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You know how many teams with the Stanley Cup in the 33-year stretch from 1956 through 1988? Why, that would be seven — Montreal 16; Islanders, Oilers, Maple Leafs, four apiece; Bruins and Flyers twice each; and the Flames with one. In the nine years from 1995 through 2003, four teams took the Cup — …

So if the Rangers lose their qualifying round to the Hurricanes, they will have a 12.5 percent chance of selecting first overall in the NHL draft and bringing Rimouski left winger Alexis Lafreniere to Broadway. Yes, folks, there will be a Phase 2 of the NHL draft lottery after Friday’s Phase 1 ended with a …

We have a date. A few, in fact. Whether the NHL is going to be able to keep them is essentially up to the virus. The Post has learned that the Stanley Cup tournament’s qualifying rounds are scheduled to begin on July 30 in hub cities that will be selected “within the next week or …

The Tampa Bay Lightning have halted Phase 2 of their NHL restart. As the NHL moves forward with its multi-tiered plan to restart the 2019-20 season after pausing due to coronavirus, the Lightning will temporarily close their training facilities after multiple players and staffers tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple reports on Friday. Per …

So it appears the Rangers and Islanders will be Vegas-bound when and if the competition begins in late July or early August. Multiple sources have confirmed the NHL has settled on Vegas as one of its two hub cities to host the tournament. As the league previously has indicated it would not allow a team …

Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella, who once threatened to bench any player who refused to stand for the national anthem, said that his views regarding such protests against racial injustice have changed following the nationwide protests over Minneapolis police killing George Floyd. “When I stand for the flag and the national anthem, my reflection is …

It would have been heartbreaking in any context to know the pain through which K’Andre Miller has lived, but somehow even more so when remembering how ebullient he was after being selected 22nd overall by the Rangers in the 2018 draft and how at the time the then 18-year-old spoke with pride and about his …

As the NHL sorts out the details of finishing its season, one ESPN personality took a gratuitous shot at the sport. Speaking on “First Take” on Thursday, Max Kellerman said “no one really cares about hockey” in the country, adding that it wasn’t one of the four major sports. Linda Cohn; Max KellermanGetty Images On …

We’re not suggesting that an MLB-type public squabble is going to break out during the NHL’s negotiations with the NHLPA as the parties attempt to craft a safe, sane and equitable way to put hockey’s 24-team tournament on the ice this summer, but no one should expect the players to simply roll over and accept …

There was never a bad time to go to Foley’s, of course, but the very best were those late hours each January after the baseball writers’ dinner, because that’s when the very best element of Foley’s was on display. There were writers crowding those tables, of course, some of them dressed in their once-a-year black-tie …