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The Carolina Hurricanes captured the 2025 Stanley Cup without any player exceeding a $10 million cap hit, marking the first championship in the salary‑cap era to meet that benchmark and highlighting the power of balanced roster construction.
The annual PHATS/SPHEM Hockey Summit brings together equipment managers, trainers, and medical personnel for a six‑day event on Marco Island, Florida, featuring record vendor participation, mandatory NHL attendance, and a focus on injury prevention.
A six‑day gathering on Marco Island, Florida, unites hockey’s key operational figures for education, certification updates, and safety discussions, with mandatory NHL attendance and a growing roster of vendors and league officials.
The summit, held on Marco Island, Florida, gathers over 700 professionals from the hockey world to share knowledge, update certifications and shape player safety standards.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are watching a handful of elite prospects as the 2026 draft approaches, with Swedish centre Viggo Bjorck, USNTDP forward Wyatt Cullen and Russian defender Ilya Morozov all on the radar.
The NHL is exploring the possibility of letting Russia compete in the 2028 World Cup of Hockey, but strong resistance from European federations and player concerns over the Ukraine war complicate the plan.
The league and players' association are weighing a cautious reintegration of Russian athletes, navigating opposition from Finland, Sweden and Czechia while the International Ice Hockey Federation adopts an event‑by‑event approach.
The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have voiced strong opposition to a NCAA proposal that would extend college eligibility to five years, citing hockey’s distinct junior‑to‑college pipeline.
Commissioner Gary Bettman and the NHL Players’ Association have voiced strong opposition to a NCAA rule that would give college athletes five years of eligibility, citing concerns that the change would unfairly impact hockey players who often spend additional years in junior or prep school before enrolling.
The NHL and its players’ association have voiced strong opposition to a NCAA rule that would grant athletes five years of eligibility from high school graduation or age 19, citing hockey's unique development path and the potential for unfair competitive imbalances.
The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have voiced strong opposition to a NCAA rule that would grant athletes five years of eligibility after high school graduation or turning 19, citing the sport’s unique junior and prep‑school pipeline.
The NCAA is contemplating a rule that would allow athletes to retain five years of eligibility starting from the moment they graduate from high school or turn 19, a move that could reshape college sports eligibility across the board. While the proposal is framed as a broader effort to accommodate students who need extra time to complete their degrees, the unique developmental trajectory of hockey has sparked particular concern among league officials.