Opening Day 2025
My Close, Personal Friends
League Leaders
They Got Who? For That??
We Were the Champions
200
Frank Nazar scored the first goal of the 25/26 campaign against this defending Stanley Cup champion goaltender.
Who is Sergei Bobrovsky? (you're off the case!)
200
The only thing that makes it cool to say "I live in Surrey, B.C." is that she's also from here.
Who is Jenn Gardiner?
200
This Frost player set a new record for points in a season, while also leading the PWHL in goals.
Who is Kelly Pannek?
200
Vancouver got Anna Segedi. And, later, Minnesota got Jincy Roese.
Who is Denisa Krisova?
200
Rod Brind'Amour became only the 4th person in NHL history to captain, and later coach, the same franchise to a Stanley Cup victory with this team this past spring.
Who are the Carolina Hurricanes?
400
Opening Day of the PWHL season ended with the first ever games for both Seattle and Vancouver with this player scoring the overtime winner.
Who is Abby Boreen?
400
My personal favourite player, and the first player I ever ran into in the wild.
Who is Tereza Vanisova?
400
In golf, -48 would be incredible. Alas, in hockey, it meant that this Canuck was the tops of the page... if only his defense flowed as well as his hair.
Who is Brock Boeser?
400
New York acquired a 2nd round pick in 2026, 4th round pick in 2028, and Liam Greentree.
Who is Artemi Panarin?
400
The Kitchener Rangers won the 2026 Memorial Cup against this team making their first ever appearance in the tournament.
Who are the Everett Silvertips?
600
The Rangers played host to the Penguins, and that's about all the did as they got shutout by last year's Calder Cup MVP.
Who is Arturs Silovs?
600
O Captain, my Captain! The first captain of the Vancouver Goldeneyes.
Who is Ashton Bell?
600
This giant led the NHL in penalty minutes with 152, as he tried to mimic the prior Big Z in Boston.
Who is Nikita Zadorov?
600
Calgary received Olli Maatta, Jonathan Castagna, and a trio of 2nd round picks in 2026.
Who is Mackenzie Weegar.
600
The QMJHL was represented in the Memorial Cup by this team, who won their first Gilles-Courteau Trophy since 1994.
Who are the Chicoutimi Saguenéens?
800
The opening game of the 2025/26 PWHL season featured this former PWHL MVP dishing out a pair of assists in a 2-1 win over the Frost.
Who is Natalie Spooner?
800
The first player I ever met, and currently the one I've met the most. She has two career goals, both in season opening games with Vancouver, and New York before that.
Who is Gabby Rosenthal?
800
Thanks to a pair of head-shot majors and misconducts, as well as a 3rd misconduct for a post-game scrum, this New York Siren set a record for most PIMs in one PWHL season.
Who is Micah Zandee-Hart?
800
St. Louis received a 1st and a 3rd in 2026, as well as Jonathan Drouin, and Marcus Gidlof.
Who is Brayden Schenn?
800
The American Hockey League may need to be renamed after a non-American team won the Calder Cup for the second year in a row. This time, it was by this team.
Who are the Toronto Marlies?
1000
This player scored 2 goals for the Avalanche in their Opening Day game over the Kings, en route to his first career 100 point season.
Who is Martin Necas?
1000
The only player who ISN'T a Goldeneye on this list. She started out in Ottawa, but played in Boston this season until her season got ended by injury. Currently a member of PWHL Hamilton.
Who is Zoe Boyd?
1000
This diminutive goaltender faced more shots, and made more saves than anyone in the NHL. Unfortunately, it couldn't help his national team in the 2026 Olympic semi-final against Canada.
Who is Juuse Saros?
1000
Minnesota received Nick Foligno.
Who is Future Considerations?
1000
It's not the first time they've been the question to this answer, as this team with an incredible pun name won their 5th Kelly Cup - and 4th in the last 5 seasons - in the ECHL.
Who are the Florida Everblades?