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Anaheim Ducks: @nath.gaucher91 has signed a three-year entry-level contract! #FlyTogether...

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Hey! I hope you have been well. I wanted to ask you, since it is my first time following the nhl and NYI... how do playoffs work? is it like if you lose the game then you are already out? I am so confused.

welcome!! it’s stressful but I hope you enjoy this wild ride lol

so super basic explanation: each team in the playoffs gets paired with another team in their division and play a best out of seven games round. the winner of that round moves onto the second round and does the best out of seven games again against another team. the loser of that round is obviously eliminated from the playoffs. the western conference plays each other for a chance at the cup & the east plays each other for a chance at the cup.

western conference: (c) central division plays the (p) pacific division for a chance at the cup

eastern conference: (a) atlantic division plays the (m) metro division for a chance at the cup

wc: wild card spot (1 team from each division)

so, as of right now isles vs canes is currently 0:1

games 1 & 2 are played in one location (CAR), then games 3 & 4 are played in the other teams location (NY), then they switch locations back and forth depending on how many more games need to be played.

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Matthew Tkachuk talks impact of 1st season with Panthers, Cup Final in Q&A

Forward discusses becoming face of franchise, growing hockey in Florida with NHL.com

For what it's worth, the Florida Panthers forward is ready for the challenge.

"Maybe some teams feel the heat in these high-pressure situations, but we don't really feel that way," Tkachuk said. "We're having fun. 

"No one expected us to be here.

First off, you are quite familiar with the Golden Knights, your Pacific Division rivals during your time with the Calgary Flames. What stands out to you about Vegas?

"I think with Vegas, it's always been a tough place to play. And they have [big defensemen] who are great at things like blocking shots and using their sticks to break up plays. And they have some high-end forwards with great speed and can beat you off the rush."

Twelve months ago, you were with the Calgary Flames and dealing with the disappointment of being eliminated in five games by the Edmonton Oilers, your bitter Battle of Alberta rivals, in the Western Conference Second Round. Two months later, on July 22, you were traded to the Panthers in a blockbuster deal for forward Jonathan Huberdeau, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, forward prospect Cole Schwindt and a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Now, here you are, on the verge of playing in your first Final. What has this year-long journey been like?

"It's been crazy. It's been a great change lifestyle-wise and living-wise. I so enjoyed my time in Calgary, and we obviously had a great group of guys up there. So many great memories. But coming down here, it's really been truly amazing. I wouldn't say I'm truly surprised about that or how it's been on the ice, but it's just been such a great fit. I knew it was going to be great, but I didn't think it was going to be as great as it is now. It's been awesome. Just being on a new team. Helping to grow the game here. A new team, a new environment, a great city to live and play in. It's all been awesome.

You talk about helping grow the game here, and part of that is helping new fans to be exposed to the team. It seems to be working, given how fans were chanting your name when you were on the TNT set with Shaq and Charles at Kaseya Center in downtown Miami before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics on Saturday. What was going through your mind when you heard that, let alone the chance to hang out with such NBA royalty?

"Yeah, it went surprisingly well, as you saw. Surprisingly, there were tons -- ok, I shouldn't say surprisingly -- but there were tons of people behind the set just watching us talk. And they were all saying, 'Go Panthers.' And, like you said, all that stuff, so that was insane. And I wasn't expecting anything like that. And then when they showed me on the Jumbotron at the game, the tons of people by me, well, just seeing the recognition our team is getting in myself and everything, it's just awesome to be part of."

You've almost become an unofficial ambassador for the team. We saw that at NHL All-Star weekend here in early February when you were here, there and everywhere around town. Is that a role you purposely looked to fill?

"No. Definitely didn't purposely do that. I've never purposely thought about that. But I just think when you're on a winning team, you gather a lot more people watching you. Obviously we've got a great fan base already, but you're attracting more and more people to watch games, and to come to games, and support, and to know who we are off the ice, and everything. So I think that's a cool thing."

At the same time, do you understand you've become the face of this franchise, even if that wasn't your intention?

"Yeah, I don't really think about it like that. I just think I'm lucky to be in the spots that I am, like doing the thing the other night with Shaq and Charles. It was just so cool and so fun. Who would have ever thought I'd be in a spot like that? The last two months, everything's kind of just gone so well and it's been so much fun on the ice and off. Just riding the wave right now. And there's still another step to go."

