FILE - Chris Ilitch, Detroit Red Wings president and CEO, speaks before the team's NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Oct. 11, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

FILE - NHL Network's Jamie Hersch, center, announces the PWHL women's hockey expansion team beginning in the 2026-27 season, May 13, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mark Anderson

Carolina Hurricanes' Logan Stankoven, right, holds up the Stanley Cup with Taylor Hall during the NHL hockey club's championship celebration in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour holds the Stanley Cup during the NHL hockey club's championship celebration in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

FILE - Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh (43) before Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Montréal Canadiens, April 19, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

FILE - Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock directs his team against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Feb. 12, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Oct. 12, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)

Vegas Golden Knights players watch from the bench during the third period in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)