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Islanders goalie Robin Lehner opens up about his addiction and bipolar diagnosis: 'I could not stand being alone in my brain'
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The Athletic is pleased to announce that
@hailey_salvian
has been named our first-ever national women's hockey writer.
She has established herself as the authority on the women's game over the past four years.
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Former Stars defenseman Stephen Johns recently made his retirement public.
The 29-year-old, who has suffered from depression, decided to rollerblade across the U.S. to raise awareness for mental illness now that his playing days are over.
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"Young women don’t exist in the world to be teachable moments … We need to cut this bulls–t out of the hockey world."
@ian_mendes
reacts to the Canadiens' decision to draft Logan Mailloux in the first round following his conviction last year in Sweden ⤵️
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15 years. 3 Stanley Cups. One brotherhood.
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin aren’t just a superstar
@penguins
duo; they’re also the closest of friends.
This is their story.
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St. Louis native Pat Maroon has a little extra motivation heading into his fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Final.
This year's matchup pits Maroon against Avalanche owner Stan Kroenke, who also owns — among other teams — the Los Angeles Rams and Arsenal F.C.
H/T
@PatMcAfeeShow
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No shirt.
Cold beer.
“
@JoeSmithTB
let’s hear it.” 😂
Nikita Kucherov with a legendary press conference following the Stanley Cup Final.
🎥
@BradyTrett
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“Fine, I’ll do it myself.” — Connor McDavid (probably)
Within a minute of an Oilers goal getting overturned, McDavid scores on the very next shift.
🎥
@hayyyshayyy
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Nothing to see here.
Just Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel playing catch, with hockey sticks and a puck…
🎥
@penguins
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EXCLUSIVE: Mike Green is retiring from the NHL after 15 seasons.
The D-man talks to
@Tarik_ElBashir
about his career and his future, plus Bruce Boudreau and Nicklas Backstrom share memories of the former Capitals star
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Russia native Alex Ovechkin asked for "no more war" amid Russia's attack on Ukraine while speaking with reporters on Friday.
"It's a hard situation. I have family back in Russia and it is scary moments."
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Everyone's chasing Cale Makar in the "best defenseman" race.
Rankings the greats:
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*stick taps* for
@DallasStars
goalie Jake Oettinger who recorded 64 saves despite the loss to the Flames.
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Sidney Crosby's uncertain status for the remainder of Round 1 has many people writing off the Penguins.
But Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang have an opportunity to lift up their captain, their team and their city.
Will they deliver?
✍️
@Real_RobRossi
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In a salary-cap world, contract value is crucial in terms of which players are providing value — and which are not.
Today,
@domluszczyszyn
takes a closer look at the "nots" with his list of the NHL's 10 worst contracts in 2022.
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For the first time in his 17-year career, Marc Andre-Fleury of the
@GoldenKnights
has won the Vezina Trophy.
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Thoughts on these Canucks jerseys with the matte black helmet?
👍 or 👎
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Antti Raanta and the Carolina Hurricanes are the first team to shutout the Colorado Avalanche this season.
Canes win 2-0.
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Sources confirmed to
@OvertimeScottB
that the NHL is planning two outdoor games in Lake Tahoe with the Avalanche and Golden Knights playing on Feb. 20, and the Bruins and Flyers playing on Feb. 21
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"He doesn’t give me much of a reaction. That’s him, though. He’s a quiet guy ... He just goes and plays."
That’s what Blues netminder Jordan Binnington did Sunday — he played. And he pulled out some Stanley Cup magic in the process.
✍️
@jprutherford
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The Lightning's Mathieu Joseph, Gemel Smith and Daniel Walcott made history Monday in what's believed to be the first all-Black forward line in NHL history.
"In this moment, in this game, hockey really was for everyone."
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Russian man 🤝 Florida man
Nikita Kucherov and the Lightning are celebrating back-to-back
#StanleyCup
wins, Tampa style.
🎥:
@bubbaprog
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"It’s been a blast. An absolute blast."