Could you have ever dreamed it would have ever worked out like this?

"I knew it was going to be great and maybe a great change, but I don't think anybody would have expected it to go quite like this and how it's gone. You know, I think we all know this is always the dream to be in this position playing for a Stanley Cup, but the way we got here was definitely not scripted, that's for sure, making the playoffs by one point and being the eighth seed in the East.

You've been a difference maker in Florida's road to get here. Your brother Brady, who's the captain of the Ottawa Senators and spent time in Koepka's suite in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes, said on a Toronto radio station Friday that your performance inspires him to be more of that guy who influences games. How have you been able to come through in these clutch moments time and time again, including scoring the series winner against Carolina with 4.9 seconds left in Game 4?

"I just think I've been really lucky in that … well, with the people around me and the positions I've been in, being in the right spot but not doing all the hard work. It's the guys around me that have been doing the hard work that people don't see. They might just see my end of it because I'm in the right spot. Again, I'm lucky. We've gone on a great run here. And we're going to try to continue it the best we can and have fun. I'm just trying to do my part."

Final question. To your point, how much does your confidence swell when you're on a run like this, with four game-winners, including three in OT? Do you embrace what is known in sports as "The Guy," almost like the basketball player who at crunch time always wants the ball?

"I just think everyone wants to be "That Guy." I definitely do, for sure. I just think the calmness we have is translated into those big moments for our whole team. I think that's what's really made us successful, is being so calm and such. Like I said, we don't seem to feel the pressure in those clutch moments like other teams might."

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Hockey Fast Facts

In which a series of random hockey facts are presented to teach the history of the NHL

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The NHL was founded on November 26th, 1917 and was founded after the suspension of the National Hockey Association

Initially the NHL only consisted of 4 teams for the initial 1917-1918 and all four were based in Canada. The only still active team is the Montreal Canadiens who have often been referred to as the Habs.

Although there were a few teams who joined the NHL after that first season in 1917, none of those teams are still in existence. The second oldest team in the NHL are the Boston Bruins who first joined in the 1924-1925 season. That season consisted of 6 teams in total.

Divisions were first introduced in the 1926-1927 season and consisted of the Canadian and American divisions although one team from New York was included in the Canadian division. Today there are four divisions: the Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, and Pacific divisions.

You may come to hear of people referring to some teams as part of the ‘Original Six’. This is in reference to the six teams that made up the NHL from the 1942 season through the 1967 season. The teams in question are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The 1967-1968 team introduced 6 new teams to the NHL and creating the East and West Divisions of the NHL. The Original Six were made a part of the Eastern Division with the new 6 teams making up the West Division. Although the divisions would change in seasons after, the East and West Divisions would eventually return and are still used to this day.

Many teams came and went but by the 1974-1975 season, a total of 18 teams were active in the NHL. This season brought change to the NHLs game structure with the introduction of teams being split into Conferences and then Divisions. The Conferences were: Prince of Wales Conference (holding the Adams and Norris divisions). And the Campbell Conference (holding the Patrick and Smythe divisions)

The 1979-1980 season saw a total of 21 teams in the NHL as the WHA (World Hockey Association) disbanded. The four teams were the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, and Quebec Nordiques. Only the Jets and Oilers are current teams.

The 1993-1994 season saw a change in title to the Conferences and Divisions as well as teams rearranging and landing in different divisions. The Eastern and Western Conferences with the Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, and Pacific divisions is the current format to this day. However from the 1998 season through the 2013-2014 season there were 3 divisions per Conference.

No hockey was played in the 2004-2005 season due to an unresolved lockout. As such no Stanley Cup was awarded and what is engraved on the Cup for this instance is ‘Season Not Played’

For the most part that brings us to how the league stands today. There were a few more team expansions which bring up the total number of competing teams to 32 but that’s basically league history

Note: I am planning some info posts about the teams where I’ll go more in depth on aspects like expansions, important players, etc. Wanted to keep this post fairly straightforward and as short as I could for the time being!

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Bestimmen Sie den ersten Platz in der Division

Die Schlussphase des Spiels verlief für die Spieler im NHL trikot Vancouver Canucks gut. Die nicht so gute Nachricht ist, dass nicht mehr so viele Spiele zu spielen sind und das Rennen um die Playoff-Plätze der Western Conference vorbei ist, während das Rennen um die Playoff-Plätze der Eastern Conference immer noch weitergeht, einfach weil niemand zu wollen scheint ihnen. Dazu gehören in den nächsten Wochen noch einige echte Großspiele – zumindest unter der Annahme, dass alles nach Plan verläuft.

