Sean Shapiro
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Father to EV & Dean. Husband to @ChristinaShapir. ✍️ @DLLS_Sports, @eliteprospects, Shap Shots. 🎥 @lategamemovie 📚We Win Here.🎙️@expectedbywhom, Spits &Suds
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US-Canada women’s gold medal hockey game on NBC averaged 3.54 million viewers. That’s more viewers than any NHL game this season. And second most watched hockey game in United States since 2019.
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There is a dog with front row seats in the Stanley Cup final
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There are only two Americans even playing in this game.
Panthers fans with a "U-S-A" chant as their Russian goalie stonewalls the Canadian team.
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ABC treated the Stanley Cup Celebration like it was actually a major sport and not some filler summer programming to kill time before the late local news.
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Reader just sent this to me. Kind of uncanny, Dominic Moore has now picked 3 straight OT goal scorers perfectly on the NBCSN broadcast.
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The Dallas Stars have launched a free in-market streaming service for fans called Victory+. It's a 7-year deal with A Parent Media Co. Again, if you live in Stars TV market it is now free to watch the team.
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Benn and Seguin both met with media this morning and said they have not heard from Lites during this season. Benn also said he doesn’t play for Lites, he plays for the rest of his teammates.
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The NHL and New Era have come to a league-wide licensing agreement. New Era can now make licensed hats for all 32 NHL teams. There had been individual team deals before, Buffalo being most notable, but this is first league wide deal with New Era
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Jamie Benn took three questions, second one he couldn't even answer when asked about what this team meant to him. Pretty overcome with emotion. Incredibly human moment for Benn that says more than anything he could actually say into the microphone.
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Bishop came into the locker room during media availability and told Khudobin that Rinne had scored a goal tonight. He was almost giddy about it. Goalie union was happy this evening, no matter who you played for.
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By the official NHL rules this should have been a penalty shot for closing hand on puck in crease.
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Honestly ESPN should be frustrated with the NHL today about the handling of the expansion leaks that ruined TV surprises. If you give reporters 19 hours to dig and report, it will get out. Should have had list due and show starting immediately after.
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A reminder that the NHL and Green Day have a “multiyear partnership.”.
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Jason Dickinson, Tyler Seguin, and Robin Lehner are taking a knee during the anthem.
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NHL players have selected their own songs for the skills competition today
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Didn’t really care about Bo Horvat’s number and the Islanders having him wear No. 14 till I learned why he wore 53, which was actually a good reason
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NHL announced its NFT product about 6 weeks ago.
NFTs died a slow, painful death in 2023 as most are now worthless
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ESPN has added Mark Messier as an analyst for its NHL coverage starting next season.
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To enter the Jets locker room media members have to put cellophane on their shoes. The Jets equipment staff provides the cellophane… it’s apparently done so media don’t track sand/salt into locker room.
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My grandfather passed away during pandemic. This Stars playoff run has been welcome distraction for my grandmother with something to watch essentially every other night in empty house. Talked to her on FaceTime tonight and she wanted me to know she'd like another game Wednesday.
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Tyler Seguin is protesting today. Earlier he also attended a silent mourning for George Floyd in downtown Dallas. (Credit to @Toates1 insta for photo)
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Stars ownership: "Fucking horse shit" performances by Benn and Seguin holding team back
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Steven Stamkos media availability had to be ended for the important issue of going to see the zamboni
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Reported it was a possibility back in October, but have been able to confirm the NHL is bringing back the reverse retro jersey program next season.
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Stephen Johns didn't play in an NHL game for 22 months. During that time he battled depression and suicidal thoughts. Coming back from post-traumatic headaches wasn't about saving a hockey career, it was about saving a life.
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Before the game Reaves and Seguin talked during warmups and told him that Reaves and Lehner planned to kneel. Seguin went back to locker room to tell teammates he would be joining them and Dickinson said he wanted to join as well.
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On the Devils bench Lindy Ruff has the team put the head shots and names of each official for the game. That way each Devils player can address ref/linesman by name when talking to them
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Josh Doan can retire tomorrow as the NHL's all-time leader in points per game.
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Heiskanen on not being on the Calder Finalist list:. "I don't care. They are good players also. So I'm having fun here in playoffs.".