Covering the New York Rangers has been
@RickCarpiniello
's dream job. But after 43 memory-packed years, it's time to hang them up ⤵️
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The City of Chicago weighed in on the Alex DeBrincat trade 😅
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Best of 2018 -- ‘I could not stand being alone in my brain’: Islanders goalie Robin Lehner opens up about his addiction and bipolar diagnosis
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Hall of Fame hockey announcer Mike "Doc" Emrick announced his retirement Monday following a long and illustrious career.
Reactions, insights and more from across our newsroom here ⤵️
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"People think I’m making a big deal out of it, and yeah I am. It’s my life."
In an emotional return to Long Island, Golden Knights netminder Robin Lehner reflects on his brief yet life-altering stint with the Islanders.
✍️
@JesseGranger_
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Phil Kessel has tied the longest ironman streak in NHL history, playing in his 989th consecutive game.
Kessel’s consecutive games streak began on Oct. 31, 2009.
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The allegations that Kirill Kaprizov bought a fraudulent military ID card have largely been refuted, per
@RussoHockey
.
Kaprizov is in the U.S. and is scheduled to fly to Minnesota Tuesday.
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Surprising, but true: The Hughes brothers have more points than the entire Sharks roster.
◻️ Jack, Quinn, Luke: 41 points
◻️ San Jose Sharks: 24 points
H/T
@SNstats
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When Bayne Pettinger started telling people in hockey he is gay he received overwhelming support. Now he wants everyone to know his story |
@PierreVLeBrun
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Never underestimate Sidney Crosby, nor his friendship with Evgeni Malkin.
Sources tell
@JoshYohe_PGH
that Crosby is in consistent contact with Malkin, hoping the UFA-to-be will consider reopening lines of communication with the Penguins.
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The three-peat quest is over, but the Lightning's core team is still in their prime, and hungry for more.
As long as they have Andrei Vasilevskiy, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos, they have a shot, writes
@JoeSmithTB
.
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Vancouver sends Bruce Boudreau off the ice with “Bruce there it is” chants.
Boudreau broke down in tears 🥲👏
🎥
@Sportsnet
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Good luck finding a bigger breakout season than the one Tage Thompson is having for the Sabres.
The 24-year-old joins
@CraigCustance
and
@seangentille
to discuss his growth as a player, the positive shift in Buffalo and more.
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Pat Maroon asked Wayne Simmonds how many Cups he has 😂
The trash talking between the Lightning and Maple Leafs is here.
🎥
@Sportsnet
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P.K. Subban is coming to New Jersey. Devils fans, get to know your new defenceman.
WATCH »
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Unvaccinated NHLers risk being left behind on road trips and losing paychecks if they get infected, the NHLPA has warned |
@RussoHockey
&
@KatieJStrang
⤵️
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Brad Marchand was given a match penalty after lashing out at Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry in the Bruins' 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh.
Marchand's actions will be automatically subject to review.
🎥
@ConorRyan_93
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Could Gary Thorne return as ESPN's NHL voice?
“I’d love to talk about it with ESPN and see what direction they’re going to take with it, " Thorne said.
Read the full interview with
@richarddeitsch
here ⤵️
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Canucks fans continue to support embattled coach Bruce Boudreau with "Bruce there it is" chants at Rogers Arena.
🎥
@Sportsnet
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Nazem Kadri has a message for his doubters after becoming a
#StanleyCup
champion for the first time.
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Stars ownership, management goes on expletive-laden tirade over poor performance from Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin
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Cale Makar doesn't like attention, but his play sure brings him a lot of it.
Now his resume includes a Stanley Cup — the prize he desperately wanted — and the Conn Smythe Trophy, the signifier of his role in making it happen.
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@Peter_Baugh
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It is impossible to know just how prevalent cocaine and molly have become in the NHL, but people are talking about it as a legitimate trend and there is anecdotal evidence to suggest the drugs are in circulation.
@KatieJStrang
takes a closer look.
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Tough. Fair. Brutally honest when necessary.
And some fun along the way.
Please welcome
@ian_mendes
to
@TheAthletic
. Here's what you can expect from his coverage of the Senators and the NHL ⤵️
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Our
@scottcwheeler
was granted unprecedented access to the ECHL's Brampton Beast.
