Category: NHL

California Hockey Players Lead Way on Slovakia’s Hlinka-Gretzky Roster

USA Hockey on July 24 named four players from Orange County and one each from Los Angeles County and Northern California to its under-18 select roster for the upcoming Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Slovakia. The tournament, named in honor of former Czech hockey star Ivan Hlinka and Canadian icon Wayne Gretzky, is set for July 31–Aug….


Rebuilding Ducks Excited About Future Prospects

During the same week millions of Americans celebrated Independence Day, 32 young hockey players gathered at Irvine’s Great Park Ice looking to take the next step in their quests for long and fruitful NHL careers. The Anaheim Ducks’ annual summer development camp, which opened there July 3 and runs through July 7, offers youngsters who…


NHL Teams Doing Away With ‘Pride Night’ Jerseys Next Season

National Hockey League (NHL) teams will not wear specialty jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season because it has become a “distraction” this past season, a top league official confirmed on Thursday. During an interview with Sportsnet after concluding a meeting with the league’s board of governors in New York, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said…


Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Stake in Washington’s NBA, NHL and WNBA Teams, AP Source Says

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a roughly 5% stake in the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and WNBA’s Washington Mystics as part of a $4.05 billion deal, a person with knowledge of the sale said Thursday, June 22. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity…


Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final Shows the Value of Street Hockey in Many US Markets

Music blared from speakers outside the Vegas Golden Knights’ practice facility while kids ran around with hockey sticks, batting a ball into a couple of nets. Pizza was available nearby. A similar scene played out a week later steps from the Florida Panthers’ arena before Stanley Cup Final games, with young fans playing inside an…


Record Revenue and Attendance Has Business Booming Again for the American Hockey League

More than 10,000 fans filled the Hershey Bears’ home arena on Tuesday night to watch the oldest American Hockey League franchise take on the newest, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, in the Calder Cup Finals. It was the third consecutive game in the AHL championship series to be sold out and pushed total playoff attendance for…


Henri ‘Pocket Rocket’ Richard, 11-time Winner of Stanley Cup, Diagnosed With CTE After Death in 2020

Henri Richard’s family says the late Hockey Hall of Famer has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to concussions. “I hope my father’s brain donation and diagnosis will lead to more prevention efforts, research, and eventually a CTE treatment,” Denis Richard, Henri’s son, said on Wednesday, a day after the…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (June 14): Former President Trump Outlines Legal Defense After Arraignment; Lawmakers React to Indictment

Former President Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in a federal indictment, during his appearance in a Miami Federal court on June 13. He says the investigation into his handling of classified documents is a politically motivated attack, meant to keep him from the White House in 2024. We have more on Trump’s legal…


NTD Good Morning (June 14): Former President Trump Outlines Legal Defense After Arraignment; Lawmakers React to Indictment

Former President Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in a federal indictment, during his appearance in a Miami Federal court on June 13. He says the investigation into his handling of classified documents is a politically motivated attack, meant to keep him from the White House in 2024. We have more on Trump’s legal…


Golden Knights Blast Panthers 9–3 in Game 5 to Capture First Stanley Cup Title

LAS VEGAS—Golden Knights games have always been as flashy as any show on the Las Vegas Strip, the sword-fighting mascot taking the ice before what seems like a legion of players marching out through the mirrored entrance into the roar of the crowd. If this team was ever going to win the Stanley Cup, it…