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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (center left) presents a jersey with No. 32, signifying that Seattle is soon to be the NHL's 32nd active franchise. The NHL Board of Governors announced the expansion Tuesday.

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Space Needle, Meet Lord Stanley: Seattle Is Getting Its Own NHL Team

2:02pm December 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The league's Board of Governors unanimously approved the city's bid to become the 32nd active franchise in the NHL. The team expects to take the ice for the first time in 2021.

WATCH: Capitals' T.J. Oshie Pays Tearful Tribute To Father With Alzheimer's

1:22pm June 08, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

"He doesn't remember a lot of stuff these days. He remembers enough," the Washington Capitals winger said after winning the NHL title. "But I tell you what ... this one will stick with him forever."

The Golden Knights' mascot takes up his sword before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday. Vegas would go on to win that game against the Washington Capitals — but not before the mascot fought a sweat-drenched duel with a sad-sack stand-in for the

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Behind That Bonkers Golden Knights Pregame Show: 'We Threw Everything On The Wall'

8:58pm May 30, 2018

Sword fights. Neon-visored drum majors. A giant, firework-spitting helmet. The Vegas hockey team's spectacle is an anomaly in the stoic NHL — and that's just the way the team likes it.

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Marc-Andre Fleury, winner of multiple Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, had been cast off to Vegas when a younger player took his spot as starting goalie. Now in goal for the Golden Knights, he's four wins away from adding his name yet again to t

For Vegas Oddsmakers, Home Team's Fairy Tale Season Becomes A Frightfest

6:31pm May 21, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The odds of the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup hovered as high as 500-to-1 last fall. Now, the team has made the final in its first season — and some bettors stand to win big.

Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins looks on during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second round against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday.

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NHL Player Brad Marchand Stops Licking Opponents, On League's Orders

12:45pm May 07, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Boston Bruins forward licked other players twice during the postseason. After a scolding from league executives, he kept his tongue to himself in the Bruins' final game, which they lost.

This is, what, attempt No. 5? Brett Connolly did get the puck to her — eventually, at least.

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WATCH: How To Give A Tiny Superfan A Souvenir — A Drama In 3 Acts

7:34pm April 16, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Brett Connolly just wanted to give a little girl a puck for a souvenir. The Capitals winger didn't know he was signing himself up for a roller coaster of emotions — which, happily, had a sweet ending.

Scott Foster, an accountant who plays in an amateur recreational hockey league, was suddenly called in as an emergency backup goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

36-Year-Old Accountant Called In As Emergency NHL Goalie — And He Crushed It

1:44pm March 30, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

"The initial shock happened when I had to dress," Scott Foster said after the Blackhawks' 6-2 victory. "You just kind of black out after that."

Bobby Butler during hockey training camp when he played for the Florida Panthers in 2014.

WATCH: Hockey Player Tells Dad He Made The Olympic Team

6:26pm January 02, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.S. unveiled its roster for the Olympic hockey team on Monday. And the joyful, emotional moment when forward Bobby Butler told his father the big news was caught on video.

Pittsburgh Penguins players celebrate Sunday after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Nashville, Tenn.

Penguins Beat Predators 2-0 For Second Consecutive Stanley Cup

2:20am June 12, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the Nashville Predators 2-0 to clinch the Stanley Cup Final in Game 6 Sunday night in Nashville, Tenn. Sidney Crosby is the MVP, an honor he also won last year.

Hall of Famers Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay drop the ceremonial pucks before Game 1 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

Gordie Howe, Legend Known As 'Mr. Hockey,' Dies At 88

7:10pm June 10, 2016

by Quinn Klinefelter

Howe led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championships in the 1950s and was named MVP six times.

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