Canucks vs. Oilers, 13. April – Dieses Spiel steht vorerst auf der Liste, da es bis dahin möglicherweise keine Rolle mehr spielt. Aber die Oilers bleiben in einem Spiel, das letztendlich über den ersten Platz in der Division entscheiden könnte, immer noch an der Spitze der Pacific. Panthers vs. Bruins, 6. April – Wir können hier etwas zuversichtlicher sein, da das Spiel eine Woche früher beginnt und das Atlantic-Feld wettbewerbsfähiger ist. Es ist eine schwierige Phase für Boston, die zwischen zwei Spielen gegen Carolina liegt, daher könnte dies ein Pflichtspiel für die Spieler in nhl trikots sein, die auf der Suche nach dem Topgesetzten der Konferenz sind. Die brandheißen Stars der Avalanche haben am 7. April eine große Woche vor sich und treffen am Mittwoch auf die Oilers. Aber das ist die Trophäe, die über die Central Trophy und vielleicht sogar über die President's Trophy entscheiden könnte. Dieses Spiel ist wichtig für die Tabelle, aber vielleicht noch wichtiger als ein Kampf zwischen zwei Teams, die die Führung der Western Conference übernehmen und diese Botschaft klar und deutlich auf dem Weg in die Playoffs senden wollen.

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UPDATE: The NHL has selected to broaden the organization with a group in Seattle in the 2021-22 period. The National Hockey Organization Board of Governors is anticipated to accept growth to Seattle, with the organization’s 32 nd group starting play in the 2021-22 period. A three-quarters ballot of the present 31 proprietors is required to validate Seattle as the organization’s most recent franchise business. he nine-member exec board that listened to Seattle’s discussion in October elected all to relocate the issue fully board, which is conference in Georgia. The ballot is anticipated on Tuesday. In this April 11, 2018, data image, part-owners Jerry Bruckheimer, left, as well as David Bonderman position with Tod Leiweke as well as a hockey stick throughout a press conference calling Leiweke as the head of state as well as Chief Executive Officer for a possible NHL growth group in Seattle. SeattleHockey Companions will certainly pay NHL proprietors $650 million to sign up with. The team led by bulk proprietor David Bonderman, manufacturer Jerry Bruckheimer as well as head of state as well as Chief Executive Officer Tod Leiweke had actually been wishing for play to start in 2020. Nevertheless, unpredictability over finishing KeyArena restorations in time implies Seattle will certainly need to wait an additional year for the return of a significant winter months sporting activities group. A group in Seattle equilibriums the Eastern as well as Western Seminars at 16 groups each, however likewise calls for adjustment to level the Central as well as Pacific Divisions. Numerous anticipate the Arizona Coyotes to be transferred to the Central Department in 2021 when Seattle gets in the organization. The NHL is handling some unsure circumstances as it prepares to settle the Seattle growth. The Ottawa Senators’ midtown sector job remains in risk of breaking down, as well as Arizona Coyotes proprietor Andrew Barroway is searching for a companion as he attempts to safeguard a lasting house in the desert. At the same time, the organization would love to start making prepare for a 2020 Globe Mug of Hockey however has no assurance of work tranquility that would certainly enable such an event to happen. Commissioner Gary Bettman upgraded the Board of Governors on those subjects Monday. Bettman claimed the wage cap is predicted to rise to about $83 million following period, up from the present $795 million restriction. That’s an indication incomes are remaining to climb after the success of the growth Las vega Golden Knights.

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2023-24 NHL Western Conference Playoff Picks

The western conference is in euphoria. Ever since the 2021 embarrassment of no team from the central or pacific divisions going to the Stanley Cup Finals, the past two champions have been from the west. Many viewers wonder if the Golden Knights can become the third team to win back-to-back titles in the last ten years. Unlike the Avalanche last season, Vegas isn’t dealing with waves of injuries,…

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The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded in 1972 as the Atlanta Flames and relocated to Calgary in 1980.

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Arizona Coyotes: 3 weeks since we picked No. 3 #tbt...

