We remember scores of noteworthy individuals whose deaths made headlines in 2023: people who excelled in all fields, from politics, government, and business to science, sports, and the arts.
Sort of.
Though the Stanley Cup may still be dented and soaked from the Tampa Bay Lightning s second straight boat parade celebration to close 2020-21, the business of the NHL rolls on.
Not only do the expansion Seattle Kraken now have a coach, a rink and some players on the roster, the league as of Thursday evening has an official schedule of games for the 2021-22 season.
Things will return to something approaching their pre-pandemic normal, with the Canadian teams once again mixing with their American counterparts in the Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central and Pacific Divisions.
The Arizona Coyotes were moved to the Central to allow room for the Kraken in the Pacific, and the league s 32nd team will officially begin play on Oct. 12 in Las Vegas before making its home debut on Oct. 23 against the Vancouver Canucks.
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The lead-in seemed endless.
But once it arrived, the day was kind of a blur.
The NHL s annual trade deadline came and went Monday with something between a bang and a whimper. There was the long-awaited move of last fall s highest-profile free agent as well as a bevy of lesser deals that, if precedent holds, could be the ones responsible for galvanizing a championship team.
Top-line buzz was provided by Taylor Hall, who d stunned the hockey world by signing with Buffalo in October before suffering through a historically bad season with the Sabres and managing just two goals and 19 points in 37 games. He s off to a new competitive life with the Boston Bruins, who acquired Hall and journeyman Curtis Lazar in exchange for 24-year-old winger Anders Bjork and a second-round pick in July s draft.