The Pittsburgh Penguins were forced to call off a Jaromir Jagr bobblehead promotion after the shipment was stolen ahead of Thursday's game against the San Jose Sharks.

The Penguins announced Thursday morning that they learned they'd been the victims of cargo theft after the bobblehead shipment failed to arrive as scheduled. There's now an open investigation as state and federal authorities try to locate the stolen items.

Fans attending the game will receive a voucher to redeem a bobblehead at a later date.

"We were shocked to be a victim of cargo theft, and we are working closely with local and federal authorities on the investigation," Penguins president of business operations Kevin Acklin said in a statement. "While this unfortunate incident adds to the legend of Jaromir Jagr, who will be in attendance as our guest at tonight's game, we look forward to resolving this theft and delivering the prized Jagr bobbleheads to their rightful homes, with our fans."

Some of the bobbleheads have already started appearing on eBay, according to Jennifer McAndrews of WCHS-TV.

Jagr spent the first 11 years of his NHL career with the Penguins, winning two Stanley Cups, five Art Ross Trophies, and a Hart Trophy. He had his No. 68 jersey retired by the team in a ceremony last month.

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The New York Rangers have once again been crowned the most valuable team in the NHL.

The Rangers claimed the top spot on Forbes' list of NHL team values for the eighth consecutive year with a $2.2 billion valuation, up 10% from 2021. Rounding out the top five are the Toronto Maple Leafs ($2 billion), Montreal Canadiens ($1.85 billion), Chicago Blackhawks ($1.5 billion), and Boston Bruins ($1.4 billion).

The Tampa Bay Lightning, who sit in 14th place at $1 billion, experienced the biggest jump in value among the 32 teams, with a 54% increase from last year.

NHL teams are now worth $1.03 billion on average - the first time the league's franchises have ever topped the $1 billion mark.

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Ticket prices are skyrocketing for the Montreal Canadiens' first Stanley Cup Final home games since 1993.

As of Monday morning, tickets for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at the Bell Centre were selling on StubHub for a minimum of $5,604 Canadian and going for as high as $30,672. Tickets for Game 4 at the Bell Centre were slightly more expensive while starting at $6,936 and selling for up to $32,925.

Meanwhile, resale tickets for Game 1 at the Tampa Bay Lightning's Amalie Arena on Monday night are selling for as little as $310 American.

Montreal became the first Canadian city to host fans at NHL games during the first round of the playoffs, but the club has limited attendance to 3,500 inside the Bell Centre. The Lightning increased their capacity to 14,800 for the Stanley Cup semifinals.

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Cast members from the "The Mighty Ducks" movies will soon be on the ice together again.

Stars from the original three movies will be reuniting for the sixth episode of the upcoming Disney+ revival series, "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers," according to Sydney Bucksbaum of EW. Actors Elden Henson (Fulton), Matt Doherty (Averman), Vinny La Russo (Adam Banks), Marguerite Moreau (Connie), Garret Henson (Guy), and Justin Wong (Kenny Wu) are all confirmed to appear in the episode alongside Emilio Estevez, who's reprising the role of coach Gordon Bombay.

"It starts with a fun encounter coach Bombay has with Fulton - they have an interesting run-in on the street reminiscent of ways they used to meet each other back in the early days," creator Steven Brill said. "This chance meeting between Bombay and Fulton leads to a bigger story."

In the reunion episode, the original cast will come together for a "Spirit of the Ducks" gala to honor the Mighty Ducks' current head coach and the history of the team. But as Estevez revealed, Bombay wasn't invited to the gala.

"Either the Ducks fell short or he fell short of expectations of where they'd be at this point in their lives," Estevez said. "The show is not without the Disney magic that has to exist so I think ultimately it will be satisfying.

"But it leans into reality a little bit more than one would expect, which excited me. That's really like life; something that looks like a curveball that you couldn't hit ends up being something that's a gift later on."

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A Wayne Gretzky rookie card could set a new record when it's auctioned off later this week.

The mint condition 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card, which is being sold by Heritage Auctions, is expected to become the first hockey card to break the $1-million mark, according to Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star.

"We're really excited to have the king of hockey cards," Chris Ivy, Heritage's Dallas-based director of sports, told McGran. "The timing is phenomenal as far as the people that are interested in this type of thing and the current market. And Gretzky is the greatest of all time for his sport.

