Kevin Kurz
@KKurzNHL
Hockey writer @TheAthleticNHL based in Philadelphia 🔔 Witness to two reverse sweeps 🧹 Previous stops: Bay Area 2011-21 💻 NYC 2021-23 🗽
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USA Blue falls 5-2 to Sweden, giving up a pair of empty-netters. Ivar Stenberg (2026) with a hat trick. Standouts for Sweden included Stenberg, Jack Berglund (PHI) and Lucas Pettersson (ANA).
Sorry Thomas
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The Phillies have great jerseys, both throwbacks and standard. But the maroon hat with the standard road jersey looks dumb. Who signed off on that?
The Phillies have five or more extra-base hits in their last three games. The last time they did that three games straight? August 2023. A look at what’s going well for the offense post All-Star break: nytimes.com/athletic/65172…
Carter Hart found not guilty. The first player to hear his verdict nytimes.com/athletic/live-…
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Celebrating 50 years of PHYSICAL GRAFFITI, Led Zeppelin's new LIVE EP will be released on Sept 12. Featuring "In My Time Of Dying," "Trampled Under Foot (Live From Earl's Court, '75)," "Sick Again," & "Kashmir (Live From Knebworth, '79)" on CD, vinyl & digitally for the first…
We’re at the courthouse in London, Ont., where verdicts are expected in the Hockey Canada trial. Our live updates are here ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/live-…
I spoke with Gavin McKenna one-on-one for @TheAthletic. On his decision, his summer, his home, and more, with insight into what makes him “special” from those around him: nytimes.com/athletic/65121…
“The important part for us, and we told (Martone), is we care about what Porter Martone is going to be in three, five, seven years from now. That’s the most important part.” nytimes.com/athletic/65094…
Flyers beats night out @NHLAdamK @charlieo_conn @JHallNBCS @SGNolan @jackiespiegel93 @APgelston
Flyers support top prospect Porter Martone’s decision to attend Michigan State nytimes.com/athletic/65094…
The Flyers may or may not be better next season. But they should at least be more interesting. nytimes.com/athletic/65072…
Continually amazed by the passionate reactions for anything about jerseys, which for this piece now sit at over 1K comments.
In the NHL, jerseys are more than just uniforms; they are symbols of a legacy, history and pride for teams and their fan bases. So what’s every team’s best and worst jersey in franchise history? Let’s start with the Kings…
Hockey Canada announces full coaching staff for 2026 Winter Olympics dlvr.it/TM2WQS
On a related note, Jon Cooper and Pete DeBoer both love working with Tocchet. I spoke with both of them after the Flyers made the hiring official, ICYMI: nytimes.com/athletic/63708…
For some reason I thought this was already out there -- probably because the last time I talked to Tocchet, he told me he was at Team Canada coaching staff meetings in Vegas 😂
Four assistant coaches are joining Jon Cooper’s staff for #MilanoCortina2026. 🇨🇦 Quatre entraîneurs adjoints épauleront Jon Cooper à Milan et à Cortina en 2026. 🇨🇦 🍁 Bruce Cassidy 🍁 Peter DeBoer 🍁 Rick Tocchet 🍁 Misha Donskov @TeamCanada | @EquipeCanada
We ask fans to rate their favorite teams’ broadcasts on a scale from 1 to 5 and invite them to rate as many other local NHL broadcasts as they wish. This is what they had to say: nytimes.com/athletic/64925…