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Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
NHL Awards to spotlight season's top performers during Game 4 broadcast of Stanley Cup Final
The National Hockey League is bringing a fresh twist to its annual awards showcase by broadcasting the 2025 NHL Awards ahead of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. The one-hour special, premiering on June 12 at 6 p.m. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now ET on TNT in the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada, promises to blend the excitement of the season's most prestigious honors with the intensity of the championship series. Produced by NHL Productions alongside 45 Live and Texas Crew Productions, the show will be hosted by actor and former athlete Isaiah Mustafa. Known to fans beyond hockey for his iconic Old Spice commercials and current role on Amazon Prime's Cross, Mustafa brings both charisma and sports knowledge to the stage. Surprise presentations make NHL Awards unique This year's awards presentation isn't just about announcing winners, it's about making moments. Several of the other NHL Award recipients are being honored in surprise video segments that will be released across NHL platforms in the days leading up to the main event. The broadcast will focus on the announcement of two of the NHL's most revered accolades: the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league's most valuable player, and the Vezina Trophy, given to the season's top goaltender. These high-stakes reveals will mark a key moment in the awards cycle and the postseason as a whole. 'The Rematch' | 2025 Stanley Cup Final Official Trailer 🎥🍿 Before Game 4 awards show builds anticipation With the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers battling. That too for the title in a high-stakes rematch, anticipation is already high. The awards special provides a lead-in that celebrates excellence across the league while heightening the drama of the series. The Edmonton Oilers skates against the Florida Panthers (Credit: Getty Image) With all Stanley Cup Final games airing on TNT, truTV, and Max in the U.S., and on Sportsnet, CBC, and TVA Sports in Canada, the awards special will serve as a powerful opening act. It's a broadcast that reflects the NHL's evolving approach, where performance, emotion, and audience experience all share the spotlight. Read more:
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Blind hockey tourney founder Mark DeMontis to be honoured in Toronto
The world's largest blind hockey tournament returns to Toronto this weekend for its 11th edition and founder Mark DeMontis will be honoured during Friday's opening ceremonies. The 2025 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament presented by CNIB Foundation takes place Friday to Sunday at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, formerly Maple Leaf Gardens, and will be the largest blind hockey event of all time with 190 players competing – a 19% growth from last year's previous record. The Hockey Hall of Fame will be bringing the prestigious NHL Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award to celebrate the reigning winner – Toronto native and tournament founder DeMontis. This will be the first time DeMontis has had the opportunity to celebrate winning an NHL Award with the entire Blind Hockey community, as well as 2,000 elementary students from across the TDSB and the TCDSB who will be on hand to witness the best Blind Hockey players on the planet go head-to-head during this special schools-only invitational game. 'The most gratifying thing has been seeing the impact, first-hand, especially with youngsters and their families,' DeMontis said in a statement. 'It's always been a goal of mine to show blind or partially sighted youth across the country, and around the world for that matter, that Blind Hockey not only existed, but that they could participate in the game despite their disability.' NHL awards Toronto blind hockey player Mark DeMontis ON THE ROLL AGAIN: Blind hockey players to blade across Ontario The tournament will involve 24 games played across seven divisions that include children, youth, girls and women, low vision and development, open, select, and, for the first-time ever, a masters series. 'This tournament is an annual celebration of how much Canadian Blind Hockey and the Para sport has grown over the past 15 years,' Executive Director Matt Morrow said in a statement. 'This tournament only had 45 players and one division in its first year in 2013, and this year we have more than four times that many players and seven divisions for all ages and skill levels showing that Blind Hockey is for everyone!' Players will be representing every province in Canada, as well as the United States, Finland and England. The tournament is free and open to the public with all games streamed live on the Canadian Blind Hockey YouTube channel. The full tournament schedule is available at jstevenson@
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jaccob Slavin Heralded For Dominant Team USA Performance
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin has arguably been the best defensive defenseman in hockey for a while now. But thanks to a little bit more exposure on one of the biggest stages for the sport in years, it seems like the rest of the hockey world is finally starting to catch up to that fact. "A little? That's all they were talking about," joked Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour. "It's great. Great for him because he goes under the radar maybe. Not here, but just in general. It was good observations by everyone and he obviously played well. It was warranted." Sullivan: "Jaccob Slavin might be one of the best defending defensemen in the league, bar none." — Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 21, 2025 Slavin averaged 23:16 across four games for the USA and was only on the ice for two goals against all tournament. Those goals both came against Team Sweden in a game in which the Americans were resting players and more so, both goals were scored on the opposite side of the ice from him. So Slavin was perfect in two games against Team Canada and one against Team Finland. He put EVERYONE on notice 😤How good was Jaccob Slavin last night? — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 21, 2025 There were countless times were Slavin saved a goal or killed a play before it could even materialize. The veteran defenseman is one of the best players in the world with his defensive anticipation and elite stick work (per Sportslogiq, Slavin leads the league in blocked passes) and it was on full display. He was a massive wall in front of his own net and one of the reasons why the USA was able to have such a good tournament. Even his teammates who had to face off against him agreed. Jaccob Slavin is an ELITE defenseman 😮💨 — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 21, 2025 "Probably one of the best defensive defensemen in the league but he can also play with the puck," said Mikko Rantanen. "Sometimes people forget. I watched the game last night and he was the best d-man out there for both teams. Just tells you how good and smart of a player he is." "It was the first or second shift and he stood me up on the blueline," said Sebastian Aho. "Everyone here knows how good he is. Obviously now with a little bit of a bigger platform, everyone sees him. Best-on-best and he did a pretty damn good job shutting those guys down. He's an unbelievable d-man and we're so lucky to have him." Jaccob Slavin 🇺🇸 is the poster child for why a second NHL Award should be created for defensive — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) February 21, 2025 The entire hockey world couldn't stop talking about Slavin last night, and even the ESPN broadcast was heaping praise upon him. Everyone in Carolina has known just how good Slavin is, but it's nice to see him get the recognition he rightly deserves. Created a player archetype a couple of years ago to measure how disruptive a player is defensively. Breaking up plays etc. Here's how it grades out over the last 3 seasons for defencemen...1. Slavin🇺🇸2. Heiskanen🇫🇮3. Toews🇨🇦4. A. Vlasic🇺🇸5. M. Anderson🇺🇸6. Brodin🇸🇪7.… — Mike Kelly (@MikeKellyNHL) February 21, 2025 Stay updated with the most interesting Carolina Hurricanes stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News to never miss a story.