He rode the bus with them on a three-games-in-three-days road trip where everything that could go wrong did.
This is the story of how he got to be
#InOne
: 🔓
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WE HAD A GOALIE GOAL IN VANCOUVER🗣
Linus Ullmark closed the game out for the Bruins in style.
🎥
@Sportsnet
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The new generation has arrived, and it's pretty sensational.
Yet quietly, almost unnoticed, Sidney Crosby remains.
At age 34 and under the radar for the first time in his career, Crosby is playing his best hockey in years.
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@JoshYohe_PGH
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Matiss Kivlenieks was memorialized today in suburban Columbus following his death in a fireworks mishap on July 4.
Coaches and teammates eulogized the 24-year-old, celebrating his warmth and kindness, his mischievousness and more.
✍️
@Aportzline
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There’s simply something captivating about the happy-go-lucky aura that revolves around Marc-André Fleury.
Just ask his new Wild teammate Kevin Fiala, who was practically starstruck when Fleury was traded to Minnesota.
✍️
@RussoHockey
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These are the best of the best.
The top eight farm systems, ranked by
@coreypronman
, headlined by the Sabres.
Full analysis of each club's prospect pool ⤵️
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Raw. Real. Funny. Delivered with charisma and purpose. Fueled by Bud Light.
The NHL needs more of Nikita Kucherov’s shirtless, beer-soaked rants,
@seangentille
writes, not less.
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John Kelly and Darren Pang once again clock in high in NHL fans' broadcast rankings.
"John Kelly and Darren Pang have a chemistry that rivals (Brett) Hull and (Adam) Oates."
Full rankings, courtesy of
@seanshapiro
and
@harmandayal2
:
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🚨 Wholesome content alert 🚨
On The Athletic 🏒 Show, Rod Brind'Amour talks about why coaching the
@Canes
makes him the "richest" coach in the league ⤵️
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Which NHL teams improved the most this offseason?
@domluszczyszyn
's model weighs in:
◽️ "The Red Wings are back on the rise"
◽️ "This team is still going to be putrid"
◽️ The "Schrodinger’s Kadri" dilemma for COL
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T.J. Oshie was on the ice in warmups Thursday night while wearing a
@WarroadHockeyCo
neck guard following the death of Adam Johnson.
Oshie founded Warroad.
🎥
@Sportsnet
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A look at the NHL teams that've played the most playoff games in the past 15 years 📊
Does your team have the Stanley Cups to show for the appearances?
🎥:
@NHL
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The Blues were down 4-1 to the Panthers at the start of the third period.
Then…
◻️ Ryan O'Reilly goal (4-2)
◻️ Jordan Kyrou goal (4-3)
◻️ Vladimir Tarasenko goal (4-4)
◻️ Jordan Kyrou goal (OT winner)
🎥
@StLouisBlues
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"According to an NHL source, at least one team has submitted a lottery proposal that would include a tournament in which lottery teams play for the first-overall pick.”
👀
@CraigCustance
|
@TheAthletic
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Several key Sharks players have informed management that if Evander Kane was going to be a part of the team going forward, they didn’t want to be.
That’s how bad it got, and how complicated this situation has become.
✍️
@KKurzNHL
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Brayden Point is available for the Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, per head coach Jon Cooper.
H/T
@JoeSmithTB
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Just three years ago, the Carolina Hurricanes were in the midst of a decade-long NHL playoff drought. Today, they have the best record in the league and have already clinched a playoff berth.
Along the way, they've captured the hearts of the hockey world with the "Storm Surge."
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Few NHLers draw penalties the way Connor McDavid does, but he infamously couldn’t draw a penalty in the playoffs as the Oilers were swept by the Jets.
Now, the two-time Hart Trophy winner is asking for consistency from NHL referees.
✍️
@DNBsports
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Carey Price has been a rock in Montreal for so long, and that's what makes his decision to seek help for his mental health so significant.
He is not playing through the pain anymore. And perhaps none of us should be.
✍️
@ArponBasu
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Welcome to the Pelech Posse, a cult following of Islanders fans devoted to defenseman Adam Pelech. They showed up in full force tonight for their hero.