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All eyes on star power when Knights, Oilers clash in Game 1

The top two picks of the 2015 NHL Draft will go head-to-head when the Connor McDavid-led Edmonton Oilers face Jack Eichel and the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of a Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday night in Las Vegas This rugby coach slap came with an insane punishment | Andy Reacts It’s the first-ever postseason meeting between the two teams that paced the Pacific Division…

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The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks play their home games at the Rogers Arena. The team has won four Stanley Cups, most recently in 2011.

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Flames face the Western Conference-leading Golden Knights

Calgary Flames (26-20-11, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-5, first in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Golden Knights -145, Flames +123; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Western Conference-leading Vegas Golden Knights host the Calgary Flames. Vegas is 34-18-5 overall and 7-7-2 against the Pacific Division.…

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CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON 6

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - The New York Rangers season ended in six games to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, now seeking a three-peat against the Colorado Avalanche starting on Wednesday. So now, the off-season will be upon us after Monday’s exit interviews and the traditional locker room clean-out. For cap reasons, the lineup will change in New York and Hartford by the fall training camp. In Hartford, the work for the new season begins with the release of five guaranteed home dates, including a late home opener on October 22, of the 72-game universal AHL schedule. Also coming is a 32nd AHL franchise, the Coachella Valley (CA) Firebirds. They will likely play in the Pacific Division and be the farm team of the Seattle Kraken. They will likely play its home games at the newly constructed $250 million Insura Arena in the Southern California desert to be open play in November. The Pack is assiduously working on completing the schedule for next year. Cristiano DiGiacinto was a walk-on training camp invitee from Canadian university hockey. He made the Hartford Wolf Pack team while playing 47 games and was rewarded with a new one-year AHL deal mid-week. Alex Whelan (Quinnipiac University), a training camp invitee two years ago, minted a new one-year AHL contract. Joining him was defenseman Zach Giuttari. They all received deals in the entry-level range of $70-$80K. KRAVTSOV SIGHTING The mercurial former ninth overall selection in the NHL Draft by the Rangers two years ago last season bolted back to Russia rather than playing in Hart City. He amassed 13 points in just 19 KHL regular-season games and another 10 points in 15 playoff games. In an interview with Sports.RU, Traktor Chelyabinsk’s General Director of his KHL team, said he turned down a contract for next season. On Sunday, Kravtsov signed a one-year extension at $875K one-way money NHL/AHL. It looks like Kravtsov wants a North American redux, and that’s where it gets interesting. Before this extension, the Rangers held his NHL rights until July 13 (free agency when he could have become an RFA-restricted free agent), and Traktor holds his KHL rights. It seems highly unlikely that Hart City is in his future. Instead, the Rangers seem likely to tinker with its lineup through the draft. Has Chris Drury decided to still give him a chance in NY or pending trade, and has he found that trading partner? Can he get Kravtsov here, to begin with? Sources have said once the Stanley Cup finals end and the NHL Draft expect a lot of movement. The present global sanctions on Russian human and commercial cargo imposed by the US and Canada and its Western, Central, and Eastern European allies might complicate that effort. Carolina’s legal rep found a loophole to get goalie Pyotr Kochetkov here. He came in the early spring at the end of the regular season, which saw him play late in the season in a relief effort, and even started a playoff game when ex-Ranger Antii Raanta went down with an injury. He is helping Carolina’s farm team, the Chicago Wolves, in the AHL Calder Cup Western Conference final against the Stockton Heat. He couldn’t come directly from Russia to Canada or the United States. So instead, he went to Austria for a month to travel on a third-party country, an Austrian passport, a member of the EU. Will that travel loophole window be closed as sanctions tighten from the Western nations against Russian malign behavior in its invasion of Ukraine? Much of this is unknown to how far the NHL will go in cutting off contact with Russia? The CHL (WHL, OHL, and QMJHL) have banned all Russian and Belarussian players from their CHL Import Draft, which will be held a week after the NHL Draft next month. The NHL has not stated its policy regarding drafting Russian and Belarussian players at the NHL Draft and whether there was a stipulation if they could only be selected if they played junior hockey in Canada or the US last season. ECHL KELLY CUP FINALS It was s a battle between the Florida Everblades and Toledo Walleye but was won by Florida in five. Florida is coached by ex-Springfield Falcon Brad Ralph and had playing is ex-Falcon Alex Aleardi on the roster, but did not play or dress was former UCONN star goalie Tomáš Vomáčka. While Toledo had two ex-Pack players, John Albert and TJ Hensick, who was involved in their only goal of the game and the last one of the seasons scored by Albert, and Henick had the secondary assist, who has played his last pro game, plus they had former Wolf Pack training camp player last year defenseman Blake Hillman, who played in Providence in 2021-22. ARIZONA IS BUILDING A BUILDING The city council of Tempe, AZ, by a 5-2 margin, voted to negotiate with the Arizona Coyotes on a 46-acre parcel of land, almost a $2 billion property west of downtown Tempe, in what’s called the “Tempe Entertainment District,” near the Sky Harbor Airport. There is a proposed 16,000-seat arena. But instead, they will play in a 5,100-seat new college arena at ASU for the next three years that has never sold out at either of the other two arenas they’ve been in. The lease at the Gila River Arena was terminated by the city of Glendale at the end of the season, forcing the ASU situation. In a seven-hour meeting, the proposal plans to build an arena with a proposed promise of hotels, retail space, office buildings, and even 9,800 housing units. The NHL is also seeking a 30-year no-relocation clause. A long-time source opined, “The leaders of the City of Hartford and the State of Connecticut are probably saddened they don’t have an economic driver of an NHL or NBA team because they didn’t build a new arena in downtown to keep the Whalers or put themselves in position when the expansion came around. Now we’re through two (expansion) cycles, and 25 years later, they aren’t even in the discussion about getting an NHL team. They have to be kicking themselves. If they didn’t agree to build them a new building at whatever price tag, it was ($170 million) than at today’s going rate (of $1 billion).