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The Dallas Stars are three wins from winning the Stanley Cup.
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Only 4 hours until teams speak to UFAs for the first time!.
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PHWA should not be promoting this story. And I say this as the Dallas chapter chair for the PHWA.
Tony DeAngelo bares his soul in first comments since #Rangers exile. From #PHWA member @NYP_Brooksie
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The Dallas Stars employee who made racist remarks on a personal social media account has been terminated from his position with the organization.
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"Jamie breathes on him and the guy falls over . it's playoff it's overtime we expect to battle it out." -Joe Pavelski on call on Benn in OT.
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Jaromír Jágr is going to be one of the guests on tonight's NHL on TNT broadcast.
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2020 Winter Classic will be in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1. Opponent still TBD, and will be picked by the Stars, NBC and NHL in a group effort. I’ve been told it will not be the Blackhawks.
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Larkin called this one of the most difficult years of his life with all the things going on his personal life. Credits his wife for being strong for him to come back. Also thanked media for not pressing him on anything like and respecting family privacy.
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Miro Heiskanen is now one point behind Nathan MacKinnon for most points in the NHL playoffs.
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Gary Bettman admits it would be cheaper for the NHL to not play this season. Said owners voted to play and lose money "because they know how important this was for the fans and the game.".
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Axil Sandin Pellikka drove to Nashville from NY last night because of travel. He was driving with his agent, his parents in car behind them. Said each time his car went over speed limit his mom would call agent and tell them to slow down.
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Disney announced today that ESPN+ has 22.3 million customers now. That's up from 13.8 million at this time in 2021. Those numbers are one reason the NHL was so happy about getting the out-of-market package into ESPN+ as part of the TV deal.
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Dean Chamberlain Shapiro. Born this morning at 8 pounds, 13 oz. Mom and baby are both doing great.
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This was the reason Benn was late to media availability after game 6 and was still overcome with emotion after loss in cup final. Toates checked in with Benn to make sure he was ok with this shot being included in documentary.
Jamie Benn in the locker room after the Stars' season ends in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Mattias Janmark consoles him and walks out. The 31-year-old captain sits alone in an empty locker room. Heavy moment. Says more than any amount of words could.
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Can confirm Turner deal is done with NHL for 7 years. Worth $225 million per season for the league. CBS is not part of the deal. There is an HBO Max element to this as well.
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They edited this to cut out the part where he also said he’d like to see more from the NHL on addressing racism.
"The diversity in the game doesn't happen with racism still going on.". Well said, Naz. #GoAvsGo
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This is the type of thing, alluding to refs gambling, very few people in hockey media could get away with saying on live TV. .
Paul Bissonnette did not agree with the would-be series-winning goal being called off. "So I don't know if that ref's got the DraftKings sportsbook going right now. But that was kind of a BS call."
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One final thing from tonight and I'll go back to my beer:. Texted Rick Bowness at 11:40 to thank him for dealing with us so well through Zoom. He texted back immediately, "My pleasure" and "thank you." . There are some great people in this sport and he's one of the best.
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Happy to announce I’m moving to a new role with @TheAthleticNHL covering the business of hockey on a national level. To everyone that read my Stars coverage in various places since 2012, I can’t thank you enough.
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The games will be sold out. The TV deal is locked in for 5 more years at a set price. It actually has little impact on the salary cap. If anything more people who didn’t have Florida/Carolina jerseys before will buy merch and it actually helps.
Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers Eastern Conference final is a disaster if you are hoping for a higher Salary Cap. #NHL.
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Mark Scheifele on his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty: . “Yeah, I don’t even swear. I said you suck. I don’t even think my mom even punished my sister for telling me I suck when I was ten years old. But that’s a song for another day.”.
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NHL team hashtags for this season that will bring up team logos
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Already more than 84,000 tix sold for Winter Classic and could get to 85K. More than 20K coming from Nashville which per NHL is the highest they’ve ever seen from a visiting fanbase.
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Some of the responses I’ve gotten from other NHL team execs about what happened with the Rangers include “wow” and “holy shit”.
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Hearing that Kevin Weekes is going to be joining ESPN's broadcast team for both studio and game work next season. He will also be able to still work for NHL Network from my understanding.