📸
@KKurzNHL
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Matt Dumba isn’t surprised with the NHL flip-flopping on allowing Pride tape.
"You’ll never get the answers for that.
"They don’t have answers for a lot of things that they do. They follow and try to save face.”
✍️
@icemancometh
⤵️
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The New York Rangers were eliminated, bringing an end to an era.
For the first time since 1979 an NHL teammate of Jaromir Jagr wont play in the
#StanleyCup
Final.
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Happy David Ayres Day to all who celebrate.
#OTD
in 2020,
@Davidayres901
became the first emergency backup goalie to win an NHL game.
🎥:
@Sportsnet
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Ryan McDonagh's trade to Nashville was felt throughout the Lightning organization.
They lost a teammate, veteran leader and locker room presence. But they gained cap space that might keep others of the core around.
@JoeSmithTB
analyzes the trade:
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As he's rollerbladed across America,
@stjohns28
has raised awareness for mental health and gained followers along the way.
At the end of his
#MentalMiles
journey, he reflects on the experience and what he learned about himself in the process:
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Nazem Kadri waited –– then, he celebrated.
Patrick Kane knew the feeling.
Kane's phone blew up after Kadri's Game 4 winner on Wednesday, courtesy of everyone who remembered his Cup-clincher for Chicago in 2010.
✍️
@PierreVLeBrun
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Shayna Goldman will cover the Devils for The Athletic, as well as stories on leaguewide analytics and continued Rangers contributions.
More on what to expect from
@hayyyshayyy
➡️
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Born and raised in Czechia, Pavel Francouz had to fight and find his way after being undrafted to get to where he is now.
Now, he is stepping up in place of Darcy Kuemper as the Avs eye a Stanley Cup Final berth.
📚
@Peter_Baugh
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Blink-182's "All The Small Things" has made an appearance at Ball Arena during Game 4 of Jets-Avalanche 🎵
🎥
@WPGMurat
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The Maple Leafs now have the longest playoff series win drought in the NHL.
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For the first time in franchise history, the Golden Knights have won a non-Game 7 elimination game.
H/T
@JesseGranger_
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The Minnesota Wild have depth.
A lot of it. At every position.
That depth was on display Tuesday as the Wild defeated the Oilers 5-1 to extend their home point streak to 10 games.
✍️
@RussoHockey
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The Wild and defenseman Jacob Middleton have agreed to a three-year extension worth $2.45 million annually, a source confirmed to
@RussoHockey
.
Middleton was dealt to Minnesota in March from San Jose:
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During the early stages of the pandemic, Jack Jablonski would visit Hermosa beach in the middle of the night and sob endlessly.
Not because he is paralyzed, writes
@RussoHockey
.
“Because I’m gay."
Read:
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Jon Cooper's Lightning are on the cusp of a three-peat. The Leafs are trying to win their first playoff series since 2004.
@PierreVLeBrun
previews Game 7 between Atlantic Division foes:
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Sometimes a humbling defeat makes for a great origin story.
John Tortorella, the last coach to beat Tampa Bay in a playoff series, explains how a 2019 sweep at the hands of the Blue Jackets led the Lightning to a championship mindset.
✍️
@JoeSmithTB
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Matt Nieto’s sister has Down syndrome and autism. She only has a range of 20 words she can say but one of them is her brother’s No. 83.
@ryan_s_clark
on why Nieto will never change his number:
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Bruins’ Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron shared a dance at Charlie McAvoy’s wedding 😂
🎥
@BR_OpenIce
| IG/cmcavoy25
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"There needs to be more awareness. And it’s because stuff like this keeps happening."
Oilers winger Zach Hyman is proud of his Jewish heritage, and he felt compelled to speak up about antisemitic symbols he saw at a rally in Ottawa.
✍️
@DNBsports
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"Jimmy was the heart and soul of Dorchester."
“I think I owe it to him to be here today. I think we all do.”
Before Jimmy Hayes was laid to rest on Monday, young hockey players in his hometown turned out to offer a stick salute.
✍️
@BuckinBoston
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