms of the deal, which is pending NHL approval, were not disclosed.,The partnership pairs French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates who has...
Blackhawks trade F Jack Pridham to Lightning
The Chicago Blackhawks traded forward Jack Pridham to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.,Pridham, 20, ranked second in the Ontario Hockey League with 46 goals and fifth with 90 points in 65 games for the Kitchener Rangers in 2025-26. He won th...
Claude Lemieux's family to donate his brain to CTE research
Claude Lemieux's family said Saturday that the four-time Stanley Cup champion's brain will be donated to CTE research following his death at age 60 on Thursday.,Lemieux committed suicide, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. He was found a...
Blackhawks great Dennis Hull dies at 81
Dennis Hull, a five-time All-Star forward for the Chicago Blackhawks and the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, died on Saturday, the team announced. He was 81.,No other details were given with the announcement from Blackhawks owner and CEO Danny Wirtz.,"The Chicago Blackhawks are d...
Carolina Hurricanes or Vegas Golden Knights? Key Factors That Will Decide Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup Final is set. Explore three reasons why the Carolina Hurricanes can win and three reasons why the Vegas Golden Knights could lift the Cup....
Oddsmakers set Hurricanes as favorite to lift Stanley Cup
The Carolina Hurricanes, fresh off winning the Eastern Conference championship on Friday, are sizable favorites to beat the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final.,The Hurricanes head into the finals having won 12 of their 13 postseason games, the best start to a playoff run since the 1976 Mo...