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PWHL Finals will feature defending champs Minnesota Frost vs. Ottawa Charge

The best-of-five PWHL Finals are officially set after the Ottawa Charge eliminated the Montréal Victoire (who notably chose to play Ottawa) with Friday’s 2–1 Game 4 win. Revenge, served cold. Can the Charge keep up their Cinderella run, or will the defending champ Minnesota Frost (who pulled off their own upset of the Toronto Sceptres last week) repeat? We’re about to find out — the puck drops on Game 1 tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET.

May 19, 2025

Toronto Maple Leafs’ season ends after lopsided loss to Florida Panthers

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There are only four teams still skating for the honor of hoisting Lord Stanley: the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference and, for the second straight season, the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference.

May 19, 2025

The NHL Playoffs prove some curses are just too iconic to break

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You already know making a pro hockey playoff bracket can be hard and unpredictable, but some playoff trends are starting to resurface, like the Toronto Maple Leafs’ postseason struggles and the Presidents’ Trophy curse.

May 16, 2025

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Montréal Victoire win marathon Game 2 to even series with Ottawa Charge

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No sophomore slump here. The second-ever PWHL postseason has been absolute fire. We’re smackdab in the middle of the best-of-five semifinals — and both series have been icy and spicy.

May 12, 2025

Dallas Stars down Winnipeg Jets 5–2, take 2-1 series lead in Round 2

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Last but not least, Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs rage on, bringing down-to-the-wire tilts everywhere you look. Postseason hockey is simply unmatched.

May 12, 2025

🏒 Pumpin’ up the volume, breakin’ down to the beat

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Game 1s in the books as the puck drops on the PWHL’s second-ever postseason

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Forget the yellow brick road, it’s time to skip skate down the Walter Cup freeway as the PWHL’s second-ever postseason hits the ice. Both Game 1s are already in the books, but these feisty best-of-five semis are just beginning.

May 09, 2025

Edmonton Oilers steal home-ice advantage from Vegas Golden Knights

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Hold onto your acorns because, though they moved at a glacial pace, the Utah Hockey Club will now be known as the Utah Mammoth, a thrilling development amid a flurry of Round 2 Stanley Cup Playoff updates. Let’s skate to it.

May 09, 2025

Sports News

Carolina Hurricanes top Washington Capitals 2–1 in overtime to clinch Game 1 of second-round series

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May 07, 2025

And just like that, the spicy NHL Playoffs second round is officially underway. Here’s what you need to know about the four remaining series as the quest to hoist Lord Stanley continues.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #459

WTF: Ironman reverses their equality stance

May 15, 2025

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WTF: Ironman reverses their equality stance

Well that ain’t it.

Today’s episode of The GIST of It is all about Ironman (no, not this Iron Man) after the sport’s governing body recently announced that women won’t have their own championship race starting in 2026. It’s only been three years since the sport separated the women’s and men’s events — and the ripple effects of shifting back are vast.

Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz provide the context you need before digging into the details about the decision itself, including how it will disproportionately affect women competitors. Not cool.