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Vancouver native Michael Bublé has made no secret of his devotion to his hometown NHL team, and the lifelong Canucks fan has been taking some playful shots at the Toronto Maple Leafs during some recent concerts.

Josh Duhamel and Lauren Graham host a special screening of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers season two ahead of the Anaheim Ducks first preseason game on Wednesday (September 28) in Anaheim, Calif.

One of hockey’s brightest stars is moving on.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills, 90210”) has joined the cast of Viaplay’s English-language series about NHL ice hockey legend Börje Salming. Currently filming in Sweden and Canada, the biopic series stars Valter Skarsgård (“The Playlist”) as Salming and is created and directed by Amir Chamdin, winner of the Best Series Award at Canneseries 2020 for “Partisan.” The show is written by Martin Bengtsson, who previously wrote “Tigers,” which was Sweden’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2022 Academy Awards. Priestley portrays Gerry McNamara, the legendary Toronto Maple Leafs talent scout who discovered Salming and fellow Swede Inge Hammarström and helped launch their North American careers.

Jane Fonda has revealed that she has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, a type of cancer. The 84-year-old Hollywood star shared the news on Instagram and wrote that she has already started chemotherapy treatments for it. “So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share.

The first trailer for season two of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is here!

The Mighty Ducks are back, again.

Drama off the ice. Wayne Gretzky is the target of a new lawsuit that alleges he lied about the results he achieved from using a weight loss gum.

Disney+ has set a fall premiere date for Season 2 of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Lauren Graham and the “squad with heart” will return to the streamer on Wednesday, September 28. The date was announced today during the Disney+ presentation at the TCA summer press tour.

Hilary Rhoda has filed for divorce from former NHL player Sean Avery.

ESPN+, which has grown dramatically over the past couple of years while also adding a significant amount of live sports offerings, will increase its monthly price to from $7 to $10 a month on August 23.

Game 4 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final proved a win for the Colorado Avalanche and ABC on Wednesday night.

Power plays! Candace Cameron Bure, Erin Andrews and more celebrities found love with professional hockey players.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The NHL Stanley Cup Finals are here. The two-time reigning champions Tampa Bay Lightning will face off against the Colorado Avalanche tonight, kicking off the first game in a series that could last through the end of the month.The NHL’s post-season format is considered one of the most exciting in all of sports.

Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich are officially exes.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorLuis Silberwasser is getting ready to till new terrain on a familiar piece of ground.The veteran TV executive, who has in recent years become a top content executive in Spanish-language media, has been named to head up the broader sports business for Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Ahead of this month’s Stanley Cup Final, the National Hockey League said today that SNL stalwart Kenan Thompson will host the in-person 2022 NHL Awards. The annual ceremony celebrates the league’s best regular-season performances.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“Saturday Night Live” mainstay Kenan Thompson will return as host of the 2022 NHL Awards on Tuesday, June 21, the NHL announced Wednesday, as the league aims to make the event an in-person one again after a two-year hiatus spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.The televised celebration of the league’s best regular-season performances will broadcast live from  either New York City or Tampa on the second night of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, and will appear on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports in the U.S. and Canada and 7 p.m.

Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Johnson pulled out all the stops for their wedding.

The first round of the NHL’s 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs is history, and now the eight surviving teams are ready for their close-up.

Sidley Austin, a law firm with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, is going big on sports law. Our sister site Sportico has learned that Charles “Chuck” Baker and Irwin Raij, most recently co-chairs of O’Melveny & Myers’ sports industry group, are joining Sidley as co-chairs of its Entertainment, Sports and Media industry group. The move will bring expertise in ownership transactions, stadium construction, media rights and international deal making.Baker has negotiated on behalf of buyers and sellers of pro teams.

