Yesterday the Swedish team announced that William Nylander is joining the team, and Team Czechia is welcoming David Kämpf back as they try to repeat as champions. Meanwhile Marc-André Fleury is trying to win it for Canada and become the only goalie in the triple gold club.

There has been so much going on, I've been ignoring Worlds, so let's get up to date together.

The event is in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark. The round-robin portion is over, and the quarterfinals are today. USA plays Finland at 10:20 am Toronto time, Switzerland plays Austria at the same time, Sweden faces Czechia at 2:20 Toronto time, and Canada plays Denmark at the same time.

All games are on TSN. The semifinals are on Saturday with the medal games on Sunday. Canada is led by Nate MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby and sure look hard to beat so far.

Ottawa won the opener of the PWHL playoff final, and they play game two against the Frost tonight at 7 pm Toronto time.

In the NHL, the Oilers and the Stars played game one last night and the Oilers took an early lead, but Dallas came back and took the lead in the third with five straight goals.

The Panthers and the Hurricanes play game two tonight.

The Memorial Cup starts tomorrow, but London doesn't play until Saturday at 6 pm Toronto time. All games are on TSN.

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If you’re looking for a reason why the Panthers hold a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Final, their ability to consistently get the puck onto the sticks of their forwards is it.
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And now, it's time for Leafs news and speculation. Get used to it, it will be weeks of this.

Maple Leafs grant Islanders permission to speak to Brendan Shanahan
The New York Islanders have been granted permission to speak to Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan about an opening in their front office, sources tell Sportsnet.
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That's it for today, Go Canada Go!

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