SJHN Daily: What Canes Winning Cup Means? PWHL San Jose Signs Czech Olympians

Rejoice, San Jose Sharks fans, the Vegas Golden Knights did not win the Stanley Cup.

Last night, the Carolina Hurricanes finished off the Golden Knights 2-0 in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Final.

Jordan Staal took home the Conn Smythe.

Brandon Bussi, who made his NHL debut against the Sharks in October, was the winning goalie.

No ex-San Jose Sharks lifted the Cup last night, but former Sharks such as Tomas Hertl and Adin Hill were with Vegas, as was assistant coach Joel Ward.

You do have to feel for Brent Burns, who was with the Canes from 2022 to 2025. Burns joined the President’s Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche last summer, but the Knights beat the Avs in the Western Conference Finals.

Congrats, Carolina! It was a victory for analytics and smaller hockey players, too!

Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky started his hockey career as an analytics blogger, and the Canes’ line-up featured five 6-foot-0 and under regulars versus zero on the Knights’ side.

AT SAN JOSE HOCKEY NOW…

Joshua Ravensbergen talks Carson Carels’ love of Dairy Queen and Scott Wheeler discusses the 2026 NHL Draft on the latest San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Plus; Keegan, Sheng, and Zubair talk about the NHL combine, Sheng’s brutal Airbnb stay, and the latest San Jose Sharks offseason rumors:

Why Connor McDavid over Macklin Celebrini for MVP? Sheng Peng breaks down all his NHL award votes.

16 beat writers make the picks in a top-20 mock draft…who did Sheng select for the San Jose Sharks at No. 2 or 20?

Macklin Celebrini turns 20 — and the Prospects Scrimmage is on Jul. 2.

OTHER SHARKS NEWS…

The San Jose Barracuda announce their opening night is on Oct. 3.

ESPN ranks the San Jose Sharks’ 23rd in their “way-too-early” rankings for next season.

Joe Pavelski’s son was also drafted into the OHL.

What might Celebrini and Will Smith contract extensions look like?

AROUND HOCKEY…

PWHL San Jose signs two Czech Olympians:

PWHL San Jose’s initial 10-player roster is set:

John Tortorella is unsure of his future.

Jaccob Slavin is the second American to win a Stanley Cup and Olympic gold medal in the same year.

Jack Han refreshes us on the Hurricanes’ tactics.

Dan Vladar is close to a big extension with the Philadelphia Flyers.

What would a Dylan Larkin trade to the Utah Mammoth look like?

Two Colorado Avalanche skaters receive NHL All-Star honors.

What does the trade market for Jacob Markstrom look like?

If they don’t trade the pick, who might the Florida Panthers want at ninth-overall?

The Pittsburgh Penguins need another impact forward.