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Toronto Sun
5 days ago
- Toronto Sun
NHL, NHLPA announce content partnership with Italy's Serie A ahead of Olympics
NHL players will visit the training grounds of several Serie A clubs and attend a match at Milan's San Siro stadium. Published Jul 22, 2025 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 1 minute read Sidney Crosby #87 and Connor McDavid #97 of Team Canada celebrate after defeating Team USA in overtime to win the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game at TD Garden on February 20, 2025 in Boston. Photo by Bruce Bennett / Getty Images North America The NHL and NHLPA announced a content partnership with top-flight Italian soccer league Lega Serie A on Tuesday ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account NHL players will return to Olympic ice for the first time since 2014 when the men's hockey tournament begins Feb. 11 in Milan. The NHL-Serie A partnership involves multiple promotional activities. Serie A stars and past greats will join NHL players for events during the NHL/NHLPA European player media tour in Milan on Aug. 22, one day before the 2025-26 season begins in Italy's top soccer league. NHL players, meanwhile, will visit the training grounds of several Serie A clubs and attend a match at Milan's San Siro stadium, home to AC Milan and Inter Milan. The NHL said a jersey exchange between Serie A greats Andrea Pirlo and Marco Materazzi, and New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad at Madison Square Garden in March sparked the 'first-of-its-kind' partnership between a North American pro league and European soccer league. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'As a global sport with players from 21 countries, the NHL is thrilled to collaborate with Lega Serie A to create unique content that celebrates the intersection of hockey and soccer,' said Keith Wachtel, President, NHL Business, in a statement. 'With the Winter Olympics on the horizon, Milan will serve as a focal point for sports fans around the world, so we are delighted to take the opportunity to promote our top hockey players in the environments of the biggest sport in Italy. 'We look forward to working with Lega Serie A to deliver world-class events highlighting both leagues' history, heritage, and shared culture.' Columnists Television Sunshine Girls Canada Celebrity
Canada News.Net
6 days ago
- Canada News.Net
Canada names assistant coaches for 2026 Olympics
(Photo credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images) The Team Canada coaching staff for the 2026 Winter Olympics will have a very familiar appearance. The same NHL head coaches that helped bench boss Jon Cooper guide the Canadians to gold in the 4 Nations Face-Off in February will don jackets and ties for the Milano Cortina competition in Italy. Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy, former Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer and new Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet will work with NHL players in the Olympics for the first time in a dozen years. The NHL has not allowed players to participate since the 2014 Sochi Olympics. 'This group of coaches will provide consistency and a winning pedigree to our team, and I know our players will greatly benefit from this world-class coaching staff,' Cooper, head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, said in a statement. 'I look forward to working alongside all seven as we look to replicate our 4 Nations success on the Olympic stage in February.' Cassidy, 60, guided Vegas to a Stanley Cup title in his first season at the helm in 2023. He previously served as bench boss in Washington (2002-04) and Boston (2016-22), leading the Bruins to a berth in the finals in the 2018-19 season. DeBoer, 57, has served as a head coach for 17 NHL seasons, leading Florida (2008-11), New Jersey (2011-15), San Jose (2015-19), Vegas (2019-22) and Dallas (2022-25). He piloted the Stars to three consecutive Western Conference finals, but could not get to the Stanley Cup Finals, as he did with the Devils (2012) and Sharks (2016). Tocchet, 61, was hired to lead the Flyers in May after three campaigns with the Vancouver Canucks. He won the Jack Adams Award, given to the league's top head coach, in 2024. Tocchet, who enjoyed 18 seasons a rugged forward in the NHL (1984-2002), also had coaching stints in Tampa Bay (2008-10) and Arizona (2017-21). Team Canada general manager Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blues GM) headed up the group that made the selections, along with assistant GMs Julien BriseBois (Tampa Bay), Jim Nill (Dallas) and Don Sweeney (Boston), director of player personnel Kyle Dubas (Pittsburgh) and Cooper. 'It was important to bring back our elite coaches and support staff from the 4 Nations Face-Off, as this is a group that provides familiarity to our team and brings a desire to help our athletes perform at their best,' Armstrong said. 'Each individual brings unique NHL and international experience to our team, and all staff members will play a key role in Team Canada's preparation and performance. We know everyone is excited for the opportunity to represent Canada at the Olympic Winter Games and wear the Maple Leaf with pride in Italy.' The men's hockey competition in Milan will take place Feb. 11-22, 2026.
Edmonton Journal
6 days ago
- Edmonton Journal
'Throw you a little bone': Oilers look to ink key veteran d-men, insider says
Article content Top NHL insider Bob Stauffer was back from vacation today and doing what he does best, spinning highly credible and provocative rumours about the future of the Edmonton Oilers franchise. Article content Among the items that Stauffer mentioned on Oilers Now was his certainty that the Connor McDavid contract will get done, but he added fans might well see a few contracts before that happens, including an expected new deal for d-man Jake Walman, but also an unexpected new contract for veteran d-man Mattias Ekholm, not to mention the possibility of Edmonton signing star Penn State d-man Mac Gadowsky next summer. Article content Article content On McDavid: 'Let's just cut to the chase here. I still believe 100% that Connor McDavid will be extended in the off season by the Edmonton Oilers. I know there's some people freaking out. There's one of the Toronto media guys who every day tweets an update on how many days until McDavid becomes a free agent. I would think that maybe things (on a new Edmonton deal) might get percolating a bit, maybe after Leon Draisaitl's wedding… in the first weekend of August. So away we go.' Article content Article content On Ekholm, Walman and Mac Gadowsky, son of Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky: 'Remember that name, Mac Gadowsky, a 6'3, 200-pound left-shot defenseman, one of the top offensive defensemen in the NCAA last year as a sophomore. He has transferred to Penn State… He's going to be one of the targets for (NHL) teams out there. I might know a team, they got some experience on the left side of their defense, right? A team that's got Darnell Nurse for several more years. And it wouldn't surprise me if the Oilers extended Matthias Ekholm, maybe even this summer. What about Brett Kulak? And then there's Jake Walman. He's going to get extended too. You could pretty much bet on that, though he'll likely play on the right side. But you might need some younger blood coming as a left shot.' Article content Article content Article content My take Article content 1. It was essential to get Evan Bouchard signed. Stan Bowman did so, with the price $10.5 million for four years, more than I would have liked as an Oilers fan, but I'm still glad the deal was done and believe Bouchard richly deserved such pay. He's been the Oil's best d-men at even strength by a country mile for a few years now, especially in the playoffs, and he also aced it on special teams in the playoffs, adding penalty kill work to his repetoire this playoff season. Article content Article content
