Wow! What gives?

Well, it was a great kickoff to the NHL season. It started when the Florida Panthers won a Stanley Cup championship ring and raised a flag, and it’s been etched into history time and time again.

jessica campbell First female assistant coach The Seattle Kraken achieved this in league history. He then made his on-ice debut for the Utah Hockey Club. We did it at our home arena, Delta Center. In the process, their fans completely broke beer sales records. (Related: Fan drinks $120,000 worth of beer to set new Delta Center record, marking Utah hockey club’s best debut)

This marks the first time in NHL history that two players have exactly the same first and last names.

be introduced Ivan IvanHe is originally from Ostrava, Czech Republic and currently plays as a center for the Colorado Avalanche. The 22-year-old played three seasons in the OMJHL with the Cape Breton Eagles before turning professional. He then joined the Avalanche organization and moved to their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. (Yes, he remained an Eagle)

And on Wednesday, history was made when he appeared as part of the Avalanche NHL roster in the season opener against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Ivan Ivan has officially entered the history books! 📖📖 #NHLFFaceoff pic.twitter.com/VUArauP2Vg

— NHL (@NHL) October 10, 2024

It was a really cool moment. In fact, it was a pretty cool moment when Ivan Ivan was demoted to the minors as a reward for his history-making night…wait, what?

Ivan Ivan and Nikolai Kovalenko have been reassigned to the Colorado Eagles.

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) October 10, 2024

Just kidding…well, that’s about it. Return to regularly scheduled programs.