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🏒 Double trouble🏒 Double trouble
Seattle set to be the PWHL’s second expansion team
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The PWHL postseason push is fierce with just four regular-season games to go, but today’s breaking news is lighting the lamp no matter your rooting allegiance. That’s right, the league’s next expansion team is officially official.
April 30, 2025
🏒 Happy tears, incoming🏒 Happy tears, incoming
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog scores first goal since 2022
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With every first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series still to be decided, these storylines are the stuff of fairy tales. Grab your tissues and scroll on for the icy and spicy latest.
April 28, 2025
🏒 Breaking the ice🏒 Breaking the ice
Together With
Vancouver awarded first-ever PWHL expansion team as this season’s playoff race heats up
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It’s happening. Well, two things are happening: The PWHL is expanding, officially naming Vancouver as its seventh franchise on Wednesday, and this season’s on-ice action returns from the international break tomorrow. A women’s hockey double whammy? Yes, please.
April 25, 2025
⚙️ How it works⚙️ How it works
Everything you need to know about the 2024–25 NHL Playoffs
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After grinding through 82 regular-season games, it’s time to wipe the slate clean. Sixteen NHL playoff teams are contending for the Stanley Cup, the hardest trophy to win in sports.
April 19, 2025
🏒 With glowing hearts🏒 With glowing hearts
Breaking down the five postseason-bound Canadian teams
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Count ’em — not one, not two, not three, not four, but five Canadian NHL teams are playoff-bound this season, the most since 2017. That means five chances to end Canada’s 32-year Stanley Cup drought. Eh-xcellent.
April 18, 2025
🏒 Drop the puck🏒 Drop the puck
Everything you need to know about the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship
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If you thought February’s 4 Nations Face-Off was feisty, buckle up — the 24th IIHF Women’s World Championship begins from Czechia today, with the globe’s 10 best women’s national hockey teams in action in the game’s top tourney. So while PWHL teams are on break until the end of the month, some spicy international rivalries are about to take the ice. Pass the milk.
April 09, 2025
🏒 Sound the alarm🏒 Sound the alarm
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin notches 895th career goal, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL scoring record
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The GR8 Chase is over — Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal in yesterday’s 4–1 loss to the NY Islanders, making him the top goal scorer in NHL history. Here’s a look at the historic hockey moment, by the numbers.
April 07, 2025
🏒 The countdown is on🏒 The countdown is on
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record
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If you thought last week’s 4 Nations Face-Off was fun, then feast your eyes on Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who’s now just 13 goals away from breaking the NHL’s all-time career goals record, a mark long held by Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky. History is happening.
February 24, 2025
🏒 A campaign for the best game you can name🏒 A campaign for the best game you can name
Canada tops Team USA in overtime to win inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off
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Political tension? Check. Glove dropping? Check. Moments that made you cry? Check. The NHL’s innovative 4 Nations Face-Off tournament had it all, with Canada defeating Team USA to win the inaugural trophy in dramatic fashion last night. Here’s how it went down.
February 21, 2025
🏒 Fight night🏒 Fight night
Team USA and Canada to meet in 4 Nations Face-Off finale
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Drop the gloves because Team Canada and Team USA meet for the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET, a highly anticipated rematch of their feisty round robin tilt. As a refresher, the victor earns bragging rights as winner of the NHL’s inaugural 4 Nations tourney (a replacement for the league’s All-Star break), but the stakes are ultra-high in this storied hockey rivalry. No wonder ticket prices are soaring — it doesn’t get better than this.
February 18, 2025
🏒 Icy and spicy🏒 Icy and spicy
Everything you need to know about the 4 Nations Face-Off
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It’s been nearly a decade, but the world’s best men’s hockey players are finally taking center ice in international competition, ready to represent their respective home countries at the NHL’s highly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off.
February 12, 2025
🏒 Ice ice baby🏒 Ice ice baby
Canada and the USA ready to face off as the Rivalry Series returns
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The PWHL is on international break, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your women’s hockey fix. The Rivalry Series — aka the spicy, icy five-game showdown between the Canadian and American national teams — is back on the ice. Drop that puck.
February 05, 2025
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