Stanley Cup

Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov (16) kneels on the ice after he was injured during the third period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers on June 10, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Wilfredo Lee

Barkov back as Panthers head into Edmonton for Game 3 of Stanley Cup final

Florida Panther captain had been questionable due to high hit

 

Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins speaks to the media following Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Edmonton Oilers look to regroup after ‘encouraging’ loss in Stanley Cup opener

‘We did a lot of good things, we couldn’t find a way to beat them’

 

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid answers questions during Media Day for the Stanley Cup Finals, Friday, June 7, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. The Oilers take on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Saturday in Sunrise. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Oilers, Panthers set to clash in Stanley Cup final

Edmonton is also carrying the weight of Canada’s collective Cup drought

 

Tickets go on sale today for the three possible home games in Edmonton for the Stanley Cup finals. Fans cheer as the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers take the ice prior to first period action in game 4 of the Western Conference finals of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton on Wednesday May 29, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Stanley Cup-thirsty Oiler fans sell out final tickets in minutes

Resale seats to Game 3 are listed online at between $1,200 and $7,500

Tickets go on sale today for the three possible home games in Edmonton for the Stanley Cup finals. Fans cheer as the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers take the ice prior to first period action in game 4 of the Western Conference finals of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton on Wednesday May 29, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl during a game with the Kelowna Rockets against the Portland Winterhawks on May 1, 2015 at Prospera Place. (Photo/Kelowna Rockets/Marissa Baecker)

Former Kelowna Rocket Leon Draisaitl ready for Stanley Cup Final

Draisaitl helped the Rockets win the 2015 WHL Championship

Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl during a game with the Kelowna Rockets against the Portland Winterhawks on May 1, 2015 at Prospera Place. (Photo/Kelowna Rockets/Marissa Baecker)
Former hockey star Lanny McDonald surprised Const. Jose Cives Friday with the Stanley Cup. The Canadian Press

Lanny McDonald surprises police officer who saved his life with Stanley Cup

Jose Cives gave hockey star chest compressions after he collapsed in the Calgary airport in February

Former hockey star Lanny McDonald surprised Const. Jose Cives Friday with the Stanley Cup. The Canadian Press
Vernon brothers Ken Holland (left) and Dennis Holland are competing against each other in the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs for just the second time. Ken is the president/general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, and Dennis is in his 21st season as a scout with the Dallas Stars. Winner of the Western Conference final moves on to play for the Stalney Cup. (Facebook photo)

Oh brother, what a series – B.C. siblings’ teams in NHL conference final

Ken Holland (Edmonton GM), Dennis Holland (Dallas scout) meet with Stanley Cup final berth on line

Vernon brothers Ken Holland (left) and Dennis Holland are competing against each other in the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs for just the second time. Ken is the president/general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, and Dennis is in his 21st season as a scout with the Dallas Stars. Winner of the Western Conference final moves on to play for the Stalney Cup. (Facebook photo)
New York Rangers fans cheer the team on following a goal during the first period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs

Of the 4 remaining teams, none have hoisted the cup in the last 25 years

New York Rangers fans cheer the team on following a goal during the first period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
The Edmonton Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in net tonight for a must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks. Skinner (74) stops Vancouver’s Nils Hoglander (21) as teammates Darnell Nurse, back centre, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, back right, defend during first period Game 2 NHL Stanley Cup second-round playoff hockey action, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Oilers to start Skinner in net for must-win Game 6 against Vancouver Canucks

Skinner replaces goalie Calvin Pickard, who was Edmonton’s starter for games 4 and 5

The Edmonton Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in net tonight for a must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks. Skinner (74) stops Vancouver’s Nils Hoglander (21) as teammates Darnell Nurse, back centre, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, back right, defend during first period Game 2 NHL Stanley Cup second-round playoff hockey action, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Fans wave towels before the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators play Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Mother’s Day and the playoffs face off in a quiet Vancouver suburb

The neighbourhood is expecting thousands of Vancouver Canucks fans for a viewing party

Fans wave towels before the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators play Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A police officer runs past debris and fires after rioters burned police cars after the Vancouver Canucks were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday June 15, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Collaboration key in keeping Canuck viewing parties family-friendly