"There are only a handful of cards that have passed the $1-million threshold. This will be the first hockey card to do so."

The card is one of only two 1979 O-Pee-Chee cards to receive a PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) 10 gem mint status.

"When O-Pee-Chee was making these cards in 1979, they didn't lend themselves to be high grade. The paper stock that was used was susceptible to print defects," Ivy explained.

"There are centering issues. The way they cut O-Pee-Chee cards - they used wires (instead of blades). So as those wires dulled, you got those jagged edges. And you can see that jagged edge on this card. Collectors like that look of the jagged edge of the O-Pee-Chee cuts. But that didn't lend itself to high-grade examples either, because there could be chipping, issues in the corners."

Bidding on the card is currently at $662,500 with three days remaining in the auction.

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The Vegas Golden Knights gave back to their host city Wednesday by having pizza delivered to homeless and poverty-stricken Edmontonians near the NHL bubble.

Boyle Street Community Services, an organization that provides support for Edmonton's vulnerable people, thanked the Golden Knights in a Facebook post.

Elliott Tanti, the communications and development manager for Boyle Street, told Global News' Phil Heidenreich that the people who paid for the meals wanted to remain anonymous, but disclosed it was "a couple of guys from the Vegas team."

"I got a call yesterday from an individual with the team who had mentioned that he'd noticed the people in front of our building and he asked if it would be appropriate ... if the team could send down some pizza to the group," Tanti said. "The call was later in the day and our building was shutting and we just didn’t have the staff to do that. So he asked if he could do it today instead.

"I said, 'Of course.'"

The Golden Knights will face the St. Louis Blues on Thursday in their second round-robin contest.

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The newest installment in EA Sports' NHL video game series will be out later than usual this year.

It was announced Monday that NHL 21's release is being pushed back from September to October, citing "major adjustments in developing the game from home" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement also revealed NHL 21 will only launch on Xbox One and PS4, though it will be playable on the next generation of consoles.

EA Sports promised the new game - whose cover star has yet to be unveiled - will be "worth the wait" and that fans will get their first look in late August.

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews graced the cover of NHL 20, with the Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson and Winnipeg Jets' Patrik Laine appearing on the Sweden and Finland editions, respectively.

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What is believed to be possibly the oldest known hockey stick in existence is up for grabs through Goldin Auctions.

The auction house's description says the stick dates back to the time period between the 1850s and 1870s, prior to the first recorded indoor hockey game in Montreal on March 3, 1875. It has been appraised at a value of $3.5 million.

The item has been dubbed the "Morse Stick" after its owners, Gary and Germaine Morse. It was gifted to the couple by Germaine's brother, Anthony Bean, who found it after purchasing their grandmother's house in Northfield, Vermont, in 1980.

International Hockey Hall of Fame board of directors member J.W. "Bill" Fitsell examined the stick twice and wrote in a letter to Gary Morse that he found "it to be a unique and most interesting artifact that fills the void in 19th century hockey history between shinny, ice polo, and ice hockey." The Hockey Hall of Fame has also expressed a desire to have the stick displayed there.

The auction has an opening bid of $100,000 and runs until May 16.

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David Ayres now has his own official trading card.

The 42-year-old Zamboni driver turned emergency goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes is featured in the latest pack of Upper Deck's 2019-20 Game Dated Moments cards, available through the company's e-Pack platform.

Since Ayres isn't a member of the NHL Players' Association, a special deal was reached between him and Upper Deck to produce the card, according to Ryan Cracknell of Beckett. Upper Deck is also creating a rookie card for him.

Ayres, a Zamboni driver with the Toronto Marlies, entered Saturday's game for the Hurricanes against the Maple Leafs after goalies James Reimer and Petr Mrazek both suffered injuries. Carolina won the game 6-3.

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The battle of Alberta is heating up.

Following the recent incident involving Edmonton Oilers winger Zack Kassian and Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk, a fan has started a GoFundMe campaign to put up billboards of Tkachuk around Edmonton.

"We have decided that Edmonton deserves to see much more of Matthew Tkachuk. So we are raising funds to place multiple billboards around the city of Edmonton with just Tkachuk's face on them (and for ALS)," the GoFundMe reads.

The campaign has already surpassed its goal of $2,500. The organizer said they'll be contacting the Flames to get approval to put up the billboards.

Kassian was handed a two-game suspension Monday for the incident and will be eligible to return Jan. 29 against the Flames.

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