Adam Fantilli with the names of everyone that has helped him in his hockey career on the back of his vest the night he’s drafted to the NHL.
I LOVE this detail. Well done 👏🏽
The following teams have never played a NHL game in the month of June:
Seattle Kraken
Minnesota Wild
Columbus Blue Jackets
Arizona Coyotes
And
Toronto Maple Leafs
For everything that
@43_Kadri
has gone through and endured this postseason on and off the ice, it’s absolutely poetic that he turns it into one of the biggest goals in
@Avalanche
history (and an absolute beauty)
MashAllah 👊🏽
He’s 10 years old, giant hockey fan, hopes to become the first deaf black hockey player in the NHL. He just earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his work on The Last Of Us.
Keivonn Woodard is now the second youngest Emmy nominee EVER!
This image will inspire Muslim / Middle Eastern kids for generations to come. The name Nazem Kadri will be permanently etched on a
@StanleyCup
band.
This is a huge moment for diversity & inclusion in hockey.
@43_Kadri
made history.
Emhamdulillah. Helal olsun.
Tage Thompson’s 30th goal
3rd of the game
Exactly 3 minutes into overtime
3rd hat trick this season
On January 3rd
Damar Hamlin wears
#3
@BuffaloBills
@NHL
@espn
This is what the Frozen Frenzy control room looks like. Much love to our crew that works so hard behind the scenes. Producers, directors, our entire team… it’s a beautiful organized frenzy and they hold it all together. Especially tonight!
What
@43_Kadri
is enduring off the ice in this series is unacceptable & frankly disgusting. Unfortunately, he’s not alone - we know all too well the threats & slurs. “It’s not ok to hate except on the Muslims”. Naz spoke about this on
@ESPN
The Point. Needs to be heard. MashAllah
WWE fans in Canada: Please take a moment to pray for the family of Shane Brown, who died on Tuesday far, far too young 💔
As The Score's WWE producer (one stop shop), he did it all: Countdown, Experience, RAW/Smackdown, helped on Aftermath... he cared & was proud.
RIP friend.
Paul Heyman really is the greatest talker - his
#WWEHOF
speech was unbelievable. Not only did he bask in it, he made half the locker room & a ton of others look like gold on a night that’s about him. Inspiring, heartfelt, shocking, quotable, memorable.
Truly the best.
The
@BlueJacketsNHL
launch a first of its kind “CBJ Fan Zone” on Saturday - complete with video game area, shoot / save stations & more. A project several years in the making. Lots of ideas brewing from the CBJ team. The vastness of this space in an
@NHL
arena is impressive!
Thank you to everyone that reached out with good vibes. I truly appreciate it and it made my day. Excited to keep it going at ESPN for another spin. As the great Barry Melrose would always tell me, “head down, do the work, good things will happen”
I just spoke to BBC radio about a 13 year old gamer beating Tetris. He played so fast the game just froze.
This version of Tetris is from 1989.
He’s 13.
It’s 2024.
This year is already off to a wild start.
RIP Rick Jeanneret, who passed away tonight at 81.
Buffalo Sabres fans were so incredibly lucky to have him as their soundtrack for so many decades. 🐐
Many of his iconic calls live forever in the Super Chexx Bubble Hockey game which he voiced.
Joe Pavelski is the oldest player with a 4-goal game in Stanley Cup Playoff history. The previous oldest was Maurice "Rocket" Richard when he was 35 years, 245 days old for the Canadiens in Game 1 of the 1957 Stanley Cup Final vs the Bruins
@ESPNStatsInfo
Rick Jeanneret joined us on The Drop last season and
@wyshynski
asked him who his all time favorite Sabres players to watch were. His answer ended up becoming way more heartfelt than you’d expect. ❤️ RIP 🐐
The chest pads of Elvis Merzlikins includes a tribute to the late CBJ goalie Matiss Kivlenieks -
#80
with angel wings, halo & “KIVI” - at the memorial service for Kivlenieks in 2021, Merzlikins said that Kivi “died a hero” and that he saved him, his wife and his son.
