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2024 NHL Entry Draft
2024 NHL Entry Draft, held June 28-29, 2024 at Sphere in Las Vegas; San Jose Sharks won the lottery and drafted Macklin Celebrini first overall from Boston University; 225 picks over seven rounds, 88 from the CHL; last centralized draft before the 2025 decentralized format.
2024 Stanley Cup Final
2024 Stanley Cup Final: Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 4-3 for their first NHL title, winning Game 7 2-1 on June 24, 2024, after Edmonton forced Game 7 from a 0-3 deficit; McDavid won the Conn Smythe.
2024 Stanley Cup playoffs
2024 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL's 16-team, four-round best-of-7 postseason for 2023-24. Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in the Final, winning Game 7 2-1 for their first Cup.
2024–25 NHL season
2024-25 NHL season, the league's 108th, ran Oct. 4, 2024 to June 2025. Record 23,014,458 regular-season attendance, first 4 Nations Face-Off, Ovechkin's goal chase, Panthers repeating as Stanley Cup champions over Edmonton.
2025 Stanley Cup Final
2025 Stanley Cup Final: NHL championship rematch in which the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2, winning Game 6 5-1 on June 17, 2025, to repeat as champions; Sam Reinhart scored four goals, Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe.
2025 Stanley Cup playoffs
2025 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason, April 19 to June 17, 2025. Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 4-2 in a Final rematch, repeating as champions; Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe.
2025–26 Boston Bruins season
2025-26 Boston Bruins season: NHL campaign under first-year coach Marco Sturm. After a 33-39-10, 76-point 2024-25, Boston returned to the playoffs, finishing fourth in the Atlantic before a first-round exit.
2025–26 Buffalo Sabres season
2025–26 Buffalo Sabres season: NHL team's 56th season under coach Lindy Ruff. Traded JJ Peterka for Doan and Kesselring, fired GM Kevyn Adams for Jarmo Kekalainen in December, finished 50-23-9 with 109 points.
2025–26 Carolina Hurricanes season
2025-26 Carolina Hurricanes season: NHL season in which Carolina went 53-22-7, won the Metropolitan Division, and took its second Stanley Cup, beating Vegas 4-2 in the 2026 Final; Jordan Staal won the Conn Smythe.
2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season
2025-26 Montreal Canadiens season: NHL season under coach Martin St. Louis, captain Nick Suzuki. Finished 48-24-10 (106 points), third in the Atlantic, lost the conference finals 4-1 to Carolina after adding Noah Dobson and Zack Bolduc.
2025–26 NHL season
2025-26 NHL season, National Hockey League's 109th season: 1,312-game regular season Oct 7, 2025 to Apr 16, 2026, 82 games per team, with a Feb 6-24 Olympic break for Milano Cortina 2026, three outdoor games, Stockholm Global Series, and centennials for the Blackhawks, Red Wings, and Rangers.
2025–26 NHL transactions
The 2025–26 NHL transactions cover trades and signings by the 32 NHL clubs for the 2025–26 season, including 85 total trades before the March 6, 2026 deadline.
2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins season
2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins season: NHL team's 59th campaign under first-year coach Dan Muse. Finished 41-25-16 (98 points), second in the Metropolitan Division, returned to playoffs after three misses, and lost the first round to Philadelphia in six games.
2025–26 San Jose Sharks season
2025-26 San Jose Sharks season: NHL team's 35th season, 39-35-8, 86 points, fifth in Pacific; missed playoffs seventh straight year. Macklin Celebrini set club record with 115 points after veteran offseason additions.
2025–26 Toronto Maple Leafs season
2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs season: NHL club that fell from 108 points and first in the Atlantic to 32-36-14, last place, missing the playoffs after the Mitch Marner sign-and-trade, triggering the firings of GM Brad Treliving and coach Craig Berube.
2025–26 Vegas Golden Knights season
2025-26 Vegas Golden Knights season: ninth NHL season; 39-26-17, 95 points, first in Pacific Division; swept Colorado, lost 2026 Stanley Cup Final to Carolina in six; Tortorella replaced Cassidy, Ryan Craig hired after.
2026 NHL entry draft
2026 NHL entry draft: player selection held June 26-27, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, in a decentralized format. Toronto won the lottery for the first pick; 223 players chosen, led by prospect Gavin McKenna.
2026 NHL Winter Classic
2026 NHL Winter Classic, 17th edition, Jan 2, 2026 at loanDepot park, Miami: Rangers beat Panthers 5-1; Zibanejad's first Winter Classic hat trick and first five-point outdoor game; 36,153 attendance, 63°F.
2026 Stanley Cup Final
The 2026 Stanley Cup Final: Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2, June 2-14, 2026, for Carolina's second Cup and first since 2006; Jordan Staal won the Conn Smythe.
2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
2026 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL's 16-team, best-of-7 postseason, April 18 to June 14, 2026. Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in the Final for their second Cup; Jordan Staal won the Conn Smythe.
2026–27 Montreal Canadiens season
2026-27 Montreal Canadiens season: NHL campaign in the first 84-game schedule since 1993-94; opened Sept. 29 at Toronto, home opener Oct. 6 vs Carolina; coming off 48-24-10 and an Eastern Conference Final loss; Gallagher traded, Berard added.
2026–27 NHL season
2026-27 NHL season, National Hockey League's 109th season, opened Sept. 29, 2026 with defending champion Carolina Hurricanes; first 84-game, 1,344-game regular season since 1993-94, ending April 10, 2027.
2026–27 NHL transactions
2026-27 NHL transactions: player trades, signings, and waivers in the league year opened July 1, 2026, under the new CBA with a $104M cap; 23 trades since July 1 including Marchenko to Toronto.
2026–27 Toronto Maple Leafs season
2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs season: first year under GM John Chayka and coach Jim Hiller after a last-place 32-36-14 finish; Sergei Bobrovsky signed, Gavin McKenna drafted first overall, 84-game NHL season opening September 29, 2026 versus Montreal.
2027 National Hockey League All-Star Game
2027 NHL All-Star Game, also called Honda NHL All-Star Game, planned Feb. 5-6, 2027 at UBS Arena: five national teams (Canada, Finland, Sweden, USA, World) in a 3-on-3 round-robin with $2 million prize, plus a youth skills event.
Amalie Arena
Amalie Arena, now Benchmark International Arena, is Tampa's downtown arena, opened 1996 as Ice Palace; home of the Tampa Bay Lightning since 1996, three Stanley Cups, renamed August 2025.
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks, formerly Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL team founded by Disney in 1993, owned by Henry and Susan Samueli since 2005, renamed 2006, 2007 Stanley Cup champions, play at Honda Center.
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes (Phoenix Coyotes), NHL franchise 1996-2024 after the Winnipeg Jets relocated; played in Glendale and Tempe, then sold to Utah's Smith family and deactivated in 2024.
Art Ross Trophy
Art Ross Trophy, NHL scoring championship award given annually to the player leading the league in points; donated by Art Ross, first won by Elmer Lach in 1947-48; Gretzky holds a record 10 wins, McDavid six including 2025-26 with 138 points.
Atlanta Flames
Atlanta Flames, NHL expansion team 1972-1980, first NHL club in the US South, played at the Omni Coliseum; sold for a record $16 million in 1980 and relocated to Calgary as the Calgary Flames.