The 2021 Canadiens Wouldn’t Be The Worst-Ever Stanley Cup Champion

Sports history has seen its share of unlikely champions. The New York Jets in Super Bowl III. The Amazing New York Mets in the 1969 World Series. Leicester City winning the English Premier League soccer title in 2015-16. The 2021 … Continue reading

Checkers find familiar partner in Kraken’s Francis

A familiar face in a new role means more help for the Charlotte Checkers this fall. The expansion Seattle Kraken will partner with the Florida Panthers to place their prospects with Charlotte for the 2021-22 season in an agreement announced … Continue reading

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