�� Another long-time source who was in private meetings when the Whalers exited told us many years ago that a plan to start a seed fund on a new building was talked about then by private business and state officials. Too bad nothing was done at that time. The CRDA now waits on a last-ditch proposal by new building management company OVG to bail them out and invest the necessary capital in renovating the arena to modernize the XL Center to 21st century standards knowing they have a zero chance of attracting the NHL or NBA to the Connecticut capital. Look north at Quebec City, with a rabid, passionate fan base, built a brand-new 18,000-plus building to NHL specs. The NHL still has not said yes, five years since they filled out the expansion application or even now with MLB flirting with Montreal. UCONN UCONN Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh signed a new contract retroactive to May. Cavanaugh will lead the men’s hockey program for $3.58 million over the next six years. Cavanaugh listened to the initial post-season interest from Boston College when their head coach, Jerry York, stepped down. Cavanaugh doesn’t wish to rehash it, but like Quinnipiac’s Rand Pecknold, who dangled himself leaving for UMASS five years ago to get another five-year deal with the Bobcats. UMASS got Greg Carvel instead and a national title. What Cavanaugh was coy about was specifics about the meeting between the two sides. Howlings learned from several sources that they couldn’t agree on the terms of the deal, neither the length nor the dollars, and he pulled himself from consideration. He lost his nine-year assistant Joe Peirara recently to BU. He added two new assistants in West Haven’s Mike Peirara, Joe Peirara’s younger brother from Avon Old Farms. He played and coached there. He also added one-time player Joe Ferriss who is in his second go-round (first time in four years) as an assistant coach after being an assistant coach last year at D-3 Wesleyan University (Middletown) (NESCAC). This offseason, Cavanaugh lost 14 players from his roster. Nine went to graduation, one left early to go pro, and four have transferred out. PLAYER MOVEMENT Two Wolf Pack players from last year’s team who had minor roles have left for Slovakia on different teams. Abbott Girduckis wore #17, a number that should have been retired long ago. Girduckis is a Belleville, Ontario native who got to play one of his six games in his hometown but spent most of his year in Jacksonville (ECHL) has signed with HC Presov (SLEL). Liam Pecararo was a mid-season call-up on an emergency basis for five games when the NHL taxi squad was reformed. He was with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) and was loaned briefly to the Charlotte Checkers. He signed a deal with HC Slovan Bratislava and MODO (Sweden-Allsvenskan). Two ex-Bridgeport Sound Tigers goalies are heading to new locations. Mikko Koskinen departs the Edmonton Oilers for HC Lugano (Switzerland-LNA). At the same time, Kristers Gudlevskis leaves Brynas IF (Sweden-SHL), and the former Latvian Olympian signs with the famed program at MODO (Sweden-Allsvenskan). Former Hartford Whaler, New York Ranger, Hartford Wolf Pack, and Avon Old Farms assistant coach Ulf Samuelsson was relieved of his duties by the Florida Panthers. Five more AHL players head to Europe. First, Otto Sompii of the Syracuse Crunch returns to Finland. Next, Luko Rauma (FEL) and Tyler Lewington of the Providence Bruins sign deals with EC Salzburg (Austria-IceHL). Next, Josef Korenar of the Tucson Roadrunners heads back home to the Czech Republic (Czechia) and HC Sparta Prague (CEL). Finally, Dmitri Zavgorodny heads from the Stockton Heat to HK Sochi (Russia-KHL) and Artem Servikov of the Chicago Wolves to Spartak Moscow (Russia-KHL). A total of just 14 players have signed deals so far. MORE PLAYER MOVEMENT Ex-Sound Tiger Troy Vogelhuber is named the new head coach of the Cleveland Monsters. It bumps him up from assistant coach. Brandon DeFazio, a former Sound Tiger and the son ex-New Haven Nighthawk Dean DeFazio continues his career in Germany, going from ERC Ingolstadt to Schwenniger (DEL) next year. Ex-Pack/Ranger Oscar Lindberg heads from Dynamo Moscow (Russia-KHL) to SC Bern (Switzerland-NLA) another Ukrainian war defection. from the KHL. Brady Shaw, the son of former Whaler Brad Shaw, who’s interviewing for the Vancouver job, changes European teams from Fehérvár AV19 (Hungary-IceHL) to HC Innsbruck (Austria-IceHL). Max Gavin, the son of former Whaler Stew Gavin, departs the University of Vermont Catamounts (HE) as Director of Hockey Operations and takes the assistant coaching job for the varsity women’s team at Dartmouth College (ECACHL-W). Ex-Wolf Pack Garth Murray, the current head coach of Norway’s Aalborg Pirates, won the national league title, The Canadian U-17 camp has selected its 100 players to participate in their camp, including Ryder Ritchie, the son of ex-Beast of New Haven Byron Ritchie, who’s the property of the Prince Albert Raiders (WHL). The camp takes place July 10-16, and Ritchie will be at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSports at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. The U-17 2022 World Challenge tourney will be held in Delta and Langley, BC from November 5-12. After the week-long camp, sixty-six players will be selected to go to their final three evaluation camps in the Canadian region. The expansion Savannah (GA) Ghost Pirates announced they would be affiliated with the NHL Vegas Golden Knights/AHL Henderson Silver Knights next year. In addition, they named former Ranger and Springfield Indian Ric Bennett, formerly of Union College (ECACHL) as it first-ever head coach. 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Doughty verletzt, Kings raus

