We would like to wish the namesake of the Vesey Awards, Jimmy Vesey, a very happy birthday. He's not retired, he just plays in Switzerland now! #Veseys Cast your votes here: tinyurl.com/ymh5jev5 Full list of nominees: tinyurl.com/232hmjkv

The Montreal Victoire have won their first Walter Cup! Missed the final game? Ollie Shane has you covered. Read more: buff.ly/zcToqcn

There has been an update to the category of "Goalie Who Deserves a Gun the Most" at the 2026 Vesey Awards. #Veseys Cast your vote here: tinyurl.com/569pua3a Full list of nominees: tinyurl.com/232hmjkv

please vote we work so hard on it especially me who had to write sooooo many nominations

🏆🏒 The NHL may no longer host its annual awards show, but the Offside News Co staff remain dedicated to rewarding true greatness in hockey. Here are the nominees for the 2026 Vesey Awards. #Veseys Vote here: tinyurl.com/y5793d34 Read more: tinyurl.com/232hmjkv

After a magical season comes to an end, #LetsGoBuffalo has lot to be proud of yet a lot to learn. Skylar Smith dissects the Buffalo Sabres' playoff run and the future of the team here: buff.ly/X7dTfRh

The 2026 #MemorialCup beigins tonight at 9 PM EST with the Kitchener Rangers and Kelowna Rockets facing off in Kelowna. Need a refresher about how the tournament works? Read our Hockey 101: Memorial Cup edition below! More:

Coaching changes, ups and downs and everything in between. Lindy is back with all things #VegasBorn as the Golden Knights continue battling in the NHL playoffs. More from the Strip here: buff.ly/UQUJpPl

In which the Carolina Hurricanes sweep the Philadelphia Flyers in four games, Jackson Blake continues to be important at his job, and the #SoundTheSiren Canes move on to the Eastern Conference Final. 📝 Read more from @rachelbelle98.bsky.social: buff.ly/cm27stQ

🏆️🏒 Get ready to vote for your favourite blorbos of the 2025-26 hockey season! Vesey Award nominations drop this Saturday. #NHL #PWHL Stay tuned: offsidenewsco.com

Relive the Colorado Avalanche downing the Minnesota Wild in five games, as well as Nathan MacKinnon going for a quick dip. Plus, preview the #GoAvsGo series against Vegas. 🗞️ The latest from Breanna Ebisch here: buff.ly/13WaiBW

"Habs fans remind us that hockey does not have to be intangible. It is not something we passively watch, but something we can experience together." Check out @admbeaumont's photos from the #GoHabsGo Game 6 watch party: buff.ly/GlhgR7E

The Philadelphia Flyers were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes last week. Ollie Shane breaks down what went wrong and where the team goes from here. #LetsGoFlyers Read on our website now: buff.ly/m3J41L2

"The road to the J. Ross Robertson Cup had to go through the Eastern Conference Champion Barrie Colts. It did not, apparently, have to go slowly." @nikitagz97.social.bsky recaps the #OHLFinals and more here: buff.ly/DtKnqbu

"The team had not trailed at all in the playoffs, a fact that was plastered on graphics far too much on the ESPN broadcast." ✍️ Rachel Robinson recaps games two and three of the #SoundTheSiren vs Flyers series: buff.ly/0S2faqg

"Game 1 between the Wild and Avalanche was on May 3 and it was probably one of the craziest playoff games in recent memory." 📰 Recap the #GoAvsGo sweep and preview Round 2 with @breanna_ebisch here: buff.ly/lIQIign

"Raiders vs Silvertips, only one can win it all." @lillescore.bsky.social previews the WHL Finals ahead of tonight's puck drop here: buff.ly/4Tbf8bj

What happens when a Flyers fan and a Penguins fan write an article? A surprisingly civil discussion about handling aging superstars and the future of these flightless birds. Check out Ollie's story on the Penguins with contributions from @matthewauch.bsky.social: buff.ly/K8RE4rN

"Welcome to the Brind’Amour Bowl, also known as the Carolina Hurricanes-Philadelphia Flyers second round playoff series. Only one of the teams Rod the Bod played for can win." Catch up on the #LetsGoFlyers with Ollie Shane here: buff.ly/hx3tiyb

“A rundown of the greatest show on earth: thirty excruciating and pivotal television minutes on a random Tuesday.” @sashagz97 breaks down the draft lottery here: offsidenewsco.com/news/nhl-lot...

"Only one team stands between the Kitchener Rangers and the J. Ross Robertson Cup." @nikitagz97.bsky.social previews the Barrie vs Kitchener series ahead of game one of the #OHLFinals here: buff.ly/QqljdSF

"From being a 2026 Olympic gold medalist to winning the Frozen Four for the second year in a row,  Laila Edwards is one of the most dominant players in women’s college hockey currently." @sarah3707 talks @UWBadgers superstar Laila Edwards ahead of the #PWHLDraft here: buff.ly/qY499mQ

You want playoffs? We've got playoffs! Read more in the latest edition of The Drop Pass: buff.ly/ChVqwkQ

"When teams suck, they want to get better. When teams are great,they deplete their resources to keep them great, and eventually run out and fade. Thus exists the draft lottery to maintain the balance of the universe." @nikitagz97.bsky.social breaks down the #NHLDraft Lottery here: buff.ly/3w79QrV

