FILE - St. Louis Blues' Keith Tkachuk skates during the first period of an NHL hockey against the Anaheim Ducks game, April 9, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) talks to referee Tom Chmielewski (18) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, March 28, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)

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)