Glancing at the illustration of the boy with the far-off stare standing next to a bus on the cover of the graphic novel memoir that will tell his story, Akim Aliu immediately remembers the pain of growing up poor and Black in Toronto.From the hours spent alone riding public transit to and from arenas across the city to the strips of duct tape holding together the garage sale-purchased hockey equipment bag slung over his shoulder, the depiction of a teenaged Aliu hits home.“It’s a simple cover, but tells a long, deep story of a lot of sorrow, a lot of sad days, a lot of tears, a lot of uncertainty and feeling different and, to be honest, feeling left out, feeling like you’re not part of the society as it stands,” said Aliu, now 32. “It’s powerful, and it really hits me.

Montreal Canadiens legend and hockey icon Guy Lafleur has died at the age of 70.

Mike Bossy, a prolific goal scorer who was a key member of the New York Islanders teams that won four straight Stanley Cup titles in the early 1980s, has died at age 65.

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Rob Weisbord said he is “cautiously optimistic” about landing more Major League Baseball streaming rights despite public friction between the parties in recent months.

Justin Bieber is a hero at his shows but he doesn’t mind embracing his inner villain on occasion.

Justin Bieber is looking to add some swagger to his favourite sports team.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorApple has snared rights to a Friday-night package of Major League Baseball games, extending Silicon Valley’s reach into the world of sports.The consumer-electronics manufacturer no doubt hopes an attractive passel of sports rights will bring new viewership to its Apple TV Plus streaming service, which vies for consumer attention and subscription dollars with Disney’s Disney Plus and Netflix, among others, and Apple’s deal only adds to pressures on leagues and media companies to include streaming rights in sports deals. Indeed, ESPN has over the past few years kept streaming rights paramount in its deal making, and the company’s Hulu already shows some live NHL games as part of a deal between the league and sister outlet ESPN.

The National Hockey League has suspended its business activities in Russia, including social and digital media operations, and has ruled out future competitions in the country after its invasion of Ukraine.

Ashton Kutcher is showing support for wife Mila Kunis’ home country of Ukraine.

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Miranda Lambert has revealed that she will be performing alongside Dierks Bentley in Nashville for the National Hockey League's Stadium Series.MORE: Miranda Lambert dotes over her adorable animals as she shares rare glimpse into home lifeThe country music star reposted Dierks' Instagram video which revealed that the pair will be performing on 26 February and the show will air on NHL on TNT and Sportsnet in Canada. "What's up y'all, Dierks here and I am so excited to play the NHL Stadium Series here in Nashville, Tennessee," Dierks shared in a video.WATCH: Dierks Bentley comfirms Nashville performance with Miranda LambertHe also posted a promotional picture which saw Dierks rock a casual tee and peacock coat, and Miranda wearing a bright orange leather jacket with bronze studs lining the edge. The NHL Stadium Series is one of several regular season outdoor games played by a select number of teams.

Sarah Palin, 58, and her new boyfriend Ron Dugay, 64, had previously been discrete about their relationship status but now have been spotting showing some PDA since the NHL legend confirmed they are dating. The politician and athlete were spotted holding hands as they walked down the streets of NYC on Friday, Feb. 11. Sarah wore a fitted black coat, leggings and a faux fir scarf as she held a rose, most likely bought for her by her beau who matched her wearing a dark grey jacket and black jeans. Click here to see the lovebirds in action.

Megan Fox is supporting fiance Machine Gun Kelly at his big performance!

ESPN's return to broadcasting NHL games has generated plenty of fanfare, but not a lot of games on either ESPN or ABC. That begins to change this weekend.Saturday's All-Star Game from Las Vegas will be on ABC, and marks the beginning of ESPN ramping up its coverage for the second half of the season. ESPN will have 11 games starting later this month, while ABC's regular-season package of Saturday games begins on Feb.

Robin Herman, who broke a significant barrier when she became one of the first female journalists to gain access to players in National Hockey League locker rooms, has died. She was 70 and died Tuesday at home in Waltham, Mass. from ovarian cancer, according to her husband.