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I want the entire NHL playoff schedule to be leaked by artists whose acts have been rescheduled.
Hi due to the hockey playoff schedule, my show at arena originally scheduled for May 6th is now going to be on Thursday May 5th. If you already bought a ticket, it will be valid for the new date. Any issues, please contact your original point of purchase.
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PK Subban officially joining ESPN on a multi-year deal as a broadcaster and analyst.
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Ben Bishop is now tied for second in NHL SV% at .930. The only goalie with a better save SV% is Anton Khudobin at .932.
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Khudobin zoom starts off wonderfully. "Dobby you want to turn you camera on?". "Oh fuck, how?".
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Today sucks for arena workers. It also sucks for sports media members who work on a freelance/contract basis with income now on hold. I freelanced for years, can't imagine what it would be like now to have all work essentially shut down and try to still pay bills.
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Joel Kiviranta said he hopes he might get some more games in the playoffs.
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AHL’s fastest skater clocked in faster than McDavid.
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Yesterday was my last day at The Athletic. I'm proud of the work I did there for five years and thank you for reading. I’m not sure what's next, still figuring that out.
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I've never seen Jamie Benn this happy in a media availability.
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Artyom Levshunov said when Utah asked for his Uber score at the combine he had to tell them he didn't have one because he bikes everywhere on campus, even in the winter.
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Been told that annually ESPN will pay more than $400 million to the NHL as part of this deal.
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Team is protecting late lead in playoffs and Khudobin is lounging like a cat
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Always amazing how all of these teams and UFAs make life-changing decisions only seconds after talking for the first time at noon ET on July 1.
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Let’s stop asking prospects about what it means to be picked by an original 6 team. It means nothing to a current 18 year old.
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From a reader: Since there’s gonna be NHL games on ABC and the bachelor is on ABC, does this mean they’re planning on having Gritty as the next bachelor cause I need that.
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Stephen Johns was emotional talking about his goal tonight. His parents where here and watched him play for the first time in more than 2 years. He pointed to them in stands. This goal was something he’d wondered if it would ever happen again.
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Just talked to my mom on the phone today who was driving home from oncologist. She’s been cancer free now for five years after beating it for the second time, the first diagnosis being 22 years ago. Very happy day.
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Suter is being paid by 3 of the 8 teams in the central division this season.
Unresticted free agent Ryan Suter is joining the Blues after agreeing to a one-year contract that includes performance bonuses. #stlblues . DETAILS ➡️
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“Joel Fucking Kiviranta”.
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Stars win 2-1. Lead series 3-1. They are one win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Final.
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Stars win 5-2. They have a 2-0 series lead, just like everyone expected, and have scored 17 goals in their past 3 games.
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Stars take Game 1 5-3. They are the highest-scoring team in the playoffs.
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For the visual learners, I present the flowchart of how to find your respective NHL game on TV this evening.
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It was pointed out to me last night that the Stars by winning Game 5 will now have spent more time in the bubble than the Rangers played an entire shortened MLB season.
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Bishop in goal. He just walked by and said, “tweet it Sean.”.
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Stephen Johns was was dealing with severe depression when he came across a video that changed his life. Now he’s skating across America logging #MentalMiles to spark discussion about mental health. “Maybe I was always meant to be more than a hockey player”
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Jamie Benn doesn't know how or who is responsible for a cutout of him at the Texas Rangers games.
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@seanshapiro How is Beiber a draw for the NHL? I love hockey, but please leave the Beib at home.
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Honestly, if you are not manipulating the cap it's your own fault now.
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Khudobin enjoys watching hockey, part 1 of many this season
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Campbell is one of the best humans I’ve covered. He once helped a fan propose on the ice after a Texas Stars game. He also gave his NHL draft day hat to a kid, his own lucky charm, to a kid that was upset about his dad being deployed.
“You don't go to 10-0 without a great group.". Jack Campbell was emotional speaking to @ShawnMcKenzieSN about his franchise record 10th straight win to start the season and the bond he has with his @MapleLeafs teammates.
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Evangeline Violet Shapiro. Born yesterday. She’s amazing.
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Stars clear the bench to celebrate Joe Pavelski’s 1000th career point
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Something interesting from warmup: Tyler Seguin no longer has an "A" on his jersey. Blake Comeau does.
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