mckenna's family wearing indigenous regalia for his draft day and mckenna himself has a beaded wolf pin 😭❤️ I LOVE THIS SO MUCH pic.twitter.com/EmBheyBhPa
— marlee (@timbithockey) June 26, 2026
— katie (@katieonleafstwt) June 26, 2026
The projected No. 1 pick in the NHL draft, Gavin McKenna, is representing his indigenous community with custom pins made by his sister 👏 pic.twitter.com/eFveWCtLAe
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 26, 2026
2002 → 2026
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) April 7, 2026
Built from the Zamboni used in the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games, our Zammoth is a reimagined piece of Utah history. pic.twitter.com/0CSm3QgRlV
Talk about an entrance.
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) April 7, 2026
The Zammoth is ready to take the ice tonight. pic.twitter.com/coI6xtzyEI
Introducing the Zammoth - a fan mobile unlike any other. Hitting the ice tonight at the Delta Center. #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/HRhUMPVwqN
— Ryan Smith (@RyanQualtrics) April 7, 2026
the answer is yes https://t.co/J5gyKgREP5 pic.twitter.com/11VyZ69sGP
— LA Kings (@LAKings) March 8, 2026
ESPN:
The video, published Sunday by the White House's official TikTok account, featured doctored footage from a Tkachuk brothers' news conference at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February. While "Free Bird," the goal song for Team USA, played in the background of the video, Brady Tkachuk was made to say, "They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f---s a lesson."
NYT:
Tkachuk also said he didn’t yell “close the Northern border” during the team’s phone call with Trump.
“I’ve been seeing stuff that people think it’s me,” Tkachuk said. “But if you watch the video, that’s not my voice.
The meal they were served at the White House.
Meanwhile, the women's team:Opening Night is almost here, and so is Tyler Toffoli (in bobblehead form). Head to the game early on Thursday and grab yours at the Sharks Foundation Booth outside Section 118.
— Sharks Community (@sjscommunity) October 7, 2025
$35 plus sales tax, one per person, while supplies last. pic.twitter.com/vJGE9q4NQK
Tonight’s the night, the Tyler Toffoli Bobblehead is here! Want a chance to secure this iconic Sleepover Bobblehead? Purchase tickets for tonight’s game, and we’ll see you at the Sharks Foundation Booth outside Section 118 while supplies last. 🍪🥛 pic.twitter.com/qqw21wlFK2
— Sharks Community (@sjscommunity) October 9, 2025
The Sharks are taking team bonding to a whole new level 🛏️😂
— Evan Lockridge (@EvanLockridge88) August 31, 2025
Introducing the Celebrini, Smith & Toffoli Sleepover Bobblehead, quite possibly the most legendary giveaway in NHL history.#SJSharks | #NHL | #Bobblehead pic.twitter.com/Oe10milgCq
@catbtoffoli Nothing is ever normal 😆 @San Jose Sharks @never offside ♬ Nothing Perfect - nimino
@grittynhl i throw more than just 🎂
♬ original sound - Gritty
@poptarts who let the tarts out 🫣 See @Marvel Studios #TheFantasticFour: First Steps in theaters July 25 #poptarts #Fantastic4 #Fantasteic4 #BlueRaspberry #foodtok #poptartsmascot #TWA ♬ son original - goofy_vidz
The New Jersey Devils beat the Seattle Kraken, 3-2. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/2JYzr22nrL
— Steph Chambers (@StephChambers76) January 7, 2025
We’ve got an addition to the @SeattleKraken pregame show: a deep sea diver on the ice?#SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/bcPgPPziLd
— Circling Seattle Sports (@CirclingSports) November 18, 2024
New addition to the #SEAKraken pregame show: a deep sea diver on the ice. pic.twitter.com/lMO7dwpWYr
— Emerald City Hockey (@EmeraldCityHky) November 18, 2024
The New York Rangers defeat the Seattle Kraken 2-0 in an #NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Seattle. (AP/Lindsey Wasson) pic.twitter.com/6dweAfMgyI
— Lindsey Wasson 📸 (@lindseywasson) November 18, 2024
Amazing Women in Hockey Night Jersey from the @SeattleKraken, designed by Allie Spurlock@komonews @UniWatch pic.twitter.com/zfAui3Ej20
— Niko Tamurian (@NikoTamurian) March 9, 2024
Ryan Reaves asked Matt Rempe if he wanted it but the kid shook him off... for now 👀 pic.twitter.com/hhaRNmlxa6
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 3, 2024
Looks like Matt Rempe looked over at the #NYR bench for the stamp of approval. pic.twitter.com/WOFupWaqVp
— Jonny Lazarus (@JLazzy23) March 3, 2024
REMPE AND REAVES DROP THE GLOVES AT CENTER ICE 😱 pic.twitter.com/4raCSRGwnI
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 3, 2024
Per this Reddit summary of a paywalled article, Akira is named for Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. His brother is named Krilin and liked a Tweet screenshotting that summary.
