Eric Stephens
@iceman-cometh.bsky.social
Ignore the hacked and now fake @icemancometh tweets on X. Doing the writing thing for The Athletic. SoCal bred. Eyes on the California teams and beyond. Still love the grits. Still kinda goofy. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/
Tonight ends with the Sharks moving into third in the Pacific with a 4-1 win over the Panthers and the Ducks moving into the second wild card with a 5-3 victory over the Rangers. The Kraken lost, while the Kings were idle. Kings host Rangers tomorrow, Sharks play at Lightning.
January 20, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Tonight ends with the Sharks moving into third in the Pacific with a 4-1 win over the Panthers and the Ducks moving into the second wild card with a 5-3 victory over the Rangers. The Kraken lost, while the Kings were idle. Kings host Rangers tomorrow, Sharks play at Lightning.
Indiana University is a national champion in football. Football. Not basketball. Football. What an undefeated, unbelievable, unforgettable season.
Coach Cig was right.
Coach Cig was right.
a man in a suit and tie with a microphone that says it 's pretty simple
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with a microphone that says it 's pretty simple
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January 20, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Indiana University is a national champion in football. Football. Not basketball. Football. What an undefeated, unbelievable, unforgettable season.
Coach Cig was right.
Coach Cig was right.
Two games into his Ducks career, Jeffrey Viel has a fight in one (no surprise) and his first goal in the other (surprise).
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Two games into his Ducks career, Jeffrey Viel has a fight in one (no surprise) and his first goal in the other (surprise).
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Warsofsky, on acquiring Sherwood: "He'll be in our top-9 there, and we think we got a really good one. He can skate. He's competitive. Top-five in hits...We've talked about him for a while now, Mike and the staff. Guy we really, really like and can fit how we want to play."
January 20, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Warsofsky, on acquiring Sherwood: "He'll be in our top-9 there, and we think we got a really good one. He can skate. He's competitive. Top-five in hits...We've talked about him for a while now, Mike and the staff. Guy we really, really like and can fit how we want to play."
“I was just doing my best not to get punched. He came out swinging, so I was just trying not to lose any teeth."
Alex Nedeljkovic vs. Sergei Bobrovsky. Goalies throw down and then talk about their bout.
#TheFutureIsTeal #TimeToHunt
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Alex Nedeljkovic vs. Sergei Bobrovsky. Goalies throw down and then talk about their bout.
#TheFutureIsTeal #TimeToHunt
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
Goalie fight! Watch Bobrovsky skate 200 feet to trade punches with Nedeljkovic
The fight occurred six minutes into the third period when the Sharks took exception to an Evan Rodrigues hit behind their net.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:25 AM
“I was just doing my best not to get punched. He came out swinging, so I was just trying not to lose any teeth."
Alex Nedeljkovic vs. Sergei Bobrovsky. Goalies throw down and then talk about their bout.
#TheFutureIsTeal #TimeToHunt
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
Alex Nedeljkovic vs. Sergei Bobrovsky. Goalies throw down and then talk about their bout.
#TheFutureIsTeal #TimeToHunt
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
Don't get Alex Nedeljkovic riled up. Or Sergei Bobrovsky.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Don't get Alex Nedeljkovic riled up. Or Sergei Bobrovsky.
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Serves me right for sneaking out to get a few groceries for dinner and missing the first part of SJ-FLA second period. Now with Kiefer Sherwood soon on the way, Sharks score three times in first 6:12.
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Serves me right for sneaking out to get a few groceries for dinner and missing the first part of SJ-FLA second period. Now with Kiefer Sherwood soon on the way, Sharks score three times in first 6:12.
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Golden Knights trade Zach Whitecloud, 1st round pick, conditional 2nd round pick and a prospect to Calgary to acquire defenseman Rasmus Andersson.
Full story, on @theathletic.com-
Full story, on @theathletic.com-
Flames trade Rasmus Andersson to Vegas Golden Knights for Whitecloud, two picks: Sources
The defenseman is in the final year of a six-year contract carrying a $4.55 million cap hit, with Calgary retaining half.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Golden Knights trade Zach Whitecloud, 1st round pick, conditional 2nd round pick and a prospect to Calgary to acquire defenseman Rasmus Andersson.
Full story, on @theathletic.com-
Full story, on @theathletic.com-
Looking at where the Kings and Ducks stand along with a few other observations after a home-and-home #FreewayFaceoff weekend to cap the season series between the SoCal rivals. #FlyTogether #GoKingsGo
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Kings and Ducks sit in same place after Freeway Faceoff through very different routes
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January 19, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Looking at where the Kings and Ducks stand along with a few other observations after a home-and-home #FreewayFaceoff weekend to cap the season series between the SoCal rivals. #FlyTogether #GoKingsGo
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
Thoughts on the Sharks acquiring Kiefer Sherwood from the Canucks with @thomasdrance.bsky.social and @jessegranger.bsky.social.
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Canucks trade Kiefer Sherwood to San Jose Sharks for 2 draft picks, Cole Clayton
Sherwood is in the final year of a two-year deal, with a modest cap hit of only $1.5 million.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Thoughts on the Sharks acquiring Kiefer Sherwood from the Canucks with @thomasdrance.bsky.social and @jessegranger.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
Time to try this out. Not sure if I'll get my old Twitter account back. Maybe this will be better. Hopefully. Probably. Honestly, wasn't a bad thing being off the socials last week but we're back. Hi all. 🤎❤️
January 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Time to try this out. Not sure if I'll get my old Twitter account back. Maybe this will be better. Hopefully. Probably. Honestly, wasn't a bad thing being off the socials last week but we're back. Hi all. 🤎❤️