Die Los Angeles Kings wurden Dritter in der Pacific Division und qualifizierten sich zum ersten Mal seit der Saison 2017/18 für die Stanley Cup Playoffs. Die Kings hatten sechs Heim-Playoff-Spiele in Folge verloren, bevor sie in Spiel 4 mit 4: 0 gingen, und wurden in Spiel 7 der Siebener-Serie der ersten Runde der Western Conference von den Edmonton Oilers mit 2: 2 geschlagen. 0-Ausscheidung verpassten die Kings erneut den Stanley Cup.

Die Kings qualifizierten sich trotz schwerer Verletzungen für die Playoffs, Doughty zog sich gegen die Boston Bruins eine Handgelenksverletzung zu, Sean Walker zog sich gegen die St. Louis Blues ebenfalls eine Verletzung zu und musste operiert werden, und auch das Spielen ohne sie im Los Angeles Kings Trikots behinderte die Offensivkraft Das gesamte Team machte die Könige natürlich auch weniger wahrscheinlich, dass sie gewinnen. Und Viktor Arvidsson spielte nicht einmal in einer Serie. Es scheint, dass die Kings diese Verletzungen überwinden müssen, bevor sie eine weitere Zukunft haben können.

Obwohl die Kings in dieser Saison weiter gekommen sind als zuvor, sind die Gegner in der Offensive besser organisiert und die Gesamtkoordination ist reibungsloser. Seit die Kings 2018 in der ersten Runde der Western Conference von den Vegas Golden Knights besiegt wurden, hat sich der Kader des Teams dramatisch verändert, aber es ist dem Stanley Cup nie näher gekommen. In jedem Fall müssen die Kings das Team noch ändern und ihre Strategie konsolidieren. Selbst wenn sie auf ein Team treffen, das ein beliebiges NHL Trikot kaufen trägt, besteht immer noch eine Chance.