"Ray Ferraro said, 'Sometimes a player enters the zone.' To that I say, 'Yes, Ray Ferraro, hockey is all about players entering zones.'" ✍️ @rachelbelle98.bsky.social recaps game one of the #SoundTheSiren vs Flyers series: buff.ly/qY4FQqq

"In the end, though, things went the same way as they’d had each of the past two years: Kitchener moved on, and the Spits stayed there." @nikitagz97.bsky.social recaps the Windsor-Kitchener series here: buff.ly/Dv8iniq

"...it was a lethal combination that any team would have a hard time playing against. Colorado’s journey to win the Stanley Cup would continue in the second round." 📰 Recap the #GoAvsGo sweep and preview Round 2 here: buff.ly/GL2ZUW7

"So you thought a Pittsburgh sports team was going to advance past the first round of the playoffs. Silly." @matthew_auch recaps the @penguins playoff adventures here: buff.ly/AMlvEhe

Excited for the second round of the 2026 #StanleyCup Playoffs tonight? Catch up on the Philadelphia Flyers' first round with Ollie Shane ahead of Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes. #LetsGoFlyers Read on our website now: buff.ly/uZINB2Q

"I could say that Carolina’s stellar penalty kill is the reason why they got through this saga unscathed, but I would be lying." 📰 @rachelbelle98.bsky.social recaps the dominant #CarolinaHurricanes road performance in Ottawa ahead of round two: buff.ly/d53ROhF

"With all the knowledge of the average woman, will be analyzing both of the opening round series and who will be in the best position to win the Walter Cup." Skylar Smith previews the #2026PWHLPlayoffs here: buff.ly/RYINjxM

🚨 New merch alert! We’ve added new designs to our Redbubble store for our From the Fourth Line podcast. Support Ella and Em by checking out the collection today! 🔗Shop the store here: buff.ly/8Es5sjo 🎧 Listen to the show here: buff.ly/QyKRtmy

Catch up on the Philadelphia Flyers with Ollie Shane ahead of tonight's Game 5! #LetsGoFlyers Read on our website now: buff.ly/OgfAkSF

…And we are on for puck drop! Technical issues should now be resolved. Thank you everyone for bearing with us!

🚨 Delay of game! Our web host, Squarespace, is currently experiencing an outage. In the meantime, some of our content may be unavailable – sorry about that, folks! There is not a timeline for a fix yet, but we’ll be sure to let you know when our sticks hit the ice again. 🏒

"The NHL playoffs are here, and with it comes one of the most important traditions: WAG playoff jackets." @sk_writess talks playoff WAG jackets here: offsidenewsco.com/news/2026-nh...

"March seems like the inevitable time for Detroit to collapse in the playoff route." Hannah Holmes recaps the final stretch of another disappointing #LGRW season: buff.ly/na7jhEJ

"Avs fans were rightfully excited about the save...so much so that fans banging on the glass behind the Kings bench in celebration shattered it." 🗞️ Breanna Ebisch catches up with the #GoAvsGo in the first round: buff.ly/Qst5Rvt

"Windsor, Kitchener. Kitchener, Windsor. One for the ages, again?" @nikitagz97.bsky.social previews the OHL Western Conference finals here: buff.ly/7x3mleH

It's something unpredictable... Here are our picks for round two of the #2026PWHLDraft

"Andrei Svechnikov was on one in this game. Unfortunately, he was on one in a bad way." ✍️ Rachel Robinson relives the chaos of Canes vs Senators Game 2 ahead of Game 3 tonight: buff.ly/QJl3ogC

With the 2025-2026 regular season coming to an end, make sure to catch up on all the milestones players reached this season! Read Breanna Ebisch's story here: buff.ly/bwv8CVN

Missed the start the Battle of Pennsylvania? Catch up on Flyers vs. Penguins with Ollie Shane in this week's Orange and Black! Read on our website now: buff.ly/9JsiUMn

"These teams have met in the playoffs twice before...Colorado won both series in seven games, and as a refresher, they won the Presidents’ Trophy and the Stanley Cup in 2001. Putting that out there for no reason whatsoever." 📰 Read the final regular-season Avalanche Forecast here: buff.ly/yWtSvks

"Despite the final sheet looking handily on Kitchener’s side, the series was close and hard-fought by both teams." @nikitagz97.bsky.social recaps the #OHLRangers second round here: buff.ly/tSihkFL

"In a thrilling overtime winner, Juraj Slafkovsky scored and put the Montreal Canadiens ahead 1 game to 0." In this new column, Fern Gaysformitski reviews the Montreal Canadiens games while inebriated here: buff.ly/yYluzp9

The Seattle Kraken's season has come to an end. @jaayddd.bsky.social has you covered with a breakdown of the final weeks of the season and where they go from here: buff.ly/HJKBNKE

"The rally towels were in place, the fans were in their seats, and the energy was palpable. Raleigh is a hockey city." 📰 Read a recap of the Carolina Hurricanes' game one ahead of the #SoundTheSiren puck drop tonight: buff.ly/f6YyNrg

🚨 Playoffs bracket alert! Do you think you’ve got your Stanley Cup pick selection process down to an exact science? Time to put it to the test. 🔗 Join our Offside News NHL bracket challenge here:

"[T]he PWHL has had ample opportunity to take a stance in defence of trans women, both in the sport and in the world at large, but has chosen to stay silent." @sk_writess on how the PWHL is failing trans women through their lack of a gender inclusion policy: buff.ly/Jq0g5x6