Just in general, Wednesday is a very off day, but it is also a day off at the World Championships.
With less than 3 minutes left in the third... @Trekronorse Timothy Liljegren ties the game!🇸🇪👀#IIHFWorlds #SWEUSA @MapleLeafs pic.twitter.com/W97y4C4BjP
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 23, 2023
USA won it in OT.
The Quarterfinals are Thursday with:
- USA vs CZE at 9:20
- SUI vs GER at 9:20
- CAN vs FIN at 13:20
- SWE vs LAT at 13:20
All are on TSN, channels subject to confirmation.
Some news from yesterday:
New, for @NorthStarBet: A major trade may not be on the immediate horizon for the #leafs -- more on that here -- but a look at five potential GM candidates with the kind of experience the organization covets. https://t.co/bekRDHw5nr
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 23, 2023
There still seems to be a good amount of speculation swirling around the possibility of Doug Armstrong as a GM candidate in Toronto. High ranking source close to the Blues says, “all of this talk seems to be fabricated”.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 23, 2023
So I have heard an intriguing name attached to the Blue Jackets if Babcock is not hired. This would be a long shot for sure but I’m told that Sergei Fedorov could be in mix.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) May 23, 2023
Dave Nonis has a new job:


Outdoor games are double occupancy now:

Vegas and Dallas played Game 3 of the Western Conference Final and:
Jamie Benn has been given a 5 minute major for his cross check on Mark Stone. pic.twitter.com/Ck1uCnnCgJ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 24, 2023
3-0 Vegas 7:10 in, and it is Wedgewood for Oettinger
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 24, 2023
And the final score was 4-0, proving once again that having a star goalie is really important.
Carolina and Florida play their Game 4 tonight. Florida leads 3-0.
Until the Memorial Cup starts on Friday, that's all the hockey there is. Enjoy it, soon there will be nothing but sunny skies and warm days and no one thinking about games played on ice.

Brigs has two prospect reports coming out over the next couple of days for you to help you think about the more distant future than next season.
Prize (there is no prize) goes to the person who gets the significance of the photo.