Hockey headlines for June 4, 2025

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

‘Here we are again:’ Panthers, Oilers set to begin rare Stanley Cup Final rematch (Miami Herald)
Noah Cates signs a four-year extension with the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Hurricanes coach, GM vow to ‘keep pushing’ toward Stanley Cup championship goal (Raleigh News & Observer)
Canucks bring back a steady hand in defenceman Derek Forbort (Vancouver Province)
Red Wings sign Finnish prospect to entry-level deal (MLive.com)
Kings ink Martin Chromiak to 1-year, two-way contract (Los Angeles Times)
Connor McDavid, one year after the sting of defeat, is ready to finally win the Stanley Cup (Globe & Mail)
The heroes are great, but the villains of the Stanley Cup final are must-see (Globe & Mail)
Oilers rink to be made up of ice from across Canada for Stanley Cup final — including McDavid’s hometown in the GTA (Toronto Star)
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid ‘on a mission’ to win first Stanley Cup (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Oilers’ Stuart Skinner has high praise for Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky ahead of Cup Final (Miami Herald)
Edmonton Oilers' Skinner relishes rematch against Florida Panthers' Bobrovsky (Edmonton Sun)
Panthers pack agitator one-two punch in Tkachuk and Marchand (Edmonton Sun)
‘I bleed for the Florida Panthers,’ Aaron Ekblad says, but free agency looms after Cup Final (Miami Herald)
Mattias Ekholm beats the odds to return from injury for Stanley Cup Final (Edmonton Sun)
Teams eyeing Ottawa Senators winger Drake Batherson as trade talk heats up (Ottawa Sun)
Another long season later, it's Panthers and Oilers in a rare Stanley Cup rematch (Buffalo News)
Red Wings expect Vladimir Tarasenko to do better after sour season (Detroit News)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign goaltender Maxim Pavlenko (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blackhawks' expansion of Fifth Third Arena on track to finish in January 2026 (Chicago Sun-Times)