The Oilers sorely missed star forward Zach Hyman in the Stanley Cup Final against the Panthers, and he addressed it on Monday.

One of the Oilers' star forwards was unable to actively participate in helping his team try to capture the Stanley Cup due to injury, so he claims he felt helpless.

The “Stanley Cup Hangover” seemed to zap many teams until 2025. The Florida Panthers ended a long drought by winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2024 and '25, becoming the first team to repeat since the Penguins in 2016 and 2017. Before that, no team had done it since the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.

Nate Schmidt signed a three-year contract with Utah Mammoth for $3.5 million per year. The NHL veteran recently won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers. Schmidt seeks stability and aims to bring winning experience to the Utah team.

The 2025-26 NHL season ignites on October 7, highlighted by emotional reunions as Mitch Marner returns to Toronto with Vegas and Nikolaj Ehlers visits Winnipeg as a Hurricane. Stanley Cup Final rematches between Florida and Edmonton promise intense rivalry.

The first Panthers players to have his day with the cup this year was forward A.J. Greer. It makes sense, as the Cup was just engraved with all the names of the Panthers, a process that took place in Quebec. That’s the same province where Greer’s hometown of Joliette is located.

For years, people called the Florida Panthers the “sleeping giants” of the NHL, where once that giant woke up, nobody would stop it. Once the Panthers learned how to build a contender and attract talent,

MANILA, Philippines–While the PBA Philippine Cup Finals are ongoing, Rain or Shine is already making moves this offseason. Following their semifinals exit at the hands of TNT, the Elasto Painters have added some much-needed veteran talent in the form of Stanley Pringle.