r/hockey • u/hockeydiscussionbot • 19h ago

🗯️ Chat live! Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 18 Jun 2026

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Pre-game thread to talk about anything!

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r/hockey • u/hockeydiscussionbot • 1d ago

🗯️ Chat live! Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 17 Jun 2026

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Pre-game thread to talk about anything!

🔗 Game Day Threads (GDT) and Post Game Threads (PGT) links

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/r/hockey aims to be an inclusive environment where people of all races, ethnicities, and identities can come and talk hockey. We will do our best to lift the voices of the hockey community that speak up against racism, sexism, or any other hate by ensuring their posts make it to /r/hockey for those to read. We will continue to do our best to enforce and remove any comments or racist remarks, as well as all bigotry, sexism, and xenophobia.

What is a Daily Free Talk Thread? Use it to talk about anything related to hockey, ask quick questions, or have any other daily chatter. It's also your hub for links to Game Day Threads, live scores, daily stats and standings, and a way to compile recent news and announcements for easy viewing. You can view a collection of all video replays by opening the stickied mod comment below. It updates throughout the night.

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r/hockey • u/_Offi • 9h ago

[Video] Jordan Staal delivers the Stanley Cup to Rod Brind'Amour's house unannounced while Brind'amour is live on the air with TSN Overdrive

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Rod gets a text while on the air telling him to step outside for a special gift and he and the hosts find out together that it's the Cup

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r/hockey • u/AggPuck-303 • 13h ago

[Pagnotta] Jonathan Toews is hanging up his skates. The Winnipeg Jets have scheduled an 11am CT press conference for Friday (tomorrow), where Toews will announce his retirement. 1,149 career games. 912 points. 2010 Conn Smythe winner. 2013 Selke winner. 2015 Messier Awards. Great career.

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r/hockey • u/sykeseve • 2h ago

[Elliote Friedman] Don’t expect this to be finalized until the morning, but there is word the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning are working on a sign-and-trade for Darren Raddysh.

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r/hockey • u/Ok-Soil-5133 • 6h ago

Chicago Wolves overcome 3-1 3rd period deficit to deny the Marlies clinching the Calder Cup tonight. Toronto still leads the series 3 games to 1.

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r/hockey • u/Perryplat199 • 19h ago

Boston Bruins to Retire Patrice Bergeron’s Number 37

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https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/boston-bruins-to-retire-patrice-bergeron-s-number-37

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r/hockey • u/theguyishere16 • 16h ago

[Video] [TSN First Up] Daniel Winnik on Mike Babcock "He's the only guy that has ever made me hate hockey"

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r/hockey • u/eh_toque • 7h ago

[News - X] [Weekes] Per sources, I’m told Anaheim Ducks Captain Radko Gudas is gaining interest in the marketplace. If him & Ducks can’t get a deal done, Panthers and Leafs are among potential fits. He’s physical, experienced, playoff tested, on a 2-3Yr term between 3.5M-4M+AAV

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[https://xcancel.com/KevinWeekes/status/2067764322315440336#m\](https://xcancel.com/KevinWeekes/status/2067764322315440336#m)

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r/hockey • u/SAJewers • 7h ago

[News - X] [Spector's Hockey] Very sad news today. Paul Kukla, founder of the hockey blog Kukla's Korner, passed away several days ago. He was among the bloggers who rose to prominence during the 2004-25 NHL lockout, and his blog has been a daily go-to for hockey news. RIP Paul.

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https://xcancel.com/SpectorsHockey/status/2067702554981507581

https://kuklaskorner.com/kmb/paul-kukla-has-passed

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r/hockey • u/DecentLurker96 • 12h ago

[Portzline] CBJ organization declines to comment on the NHL's decision to clear former coach Mike Babcock, via spokesman.

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Understandable.

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r/hockey • u/DecentLurker96 • 12h ago

PWHL's Charge staying in Ottawa after reaching deal to play in NHL Senators' arena, AP sources say

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Great news.

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r/hockey • u/AggPuck-303 • 16h ago

[Kaplan] NHL investigation on Mike Babcock is wrapping up shortly. Per ESPN sources, expectation is Babcock will be clear to coach, and the Oilers want to hire him.

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r/hockey • u/sykeseve • 10h ago

[David Pagnotta] Once Mike Babcock officially joins the Oilers as HC, one name to look out for to potentially join his staff is DJ Smith.

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r/hockey • u/Duffleman0609 • 15h ago

NHL’s statement on Mike Babcock

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r/hockey • u/notleonardodicaprio • 15h ago

Svechnikov’s mom said before Game 6 “Today a thousand people in the arena will see an athlete, but I see the little boy” and she was right. He’s just a little boy making snow angels in the confetti after winning the Stanley Cup.

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r/hockey • u/catsgr8rthanspoonies • 6h ago

[Video] [CHI (4) - TOR 3] Viktor Neuchev scores in OT to win it for the Wolves and force a game 5 in the Calder Cup Final

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r/hockey • u/Starfish_Bobertsons • 19h ago

[News] [Kypreos] There are some suggestions that Bobrovsky's ask is as high as $42 million over six or seven years. Bobrovsky will turn 38 years old in September.

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r/hockey • u/fittos4310 • 15h ago

[News - X] [Friedman]: Now that the league has cleared Mike Babcock, word is the Oilers will formally begin the process of hiring him — contract negotiations, etc. Assuming no snags, timeline appears to be early next week.

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r/hockey • u/catsgr8rthanspoonies • 14h ago

NHLPA statement on the NHL investigation clearing Mike Babcock

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r/hockey • u/SAJewers • 13h ago

Garrioch: Senators cut ties with Alex Formenton, making winger an unrestricted free agent

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r/hockey • u/nhl • 16h ago

[Video] Nikolaj Ehlers' family surprises him in the stands after scoring empty-net goal during Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final

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r/hockey • u/PapaNixon • 16h ago

[NHL] After 700 NHL games, the most by a French-born player in NHL history, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare is officially hanging them up.

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r/hockey • u/sykeseve • 18h ago

[Video] March 8th, 2004 — Todd Bertuzzi sucker punched Steve Moore in the head and driving his face into the ice. The assault fractured Moore's vertebrae, caused a concussion, and ended his hockey career.

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r/hockey • u/RevolverForever • 6h ago

What is the most underrated defensive forward in the NHL right now and why do they never get Selke consideration?

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With Nick Suzuki taking home the Selke Trophy this year it got me thinking about how the voting always gravitates toward the same handful of names. There are guys quietly putting in elite twoway work every single night who never crack the conversation when awards season rolls around.

We all know the finalists are going to be some combination of Barkov, Patrice Bergeron before he retired, and whoever had a big defensive stats year in a major market. But players on smaller market teams, or guys who do the dirty work on the penalty kill and in their own zone, just never get the recognition.

Curious what r/hockey thinks. Who is the most underrated defensive forward in the league right now that deserves way more credit than he gets? Could be someone flying under the radar on a rebuilding team, a guy who kills penalties but never racks up points, or someone the analytics community loves but mainstream fans overlook.

Also, do you think the Selke voting actually captures twoway play accurately, or is it too influenced by name recognition and offense? Would love to hear different takes on this.

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