Category: NHL

Zamboni bus: A NYC tour bus was turned into a Zamboni for the NHL playoffs

Zamboni bus!

The New York Rangers have hockey fans in New York City buzzing, and as the Rangers take to the ice in Madison Square Garden for their first-round series against the Washington Capitals, fans in the city will be able to see the sights in a special Zamboni-themed tour bus.

The route will take riders from outside Madison Square Garden south on 8th Avenue, loop around New York University and head back north along 5th Avenue past the Flatiron Building and the Empire State Building. The hockey fan route will be available from 5 p.m. ET to 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 23rd.

The Zamboni bus will come to Boston later in the playoffs.

Courtesy of ESPN

You can see the full bus route here.

Ranking the 5 possible Utah NHL team names (Venom!) reportedly filed as trademarks

The Utah Venom would be AWESOME.

The Arizona Coyotes are officially moving to Utah next season, and while fans have thrown around names for the relocating NHL franchise, the word from owner Ryan Smith is the moniker may take time to figure out.

Per NHL.com: “It will 100 percent be ‘Utah,’ and then it will be ‘Utah Something,’ obviously,” he said. “I don’t think given this timeline that we’re going to have time — or nor should we rush with everything else that’s going on — to go force what that is in the next three months.”

That said, a report from DetroitHockey.net found that some U.S. Patent and Trademark Office applications revealed five possible names that were registered anonymously. It could be the team doing so, or not. But with that in mind, we decided to rank those potential names if they’re indeed being considered by the franchise:

5. Utah Hockey Club

The one below it is much better and more soccer-y.

4. Utah HC

We’ve seen Washington Football Team be cool. But Utah HC is simple and effective, and as I said, soccer-team-like.

3. Utah Blizzard

We have the Avalanche. Do we need the Blizzard?

2. Utah Fury

I … kind of like it! Expect a lot of MCU jokes if this happens, though.

1. Utah Venom

HECK YEAH! Even if there are Venom from Spider-Man jokes, this name rocks.

NHL playoffs bracket 2024: The full postseason matchups are here

Here’s the full NHL playoffs bracket for the 2024 postseason. Who’s winning it all?

It’s time for one of the best postseasons in all of sports to begin: the 2024 NHL playoffs, in which the puck will drop on what could be an epic set of matchups.

In the East, you’ve got the top-seeded New York Rangers, who are dangerous but who could run into stacked squads like the Florida Panthers or the Carolina Hurricanes.

Out West, there are the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights who are a Wild Card. We’ll see if the Vancouver Canucks or the Edmonton Oilers can bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada.

If you’re looking for the full playoff bracket? We’ve got you covered:

 

8 names for Utah’s NHL team with the Arizona Coyotes reportedly relocating to Salt Lake City

Here’s what the Utah NHL team should be called with the Arizona Coyotes reportedly moving to Salt Lake City.

Editor’s note: The Coyotes are officially moving to Utah. The rest of the story remains unchanged.

The long, exhausting history of the struggles the Arizona Coyotes have had in the state may have a new chapter … in another state.

There has been a lot of buzz this week that the NHL franchise could move to Salt Lake City in Utah, a potential relocation that’s come about amid the Coyotes’ attempts to win an auction for state land for a new arena.

But on Friday, per reports including from ESPN, Coyotes players have been told that the team is going to Utah next season, with an announcement expected when the 2023-24 NHL regular season ends.

While we await official word, here’s a question a lot of people are asking: what should the franchise name be in Utah? Fortunately, a lot of folks on X (formerly Twitter) answered that:

Utah Monuments

Utah Yeti

Utah Grizzlies (even though that’s the name of an Avalanche affiliate)

Utah Golden Eagles

Utah Raptors

SLC Punks

Salt Lake Stags

Keep the Coyotes name!

7 heartbreaking moments from the Arizona Coyotes’ final game before Salt Lake City move, including a beautiful announcer speech

The Arizona Coyotes played one last time before the move to Salt Lake City.

It was an emotional night at Mullett Arena, to say the least.

With the Arizona Coyotes franchise packing up and heading to Utah in Salt Lake City, the NHL team that’s had a long history of struggles in the area, there was one last game in Tempe on Wednesday night. The awesome part is the Coyotes won it, but it was a night filled with poignant moments for fans, players and staffers.