Hey
@starwars
fans:
@BuffaloSabres
goalie Devon Levi is your new favorite
@NHL
player
He meditates like Qui-Gon Jinn during TV timeouts
He DREW lightsabers on his mask with a sharpie because he didn’t have a red/black mask yet.
The Force is strong with Levi 👊🏽
Jonathan Toews will end his captaincy of the Chicago Blackhawks at 15 seasons.
That ties Ray Bourque for 3rd longest tenure in NHL history:
Steve Yzerman (DET, 19) 86-06
Sidney Crosby (PIT, 16+) 07-
Joe Sakic (COL, 16) 92-09
Toews (CHI, 15) 08-23
Bourque (BOS, 15) 85-00
Shout out to the
@NCState
Marching Band, absolutely crushed the NHL on ESPN theme 👏🏽
The atmosphere and vibe in Raleigh is incredible. Fantastic job by all involved
Jack Hughes is the 1st
@NJDevils
player in franchise history to reach 30 goals and 30 assists in the first 47 games of a season.
He’s also the first among players 21 years old or younger to do that in over 25 years.
That list:
Is this the most technically impressive Michigan? Goes backhand / forehand then scoops puck without slowing down at all, slots it into a tight gap?
(Immediate stick twirl bonus points)
@BlueJacketsNHL
Cool
@BlueJacketsNHL
tradition: after a player’s first
@nhl
game, they get a commemorative frame. Includes game worn jersey, image & scoresheet.
It’s an Aaron Johnson initiative: he worked with others to start it last season. The former CBJ D man is Team Relations Specialist.
The Nintendo Entertainment System was released today in 1985. The console that made me (and many of us) fall in love with video games.
716 official games were released for the NES.
This is my "ride or die" four.
I had the pleasure of asking Belal Muhammad about his incredible training routine while fasting for Ramadan. Last year he won a main event
@ESPN
bout while fasting all camp. He goes into great detail, we talk for 15+ minutes. Please enjoy!
Full interview:
The
@NJDevils
reach 16 road wins with a win tonight - They become the first team in
@NHL
history to record 16 road wins through the first 19 road games of a season.
@ESPNStatsInfo
@espn
The
@SeattleKraken
are currently at 88 points.
After recording 60 points last season, this 28-point increase is now the largest in
@NHL
history between a franchise’s 1st & 2nd year:
2022-23 Kraken +28 (& counting)
1973-74 Islanders +26
1925-26 Bruins +26
What’s your one moment in sports in 2022 that will stick with you for years to come?
Doesn’t have to be the best, the biggest… just the one that is the most significant, amazing, lasting to you.
Here’s Mine: For my entire life I’ll never forget how proud I felt seeing this.
Some things you may not have known about the Nintendo video game “Blades of Steel”, which turns 36 this year:
- it’s “get the pass”
- The New York… Devils?
- this game predicted Minnesota’s team name over a decade before it existed!
(TikTok: ardaocaltok)
Leon Draisaitl has 52 points in his last 25 playoff games. Draisaitl joins Wayne Gretzky & Mario Lemieux as the only skaters to have at least 50 points in any 25-game playoff span in NHL history.
First, Bobby Heenan is laughing in Heaven watching this.
Let’s take this one step further:
Paul Heyman has been Undisputed 🐐 for many many years. Any arguments for Heenan are rooted in nostalgia & I idolized Brain.
No debate: In any measurable category, Heyman is
#1
all time
Goldeneye is getting a rerelease on Nintendo Switch & Xbox this Friday.
Firmly in the debate for best game of the 90s. This game ruined friendships.
Switch version has *online* multiplayer.
I challenge every single person on Twitter.
No Oddjob.
Blessing your timeline with Anakin Skywalker reacting to the Leafs winning a playoff series because the last time they did Revenge of the Sith wasn’t even out in theaters yet
(🎥
@FieryBreadman
)
I will miss Torts at ESPN. I felt so much smarter about hockey after every show with him and listening to his thoughts and the way he explained the game. The shows were better because of him. Off camera he was the best - we talked more about life than hockey.
Congrats, coach!
