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Natalie Spooner and Emma Maltais of Team Canada win gold at the 2024 Women's World Championship

PWHL Toronto Players in the 2024 Women’s World Championship

The league’s most successful team sent seven players to the Worlds with the goal of winning it all. Will that success translate now to a first-ever PWHL championship? With PWHL Toronto leading in the standings before the league took a two-week break for the World Championship, it seemed like an inopportune moment for the team […]

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NHL Game Recap: Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche | 04/18/2024

On a night where the Edmonton Oilers were missing some of their key players such as McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Bouchard, Ekholm, and Kane, they were set to play against the full lineup of the Colorado Avalanche. Many players were called up from the Oilers’ AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, to fill in for the […]

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ECHL Game Recap: Jacksonville Icemen vs Florida Everblades | 04/18/2024

The Kelly Cup Playoffs are finally here. The Jacksonville Icemen hosted the Florida Everblades for game one of their series on Thursday, April 18th, at 7 p.m. The Icemen and Florida have an extensive history together. Jacksonville beat Florida in eight of their 11 matchups this regular season. However, Florida has managed to beat Jacksonville in the last two playoff […]

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Vegas Golden Knight Jack Eichel nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy

The Vegas Golden Knights have nominated Jack Eichel for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. The trophy is presented to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution to his community. If that doesn’t describe Jack for Vegas, then I don’t know what does. Eichel’s […]

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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Sign Goaltender to Amateur Tryout Contract | 04/18/2024

The Wheeling Nailers signed University of North Dakota goaltender Ludvig Persson to an amateur tryout contract, and he has been added to the playoff roster. During his time with the Fighting Hawks, Persson played in 34 games. The Goteborg, SWE native, went 21-11-2, posting a 2.52 GAA and a .904 SV% with five shutouts. Prior […]

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ECHL Announces Taylor Gauthier as the Nick Vitucci Goalie of the Year

The ECHL announced on Thursday that Taylor Gauthier, a goaltender for the Wheeling Nailers, has won the Nick Vitucci Goaltender of the Year award for the 2023-24 season. The award is given annually and is decided by a league-wide vote that includes coaches and media members. This past regular season, Gauthier had an impressive record […]

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ECHL Series Preview: Toledo Walleye vs Kalamazoo Wings

The Toledo Walleye will play the Kalamazoo Wings in the first round of the 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs. Toledo is one of the top teams in the league and brings some firepower from all positions. Head Coach Pat Mikesch hopes for a lengthy playoff run in his first year coaching the Walleye, as he has […]

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NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche | 04/18/2024

Seeing Louie DeBrusk and Jack Michaels interview Shane Doan during last night’s game brought back a lot of memories from when I became an avid hockey viewer. There’s nothing at stake for Edmonton until Saturday, just show up for the schedule and play to not get hurt. But I feel sorry for Coyotes fans. When […]

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PHOTOS: Grand Rapids Griffins vs. Chicago Wolves -04/14/2024

ROSEMONT, Ill – Sunday afternoon at the Allstate Arena, the Chicago Wolves faced off against the visiting Grand Rapids Griffins in their final matchup of the season. The Wolves ended their six game losing streak by defeating the Griffins 7-2. Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rinks’s Donald Carlson for highlights from the […]

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Winnipeg Jets Recall Four Manitoba Moose Players

The Winnipeg Jets announced around 10:30 am CST on Thursday, April 18th that they’ve recalled four players from the Manitoba Moose. Nikita Chibrikov, Brad Lambert, and Parker Ford will make their NHL Debut versus the Vancouver Canucks while goaltender Collin Delia will serve as the backup to Laurent Brossoit tonight. Lambert, 20, currently leads the […]

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PHOTOS: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Columbus Blue Jackets – 04/16/2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tuesday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 in their final 2023-24 season game. Zach Werensky has two goals and two assists, and Luca Del Bel Belluz scored in his NHL debut for Columbus. Goaltender Jet Greaves, made 38 saves. Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s […]

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Kucherov Joins Rare Company in Lightning’s Win Over Maple Leafs

In what was otherwise a meaningless game before beginning the playoffs, Nikita Kucherov joined rare company by becoming only the fifth player in NHL history to reach 100 assists in a season during the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. After scoring the second goal of the game and having a […]

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NHL Game Recap: Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues | 04/17/2024

The Dallas Stars wrapped up the 2023-24 NHL regular season against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. The Stars beat the Blues 2-1 in a shootout at the American Airlines Center. Dallas improved to 52-21-9, while St. Louis fell to 43-33-6. With the win, Dallas not only sent St. Louis home with extra blues, […]

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Jeff Carter Scores Final NHL Goal in 5-4 Loss vs. New York Islanders | 4/17/2024

The Penguins played their last game of the season against the New York Islanders on Wednesday, April 17th at the UBS Arena. This had not only been their last game of the season, but it had also been Jeff Carter’s final NHL career game, who’s retiring. Carter scored a huge goal for the Penguins in […]

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Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Recap | 04/16/2024

It’s been a long regular season full of great highs and deep lows but Florida ended their regular season as the Atlantic Division Champions and are now facing down a round one series with in-state rival Tampa Bay. The Panthers rounded out the year against the Maple Leafs Tuesday night, anchored by another stellar performance […]

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Opinion: Rangers Should Make Quick Work of the Capitals

When it comes to the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals taking on each other in the Stanley Cup playoffs, their bouts seem to go the distance. In 2009 (Capitals won), 2012 (Rangers won), 2013 (Rangers won), and 2015 (Rangers won), the series between the Blueshirts and Capitals went the distance. They were all […]

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ECHL Series Preview: Adirondack Thunder vs Maine Mariners

The Adirondack Thunder and Maine Mariners will meet for the fifth straight game and first game of the Kelly Cup North Division Semifinals on Friday Night and for the second straight year the series will begin on home ice for the Thunder.  Adirondack won the regular season series between these two teams, going 7-4-2 against […]

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Admirals forward, Liwiski, fires a shot on net.

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Trois-Rivieres Lions | 04/17/2024

The Norfolk Admirals defeated the Trois-Rivieres Lions by a final score of 4-2 Wednesday night at Colisee Videotron Arena, taking a 1-0 series lead. First Period The first period, like the start of any series, was a feeling-out process by the two teams. The Admirals’ Austen Keating would take a tripping penalty at 8:20 of […]

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ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Announce Playoff Roster

The Orlando Solar Bears have announced their playoff roster for the upcoming 2024 Kelly Cup Playoff Run as they get ready to battle the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in the first round. In the ECHL, you may have a 20-man active roster and a four-man reserve list, which must include 17 active or available skaters, aka […]

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ECHL Defensemen of the Year Goes To The West For The Second Year In A Row

Every season the ECHL chooses a defenseman who demonstrates all-around ability and strength. The ECHL chose from the Idaho Steelheads this season for the second year. The Steelheads Defenseman is in his sixth professional season, and his second being in the ECHL. Before coming to Idaho, Kudla played for HC Nove Zamky and HK Dukla […]

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