With that in mind, as we wait to see what the Salt Lake team looks like and what the name is, here’s a look at the final night of this franchise, with the hope that maybe someday NHL hockey will return there:

There were “Salt Lake sucks!” chants

This speech from announcer Todd Walsh is worth your time

Here are the final seconds of the game

Players and employees were on the ice after

Paul Bissonnette talked about what the Coyotes meant to him

Franchise legend Shane Doan got his retirement banner after it was left behind

The longtime equipment manager got love from the players

The Flyers’ playoff clinching scenario for Tuesday is absolutely bonkers and involves a lot of luck

This is NUTS.

Buckle up, hockey fans. You’re going to want to tune into the Philadelphia Flyers’ final game of the regular season against the Washington Capitals, because the only way for the Flyers to make the playoffs as an East Wild Card is … nuts.

There’s one Wild Card spot left in the conference, with the Flyers behind the Caps, Red Wings and Penguins.

For the Capitals, a win would be huge. The Red Wings need to win and the Capitals need to lose. The Penguins need to root for the Wings and Capitals to lose to have a shot.

And the Flyers? Watch this:

  1. They need to win against the Capitals but ONLY in regulation.
  2. The Red Wings and Penguins ALSO need to lose in regulation to give the Capitals, Wings and Flyers 89 points.
  3. If that all happens, Washington and Philadelphia would be tied in regulation wins, regulation + overtime wins and wins overall.
  4. The next tiebreaker would be head-to-head points, and the win would get them the edge over the Caps.

So you might get this situation:

WHEW!

The Rangers and Devils started an all-out line brawl the second the puck dropped, resulting in 8 ejections

Boy, that escalated quickly.

Well, the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils proved on Wednesday night that they really do not like each other.

Right as the puck dropped at Madison Square Garden for the late-season battle, the gloves came off as a five-on-five line brawl erupted on the ice.

Literally, all of the Rangers and Devils players just started going at it in a fight. The second the puck hit the ice, absolute mayhem broke loose.

It got so bad that this opening brouhaha sparked eight ejections and an actual shouting match between Rangers coach Peter Laviolette and Devils interim coach Travis Green.

Fighting is a part of hockey, but whatever in the world sparked this had to run deeper than a typical scrap between two players. This got ugly fast.

The fighting didn’t even stop after that bizarre opening brawl.

In the first five minutes of the game, a whopping 25 different penalties were assessed between both teams, per SPDN Sports’ Drew Livingstone.

NHL.com’s Dan Rosen noted before the game that both teams started their fourth lines, so something had to be up before this even started.

Maybe this is just part of an intense rivalry, but getting into a fight like this literally at the point of puck drop just doesn’t happen every day.

Perhaps it has something to do with the last time these two teams played on March 11, a game where Rangers forward Matt Rempe earned a four-game suspension for elbowing Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler and giving him a concussion.

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Celine Dion played air guitar and delivered the Bruins lineup in amazing videos

Celine Dion remains the best.

Celine Dion has dealt with some serious health problems as of late, but her appearance at the Grammys was a heartening thing to see.

Now, we’ve got her amazing appearance at the Boston Bruins’ game on Thursday against the New York Rangers. Not only did she appear with her kids on the scoreboard as the fan of the game, but she also did a little air guitar with the cameras on her.

And then, we need to talk about her starting lineup read in the Bruins locker room. She took the job seriously even if she got some laughs and sang a little bit.

This is gold:

2024 NHL trade deadline: Tracking and grading all the major deals

Tracking every NHL trade made at the 2024 deadline.

The 2024 NHL trade deadline has come and gone!

The 3 p.m. ET deadline on Friday has officially hit as trading season has come to an end. Of course, deals are still set to come across the wire, but the majority of the work seems to be finished. And with the Vegas Golden Knights throwing everyone for a loop with a late trade for Tomas Hertl, even a quiet deadline was shaken up at the very end.

MORE: The winners (Golden Knights) and losers (Penguins) of the 2024 NHL trade deadline.

Now that the dust is settling, here’s a list of all the deals that have been made! Plus, there will be grades for all the big trades with our early impressions and thoughts.

The top NHL players on the market ahead of the 2024 trade deadline

These are the top trade targets remaining ahead of the 2024 NHL deadline.

The 2024 NHL trade deadline is mere days away and there are still a good number of the top names left on the board.

Doors will close for NHL trades for the rest of the season on Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m. ET ahead of the upcoming playoff push. As of Monday, we’ve already seen some big names come off the board over the last few weeks, including Sean Monahan, Chris Tanev and Elias Lindholm, among others.

MORE NHL: What should all 32 teams do at the 2024 trade deadline?

Now that we’re officially in the home stretch, expect trades to pick up as teams look to sell high on their assets or bulk up before the playoffs. With that being said, who are the biggest names remaining ahead of the 2024 NHL trade deadline? Let’s take a look!