A long NHL season, one that lasted 256 days to be exact, has officially come to a close. The 2025 Stanley Cup Final concluded Tuesday, when the Florida Panthers outlasted the Edmonton Oilers in six games to claim their second straight championship.

Sam Bennett was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL playoffs MVP before a jubilant Amerant Bank Arena crowd in Sunrise, Florida, on June 17.

Sam Bennett took a shot at the NHL scouting combine critics after they called him out in 2014 for not being able to do a pull-up.