Ice Hockey

6/3/2026 |  NHL and NHLPA express concerns over potential NCAA five-year eligibility limit (Associated Press (AP)) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are against the potential change by the NCAA that would give athletes five years of eligibility from their high school graduation or 19th birthday, whichever comes first.
“We’re not in favor of the change, and we’ve made the NCAA aware of it,” NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Tuesday prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. “We and a number of other hockey organizations throughout North America — the three junior leagues in Canada, the USHL, USA Hockey, the college coaches association — all have raised concerns.”

6/3/2026 |  DirecTV-Scripps blackout hits 54 stations, leaving some without the Stanley Cup Final (Associated Press (AP)) Many DirecTV viewers hoping to watch Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes received a message saying the contract with Scripps has expired.

6/3/2026 |  NHL’s Dallas Stars plan move to suburbs in 5 years, with NBA’s Mavs also leaving downtown then (Associated Press (AP)) PLANO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars are planning to move north, out of downtown and to the suburb of Plano in five years after the lease is up at the NHL team’s current home arena.

Stars officials announced Tuesday the signing of a nonbinding letter of intent to build a new hockey-specific arena and entertainment district about 20 miles north of the downtown American Airlines Center, which they have shared with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks since it opened in 2001. 

6/2/2026 |  Golden Knights and Hurricanes built their Stanley Cup Final teams in different ways (Associated Press (AP)) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — On the eve of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes, one of the general managers involved laid out his thinking when making roster moves.
“We want to be aggressive off the ice,” the GM said. “When you have a chance to add really high-end players, we never want to miss out on it.”

6/1/2026 |  NHL Ratings Near Record Levels—and Now All-U.S. Stanley Cup Final Is Here (Front Office Sports) The NHL’s postseason viewership heater is poised to hit another crescendo with the Stanley Cup Final, beginning Tuesday with the Golden Knights and Hurricanes. 
The prior two months of the league playoffs have already seen a run of audience increases reaching historic levels. The first round averaged 1.8 million viewers, up 68% from 2025.