Storm Advisory 4/20/22: NHL Daily News, Links and Roundup

A special friendship for Rod Brind’Amour, a new NHL point leader and two Seattle celebrities buy in on the Kraken.

By Alec_Sawyer Apr 20, 2022, 10:19am EDT

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A really neat story on Rod Brind’Amour, the Stanley Cup and a friend.

When Rod Brind’Amour brought the Stanley Cup back to Campbell River, BC, he gave a special coin to Kim Wood, who's lived with cystic fibrosis her whole life.

That coin is a symbol of their friendship and a reminder that the impossible can be possible.

Home Team Heroes | @Sobeys pic.twitter.com/8RGfjcazSj
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 18, 2022

For the first time since March 11, someone not named Connor McDavid leads the NHL in points. On how Jonathan Huberdeau and the Florida Panthers just keep rolling. [Miami Herald]
The Seattle Kraken gets some new celebrity owners. [NHL]
The timeless Marc-Andre Fleury isn’t done yet. [NHL]

Matt Boldy through the legs

@NHL pic.twitter.com/yJZPNiMiBR
— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) April 20, 2022

On ‘heavy hockey’ and on if it’s the path to a Stanley Cup. [The Athletic$]
In the NHL, homophobic language has become less overt — and tougher to eradicate. [The Athletic$]