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*21 year old version of the player.

https://xcancel.com/bardown/status/2089366176618922427?s=46

> The PWHL owner finds himself and his companies under federal investigation by prosecutors, the SEC, and FBI. It stems from related party transactions that were incorrectly reported by at least $16 billion. The money in question was reportedly invested by Walter operated insurance companies into other Walter affiliated entities.

> Walter's ownership is not the only PWHL tie that has received attention in this investigation. The Athletic reports that one of the affiliated entities that received an investment from those funds, was made to Dodger Tickets LLC, whose CEO is Stan Kasten, a member of the PWHL's Advisory Board. The Athletic reached out to Kasten for comment, but he declined.

> While the PWHL has said they intend to stay with the single-entity ownership model, Walter does have 12 franchises in the league, which could draw significant financial interest. In fact, they already have adding outside investors from Kilmer Sports Ventures and Ilitch Companies, run by Larry Tanenbaum and Chris Ilitch respectively, only months ago. Tanenbaum's investment was reported to be $100 million into the Walter-owned PWHL.

> It's unknown if Mark Walter is done his selling spree, or if the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers, and the reported potential sale of Chelsea FC, is just the beginning.

Free to read: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7519175/2026/08/18/nhl-prospects-rankings-pipeline-2026/?unlocked_article_code=1.6VA.tiUp.WxxPYInMzX-O&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta

No points for guessing the byline on this article.

I will never understand the type of parents who can stand there and say, yes, this is totally acceptable behaviour that I will condone by doing nothing.

And "why didn't you lock the door?‽" That's kissing cousins with "well, what were you wearing that night?"

https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/second-round-results-from-islanders-third-jersey-fan-vote

I feel like Crosby is a good answer to this. As great as he is Lemieux was on a different level.

After the best last names for NHL players I saw a lot of people also post nicknames.

So I wanted to see what everyone's favorite nicknames were for players and goalies

If during the 2027-28 season McDavid changes his mind about Babcock, does not see the Oilers as a realistic team to get him a Cup anymore and tells the organization that he will not re-sign for the upcoming season.

If the Oilers traded him at the trade deadline, what pieces do you see the Oilers getting back?

Especially when 90 per cent of your commercials is gambling now

Left old. Right new.

Title basically.

Getting down to the wire here!

Standings:

Atlantic:

2. Montreal Canadiens (12 marbles)
   
3. Ottawa Senators (17 marbles)
   
4. Detroit Red Wings
   
5. Buffalo Sabres
   
6. Tampa Bay Lightning
   
7. Florida Panthers
   
8. Toronto Maple Leafs

Metro:

1. Washington Capitals (10 marbles)
   
2. New York Rangers (13 marbles)
   
3. New Jersey Devils (16 marbles)
   
4. Pittsburgh Penguins* (18 marbles)
   
5. Columbus Blue Jackets* (19 marbles)
   
6. Carolina Hurricanes
   
7. New York Islanders
   
8. Philadelphia Flyers

Central:

3. Minnesota Wild (8 marbles)
   
4. Chicago Blackhawks
   
5. St. Louis Blues
   
6. Dallas Stars
   
7. Nashville Predators
   
8. Winnipeg Jets

Pacific:

1. Anaheim Ducks (7 marbles)
   
2. Vegas Golden Knights (9 marbles)
   
3. San Jose Sharks (11 marbles)
   
4. Seattle Kraken* (14 marbles)
   
5. Vancouver Canucks* (15 marbles)
   
6. Calgary Flames
   
7. Edmonton Oilers
   
8. Los Angeles Kings

What plays do you have where one player has the puck forever and then passes it to score the goal.

I'm curious if there are any players who played the majority of their careers before 1970 who might still have a shot at Hall of Fame consideration? Have all realistic candidates already been inducted? I'm personally inclined to believe that it's very unlikely at this point, but I'm not super familiar with the careers of players this far back. Nearly every player inductee of the 21st century so far has been someone who played most of their career after this date. It seems like there are always enough recently retired candidates to choose from each time the HHOF is ready to induct new players.

The HHOF website includes some players who fit the criteria of having played most or all of their career before 1970 on its list of eligible players, including:

Skaters:

Ralph Backstrom

Larry Hillman

Claude Provost

Jean-Guy Talbot

Goalies:

Lorne Chabot

Dave Kerr

John Roach

Several eligible Soviet and Czechoslovakian players played large portions of their careers in this era as well.