Studio/Color Analyst - NHL Network | Former NHLer | Stanley Cup Champ | IG- rupper1771
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Big Rigggg!
TARPS OFF IN CAROLINA!
@patmaroon is getting into the #StanleyCup Final spirit!
#NHLTonight has postgame coverage of Game 5 of the #StanleyCup Final RIGHT NOW on NHL Network!
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The @Canes dominated the second period of Game 5.
@Rupper17 gives his second intermission thoughts. #StanleyCup
🇺🇸: ABC
🇨🇦: @Sportsnet & @TVASports
Andrei Svechnikov gets the @Canes faithful on their feet in Game 5 of the #StanleyCup Final!
🇺🇸: ABC
🇨🇦: @Sportsnet & @TVASports
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Jordan Staal's two-goal performance in Game 4 helped the @Canes even the series, and he's been a menace around the net all #StanleyCup Final long!
@patmaroon, @Rupper17 and @mike_p_johnson discuss why he's been so dangerous offensively around the crease.
📺: #NHLTonight on NHL Network has postgame coverage of every game of the #StanleyCup Playoffs
THE @Canes EVEN THE SERIES!!!
📺: #NHLTonight on NHL Network has postgame coverage of every game of the #StanleyCup Playoffs
ALT Photo of Jackson Blake celebrating a goal. \n\nIn the top corners are the NHL Network and 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs logos.
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Mitch Marner had an all-time #StanleyCup Final performance in Game 3!
@Rupper17 and @jasondemers5 jump into the tape room to break down Marner's game.
📺: Game 4 of the #StanleyCup Final is TOMORROW at 8p ET on ABC, @Sportsnet, & @TVASports!
No off-days on NHL Network!
Join us for off-day coverage of the #StanleyCup Final beginning with NHL Now at 5p ET!
ALT Photo of Jason Demers, Mike Rupp and Kathryn Tappen from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
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Mike Rupp retweeted
Jun 4
If Quinn Hughes was traded to Detroit, he would have had 49 games as a Red Wing in the regular season.
Detroit went 23-19-7 since Hughes was traded to Minnesota before they missed the playoffs by 7 points.
Hard to imagine a Hughes trade wasn't the right choice.
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The stakes are high for the @Canes in Game 2.
@KathrynTappen, @Rupper17 and @BriBrows22 discuss whether or not tonight is a must-win game.
📺: Game 2 of the #StanleyCup Final is TONIGHT at 8p ET on ABC, @Sportsnet, and @TVASports
Frederik Andersen has only lost twice in the 2026 #StanleyCup Playoffs.
Cory Schneider discusses how a goaltender stays focused after a tough showing.
📺: Game 2 between the @GoldenKnights and @Canes is TONIGHT at 8p ET on ABC, @Sportsnet, and @TVASports
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Mike Rupp retweeted
Jun 4
"[Zach Werenski's] complete game is pretty damn good"
@Rupper17 talks Werenski's development under Tortorella and how Torts helped his defensive game.
@JLazzy23 | @ColbyCohen36
Presented by @bet365ca #bet365
#cCBJ #ForgedInGold
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Mike Rupp retweeted
Jun 4
"It was an incredible season for [Zach Werenski]..."
@Rupper17 talks NHL awards, @JesseGranger_ previews game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final & @JVReemer21 gives the players POV.
@JLazzy23 | @ColbyCohen36
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Mike Rupp retweeted
Jun 3
Patrick Laine is worth taking a chance on but teams need to do their homework on him! - @Rupper17
Presented by Go Auto
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Love this! Take a quick read… ⬇️
I thought I would write about the Cup Final like a guy that never lifted it - instead of like a guy that did...
First post on my new Substack, The Bite
Game 1 is Tuesday. Start your engines.
open.substack.com/pub/thebit…
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Mike Rupp retweeted
May 29
Opened up the pod discussing suicide. Not a fun topic, but an important one. Men commit suicide at a much higher rate than women.
Young men 20-26 are 5x more likely to commit suicide.
Men age 45-65 have highest rates of suicide.
Reach out to your friends.
Studies show that joining an informal men's group like The Mankind Project or Boys to Men help men and drastically lower rates of suicide. #RIPCL
May 29
DFO Rundown | Episode 470
Remembering Claude Lemieux Hurricanes Have Montreal on the Brink
00:00 - Remembering Claude Lemieux
25:15 - Carolina vs Canadiens Game 5
32:45 - Avalanche Swept by Golden Knights
42:45 - Fill in the Blank (bet365)
53:30 - Rupper's Stanley Cup Experience
Follow➡️linktr.ee/DailyFaceoff.com
@JasonGregor | @Rupper17 | @Patrick_Puff
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Mike Rupp retweeted
May 29
Can either Montreal or Carolina handle Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final?
DFO Rundown Ep. 470 - youtu.be/orVjRZdSvk0
Presented by: bet365 (@bet365ca)
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@JasonGregor | @Rupper17
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The @Canes have been eliminated in the Eastern Conference Final two out of the last three seasons but are now knocking on the door of advancing to the #StanleyCup Final!
@Rupper17 and @jasondemers5 discuss what's been different about them this year.
📺: Watch Game 5 TONIGHT at 8p ET on @NHL_On_TNT, @Sportsnet, and @TVASports
The @CanadiensMTL season is on the line tonight as they go into hostile territory to face a @Canes team on the brink of a #StanleyCup Final berth!
Eddie Olczyk of @NHL_On_TNT joined #NHLTNFirstShift to discuss the series.
📺: Watch Game 5 TONIGHT at 8p ET on @NHL_On_TNT, @Sportsnet, and @TVASports
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Mike Rupp retweeted
May 27
Six rule changes for the NHL. Nothing crazy, but it would make games more exciting, lower video review time, and one that would benefit players and teams.
What say you?
oilersnation.com/news/nhl-ru…
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Cale Makar on what he was dealing with, injury-wise: "I'm not the type of guy to talk about that. I did everything I can to feel good and come back and feel confident in my play, and felt 100% out there."
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Mike Rupp retweeted
May 25
Vegas is getting the one thing it was missing for most of the season - quality goaltending. The Golden Knights are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final...
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