Vegas to host 2022 All-Star Game, Winter Classic and Stadium series games announced

TAMPA –The Vegas Golden Knights will host the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Monday before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay … Continue reading

Bartnick’s Stanley Cup Final musing

LOS ANGELES – The Stanley Cup Final is set. The Tampa Bay Lightning, the NHL’s best team is playing the NHL’s greatest franchise Montreal Canadiens. Tampa Bay is trying to become the only the second team to win back to … Continue reading

Panthers, Kraken agree to share AHL Charlotte affiliation

CHARLOTTE, NC – The NHL’s Seattle Kraken and Florida Panthers today announced that they have entered into a joint agreement to place their prospects in Charlotte for the 2021-22 season. As part of the agreement, the Checkers will simultaneously host … Continue reading

AHL alumni ready to battle for Stanley Cup

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are ready to face off for the Stanley Cup, and the finalists’ rosters are stocked with AHL All-Stars, Calder Cup winners and other graduates of the American Hockey League. Tampa … Continue reading

Armia in COVID-19 protocol for Canadiens ahead of Game 1 of Cup Final

Joel Armia is in NHL COVID-19 protocol and the Montreal Canadiens forward will not travel with the team Sunday to Tampa for the start of the Stanley Cup Final against the Lightning. Game 1 is Monday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, … Continue reading