News about Auston Matthews

During a recent video, KSI announces he's 'basically a billionaire.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 28, 2024
During a social media competition with his YouTube group, The Sidemen, KSI revealed that he is "basically a billionaire." In the social media battle, KSI was competing against Miniminter, Zerkaa, TTBJZL, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S. The object of the game was to shoot as many goals as you could in 100 shots to win a £1,000.

Maple Leafs fan is SLAMMED online for removing 73-year-old season ticket holder's prized $300 fedora and tossing it onto the ice to celebrate an Auston Matthews hat trick in Toronto

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 21, 2024
Following Auston Matthews' latest hat trick against Philadelphia, a Toronto Maple Leafs fan almost cost him his prized fedora. When a man seated behind him was able to grab his brown $300 Stetson and fling it onto the ice at Scotiabank Arena, season ticket holder John Hamilton, 73, was celebrating Matthews' three-goal effort in a victory over the Flyers. Hamilton told the Toronto Sun, 'I was surprised.' I thought it was a joke at first, too, until I realized my hat on the ice.' A video of the incident has gone viral, showing the younger fan blaming his colleague and cameraman for his overexuberance. The fan yelled at me off camera, gesturing toward his buddy off-screen,' the fan said.'He told me to.'

The 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympics will be open to players, bringing an end to a 12-year absence from the Games

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 3, 2024
The NHL will invite the best hockey players in the world to compete for their countries at the forthcoming two Winter Olympics, bringing an end to a decade-long absence. According to an agreement signed Friday by the NHL Players' Union, the International Ice Hockey Federation, and the IOC, the world's best hockey league will invite its players to compete in the Winter Games in 2026 and 2030 in Milan and the IOC. NHL players have not been at the Olympics since 2014 in Sochi - a year where Canada claimed Gold, Sweden won silver, and Finland clinched the bronze

The Miami Heat, the Panthers, and the Rays: The new home of US sports is Florida

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 3, 2023
Not since Boston and Los Angeles in 2020 has the sports world's attention and curiosity been so concentrated on one area of America as Florida in 2023. The Boston Red Sox were reigning World Series champions, the New England Patriots were Super Bowl champions, and the Boston Bruins had reached the Stanley Cup Finals by the summer of 2019. The following year was devoted to Los Angeles, where the Dodgers snapped a 32-year championship drought ended and the Lakers claimed their first NBA title in the bubble.

The Stanley Cup Finals will be decided between an underdog Florida Panthers squad and a tenacious Vegas Golden Knights squad

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 3, 2023
Many hockey fans were not expecting a second all-Sun Belt Stanley Cup Final in NHL history. Boston was the best regular season squad in the league's history going into the playoffs. They were knocked out by the worst team that made it in. Canada wished that they would win their first Stanley Cup since 1993. Rather, the Jets were quickly dismissed and the Maple Leafs and Oilers' star power was snuffed out.

Why are players clamoring for Connor Bedard, a 17-year-old quarterback?

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 8, 2023
Although the basketball world is waiting for the results of Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery to find who will be taking 7-foot-4 French sensation Victor Wembanyama, the hockey world is equally focused on Monday's NBA Draft Lottery due to a similar promising talent. After leading the country to gold at the world junior hockey championship in January, Connor Bedard, Canada's latest hockey prodigy, is this year's draft class. Since then, NHL teams have been watching the lottery on Monday to see which team will have the opportunity to draft him in June's draft. Anaheim (2.5), Pittsburgh (0.5), and Calgary (0.5), the NHL's worst team in 2022-23, has a 18.5 percent chance at the top pick, followed by Columbus (13.5%), Montreal (13.5%), Chicago (11.5), Washington (5.5), and Calgary (10.6), the NBA's worst team in 2022-23, and San Jose (0.5), Edmonton (0.5), and Calgary (0.5), Winnipeg (0.5), Columbus (192.5), and Ottawa (0.5).

PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: The Panthers are baffled when taking the lead in a 2-0 series

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 5, 2023
Consider the Toronto Maple Leafs as the most complete NHL elite to be completely confounded by the eighth-seeded Florida Panthers. The Panthers defeated the Leafs 3-2 in Toronto on Thursday, giving them a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals following their first-round upset of the top-seeded Boston Bruins. Sheldon Keefe, the Leafs' head coach, was particularly worried about the Panthers' second-period results, in which the Panthers scored two unanswered goals. 'Disappointing' Keefe said, 'Baffling.' We didn't make those mistakes one time in the last series [first round against Tampa].'

With the remaining 12 players selected by fans, NHL has announced the initial 32 players for the 2023 All-Star Game

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 6, 2023
The NHL has revealed a list of the first 32 names to be chosen for the 2023 All-Star Game, which will be hosted in South Florida. One player from each squad has been chosen to compete in this year's festivities, which have traditionally featured a skills competition and games between divisions. During the next 12 days, the NHL also revealed that three new players (two skaters and a goalie) would be voted by a fan vote.