Vancouver is planning smaller, neighbourhood gatherings for Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs

A police officer runs past debris and fires after rioters burned police cars after the Vancouver Canucks were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday June 15, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nashville Predators players celebrate with goalie Juuse Saros (74) as Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Lindholm (23) and Brock Boeser (6) skate off the ice after Nashville defeated Vancouver 2-1 during Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier score goals and Predators stay alive with 2-1 win over Canucks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier scored and…

Nashville Predators players celebrate with goalie Juuse Saros (74) as Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Lindholm (23) and Brock Boeser (6) skate off the ice after Nashville defeated Vancouver 2-1 during Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Canucks’ Dakota Joshua, front, crashes into Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Predators, Canucks square off with series tied 1-1

Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (47-30-5,…

Vancouver Canucks’ Dakota Joshua, front, crashes into Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nashville Predators’ Jeremy Lauzon, front left, collides with Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) as Phillip Di Giuseppe (34) and Teddy Blueger (53) defend during the second period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko unavailable for Game 2: Coach

Rick Tocchet says Demko is ‘day-to-day’ and will be evaluated later Tuesday

Nashville Predators’ Jeremy Lauzon, front left, collides with Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) as Phillip Di Giuseppe (34) and Teddy Blueger (53) defend during the second period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Miragh Bitove, the new “Cup Keeper,” is photographed at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

First female ‘Cup Keeper’ talks relishing her time with hockey’s holy grail

‘I’ve always said, ‘I want to go out there and travel so that other girls can see me working in hockey’

Miragh Bitove, the new “Cup Keeper,” is photographed at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Vancouver Canucks' Teddy Blueger, Dakota Joshua, J.T. Miller, Carson Soucy and Tyler Myers celebrate Joshua's second goal against the Nashville Predators during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Dakota Joshua scores 2 goals to help lift Canucks past Predators 4-2 in Game 1 of playoff series

Dakota Joshua scored twice and had an assist and the Vancouver Canucks…

Vancouver Canucks' Teddy Blueger, Dakota Joshua, J.T. Miller, Carson Soucy and Tyler Myers celebrate Joshua's second goal against the Nashville Predators during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Bruce Cowick recalls his years with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was part of the 1973/74 season when the team won the Stanley Cup. (Tim Collins)

B.C. man remembers his Stanley Cup win with the Flyers, 50 years later

Bruce Cowick was part of the Philadelphia team’s ‘Broad Street Bullies’

Bruce Cowick recalls his years with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was part of the 1973/74 season when the team won the Stanley Cup. (Tim Collins)
Six-month-old Marcelina had her picture taken, seated in the Stanley Cup, with her mom, Hailey Reid, from Abbotsford, and Aldergrove’s Shea Theodore, who had brought the trophy to his hometown on Tuesday, Aug. 29. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: A visit from the Stanley Cup draws a crowd

B.C.’s Shea Theodore brings it home

Six-month-old Marcelina had her picture taken, seated in the Stanley Cup, with her mom, Hailey Reid, from Abbotsford, and Aldergrove’s Shea Theodore, who had brought the trophy to his hometown on Tuesday, Aug. 29. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
In 2018, Las Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Shea Theodore, an Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association alumni, seen here with Aldergrove Special Olympics competitor Christopher Lakusta, returned to Aldergrove for the opening of the new Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre. On Aug. 29, the Stanley Cup champion will show off the trophy in his hometown. (Black Press Media files)

Stanley Cup will come to Aldergrove Aug. 29

Knights defenceman Shea Theodore brings trophy to hometown

In 2018, Las Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Shea Theodore, an Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association alumni, seen here with Aldergrove Special Olympics competitor Christopher Lakusta, returned to Aldergrove for the opening of the new Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre. On Aug. 29, the Stanley Cup champion will show off the trophy in his hometown. (Black Press Media files)
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone skates with the Stanley Cup after the Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Knights won the series 4-1. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Viva Las Vegas! Golden Knights hammer Florida 9-3, win 2023 Stanley Cup

Expansion club earns NHL title after just 6 seasons in league

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone skates with the Stanley Cup after the Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Knights won the series 4-1. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)