Michael Eyssimont is going to the Men’s World Championships anyway as Team USA have called on him to join the national team in Finland and Latvia. Eyssimont joins Nick Perbix on the team.
Team USA play Friday and Sunday in the group stage. The Americans will open the tournament against one of the hosts, Finland. The full schedule can be found below.
Forward Mikey Eyssimont has been added to the U.S. Men's National Team.#MensWorlds | @MikeyEyssimont
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 10, 2023
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed goalie Matt Tomkins out of Sweden. Tomkins will most likely return to the AHL after two years in the SHL as a starter, presumably in a battle with Hugo Alnefelt as the Lightning’s backup or third goalie, depending on how free agency goes.
Justin Godfrey
NHL Playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 over Florida Panthers
FLA leads 3-1
The Leafs don’t get swept. The series switches to Toronto for Game 5 on Friday.
Edmonton Oilers 4-1 over Vegas Golden Knights
Series tied 2-2
Three goals in the first were enough to tie the series at two for the Oilers against the Knights.
Erik Karlsson, Connor McDavid, and David Pastrnak have been named the three nominees for the Ted Lindsay Award for Most Outstanding Player as voted for the players. If you ask me, this trophy matters more than the Hart. By the players, voting for the best player.
Some of you know of Keith Jones (US broadcaster and former NHLer) but as a Canadian this is the very first I’m hearing about him. If you ask me, he’s clearly just a mouthpiece for the Comcast ownership, which is more of the same in Philadelphia.
Hearing that tomorrow morning, PHI will announce Keith Jones as President of Hockey Operations and officially drop the "interim" tag from Daniel Briere's GM role. Jones played 491 NHL games, the final 131 with the Flyers.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 11, 2023
SportsCenter host John Anderson called Zach Whitecloud toilet paper on air. Whitecloud quietly got his apology and wants to move on from the story, but spoke about the pride he has for his heritage and culture.
Stephen Ripley
🎥 Zach Whitecloud speaks on his pride for his heritage. 🧡 pic.twitter.com/3j5pIQT120
— z – Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) May 9, 2023
BGHC has done a great job of highlighting important supportive voices for bettering hockey culture and Courtney Szto is one of those people.
This week our BGHC History Maker is @courtneyszto!
Szto is an Assistant Prof at Queen’s University, who specializes in creating anti-oppressive resistance in sporting spaces.
As the managing editor for @HockeyinSociety, Szto has been a leading voice for diversity in hockey! pic.twitter.com/j0oHEeUWmz
— Black Girl Hockey Club (@BlackGirlHockey) May 10, 2023
