News and Notes from Friday, October 30th, 2026
News
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced that they are ruling in favor of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.
- The ruling from CAS states that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) must immediately enter Russia into all IIHF Championships for the 2026-27 scheduled events.
- Finland, Czechia, Germany, Austria, and Ukraine have all spoken out against the ruling.
- The NHLPA announced that they have named Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacob Fowler the Player of the Week of October 23rd thru 29th.
- The NHL Department of Player Safety has announced that they have suspended Ottawa Senators forward Hayden Hodgson.
- Hodgson would be suspended for 2 games for boarding Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke on Thursday, Oct. 29th.
- Hodgson will forfeit $8,762.88 based on his average annual salary per the CBA.
- In shocker, news broke that Nikita Kucherov informed the Tampa Bay Lightning that he would not be re-signing with the team and requested to be traded.
- Kucherov is currently in the last year of his contract.
NHL Scoreboard
- NJ 5 – VGK 2
- WIN 2 – FLA 5
- SEA 2 – CAL 6
Today’s Games
- CHI v. BOS – 1p ET
- STL v. DET – 1p ET
- TB v. NAS – 2p ET
- EDM v. NYI – 2p ET
- BUF v. LA – 4p ET
- OTT v. SJ – 4p ET
- PIT v. MON – 7p ET
- TOR v. VAN – 7p ET
- CLB v. DAL – 8p ET
- CAL v. COL – 10p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- Michael’s Musings: Talking About the Outdoors (TXHT)
- The Sheet with Jeff Marek: Red Wings Suspend Larkin, Edvinsson’s Future, and More ft. Brian Burke & David Pagnotta (Daily Faceoff)
- Capitals Conquer Nashville: Takeaways (Hockey HotStove)
- Where Are They Now? Mike Knuble (Flyers Alumni)
- 32 Thoughts Blog: What’s next for the Red Wings and Dylan Larkin (SportsNet)
