The first step in making a team complete with actual players begins tomorrow with the NHL's expansion draft.
Here are 5 other important dates to circle for the inaugural season of the Seattle Kraken:
Pittsburgh, Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago have each passed two hurdles thus far in the 2013 NHL playoffs. Here's a preview of what to expect as these four teams attempt to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals:
The Stanley Cup finals kick off Wednesday, and one of the most prolific players has a shot at one more title. Is Martin Brodeur the best goalie to play his position ever?
So much for home ice advantage.
The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, on the Canucks’ home ice Wednesday night to win the Stanley Cup, the first time the franchise has claimed hockey’s holy grail since 1972.