Islanders choose Erie defenseman with No. 1 pick
NHL, Sports
June 28, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. High-scoring forward Michael Misa went second overall to the San Jose ...
An 84-game season is one change with NHL’s labor deal
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 28, 2025
An 84-game season is coming to the NHL as part of an extension of the collective bargaining agreement, which is expected to be announced as soon as Friday before the first round of the draft. The leag...
Don’t expect Dubas to use all of Penguins’ draft picks
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
June 27, 2025
At the end of the business day March 7 — or at least as it pertains to the NHL’s trade deadline that afternoon — Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas offered something of an inventory of...
Mogilny, Chara, Keith among Hockey HOF selections
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 25, 2025
Alexander Mogilny’s long wait for the Hockey Hall of Fame is over, as the high-scoring Russian winger was selected Tuesday as part of the eight-member class of 2025. Mogilny was joined by fellow forme...
Wang set to become 3rd Chinese-born player selected
NHL, Sports
By By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer 
June 25, 2025
Invited to watch his first hockey practice at an ice rink in Beijing, Haoxi Wang was no different than any impressionable, wide-eyed 4-yearold being fascinated by the equipment the players wore. They ...
Panthers celebrate back-to-back Cups with parade Sunday
NHL, Sports
June 23, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Champagne was swilled and spilled, cigars were smoked and the Stanley Cup was hoisted a few more times, all with about 400,000 people watching. The Florida Panthers are ge...
Top prospect Schaefer already making impact off ice
NHL, Sports
By By JOHN WAWROW AP 
June 23, 2025
When the time comes for defenseman Matthew Schaefer to take the stage at the NHL draft inside the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this week, the top-ranked prospect won’t be climbing the stairs alone. ...
Hockey rides into offseason with full-on buzz
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 20, 2025
The 4 Nations Face-Off in February was meant to provide a taste of international competition a year before the Winter Olympics because it had been nearly a decade since the NHL’s top players were able...
Marchand played big role in Panthers’ second championship
NHL, Sports
June 20, 2025
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand sure made himself at home in Florida. Now he’s a two-time Stanley Cup champion. Getting Marchand at the trade deadline from Boston for what ended up being a single f...
Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champs
NHL, Sports
June 18, 2025
Sam Reinhart scored four goals Tuesday as Florida wrapped up the series with a convincing win. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Stanley’s stay in South Florida is getting extended. The Florida Panthers repeated a...
Crosby named to Canada’s preliminary Olympic roster
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
June 17, 2025
Every participating nation in the 2026 Games had to select six players by Monday. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby was named to Canada’s preliminary roster for the 2026 Olympics, which will b...
Is McDavid producing enough for the Oilers?
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 17, 2025
It took until 13 minutes left in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final for Connor Mc-David to score his first goal of the series, and it was after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 to the Florida P...
NHL, Sports
STANLEY CUP NOTEBOOK
June 17, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It’s anyone’s guess who starts in goal for the Edmonton Oilers when they face elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night....
Marchand has Florida on brink of Stanley Cup repeat
NHL, Sports
June 16, 2025
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — At 37, Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand might not only be getting better with age in the 14 years since winning his first and only Stanley Cup title. Some might even sug...
Edmonton has momentum heading home
NHL, Sports
June 14, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Corey Perry knew from his seat on the bench he wanted to say something. His Edmonton Oilers looked flat, outclassed by the defending champion Florida Panthers, and were in...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
June 13, 2025
As has happened countless times over the previous decade, a guff Boston accent fielded questions during a press conference at the dais within the media room at PPG Paints Arena. And as has been the ca...
New Penguins’ coach Muse embracing challenge
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 12, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Muse knows his resume, at least the part that includes his playing career, doesn’t exactly fit the profile of the typical NHL coach. And yet in some ways, the years spent as a se...
Panthers nearing full strength in Stanley Cup Final
NHL, Sports
June 12, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The bumps and bruises and worse started to pile up midway through the Florida Panthers’ third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Matthew Tkachuk only returned for ...
Panthers rout Oilers to take series lead
NHL, Sports
June 11, 2025
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Taking advantage of the Edmonton Oilers’ worst performance in several weeks, the defending Florida Panthers pounced on mistakes to win Game 3 in a 6-1 rout Monday night and take a...
Leaking oil: Edmonton unravels in Game 3
NHL, Sports
June 11, 2025
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Falling behind early, parading to the penalty box and losing grip of their composure, the Edmonton Oilers find themselves in an all-too-familiar position: trailing the Stanley Cup...