Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

It's the end of May, the weather is warming up, and while a select few players are still on the ice the majority are done and recuperating, enjoying the slower pace, or celebrating.

Tonight the Vegas Golden Knights could complete the sweep of the injury riddled Colorado Avalanche and head to their third Stanley Cup Final in only nine seasons.

Golden Knights erase three-goal deficit, defeat Avalanche to take 3-0 stranglehold on series
The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from the third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine seasons after defeating the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Game 3 Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena.
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I don't know if you've heard but former Maple Leaf Mitch Marner is on that team. People have been very quiet about this fact, but it's true!

Last night the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes faced off in game three of the Eastern Conference Final and the Hurricanes took it in overtime, winning 3-2 and outshooting the Habs 38-12.

Canadiens fall to Hurricanes in Game 3, trail series 2-1
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More important than the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Calder Cup conference final series are starting tomorrow with our own Toronto Marlies taking on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at 7PM in Pennsylvania. The Marlies homestand will be Games 3-5 on June 1st, 3rd, and 5th.

TORONTO TO FACE WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON IN EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

The Western Conference Final will start Thursday night between the Colorado Eagles and Chicago Wolves and the winner of the series will go on to lose to the Marlies in the finals.

The Memorial Cup keeps going in Kelowna, and last night we were treated to what many are saying will be a preview of the finals between the Everett Silvertips and the Kitchener Rangers.

The Rangers were planning on going all in next season, but when Guelph was awarded the Memorial Cup instead of Kitchener the Rangers quickly pivoted their plans to focus on this season and pulled it off incredibly well.

If you want all the Memorial Cup coverage you can handle, follow along with the All 61 Podcast, recording on site at the arena throughout the tournament.

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The PWHL is busy, busy, with eight teams making their plans for the expansion draft and four new ones deciding who would be best to poach, as well as all twelve teams going through hundreds of players who opted in to the player draft.

2026 PWHL Draft Rankings: Final Top 125
The 2026 PWHL Draft will take place on June 17 in Detroit. Here’s a look at The Hockey News’ final Top 125 player rankings for the 2026 PWHL Draft.
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The Montreal Victoire will hold a celebration of their first Walter Cup this Saturday. Hopefully there's a bigger one in Hamilton next summer.

Montreal Victoire to celebrate Walter Cup championship with downtown parade Saturday
The Montreal Victoire will celebrate their historic Walter Cup win last week with a championship parade on Saturday.
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Some NHL teams are already getting a start on planning for next season.

RELEASE: Oilers sign Aku Raty to one-year contract | Edmonton Oilers
Finnish forward led Liiga’s Karpat in scoring this past season with 57 points in 51 games
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Some third jerseys are leaving us, some new ones are arriving.

Finally, William Nylander is always around to keep us entertained. The start to his off-season is here for your enjoyment.

Enjoy your day everyone!

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