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🏒 Free agency tiers: The best players available
From All-Stars and award winners down to diamonds in the rough, here's who will be available this summer.[read more]
Canes barrel into Cup Final with Game 5 blowout
Losers of three conference finals since 2019, the Hurricanes celebrated their first Stanley Cup Final berth in two decades after eliminating the Canadiens 6-1 in Game 5.[read more]
Cassidy: 'Upsetting' Vegas blocking interviews
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy told the Spittin' Chiclets podcast that it's "upsetting" he can't interview with other clubs after Vegas management declined reported requests by Edmonton and Los Angeles.[read more]
Canes favored over VGK to hoist Stanley Cup
Having finally gotten over the conference finals hump, the Hurricanes are favored over the Golden Knights as they head into their first Stanley Cup Final since 2006.[read more]
Five-time All-Star forward Dennis Hull dies at 81
Dennis Hull, the two-way NHL forward who starred alongside superstar brother Bobby Hull with the Chicago Blackhawks, helped Canada win the 1972 Summit Series over the Soviet Union and appeared in five NHL All-Star Games, died on Friday at the age of 81.[read more]
Panthers captain Barkov, Finland eliminate Canada
Led by Aleksander Barkov, captain and two-time Stanley Cup champ for the Florida Panthers who missed the entire NHL season with an injury, Finland upset Canada 4-2 Saturday in Zurich, setting up the ice hockey world championship final against Switzerland.[read more]
Lemieux's brain being donated for CTE research
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday.[read more]
Young players in need of a change: Michkov, Nemec,...
Who could be next season's Trevor Zegras or Kirby Dach? Here are 12 candidates from around the league.[read more]
Grades and takeaways from Hurricanes' series-clinc...
Carolina dominated again in Game 5 to eliminate Montreal. Here's what it all means, with a look ahead.[read more]
Early look at the 2026 Stanley Cup Final: Golden K...
Who will win the championship? The series begins Tuesday on ABC, but here's a head start on all the intel you need to know.[read more]