Latest Kyle Okposo News

Veteran Kyle Okposo wins Stanley Cup with Panthers 18 years after being drafted

Jun. 25, 2024 00:40 AM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Okposo used to rollerblade around his driveway as a kid, pretending he was a pro hockey player competing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's a memory he has kept with him throughout his NHL career — one so special to him that he shared it with his...

Veteran Kyle Okposo wins Stanley Cup with Panthers 18 years after being drafted

Jun. 25, 2024 00:30 AM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Okposo used to rollerblade around his driveway as a kid, pretending he was a pro hockey player competing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's a memory he has kept with him throughout his NHL career — one so special to him that he shared it with his...

Nick Cousins returns for the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final

Jun. 22, 2024 01:11 AM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nick Cousins played every game of the Florida Panthers' 2023 run to the Stanley Cup Final and 69 more during this past season. He was in the lineup in Game 6 Friday night against the Edmonton Oilers, a 5-1 Panthers loss that sends the series back across...

Barkov back on ice for the Panthers, who lead Stanley Cup Final thanks to scoring from unsung heroes

Jun. 12, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice was in a much better mood Wednesday. The Florida Panthers coach admitted the previous day that he was “grumpy” after Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, despite a dominant victory over the Edmonton Oilers that gave his team a 2-0 series lead. ...

Stanley Cup notebook: Okposo finally gets shot at Stanley Cup, McDavid back where his career started

Jun. 07, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Okposo's first Stanley Cup memory came as an 8-year-old boy, when he watched the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Florida Panthers in the 1996 Stanley Cup Final. That series — a quick sweep for the Avalanche, who won their first ever NHL title — ignited...

Rangers a loss away from elimination in East final because they aren't doing the little things

May. 31, 2024 00:46 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers won the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's top team in the regular season by mixing talent, with smart play and finding ways to win more often than not. They are facing postseason elimination for the first time because a lot of that has been...

Wheeler returns to Rangers lineup for Game 4 against Panthers

May. 28, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Blake Wheeler was back in the New York Rangers' lineup for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, after missing more than three months with a broken right leg. Wheeler got hurt in a game against Montreal on Feb....