Quick favor, @ryannovo62 ... could you confirm this? Because I have a pretty cool Dragonball Z design for him, but I want it to be accurate. https://t.co/XbHoEpA9CE
— Backhanded Devil (@BackhandedDevil) May 3, 2023
Many thanks to the @OmahaLancers organization for making possible to visit our son @SchmidAkira and watch him play! We met great people saw a great team and awesome fans! pic.twitter.com/DWZkUusTM8
— Kupetzky (@kowakupetzky) February 23, 2019
The reference here is great pic.twitter.com/wzY40sw5kT https://t.co/VwPuSMeaY6
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) November 2, 2023
There's been a trend this NHL season that has nothing to do with the sport's on-ice product. Several teams have announced plans to hold Pride Nights, during which players wear jerseys celebrating the LGBTQ+ community either during warmups or games -- or both.But many of those plans have been scraped by teams after being made public....As the Athletic notes, five percent of the NHL's players are Russian."These are legitimate fears," Ben Noble, associate professor of Russian politics at University College London, told the Athletic. "'If you put on a Pride jersey, then there is uncertainty regarding how this would be interpreted by law enforcement in Russia — and that's a risk.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league will no longer have teams wear themed jerseys during warmups for Pride Nights or any specialty night games going forward.
Don’t you see? The NHL had a problem, and it had to solve it. NHL teams have been holding Pride nights for 10 years and ... uh, OK, there was no problem for pretty much all of that. The first NHL Pride Night was in Florida in 2013, and for almost a decade it was a lovely little inclusive thing, along with other nights: Hockey Fights Cancer, Military Appreciation and more — from Indigenous celebration nights across Canada, to South Asian Heritage Night in Winnipeg, to Gender Equity Night in New Jersey.
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott recently became the first player to challenge the NHL's ban of Pride Tape when he used it on his stick in a game against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. Following Dermott's decision, the NHL has rescinded its ban on players using Pride Tape, the league announced on Tuesday...."It was kind of just an, 'All right, I'm doing this, and we're going to deal with the consequences and move forward, and hopefully I'll have a positive impact on some people that needed that positive impact.'"
Pride Tape is back because Travis Dermott, a completely expendable defenceman on a one-year deal just above the league minimum, had the balls to stand up for his convictions at what could have been at a cost to his career. https://t.co/vOZlwwU6WO pic.twitter.com/Wz2FkJTqa3
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) October 24, 2023
Scholastic has sent a letter apologizing, reversing the program, and redoubling efforts to combat book banning legislation. Thank you to all who signed and shared the statement which helped instigate forward momentum for Scholastic's decision. 👏 pic.twitter.com/uoZx0mNSxu
— Vicky Fang (@fangmous) October 24, 2023
Ok but "we understand now that it was a mistake to segregate..." is one of the funniest sentences I've read in the year of our Lordicus 2023 pic.twitter.com/Y2GnY0iKGh
— Daniel José Older (@djolder) October 25, 2023
ESPN:
"BookTok" is a commonly used TikTok hashtag by content creators who want to discuss, review or promote books. A subset of that community focuses on hockey romance novels, with some users fixating on actual NHL players as proxies for fictional characters.
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Last winter, the Kraken's social media team embraced the hockey BookTok community's interest in their players. The Kraken changed their TikTok bio to "Mostly BookTok" and began publishing videos that targeted that audience. Some featured players like Wennberg and defenseman Vince Dunn walking in slow motion before games while wearing business suits, with captions like "when you accidentally become a BookTok account and now that's all you can post."
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Alex Wennberg published his own statement a few days later, citing backlash that his wife had received for "speaking up about sexual harassment on TikTok" in her comments. He noted "vile comments" on Felicia Wennberg's Instagram, including on photos of their 2-year-old son.
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as of Monday, the Kraken had archived any media that referenced BookTok, removing images and videos from all public social media feeds.
I think Felicia Wennberg is an amazing woman and I hope you guys take some time to read what she has to say and reflect on how some of the things you say publicly make actual people feel pic.twitter.com/9f05uwOqbN
— Nicole (@NicoleCutmore) July 28, 2023
@emilyrathbooks I’ve turned off the duet/stitch function and comments so this statement can simply be exactly as it is. I love my reader community and I love and respect the wonderful hockey community I’ve fostered with teams around the world. Let’s all treat others with respect and kindness ❤️ #emilyverse #emilyrathbooks #jacksonvillerays #jacksonvilleraysseries #puckingaround #sportsromance #hockeyromance #hockeytok ♬ original sound - Dr. Emily Rath | Author