Jordan Harris is the first
@CanadiensMTL
defenseman to have a multi goal game this season.
He is the first Habs rookie Defenseman with a multi goal game since
@PKSubban1
in March 2011 (hat trick vs Wild)
If the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers win tonight, it would be the first time in NBA/NHL history that all 16 home teams won game one of the playoffs.
@ESPNStatsInfo
It was great to see Max Pacioretty and
@PKSubban1
chop it up during intermission. Plus we found out the story behind Max delivering the ice cream to that young
@Canes
fan, which was terrific. You love to see it 👊🏽
@nhl
@espn
The
@NYIslanders
&
@FaZeClan
are joining forces to present Esports night at
@UBSArena
(Isles vs Blues) on December 6 - FaZe content creators, world champion
@EASPORTSNHL
players will participate.
Custom merch also available - including the Fisherman doing the “FaZe Up” hand sign
Thank you very much to the
@NJDevils
for the hospitality today! It was wonderful to return to the
@PruCenter
and see old friends. The atmosphere was terrific!
Matt Berlin signed on an emergency basis with the Oilers tonight because Stuart Skinner was out due to illness.
2 mins left in the game, Oilers up big? Jay Woodcroft says get in there kid, your dream is coming true tonight.
Hockey is the best. 👊🏽
On paper,
#NYR
are terrific. With the addition of Tarasenko, even more exciting & impressive.
I know it’s impossible (grind of the playoffs, injuries, slumps etc) but if every player performs as hoped, peaks at the right time during playoffs?
That’s a Cup contending team.
Trevor Zegras is so confident with the Michigan he doesn’t even tuck it into the near corner anymore, he’ll chuck it wherever he wants.
(Goal is so clean that when you hear it actually got called back due to offsides you actually get mad)
My Mental Health was at an all time low this year. It was part of the reason I took time off social media. Working hard through it: tough, rewarding.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with talking about mental health publicly. Zero shame. Love & support.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
4-time
@DetroitRedWings
Stanley Cup champ Darren McCarty gets put through a table by
@bullyray5150
at
@IMPACTWRESTLING
How many NHL players went on to try pro wrestling?
Bully Ray has the craziest resume of people he’s put through a table in his career
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin & Kris Letang have the
@NHL
record for the trio with the most seasons together, 17 (and counting)
In North American major sports only the Yankees trio of Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera & Jorge Posada have matched that.
@ESPNStatsInfo
@espn
If Jeremy Swayman starts tonight, it will be the 5th time in
@NHL
history that a goalie made his playoff series debut in a winner-take-all game:
Tristan Jarry (PIT 2022)
Ken Wregget (PHI 1989)*
Andy Moog (EDM 1984)*
Mike Palmateer (TOR 1977)*
Billy Smith (ISL 1975)*
*won
Barry Melrose is one of the most important hockey figures in American Television history and in my opinion should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was so incredibly kind to me when I joined ESPN & I will never, ever forget it.
Coach, thank you for the memories.
From yesterday: watch this pass from Connor Bedard in the neutral zone that leads to a goal - uses the toe of his stick to chop it to Nick Foligno… my goodness what a genius play.
🎥
@HKYCollective
Distance between arenas in the East vs West matchups (miles):
Panthers-Lightning 181
Rangers-Capitals 205
Hurricanes-Islanders 433
Bruins-Leafs 429
Jets-Avalanche 798
Stars-VGK 1,208
Oilers-Kings 1,367
Canucks-Predators 2,029
#StanleyCupPlayoffs
@ESPNStatsInfo
We are one step away from a Vegas vs Seattle Conference Final and one team would play for the Stanley Cup.
Add up their total years in the league it’s still under a decade.
Incredible.
Was at American Dream Mall yesterday with the kids and saw that the Black Rosie
@Riveters
sweater was on sale at the shop. One of the best jersey remixes out there. Really cool to see.
#BlackHistoryMonth
To see Naz’s name on the Cup in person (while fasting for Ramadan, bonus!) is incredible.
MashAllah,
@43_Kadri
. Ömur boyu tarih yazdın. Helal olsun 👊🏽